^TOKB^ (STANDARjD ^EEP|T]] VEGETABLE ffEEDS 



WATERMELON, continued 



Don't fail to read on page 7. New Watermelons, Stokes Hardshell, 

 Eleckly Sweets, Angel's Kiss and Tom Watson. 



T) i* fj t> _ _ j The earliest Watermelon in culti- 



ram s """"J J»eST. vat j on . Originated with the late 

 Aaron Paul, the famous New Jersey melon-grower and hybridizer. 

 In our trials in past seasons we had good-sized melons, plenty large 

 for market, weighing 15 to 20 pounds each, on July 10, from seed 

 planted May 9, while most other varieties could not be eaten until 

 about August 1. Flesh' red, deliciously sweet, with but few seeds. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., K'b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid; by express, 

 5 lbs. $3.25, 10 lbs. $6. 



pi ^. PmilJon The Greatest Shipping Melon. For 



XSiaCJg OOmaer. this gran( } new anc j distinct Watermelon 

 we are indebted to the late Aaron Paul. It is enormously productive, 

 reaching a mammoth size, with rich, dark green skin. It cuts equal 

 to any market melon we have ever eaten, and its shipping qualities 

 are phenomenal, no other melon equaling it in tough skin and rind. 

 While it has rapidly become one of the leading melons for market, it 

 is one of the best all-round melons in existence, and for the family 

 garden it is also without a peer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 70 cts., postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. $3, 10 lbs. $5.50. . 



C TIT . <iCk +'| 1<i ci ¥ ,+ Our strain is a notably sweet-hearted kind for 

 aweet neart. home and market use, and will hold its own I in 

 the Watermelon patch) for many years to come. Vine vigorous and 

 productive, ripening its fruit early; fruit large, oval, very heavy, 

 uniformly mottled light and dark green; rind thin but firm; flesh 

 bright red, firm and solid, but very tender, melting and sweet. A 

 fine shipper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts., postpaid ; 

 by express, 5 lbs. $2.75, 10 lbs. $5. 



rji_,, _ T\„ _i_ t • A nearlv round Watermelon, with verv 



-uarit xcing. thin rjnd The seeds are white Th - e 



flesh is solid and of delicious sweetness. An excellent shipper, not- 

 withstanding its thin rind. I know this to be one of the most desir- 

 able melons on the market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., #lb. 25 cts., lb. 

 70 cts., postpaid; by express, 5 lbs. $3, 10 lbs. $5.50. 



A beautiful melon, with dark and light 

 green exterior. Shape oblong ; flesh 



Florida Favorite. 



bright crimson, crisp and deliciously sweet. Ripens ahead oT kolb's 

 Gem, Ironclad or Rattlesnake. A good shipper. Sample specimens 

 of this melon sent me from Florida always reach Philadelphia in 

 prime condition. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l X\b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., post- 

 paid; by express, 5 lbs. $3, 10 lbs. $5.50. 



Paul's Bonny Best Melon 



rpy. „ -r» nail fnfA New Shipping Melon. This is a new 



■ine Draaiora. candidate for favor as a large, fine-flavored 

 shipping melon. As shown in the illustration, it is oblong in shape 

 with rather square ends. The skin is very dark green, with still 

 darker stripes, which is impossible to show in the photograph. The 

 flesh resembles in texture the old Mountain Sweet, than which there 

 was no finer flavored melon ever introduced ; very tender and yet 

 solid to the heart. The flesh is dark red in color, the seeds being 

 small and nearly white, flecked with a brown spot on each side. 

 Under good cultivation they grow to very large size, frequently 

 weighing from 40 to 60 pounds and commanding the very highest 

 prices in any market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts., 

 postpaid ; by express. 5 lbs. $3.50, 10 lbs. $6.50. 



STANDARD WATERMELONS WITH MERIT 



Large packets of any variety, 5 cts. each. 



If ordered sent by express or freight, deduct 10 cts. per lb. 

 15 cts. per lb. may be deducted 



In 5-lb. lots and over, 



STOKES' STANDARD. See page 11. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 



!41b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Fordhook Early. Very early ; good size ; medium green, red flesh 



of fine quality. Oz. 10 cts., ^lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid. 

 Light Icing, or Ice Rind. Round in form; flesh of fine quality. 



Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., postpaid. 



The Bradford Watermelon 



Kleckley Sweets. A fine, long, dark-skinned, red-fleshed. Oz. 

 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



Gray Monarch, or Long White Icing. Very large, long; crim- 

 son flesh. Oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid. 



Alabama Sweets. Long dark green, fine flavor. (See preceding 

 page.) Oz. 10 cts., ^lb. 20 cts., lb. 70 cts., postpaid. 



Ice Cream, or Peerless. Very early; red flesh of fine quality; 



white seed. Oz. 10 cts., %\b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid. 

 Kolb's Gem. Very large; flesh red ; a good shipping sort, popular 



in the South. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts., postpaid. 

 Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake. Oblong in shape ; color, dark 



green striped with white. The rind is thin and tough ; the flesh 



deep scarlet and of excellent flavor. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 



70 cts., postpaid. 



Colorado Preserving Citron. Green seed. Also called Apple- 

 Pie ; not used for eating in a raw state, but for preserves. Oz. 

 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts., postpaid. 



Green Citron. Red seed. Round and handsome ; for preserving 

 only. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts., postpaid. 



John Carden, Harrison, Ohio, writes August 20, 1909: 



" Your ' Stokes' Hardshell Kleckley Sweets' is the best Watermelon that I ever grew. I cannot say too much in their favor in regard to sweetness, pro- 

 ductiveness and flavor. I do not think they can be surpassed by any other melon in the country." 



Max Grimshawe, John's Island, S. C, writes, September 2, 1909: 



"I have been getting seeds from you for some years and have found them better than any other seeds I have ever used. They come up good and always 

 grow true to description. 'Stokes' Hardshell Kleckley Sweets' Watermelon is the best Watermelon we have ever grown. They are large and the sweetest 

 melons I have ever tasted. They are grand, and you will have an order from us for more seeds this coming spring." 



Frank Morris, Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., writes, September 75, 1909: 



"I wish you could see my ' Hardshell Kleckley Sweets ' Watermelons. They are pretty as a picture, and I am carting the finest melons and the best that 

 go to Trenton, N. J., market. I hope you will have plenty of seed next year." 



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