B20 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 
WATERMELONS. | 
CULTURE.—Water Melons will grow and produce in places where Canteloupes will 
not do well. The soil for this plant must be light and sandy. Plant in hills about eight 
feet apart, eight to twelve seeds in a hill; when the plants are well up thin out to three. 
The plants should be hoed often and the ground between the hills kept clean until the 

vines touch. One ounce to 25 hills; 2 pounds per acre. In order to raise large Water 
Melons it is necessary to fertilize the soil thoroughly. Plant from March to June. 
The surest remedy and preventive for any disease in Water Melons is not to plant 
them on the same ground for at least three or four years. It has been our experience 
that Melons will not blight or wilt (the only disease that we know of) if above rule 
is followed. The principal insect pest is the Striped Squash Beetle, which attacks the 
young plants almost as soon as they are above the ground, and will absolutely destroy 
them unless checked by some efficient means. The best method of control is to keep 
the young plant dusted with “Corona Arsenate of Lead,’ see page 92, being sure to 
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Steckler’s Angel Kiss. 
STECKLER’S ANGEL KISS.—Its popu- | MciIVER’S WONDERFUL.—An oblong 
larity is now extended throughout the | shaped melon of uniformly large size, and 
entire country. It grows medium to very handsome in appearance. The skin shows 
large in size, often weighing forty to sixty broad bands of white, shading into nar- 
pounds and twenty-five to thirty inches in rower bands of dark green. The quality 
length. The color is a silver-gray, hand- is very superior, flesh a soft pale pink, crisp 
some and attractive. It is a very strong and free from any stringiness and very 
and vigorous grower. One distinct feature juicy. These melons have a solid heart 
of this melon is that the flesh is a good free from cracks, while the seed rows are 
deep red by the time the seeds are formed close to the rind. Packet, 10c.; 0z., 15c.; 
in it often before the melon is really 14 lb., 40c.; 1b., $1.25, postpaid. 
grown. It has few seeds, possibly less than KLECKLEY’S SWEET.—This is one of 
any other watermelon. Packet, 10c.; 0Z., | the best flavored. Melons in cultivation 
20c.; 44 Ib., 40c.; 1b., $1.25, postpaid. and of a shape and color that is extremely 
EXCEL WATERBMELON.—This is the desirable. The rind is very dark green, 
shippers’ melon. It is well adapted to | very, thin; flesh deep scarlet, fine and of 
melon it can’t be beat. The rind is tough | 2nd family garden it is decidedly one of 
and will withstand the roughest use in | the best. Packet, 10c.; oz., 15¢c.; % Ih., 
transit, besides being a heavy cropper. It | 40¢.5 1b., $1.25, postpaid. 
is a large, long, dark green melon with ALABAMA SWEET.—The best Melon 
faint stripes making a quick seller on the grown for shipping. Oblong, very sweet, 
market. Flesh red, very crisp, solid and a dark green, faintly striped, entirely string- 
wonderful early medium shipper. FPacket, less; very prolific. We cannot recommend 
10c.; oz., 15c.5 % Ib., 30c.; 1lb., $1.00, post- this Melon too highly. Packet, 10c.; oz., 

paid. 15c.; %4 Ib., 30c.; 1b., $1.00, postpaid. 

Alabama Sweet. 
