WALTEF^ P . STOKES 219 Market Street , PHIbADELPHIA, PA. 



WATERMELON 



Culture. — Treat the same as muskmelon, except that they should be planted 8 to 10 feet apart, selectin 

 ounce will plant about 50 hills; 4 pounds will plant one acre. 



See Important Novelties — Hard Shell Kleckley Sweets (page 7), Angel's Kiss (page 7), Tom Watson (pa 



a light, sandy soil. One 



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Stoke's Special'' Alabama Sweets Watermelon 



Stokes* Special, 

 Alabama Sweets 



This is a selected strain of the 

 old and popular Alabama Sweets 

 which is so extensively grown in 

 Texas and other Southern water- 

 melon-growing sections. The rind 

 is dark green, marked with a still 

 darker green mottled stripe, and 

 while thin it is.very tough, making 

 the melon a first-class shipper. 

 This special strain is selected for 

 its uniformity in size, only large 

 selected melons being used. The 

 flesh is bright red, fine-grained, 

 sweet and luscious, entirely freeof 

 stringiness. The seeds are slightly 

 brown and are firmly set in small 

 cavities near the rind. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., &lb. 35 cts., lb. Si ; by 

 express, 5 lbs. $4, 10 lbs. $7.50. 



New Eden Watermelon 



This melon originated in South Carolina, and 

 the Rattlesnake and Kolb's Gem, combining 

 qualities of the Kolb's Gem with the splendid 

 Rattlesnake. It is similar in shape 

 and appearance to the Kolb's 

 Gem, excepting it is of bright 

 stripes and more attractive in 

 appearance. The seeds are white 

 and set in small cavities. The 

 flesh is very firm yet tender and 

 delicious in flavor and bright red. 

 The rind is very tough making it 

 the best for shipping. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., K lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.; 

 by express, 5 lbs., $3, 10lbs.S5.50. 



Triumph Watermelon 



It is a cross between Duke 

 Jones and Kolb's Gem. It has 

 the handsome appearance and 

 dark green color of the former 

 and the shipping qualities of the 

 Gem; medium season, very pro- 

 lific, deliciously sweet and of 

 enormous size. It possesses all 

 the qualities that go to make up 

 a desirable melon. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., %\b. 20 cts., lb. 60c, 

 postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. 

 $2.50, 10 lbs. $4.50. 



is a cross between 

 the good shipping 

 table quality of the 



Triumph Watermelon 



Bine Gem Watermelon (Iceberg) 



One of the most popular marke and shipping varieties. Grown 

 very extensively in the South for northern markets, and is today the 

 favorite variety with the watermelon-growers of New- Jersey, who 



supply the Philadelphia and New 

 York markets; it keeps well and 

 seldom cracks or splits in transit. 

 Its flesh is a beautiful shade of 

 dark red. Melons very uniform 

 in size and shape. Pkt. sets., oz. 

 10 cts., Jilb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.; by 

 express. 5 lbs. S3, 10 lbs. S5-5°- 



True Dixie 



The True Dixie is a cross be- 

 tween the Kolb's Gem and old- 

 fashioned Mountain Sweet, and 

 surpassesthe Kolb's Gem in ship- 

 ping qualities, and fully equals 

 the Mountain Sweet, Kleckley 

 and Florida Favorite in superior 

 eating quality, and is ten days 

 earlier than any of them. It is a 

 long oblong in shape, with an in- 

 distinct stripe, and a fine shipper. 

 Itsgreat productiveness is shown 

 from the fact that it frequently 

 matures six to eight large melons 

 to the vine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10c, 

 Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.; by ex- 

 press, 5 lbs. S2 50, 10 lbs. S4 50. 



The Halbert Honey Watermelon 



This melon originated in Texas. The rind is thin and will not 

 hold for shipping any great distance. It has scarcely any pulp, and 

 is very melting. It is long, dark green, slightly ridged, blunt at both 

 blossom and stem ends and runs from 15 to 30 inches in length. 

 There are earlier melons, but they cannot compete with this variety 

 after it is ready for market. It uniformly demands the highest price. 

 It is more productive than any other variety we have seen, in all 

 combining so many good points that we feel that it is a valuable 

 addition to our list of melons. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l A\b. 35 cts., lb. 

 Si ; by express, 5 lbs. $4, 10 lbs. $7.50. 



John Cardfw, Ohio, writes, August 24, igog: 



"Stokes' Hardshell ' Kleckley Sweets' Watermelon and Stokes' 'Sugar 

 Sweets 1 Muskmelon are the very best melons that I ever grew. I cannot say 

 too much in their favor in regard to sweetness, productiveness and flavor." 



Halbert Honey Watermelon 



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