THE WATERMELON 



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Black Spanish. — Shape perfectly round. Medium size, 

 color nearly black. Solid red flesh of good quality. Seeds 

 brown. Matures early and is quite prolific. 



Black Eyed Susan. — Anew Southern melon that promises 

 well for Northern culture. Shape oblong to long, light 

 stripings, thin, tough rind, quite early, solid scarlet flesh of 



Fig. 6. — Dark Green Watermelons. 



Cannon Ball. Black Spanish. 

 Vick's Early. Mountain Sweet. 

 Boss. 



extra quality. Seeds white, with two dark spots at the sprout 

 end. 



Boss. — A long, dark melon, very heavy for its size. Flesh 

 solid, red and of the best quality. Seeds black. A good all- 

 roilnd melon for the North. 



Cannon Ball. — A small, round, dark green melon, early 

 and good quality, but too small to grow for market. Black 

 seeds. 



