WATERMELON 



HONEY ROCK 



MUSKMELON 



or CANTALOUPES 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States: 

 Spring, February to June. Plant In rich, sandy 

 loam soil. Mix well rotted manure or any 

 good fertilizer in each hill. Plant 14 to 12 

 seeds in each hill. Hills 5 feet apart each 

 way. When plants are nicely started thin 

 to about 4 plants to each hill. Two ounces 

 required to 160 feet of row. Four pounds 

 to an acre. Approximate time to maturity 

 is given after each variety. This varies with 

 climatic and soil conditions. 



HALE'S BEST — A new variety, very early 

 and recommended highly for long dis- 

 tance shipping. Salmon flesh of excep- 

 tional thickness, shape is oval, very 

 heavy netting and prominent ribs. 



HONEY ROCK— 90 days. Very prolific, 

 heavier, coarser netting than Honey Ball. 

 Almost round, medium size, rich salmon 

 flesh of fine quality. Outstanding for 

 home use and earliness and a good 

 market variety. 



NEW ORLEANS MARKET— 80 days. Green- 

 ish yellow flesh, large ribbed, in great 

 demand wherever grown, very popular. 



BANANA— 78 days. Yellow flesh, about 18 

 inches long, 3 to 4 inches in diameter, 

 curved end, ribbed, a popular variety. 



EARLY HACKENSACK^70 days. Hesh and 

 skin greenish color, large size, ribbed, ex- 

 cellent tasting. Popular throughout the 

 South. 



GOLDEN BEAUTY CASABA— 110 days. Very 

 large, golden yellow flesh, ribbed, one of 

 the best on the market. We recommend 

 this variety very highly. 



MILWAUKEE MARKET (orange Hesh)— 94 days. 

 A splendid size, sometimes averaging 20 

 to 25 pounds, and possesses a very delicious 

 flavor. A very prolific variety and splendid 

 for shipping. 



TEXAS RESISTANT NO. 1—90 days. Resistant 

 to downy mildew and aphids. Fruits fairly 

 uniform, about 6 inches long. Rind firm and 

 fine texture, flavor sweet and spicy. 



POLLOCK'S 10-23—11118 excellent main crop 

 melon of the Rocky Ford type is one of the 

 most popular of shipping varieties. Fruits 

 nearly round or slightly oval, show no rib- 

 bing and are densely netted over the entire 

 surface. Flesh is rich salmon at center, 

 shading to light green at rind. Seed cavity 

 is very small. 



ROCKY FORD or HART'S VICTOR— 74 days. 

 Small size, prolific producer; green flesh, 

 a favorite in the South. Good shipper. 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States: 

 Spring, February to June. Plant in light sandy 

 soil, mix well rotted manure or any good 

 fertilizer in each hill before 'planting. Plant 8 

 to 12 seeds in each hill about 7 feet apart 

 each way; 2 ounces to 150 feet of row and 4 

 pounds to one acre. When plants are 3 Inches 

 high, thin to about 3 to 4 plants per hill. Ap- 

 proximate time to maturity given after each 

 variety. This varies with climatic and soil 

 conditions. 



DIXIE QUEEN— 90 days. A white seeded 

 variety, round and finely flavored, sweet 

 and juicy, firm flesh v^hich seems to be 

 all heart because of the very small 

 seeds. A good shipper due to having a 

 tough rind. 



FLORIDA GIANT— 95 days. Vigorous 

 growing and heavy producers. Melons 

 are nearly round in form, skin solid dark 

 green, flesh red and firm. A good ship- 

 per. Grows larger than most any other 

 variety, not unusual for specimens to 

 weigh 100 pounds. 



SELECTED TOM WATSON— 85 days. 18 

 to 24 inches long, compact, deep red 

 flesh, free from core, special selected 

 seed of the Tom Watson variety. 



CONGO 



EDEN GEM— 70 days. Salmon color flesh, 

 large, practically no ribs, almost round. 

 We recommend this variety very highly. 



PINK FLESH ROCKY FORD— 78 days. Oval 

 shape, about 5 inches in diameter, small 

 seed cavity, deep pink flesh, wonderful 

 tasting. Grown extensively. 



HONEY DEW— 100 days. Same as the Golden 

 Honey Dew except it has emerald green 

 flesh. Has honey-like flavor, in great de- 

 mand wherever grown. 



RATTLESNAKE (Georgia)- 85 days. Light green 

 color, lightly mottled and striped, flesh scar- 

 let, thin rind, excellent shipper, very 

 popular. 



Muskmelon 

 or Cantaloupe Prices pkg. 



Hale's Best $ .10 



Honey Rock 10 



New Orleans Market 10 



Banana 10 



Early Hackensack 10 



Golden Beauty Casaba 10 



Milnraukee Market 10 



Texas Resistant No. 1 10 



Pollock 10-25 10 



Rocky. Ford or Hart's Victor 10 



Eden Gem .10 



Pink Flesh Rocky Ford 10 



Honey Dew It) 



Watermelon Prices , 



Pkg. 



Certified Dixie Queen $ .10 



Certified Florida Giant 10 



Selected Tom Watson 10 



Stone Mountain (Wilt Resistant) 10 



Wonder 10 



Florida Favorite 10 



Halbert's Honey 10 



Kleckley Sweet (Wilt Resistant) 10 



Cannon Ball 10 



Preserving Citron 10 



Rattlesnake (Georgia) 10 



Congo 10 



New Hampshire Midget 15 



MIDGET MELLON 



NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET— The water- 

 melon you can eat like cantaloupe. 

 Very small oval shaped, 'early maturing 

 "ice box" melon. Light gray-green with 

 dark stripes, flesh bright red with black 

 seeds. 



STONE MOUNTAIN— 80 days. Almost 

 round, rich dark green. Flesh is rich 

 scarlet, fine grained and especially 

 sweet. Seeds white. Under favorable 

 conditions weigh 50 to 65 pounds. 



WONDER — ^75 days. Larger and heavier 

 than Tom Watson, very prolific, excel- 

 lent flavor, one of our best varieties. 



CONGO — 90 days. Bred for resistance to 

 anthracnose, but not immune. Tough 

 rind and Arm, fine grained flesh, espe- 

 cially adapted to Southern shipping. 

 Fruits are oblong, blocky, dark green 

 faintly striped with a hghter green. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE — 80 days. Long, dark 

 green with lighter stripes, red flesh to the 

 rind. Excellent tasting. 



HALBERrS HONEY— 80 days. Oblong, dark 

 green with irregular mottled striping, one of 

 the best tasting melons on market, a fa- 

 vorite. 



KLECKLEY'S SWEET— 80 days. Rind very dark 

 green and thin, flesh deep scarlet, one of 

 the best. 



CANNON BALL — 90 days. Large, dark glossy 

 green thick rind, flesh dark red and sweet, 

 an exceptionally popular variety. 



PRESERVING CITRON— 90 days. Small round, 

 light and dark green striped. Used only for 

 sweet pickling and preserving, grown ex- 

 tensively. 



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