5 CULTURE.—Watermelons do best on light, well drained soils, but there are varieties adapted to heavy 
WATERMELONS loams. The hills should be 8 feet apart each way, with some well rotted manure in each hill, thoroughly 
A ® incorporated with the soil. Plant the seed as soon as the weather is really warm and settled. One ounce of 
seed will plant 30 hills; 2 or 3 pounds of seed to the acre. Allow two or three plants to remain in each hill. 
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VFHE WONDERFUL SUGAR OR McIVER MELON, The Sweetest of All. WA 
2 a : This widely famous watermelon is, I believe, 
= : : GES the sweetest grown, and the best in table quality 
: ever put before the people of this country. It is of 
medium size, with striped or variegated exterior, 
beautiful red flesh, and light colored or white 
seeds. The flesh is entirely stringless, and of per- 
fect quality as to texture and sweetness. Th 
vines are strong, thrifty and prolific, and well 
adapted to withstand either wet weather or 
drought. This melon was grown for many years 
by Col. E. R. Melver, of South Carolina, president 
of his county agricultural scciety, and a water- 
melon enthusiast, and he considered it the sweet- 
est within his knowledge. The seed came origin- 
aly from the West Indies. Prof. W. F. Massey, of 
North Carolina, wrote of itin termsof high and 
unqualified praise to THE PRACTICAL FARMER, of 
Philadelphia, and l introduced it to the Ameri- 
can public in my 1894 catalogue. Since that time 
it has been tried by many thousands of my custo- 
mers, both North and South, and unlimited 
praise is given to it for the qualities above de- 
scribed. The Wonderful Sugar melon should be 
in every choice garden in America. It is well 
adapted to nearby markets, but is rather delicate 
for long freight shipment. I highly recommend 
== W onderful sugar to every melon tancier. Packet, 
—— : = 5 cts.; ounce, ots,; Y 20 cts.; p Y je 
id THE WONDERFUL SUGAR OR McIVER MELON. 5 cls.; ounce pala 1% pound, 20 CtS.; Eoargare 
FORDHOOK EARLY.—One of the largest of the extra early varie- : 
ties, and claimed to be the earliest of all. Shape neariy round. Color 
a medium Shade of green. Flesh bright red, and of deliciously sweet 
flavor. The rind is sufficiently hard to make it a good shipper. Its 
originator, who lives in Delaware, says that this variety always ma- 
tures first in competitive trials with other sorts, and may justly be re- 
pfded as the earliest ofall. Pkt., 5¢.; oz., 10c¢.; 14 1b., 15¢.; 1b., 50c. 
CUBAN QUEEN.—A favorite watermelon for home and market. 
Exterior beautifully striped and mottled. Rind thin but firm. Flesh 
bright red, solid, sweet and luscious. One of the best keepers of all the 
watermelons, and a first rate shipper. Specimens of this splendid va- 
riety weighing 100 pounds have been grown. The Cuban Queen is a 
very prolific and profitable melon, and is planted extensively for mar- 
ket purposes. It isin equally high esteem with consumer and grower. 
My seed of this favorite melon is of headquarters stock, strictly pure 
from Carefully selected melons, and I can confidently reeommend it to 
all wishing the true Cuban Queen. Pkt., 5¢.; 0z., l0c.} Vy lb., 15¢.; lb., 50e. 
THE KLECKLEY SWEETS. 
THE KLECKLEY SWEETS. This high bred, delicious melon 
was originated in the South, by Mr. W. A. Kleckley. It is especially 
\ celebrated for its fine flavor. It is a long, oval shaped watermelon, 
=\\ with a dark green rind. The flesh is scarlet. very firm, and of lus- 
cious quality and crisp texture. It is yearly becoming more widely 
popular. It is a good family garden melon. but the rind is rather 
too tender for distant shipping. It gives satisfaction almost every- 
where, and I can recommend it for trial both North and South. 
Egeket, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 44 pound, 15 cents: pound, 50 cents. 
GRAY MONARCH OR LONG WHITE ICING.—The exterior 
’ color of this fine melon is a light green, though its mottled mark- 
ings make it appear gray. The flesh is deep red in color. and equa) 
or superior in quality to the old Icing from which it is derived. It 
differs in shape as well as in size from its parent, but lacks none of 
the virtues of that sweet flavored variety. Specimens of Gray Mon- 
arch weighing 60 to 70 pounds have been produced, and it has be- 
come widely popular. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.: 14 Ib., 15e.; Ib., 50e. 
5 — JOTE. When you order seeds to go by express, you to pay the trans- 
GRAY MONARCH OR LONG WHITE ICING. portation charges, 10 cts. may be dequcted trom the pound prices. 
*“EORGIA RATTLESNAKE. — Some- 
times called Striped Gipsy. A very large 
melon of good shipping qualities. Shape 
oblong, stripped and mottled with various 
shades of green. Flesh bright red. Flavor 
sweet and first class. Rind not thick. Grown 
largely in the South for shipment to North- 
er narkets. -acket. 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 
Hfbound, 15 ets.; pound, 50 cts. 
SWEET HEART.—A large watermelon, 
nearly globular in shape, but a little longer 
than thick. The skin is a bright, beautiful 
mottled green. The flesh is red, firm. crisp, 
melting and exceedingly sweet. A good keep- 
er and excellent shipper, and a good selling 
melon being attractive and of good quality. 
The quality continues to improve after ripen- 
ing. Pkt., dc.; oz., 10¢.; 14 Ib., 15¢.; 1b., 50¢. 
MAMMOTH IRONCLAD, 
TAMMOTH IFRONCLAD.—This extra large watermelon is faithfully pictured on this pave. 
It is one of the great commercial meions. The fiesh is of prime quality, always solid, and never 
mealy. The heart is very large. and the flesh next to the rind is fully equal in quality to that 
at the centre. It uniformly grows to greater size, with more marketabie melons to the acre 
than any other of the extra large varieties. Ironclad wili mostly resist a fall of 8 feet witbout 
fracture or even bruise, and is one of the best shippers known. It has excellent lasting quali- 
= ties in the field, remaining a month or more on the vines without injury. If taken from the 
SWEET HEART. patch early in October will keep until Christmas. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz.. 10 ets.; ly Ib., 15 ets.; 1b., 0 ets. 
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