TOM WATSON (x 1/3) 



No. 612. Tom Watson. Days to Maturity, 130. A comparatively new melou from Georgia, named for the Hon. Tom Watson. 

 Exact date of introduction unknown. It was first listed by Walter P. Stokes in 1912. In the comparatively short time this melon 

 has been on the market, it has earned a well-deserved position as a shipping variety, and from many viewpoints is considered to outclass 

 all other watermelons for shipping purposes. The fruit of Tom Watson is extra long, running from eighteen to twenty-four inches in 

 length. Diameter will be from ten to twelve inches. The melons have been known to run up to fifty or sixty pounds in weight. The rind 

 is tough and withstands long distance shipment well. Seed brown. 



Pkt. oz. m, li lb. 30ff, lb. $1.00. 



No. 614. Kolb Gem. Days to Maturity, 130. Originated in the 

 eighties by Mr. R. F. Kolb, an Alabama watermelon grower. It is a 

 hybrid from Scaly Bark and Rattle Snake. A large oval melon, sUghtly 

 flattened on the ends, mottled with iiTegular stripes of light and dark 

 green. The rind, although comparatively thin, is hard and firm, and thus 

 insures shipping quaUties. The flavor is attractive, but this variety is 

 not recommended for home garden purposes. Seed black. 



Pkt. 5i, oz. lOff, H lb. 30ff, lb. $1.00. 



No. 616. Gypsy or Rattlesnake. Days to Maturitti', 140. A 

 variety of over thirty years' introduction, having been originated in 

 Georgia. A very large home garden and sliipping melon. It is especially 

 successful in the South. The fruits are light green in color with mottled 

 stripes of a darker shade. The flesh is tender and sweet. In the North 

 this variety must be planted early, in order to mature properly and thus 

 have the delicious flavor that has made it famous in the South. 



Pkt. 5d, oz. lOfS, M lb. 30^, lb. %\ .00. 



DIXIE (X 1/5) 



No. 610. Dixie. Days to Maturity, 125. Originated by Mr. George Collins, of North Carolina, during the late eighties. It is a 

 hybrid from Kolb Gem and Cuban Queen. It was introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1890 and immediately came into a place of 



prominence. It is claimed that it will 



mature five days earUer than Kolb Gem 

 and has excellent keeping quaUties. It is 

 now listed by over one hundred seeds- 

 men, and, although the variety has been 

 on the market for thirty years, it still holds 

 a place of its own. The outside is a dark 

 green, faintly traced with lighter stripes. 

 It will be found extremely sweet, juicy and 

 tender, and sometimes will develop to a 

 tremendous size. Seed white. Although 

 the flavor is of very good qualit}^, it is not 

 equal to Kleckley Sweet, Halbert Honey, 

 etc., and is thus not recommended for a 

 home garden sort. 



GYPSY OR RATTLESNAKE (x 1/4) Pkt. Sff, OZ. lOfS, H lb. 30«f, lb. $1.00. 



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The Tom Watson is now the great shipping melon of the South 



