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plant the seed in hills above the level of the field ; but if 

 it is medium high land plant on the level. Put the same 

 number of seed to the hill as you do for cantaloupes, thin- 

 ning as soon as the plants start to grow. If you wish to 

 have extra early melons and cantaloupes, plant in paper 

 pots as advised for cucumbers. 



VARIETIES. 



The Florida Favorite and the Tom Watson are the most 

 popular varieties of the watermelons for shipping, al- 

 though the Duke Jones and the Kolb Gem are well liked in 

 some sections. The first two named are long melons while 

 the last two are round. For the home garden and local 

 markets there is no melon that will give you better results 

 than you can get from the standard oblong melon, Kleck- 

 ley's Sweet. Florida grown watermelon seeds give the best 

 results here. Since the first issue of this book came out, two 

 new melons have been introduced, and both deserve men- 

 tion. One is the Invincible or Anti-Wilt, a melon that is 

 proof against the melon wilt, and can be grown on the same 

 land indefinitely. The other, Kennerly's New Shipper, is 

 one of the best eating, shipping and selling melons I have 

 ever seen. As the picture shows it is an oblong round mel- 

 on, if such a term can be used. Has a thick rind, insuring 

 good shipping qualities, and is so thick through that it real- 

 ly has more meat in it than the thin rind melons. I may be 

 v/rong, but I would not be surprised to see this melon take 

 the place of the popular Watson melon. 



The genuine Rocky Ford cantaloupe is the standard va- 

 riety planted in all the trucking sections of the State, and 

 makes to perfection. There is a new Rocky Ford variety, 

 which should be of special value to the Florida growers. 

 It is the rust and blight-resisting Rocky Ford cantaloupe. 

 As its name implies, it is immune to rust and blight, and as 



