. Descriptive vegetable list. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 36 FERRY-MORSE SEED Muskmelon, Honey Rock MUSKMELON-ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES (Cont.) Golden Champlain 75—80 days. The earliest orange fleshed muskmelon; particularly valuable for home garden and nearby market. Fruits 5—6 in. in diameter, round to slightly flattened; shallow ribbed and more or less netted; flesh salmon-orange, medium thick, juicy, and of sweet musky flavor. HALE'S BEST (Original Strain) 86 days. The earUest shipping melon of outstanding merit for home and mar
. Descriptive vegetable list. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 36 FERRY-MORSE SEED Muskmelon, Honey Rock MUSKMELON-ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES (Cont.) Golden Champlain 75—80 days. The earliest orange fleshed muskmelon; particularly valuable for home garden and nearby market. Fruits 5—6 in. in diameter, round to slightly flattened; shallow ribbed and more or less netted; flesh salmon-orange, medium thick, juicy, and of sweet musky flavor. HALE'S BEST (Original Strain) 86 days. The earUest shipping melon of outstanding merit for home and market garden. Fruits oval, Q}4 in. long by 5H in- in diameter, ribbing indistinct; covered with heavy netting. Flesh thick; salmon-orange; sweet aromatic flavor. HALE'S BEST No. 36 87 days. A selection from the original strain to a slightly smaller and more uniform type. One of the best varieties for long dis- tance shipping. Fruits run very uniform with little or no ribbing. Heavy netting. Seed cavity small. Flesh firm, sweet, and spicy. Ideal for home and market garden. Hale's Best No. 936 88 days. The latest development in the Hale's Best class. A shipping melon, nearly round, with a solid high net, and very uniform in size and shape. Sizes slightly larger than Hale's Best No. 36, and melons have a heavier net. Seed cavity small and well filled. Flesh salmon orange, firm, sweet, and spicy. Hearts of Gold 100 days. Standard shipping melon; very popular with market gardeners. Fruits 5}4—6 in. long; almost round; with indistinct furrows; covered with grayish netting. Flesh very thick; deep salmon-orange; fine grained; sweet, juicy, and of rich aromatic flavor. Honey Rock (or Sugar Rock) 85 days. Newly developed, somewhat variable, early variety increasing in popularity among market gardeners and shippers. Fruits 5—6 in. in diameter, round to slightly flattened; coarsely netted; rind very strong; flesh medium thick, deep salmon color, juicy, and of sweet musky flavor. Comp
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