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THE WATERMELON 



troduction, the Golden Gate, also belongs to this type. See 

 figure 14. The following diagram gives the varieties we have 

 grown : 



light seed -J Gragg.* 



f Kolb's Gem, 



Kolb's Gem Type 

 (oval shape) 



< 



dark seed 



Mills' Earlv, 

 Harris' Earliest, 

 ^ Cole's Early, 

 Stokes' Early, 

 Golden Gate, 

 Paul's Bonny Best. 



Cuban ^ueen Type 



This type of watermelon resembles the Kolb's Gem type in 

 every way excepting shape of the fruit, which is oblong or 

 medium. The fruit of this class is of quite desirable shape. 

 The variety from which the name of the type is taken is well 

 and favorably known as a good shipper and keeper. Figure 

 8 contains two varieties belonging to this type, while figure 9 

 contains one. The varieties grown by us are given in the 

 following diagram : 



(-^ -i r\ -r i light seed < Delaware. 



Cuban Uueen 1 ype \ \ t^ \ r~\ 



/ r 11 I \ \ 1 1 J ! Cuban Queen, 



(meduim or oblong shape) i dark seed - tt • t-- 



^ o r / ^ ) Hoosier Kmo 



g- 



Rattlesnake Type 



The Rattlesnake type is a long, light and dark striped 

 melon, and herein is the only difference between this type and 

 that of the Kolb's Gem and the Cuban Qiieen types. The true 

 Rattlesnake variety does not have so much dark green as 

 some of the varieties coming under this head, but the variety 

 is a standard of the type and it is thought on this account the 

 name would easily come into use. The Frontenac variety as 

 shown in the cut is nearly all a dark green but it contains just 

 enough of the light green to designate its identity under this 

 type. Figure 8 contains one variety, figure 9 two varieties. 



