Selected List of Sweet, Juicy MELONS 



MUSKMELONS 



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 10 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 

 is required to 160 feet of row. Four pounds 

 to one 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. 



FROTSCHER'S NEW ORLEANS MARKET- 

 SO days. Greenish 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. Flesh 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. 



MONTREAL MARKET (green flesh)— 94 days. 

 A splendid size, sometimes averaging 20 

 to 25 pounds, and possesses a very delicious 

 flavor. Fruit matures in about 80 days and 

 is green in color, flesh is light green. A 

 very prolific variety and splendid for ship- 

 ping. 



PERFECTION— 82 days. Thick, green flesh, 

 very large, excellent producer in great de- 

 mand in markets and one of the best. 



POLLOCKS 10-25— This 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. 



STECKLER'S EDEN GEM— 70 days. Salmon 

 color flesh, large, practically no ribs, al- 

 most round. We recommend this variety 

 very highly. 



STECKLER'S PINK FLESH — 78 days. Oval 

 shape, about 5 inches in diameter, small 

 seed cavity, deep pink flesh, wonderful 

 tasting. Grown extensively. 



STECKLER'S HONEY DEW— 100 days. Same as 

 the Golden Honey Dew except it has emer- 

 ald green flesh. Has honey-like flavor, in 

 great demand wherever grown. 



WATERMELONS 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States, 

 Spring, February to June. Plant in light sandy 

 soil, mix well rotted manure or any good fer- 

 tilizer 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. Approxi- 

 mate 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 which 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. 



Dixie Queen 



Stone Mountain 



STECKLER'S 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. 



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. 



ALABAMA SWEET— 90 days. Oblong, very 

 sweet, dark green, faintly striped, entirely 

 stringless, very prolific, very popular variety. 



BLUE BANNER— 90 days. Early maturing, cyl- 

 indrical in shape, large and uniform. Vigor- 

 ous growing and very productive. Flesh is 

 finely grained and deep red, no white heart. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE— 80 days. Long, dark 

 green with lighter stripes, red flesh to the 

 rind. Excellent tasting. 



HALBERT'S HONEY— 80 days. Oblong, dark 

 green with irregular mottled striping, one of 

 the best tasting melons on market, a favorite. 



KLECKLEY'S SWEET— 80 days. Rind very dark 

 green and thin, flesh deep scarlet, one of the 

 best. 



PERFECTION— 85 days. Large, dark glossy 

 green thin rind, flesh dark red and sweet, an 

 exceedingly popular variety. 



PRESERVING CITRON— 90 days. Small round, 

 light and dark green striped. Used only for 

 sweet pickling and preserving, grown ex- 

 tensively. 



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. Oz. 



Hale's Best S .10 3 .30 



Honey Rock 10 .30 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market 10 .30 



Banana 10 .30 



Early Hackensack 10 .30 



Golden Beauty Casaba 10 .30 



Montreal Market 10 .30 



Pollock 10-25 10 .30 



Rocky Ford or Hart's Victor 10 .30 



Eden Gem 10 .30 



Pink Flesh : 10 .30 



Honey Dew 10 .30 



Hale's Best 



Watermelon Prices r^^ — — 



Dixie Queen S .10 $ .25 



Florida Giant 10 .30 



Selected Tom Watson 05 .20 



Stone Mountain 05 .20 



Wonder 05 .20 



Alabama Sweet 05 .20 



Blue Banner 05 .20 



Florida Favorite 05 .20 



Halbert's Honey 05 .20 



Kleckley Sweet 05 .20 



Perfection 05 .20 



Preserving Citron OS .20 



Rattlesnake (Georgia) 05 .20 



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STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA 



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