Rocky Ford Muskmelon
Unsurpassed in luscious flavor. Always brings the highest price on the market. Most desirable size. Ideal for dessert. A healthy vigorous grower. Exceedingly prolific. This is an improved strain of netted gem, growing a little more oblong in shape. Originated at Rocky Ford. It is the most popular of all melons for shipping in baskets. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, and densely covered with fine netting. It has a thick flesh; very sweet; finely flavored. They will grow very uniform in shape and color. Very productive. Pkt. 4C; oz. 10C; 2 oz. 18C; ¼ lb. 30C; ½ lb. 55C; lb. 95c.
Originally listed in: Great Northern Seed Co. 1918
Unsurpassed in luscious flavor. Always brings the highest price on the market. Most desirable size. Ideal for dessert. A healthy vigorous grower. Exceedingly prolific. This is an improved strain of netted gem, growing a little more oblong in shape. Originated at Rocky Ford. It is the most popular of all melons for shipping in baskets. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, and densely covered with fine netting. It has a thick flesh; very sweet; finely flavored. They will grow very uniform in shape and color. Very productive. Pkt. 4C; oz. 10C; 2 oz. 18C; ¼ lb. 30C; ½ lb. 55C; lb. 95c.
Originally listed in: Great Northern Seed Co. 1918
Rocky Ford Muskmelon
The world-wide popularity of this variety is as great today as when it first came into prominence several years ago. The melons grown at Rocky Ford, Colorado are superior in quality to any, but there are soils in every section that will produce them almost as good, especially if care is taken to procure choice seed. We offer only the true and most carefully selected strain, exactly grown in Colorado. The Rocky Ford Cantaloupe is slightly oblong in shape and when ripe has a silver-colored netting of lace-like appearance. The skin is green, but turns to a peculiar gray color when the melon is fit for shipping. The flesh is greenish in color, firm in texture, and so sweet and luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind.
Originally listed in: Porter and Sons mid-20th-century pricelist
The world-wide popularity of this variety is as great today as when it first came into prominence several years ago. The melons grown at Rocky Ford, Colorado are superior in quality to any, but there are soils in every section that will produce them almost as good, especially if care is taken to procure choice seed. We offer only the true and most carefully selected strain, exactly grown in Colorado. The Rocky Ford Cantaloupe is slightly oblong in shape and when ripe has a silver-colored netting of lace-like appearance. The skin is green, but turns to a peculiar gray color when the melon is fit for shipping. The flesh is greenish in color, firm in texture, and so sweet and luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind.
Originally listed in: Porter and Sons mid-20th-century pricelist