SEEDS-BY-SIZE MELON EASTERN & EUROPEAN VARIETIES SEEDS 2009/2010 LIST Payment can be made by PayPal SEEDS-BY-SIZE FLOWER SEEDS LISTS 2009/2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS to; sales@seeds-by-size.com SEEDS-BY-SIZE VEGETABLE SEEDS & HERB SEEDS LISTS 2009/2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Anyone wishing to pay by PAYPAL who does SEEDS-BY-SIZE GENERAL ORDER FORM 2009/2010 not have an account with PAYPAL click PAYPAL SEEDS-BY-SIZE STATEMENT OF POLICY AND BUSINESS TERMS 2009/2010 and the PAY PAL signing up page will appear. SEEDS-BY-SIZE INDEX PAGE FOR COMPANY ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER ,ETC. For paying by Credit Card payments by PAYPAL I recommend PAYPAL's Premier account. PS For ordering & paying through PAYPAL Click STATEMENT OF POLICY AND BUSINESS TERMS for detailed instructions. The prices shown in British Pounds & Pence on this page are retail prices. CUSTOMERS BUYING IN BULK will need to post me (address on INDEX page), phone me at 01442 260237 or E-MAIL me at sales@seeds-by-size.com with their requirements for me to quote. More Melon varieties can be found on the following pages: SEEDS-BY-SIZE MELON CANTALOUPE (CANTALOUP) VARIETIES SEEDS 2009/2010 LIST SEEDS-BY-SIZE MELON HONEYDEW SEEDS 2009/2010 LIST SEEDS-BY-SIZE MELON MISC. VARIETIES SEEDS 2009/2010 LIST PART 1 For Costs of different weights of MELON SEEDS in PART 1 see the SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2009/2010 at the end of Part 1 of the SEEDS-BY-SIZE MELON SEEDS 2009/2010 LIST, The double letter code following the variety name is found in the SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER 2009/2010 above a column of costs for the different weights of seed. The seeds are sold in plain heat sealed pkts. without cultivation instructions. A FEW ORDERING NOTES; When ordering MELON seeds please write gram weight,kind,variety name & cost on GENERAL ORDER FORM (Payment with order in Pounds Sterling) or £2.50 Worth Packet,kind & variety name on GENERAL ORDER FORM (Payment with order in Pounds Sterling) . The two most popular ways or ordering are as follows: 1 Buying by weight; This requires Using the double Letter code after each variety name which indicate the price groups whose costs per gram or fraction of a gram are shown in the SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2009/2010 (with its discounted cost/weight prices) at the end of Part 1 of this list. For Example;1/2 gam; MELON AMARILLO ORO; (ab) costs £2.00 1 gram MELON AMARILLO ORO; (ab) costs £2.00 2 gram MELON AMARILLO ORO; (ab) costs £3.32 3 gram MELON AMARILLO ORO; (ab) costs £5.00 OR 2 Buying £2.50 Worth Packets ; For Example; A £2.50 Worth Packet of MELON AMARILLO ORO would hold approx. 1.14 gram (approx. 34 seeds) of AMARILLO ORO seeds. MELONS (Cucumis melo) Eastern Melons; Casaba - Golden Beauty; (ab) A quality Casaba type,very sweet white flesh,tough golden rind,& a good keeper, can be stored well into the winter. Casaba-Sungold Casaba; (ad) A full-size casaba melon that ripens 3 - 4 weeks ahead of many other casaba varieties. A high-yielding melon Sungold vines are somewhat shorter than other casabas and can be spaced closer. The slightly wrinkled skin turns a golden yellow when mature. When fully ripe,the white flesh is tender with a mild sweet flavor. Like other casabas,it must be cut from the vine. The season must be relatively dry and fairly warm. Collective Farm Woman; (ac) Ukraine melon ripen to a yellowish-gold & the white flesh has a very high sugar content. Canton Giant; (ac) A giant South China variety. Large,long fruit can grow to 40 lbs.. They have mild,tasty,white flesh & a deep green rind Chiang Shin Improved; (ac) A short fruited "hairy gourd" type that is picked when 6" long or less. The dark green fruit are excellent for cooking. This early variety has good tolerance to heat. Doan Gwa; (ac) Large, round squash-like fruit have a white wax on them when mature. Fruit is used in soups & other Oriental cooking. Harvest young & cook like squash, mild & tasty flavor. Early Silver Line; (ac) Beautiful,oval-shaped,yellow fruit weighing 1-2 lbs.with lovely silver stripes. The white flesh is very crisp & sweet. This is a Korean variety. Very productive and quite early. Israel; (ac) Ogen type,green flesh,good yields & very fragrant. Metki Dark Green Serpant Melon-(Armenian); (ac) Armenian melon,that is used like a cucumber. Picked small(18" or less), it is very mild & tasty,but the fruits can grow to over 3' long! Easy to grow, & good yields. Metki Painted Serpent Melon; (ac) Very long fruit with dark green and pale green stripes,excellent flavor, a Armenian-type cucumber that is actually a melon,very unique. Metki White Serpent Melon; (ac) The light green Armenian cucumber that is botanically a melon,sweeter & crisper than regular cucumbers,pick when under 18" for best taste. Delicious and easy to grow. Oriental Green Strip; (aq) This is a pickling melon variety from China. In Asia,there are many melons that are used for pickles,as they stay crisper & more delicious than cucumbers,when preserved. The fruit are shaped like a long,thin,light-green cucumber. Harvest when 8"-12" long for preserving or fresh eating. The plants produce fruit in less than 50 days. These melons are tender & crisp. Plum Granny or Queen Anne's Pocket; (aq) Beautiful,ornamental fruit are yellow with deep orange stripes,& only 2”-3" long. They are grown for their wonderful fragrance. Sakata's Sweet; (ac) An Asian variety. These small 3"-4" round melons are very sweet with a high sugar content. Crisp, and crunchy - they have edible skins. Their small size and brilliant golden rind make them very attractive. This is a fine Japanese variety . Small Persian; (ac) Old-time melon,with a sweet,bright orange flesh & a dark green rind. Distinctive flavor! Thai Golden Round (aq) The plants are very productive,producing big 6 lb fruits that look like glowing orange pumpkins. The green flesh is sweet & tastes something like pineapple and papaya flavour. Tigger; (ac) The fruits are vibrant yellow with brilliant fire-red,zigzag stripes,(a few fruit may be solid yellow). European Melons Amarillo Oro (ab) Beautiful,golden-yellow oblong fruit grow to 15 lbs. & have sweet,creamy white flesh. A winter type. Boule d'Or (Golden Perfection) (ac) Very sweet,pale green flesh is just marvelous. Yellow & loosely netted, a very beautiful melon. Charentais Melons (ac) A French,2-3 lb. melon with light,grey-green skin & bright,orange flesh. Piel de Sapo (Toad Skin); (ac) Oval,8" long fruit,skin mottled green & yellow,somewhat like a toad’s skin. Sweet, white flesh has a very good taste;one of the earlier maturing winter melons, but still rather late. From Spain. Prescott Fond Blanc; (ac) Beautiful French melon. The fruit is 4-9 lbs.,very flattened & ribbed,with warts & bumps. Melons have grey/green skin turning straw color;flesh is salmon-orange. The flavor is very rich if picked at perfection & the fragrance is heavenly. Rugoso di Cosenze; (ac) A beautiful "Amarillo Oro" type melon from Italy. It is a good late season market variety with sugary-sweet white flesh & a bright golden rind,with ridges. Tendral Verde Tardif; (aq) Oblong melons with a dark green rind and sweet white flesh. A winter melon variety. Very Late. Valencia Winter Melon; (ac) Can keep four months into the winter. Very sweet cream colored flesh,dark green skin,delicious. Yellow Canary; (ac) An elongated-shaped melon,with a deep yellow rind. Flesh is light green & very sweet and tasty. Good yields. All MELON EASTERN & EUROPEAN VARIETIES in Part 1 of the SEEDS-BY-SIZE MELON EASTERN & EUROPEAN VARIETIES 2008/2009 LIST are retail priced in the SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2009/2010 SHOWN BELOW. CUSTOMERS BUYING IN BULK will need to post me (address on INDEX page),phone me at 01442 251458 or E-MAIL me at john-robert-size@seeds-by-size.com with their requirements for me to quote. SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2009/2010 SECTION 1: GRAM DOUBLE LETTER CODES (Priced in £'s & Pence) WEIGHTS; aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah 1/2gram 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.10 2.38 2.48 1gram 2.00 2.00 2.40 2.77 3.12 3.75 3.82 4.15 2grams 2.77 3.32 3.89 4.42 4.94 5.42 6.02 6.51 3grams 4.14 5.00 5.79 6.63 7.42 8.27 9.09 9.87 4grams 5.57 6.64 7.67 8.81 9.27 10.95 12.04 12.82 5grams 6.97 8.51 9.57 11.04 12.38 13.67 14.71 15.56 GRAM DOUBLE LETTER CODES WEIGHTS; ai aj ak al am an ao aq av 1/4gram 2.00 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.38 2.48 2.73 3.44 3.49 1/2gram 2.72 2.95 3.12 3.31 3.53 3.72 4.14 5.03 5.36 1gram 4.53 4.85 5.12 5.35 5.83 6.16 6.85 8.56 8.95 2grams 7.18 7.81 8.23 8.75 9.35 10.50 10.96 13.69 14.30 3grams 10.77 11.61 12.35 13.10 14.04 14.83 16.49 20.52 21.44 4grams 14.34 15.48 16.49 17.49 18.69 19.77 20.83 27.37 29.06 GRAM DOUBLE LETTER CODES WEIGHTS aw ax az ba bb bd be bf bg 1/10gram 2.13 2.36 2.46 2.58 2.72 2.79 2.86 3.28 7.48 1/4gram 3.74 3.94 4.01 4.21 4.53 4.75 5.00 5.36 12.33 1/2gram 5.63 5.95 6.10 6.41 6.80 7.14 7.19 8.15 18.67 1gram 9.41 9.91 10.13 10.64 11.06 11.61 10.92 13.54 31.07 2grams 15.10 15.83 16.16 16.96 17.24 18.59 19.15 21.61 50.00 To calculate the cost of seed weighing 1/10g to 5g in DOUBLE LETTER CODES aa to bg see the intersection of GRAM WEIGHT rows & DOUBLE LETTER columns for the cost of that weight of seed in that double letter code(the double letter code is found just to the right of the variety name in Part 2 of this list. The seeds are sold in plain heat sealed packets without cultivation details. Some general cultivation instructions can be found in the main vegetable seed list under separate types of vegetables and/or at the top of this list. Amounts of this variety of vegetable seeds not covered by the above ready reckoner can be quoted by phone,E-mail or return post. SECTION 2;£2.50 WORTH PACKETS;Are filled with £2.50 worth of seed, to avoid calculating. Prices shown apply from Sept. 1 2009 to August 31 2010
FOOTNOTES: Please remember that all orders under £17.00 attract a £1.50 postage surcharge in the UK; ALL ORDERS CARRY A SURCHARGE OF; £2.00 to Europe and £3.00 to all other Countries. PART 2 The Melon Seeds are packaged in heat sealed packets without cultivation instructions. The costs of the seeds are found to the right of the name of each variety. MELONS: European Melons; Amarillo Oro 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 Golden-yellow oblong fruit grow to 15 lbs. & has sweet,creamy white flesh. Blenheim Orange; 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 Fine textured melon with scarlet flesh, sweet flavour,large fruit. Boule d'Or 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 A sweet melon with pale green flesh. Out side it is yellow & loosely netted. Early Frame Prescott or 'Prescott a Chassis' 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 These are not the flat shape of our other Prescott's but rather a roundish pumpkin shape with ribs,2-3 lbs. each. They have sweet orange flesh. Hero of Lockinge 5 seeds cost £4.00 10 seeds cost £8.00 25 seeds cost £14.00 Small,round,one pound melons have delectable,creamy-white flesh that is full of flavor & sweetness. Noir de Carmes 5 seeds cost £4.00 10 seeds cost £8.00 25 seeds cost £14.00 Nearly black in colour,the fruit turns orange as it ripens. They are deeply ribbed & have smooth skin. The flesh is orange in colour & is thick. The fruit weigh about 3-6 lbs. each. Obus or Kroumir 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 The fruits are generally oblong in shape. Dark green rinds get golden as the fruit ripens. These are sweet & have orange flesh; 4-8 lb. in weight. Petit Gris de Rennes 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 It produces dense 2 lb. fruits with orange flesh that is very sweet. This variety is early. The fruit weigh around 2 lbs. & have a grey-green rind. Piel de Sapo £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 Oval, 8" long fruit,skin mottled green & yellow,somewhat like a toad's skin. Sweet,white flesh has a good taste. An earlier maturing winter melons,but still rather late. Prescott Fond Blanc 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 A unique French melon the fruit of which weighs 4-9 lbs.. It is very flattened & ribbed, with warts & bumps. Melons have grey/green skin turning straw color; flesh is salmon-orange. The flavour is rich if picked at perfection. Rugoso Di Consenza £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 A "Amarillo Oro" type melon. It is a good late season market variety with sugary-sweet white flesh & a bright golden rind,with ridges. Tendral Verde Tardif 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 Oblong melons with a dark green rind and sweet white flesh. Very Late. Valencia £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 It can keep four months into the winter. It has sweet cream coloured flesh & dark green skin. Vert Grimmpant (Green Climbing) 5 seeds cost £4.00 10 seeds cost £8.00 25 seeds cost £14.00 Can easily be grown on a trellis because the fruits are small,1-2 lbs. Fruit is slightly oblong & the flesh is crisp & juicy. Makes a great cooking melon; keeps well. Yellow Canary 5 seeds cost £2.00 10 seeds cost £4.00 25 seeds cost £7.00 An elongated-shaped melon,with a deep yellow rind. Flesh is light green & sweet. It has good yields. All THE MELON SEEDS SOLD BY COUNT in this part of this list are retail priced CUSTOMERS BUYING IN BULK will need to post me (address on INDEX page),phone me at 01442 251458 or E-MAIL me at john-robert-size@seeds-by-size.com with their requirements for me to quote. FOOTNOTES: Please remember that all orders under £17.00 attract a £1.50 postage surcharge in the UK; ALL ORDERS CARRY A SURCHARGE OF; £2.00 to Europe and £3.00 to all other Countries. SEEDS-BY-SIZE FLOWER SEEDS LISTS 2009/2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS SEEDS-BY-SIZE VEGETABLE SEEDS & HERB SEEDS LISTS 2009/2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS SEEDS-BY-SIZE GENERAL ORDER FORM 2009/2010 SEEDS-BY-SIZE STATEMENT OF POLICY AND BUSINESS TERMS 2009/2010 SEEDS-BY-SIZE INDEX PAGE FOR COMPANY ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER ,ETC.
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