WATERMELON 



RALE'S BEST 



MUSKMELON 



or CAJNTALOUPES 



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. 



HALES'S BEST — A n9v/ variety, very early 

 and reccramended highly for long lis- 

 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 Boll. 

 Almost round, medium size, rich salmon 

 flesh of fine quaUty. Outstanding for 

 home use and earUness and a good 

 market variety. 



NEW ORLEANS MARKET— 80 days. Green- 

 ish yellov/ fiesh, large ribbed, in great 

 demand '/wherever grown, very popular. 



BANANA— 78 days. Yellow flesh, about 18 

 inches long, 3 to 4 inches in diameter, 

 cun'ed end, ribbed, a popular variety. 



EARLY HACKENSACK— 70 days. Flesh and 

 skin greenish color, large size, ribbed, ex- 

 cellent tasting. Popular throughout the 



Scuth, 



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 flesh) — 94 days. 



A splendid size, sometimes averaging 20 

 to 25 pounds, 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, f.avor sweet and spicy. 



POLLOCK'S 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 ore 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. 



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 

 i'.esh. Has honey-like flavor, in great de- 

 mand v.'herever arown. 



Culture • — Planting iime. 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. Approximate 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 beccnise of . the very small 

 seeds. A good shipper due to having a 

 tough rind. 



FLORIDA GIANT — 95 days. Vigorous grow- 

 ing 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 



RATTLESNAKE (Georgia) — 85 days. Light green 

 color, lightly mottled and striped, flesh scar- 

 let, thin rind, excellent shipper, very 

 popular. 



SUGAR BABY— 92 days. Another "icebox" 

 melon, sugary red flesh, very prolific. 



GOLDEN HONEY— Bright golden flesh ex- 

 tending close to dork green ring. Meat 

 firm and sugary flavor. No hard core 

 or stringy sections. 



Muskmelon or 

 Cantaloupe Prices , 



Pkq. 



Hale's Best S .10 



Honey Rock 10 



New Orleans Market 10 



Banana 10 



Early Hackensack 10 



Golden Beauty Casoba 10 



Milwaukee Market 10 



Texas Resistant No. 1 10 



PoUock-s 10-25 10 



Rocky Ford or Hart's Victor 10 



Pink Flesh Rocky Ford 10 



Honey Dew 10 



Watermelon Prices ^ 



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Certified Dixie Queen S .10 



Certified Florida Giant 10 



Selected Tom Watson 10 



Stone Mountain (Wilt Resistant) 10 



Wonder 10 



Florida Favorite 10 



Charleston Gray 10 



Cannon Ball 10 



Preserving Citron 10 



Rattlesnake (Georgia) 10 



Congo 10 



Golden Honey 10 



Sugar Baby 10 



CHARLESTON GRAY— 85 days. Excellent 

 for home and market. Fruits long and 

 blocky with light gray green color. 

 Rind hard; deep pink and delicious 

 meat. Shows no hollow heart. Seeds 

 large, dark veined brown. 



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 Tarn Watson, very prolific, excellent 

 flavor, one of our best varieties. 



CONGO — 90 days. Bred for resistance to 

 anthracnose, but not immune. Tough rind 

 and firm, fine grained flesh, especially 

 adapted to Southern shipping. Fruits are 

 oblong, blocky, dark green faintly striped 

 with a hghter green. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE— 80 days. Long, dork 

 green with lighter stripes, red flesh to 

 the rind. Excellent tasting. 



CANNON BALL — 90 days. Large, dark 

 glossy green thick rind, flesh dark red 

 and sT/veet, an exceptionally popular 

 variety. 



PRESERVING CITRON — 90 days. Small 



round, light and dark green striped. 

 Used only for sweet pickling and pre- 

 serving, grown extensively. 



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