Dust young Watermelon plants with Bug Death or Slug Shot or spray with Bordo Lead or Key-Cide for Striped Beetles 65 



419 Apple Pie Citron Melon 



Excellent for Pies, Preserving, Etc. 



This citron melon iias fruit very similar to the watermelon, but the 

 flesh is used exclusively for sauces, pies, preserving, etc., having a 

 most delicious flavor, resembling somewhat the flavor of apples. The 

 flesh is white and solid. Bach vine produces 5 to 15 large size melons in 

 100 days. One will make as many pies as a half bushel of apples. They 

 keep fresh and solid all winter, so can be used when wanted. 



Packet) 8 cents; ounce, lH cents; quarter ponnd, 30 cents; 

 pound, $1.00; 5 pounds, S4,dO, postpaid. 



399 Sugar Stick Cnsp, sweet and Oell 



A. long, grayish or light green melon of handsome appearance. The 

 strong vines are of vigorous growth, producing numerous large melons 

 often measuring 2 feet in length and. weighing 30 pounds each. This 

 melon has a thin rind which is very tough, making it a good keeper 

 and an excellent shipper. The luscious flesh, which is a deep, rich red 

 is very crisp and sugary, maturing in 80 days. Sugar Stick is desirable 

 either for the home garden or njarket. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 12 cents; quarter pound, 30 cents; 

 pound, $1.00; 5 pounds, S4:.50, postpaid. 



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Panmure All-Heart Watermelon 



The Sweetest of all; a Vigorous Grower and Exceedingly Productive 



Here we have an entirely distinct variety that is sure to excite the admiration of all lovers of fine watermelons. It is 

 not only of superb flavor, but is all its name implies. Solid as a cannon ball, and while it has a thin rind, the skin is 

 firm, consequently making it a good shipper. Seeds are about the same size as apple seeds ; but, not withstanding this fact, 

 the average weight of the melon is 30 to 40 pounds. The shape, which runs uniform, is well shown in illustration. Every 

 one of our customers who grow watermelons should make a trial of Panmure All-Heart this season, as it is sure to please the 

 most exacting. Matures in 80 days. We cannot recommend Panmure All-Heart too highly for home or market use. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; quarter pound, 85 cents; pound, $3.00; 5 pounds, $13.75 postpaid. 



396 Branch's Improved 

 Georgia Rattlesnake 



A Good, Sweet, Juicy, Old Time Melon 



The old Rattlesnake has always been re- 

 garded as a fine melon. Our improved 

 strain is the result of careful selection by 

 an experienced Georgia melon grower, Mr. 

 Steiner Branch. Mr. Branch unhesitating- 

 ly claims, and we agree with him, that 

 this is the best strain of Rattlesnake melon 

 in existence; in quality and flavor it is not 

 surpassed. It has a thin, tough rind, which 

 makes it a good shipper. Flesh deep 

 scarlet, sweet and delicious; shape oblong, 

 striped and mottled with various shades of 

 green, maturing in 80 days. Branch's Im- 

 proved Georgia Rattlesnake is largely grown 

 for shipping to Northern markets. 



396 BRANCH'S IMPROVED GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE WATERMELON. 



Packet , 8 cents; ounce, 12 cents; quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; 5 pounds, $4.50, postpaid. 



