Have Watermelon for dessert Christmas day. Plant 411 New Winter Watermelon. See page 66 



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Excel Watermelon 



Enormous Size and Excels All others for Home or Market. An Excellent Shipper 



This watermelon has become a favorite sort with the south- 

 ern growers for shipping north, and has adapted itself to the 

 southern conditions; does equally as well planted here in our 

 northern climate. The large oblong melons are of a dark 

 green color with faint stripes. The tough rind permits rough 

 handling in transit, making it a good long distance shipper. 



The red flesh is very solid, crisp and of excellent flavor. The 

 vines produce an enormous crop in about 90 days, which are 

 handsome in appearance making them a quick selling 

 melon on the market. The characteristic of tbis melon is 

 that the seeds are of mixed color, some black, some white 

 with black border. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; pound, $1.50; 5 pounds, $6.25, postpaid. 



419 Apple Pie Citron Melon 



Excellent for Pies, Preserving, Etc. 



This citron melon has 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. Each vine produces 5 to 15 large size melons in 

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

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



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

 pound, SI. 00; 5 pounds, S4.50, 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 

 in all sections for home use or market. 



399 Sugar Stick Cnsp, Sweet and Delicious 



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 l ed 

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

 either for the home garden or market. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; 

 pound, $l,;t5; 5 pounds, S3.00, postpaid. 



396 BRANCH'S IMPROVED GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE WATERMELON. 



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



