WATERMELON 



This is a photograph of S. S. Kleckley Sweets Watermelon. Tom Watson is very similar in shape, but has a tougher rind 



600 Kleckley Sweets (Monte Cristo) 

 The Sweetest of all Watermelons 



The handsomest and best-selling melon of the long, dark 

 green-skinned varieties. Kleckley Sweets has long been known 

 as the sweetest, finest-grained and best-flavored Watermelon. 

 It is ideal in shape, color, and quality. The rind is thin and 

 tough, and the melons average 18 to 20 inches in length by 12 

 to 14 inches in diameter. The flesh is a bright scarlet, crisp and 

 melting. For the home-garden and for nearby markets this 

 variety is unexcelled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Y^lb. 45 cts., 

 lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



605 Tom Watson 

 The Standard Shipping Melon 



This melon is very similar in size, shape and general conforma- 

 tion to Kleckley Sweets. It is not quite so sugary and tender- 

 fleshed, but it makes a better shipping melon, and is the one that 

 is most largely used in the greatest Watermelon-growing sections 

 in this country. The melons will average twenty-five to thirty- 

 five pounds each, running remarkably uniform in size and 

 shape. The seeds are brown, edged with white. We do not 

 recommend this melon for family use, as Kleckley Sweets is a 

 much better quality of melon in every way, but for market 

 shipping it is unexcelled, and it always commands good prices. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vilh. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid. 



610 Paul's Earliest 



The late Aaron Paul was an expert New Jersey melon-grower, 

 and this excellent melon is named for him. It is an extra-early 

 variety, exceptionally large, marked with regular stripes of light 

 and dark green. The flesh is bright red, sweet and tender to the 

 core. The seeds are black, and the vines are vigorous and enor- 

 mously productive. It is strongly recommended for northern lati- 

 tudes. It is ready for market by the middle of July from seed 

 planted early in May. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vilb. 30 cts., 

 lb. $1, postpaid. 



615 Shaker Blue 

 A Good- Flavored, Large, Round Melon 



Sometimes spoken of as Jumbo, frequently weighing 40 to 

 60 pounds. It is as large as the Triumph, but very much better 

 flavored and more handsome in appearance. The color is a rich, 

 dark green, making a very attractive appearance on the market. 

 The flesh is a brilliant red, having a heart of splendid quality, and 

 the seeds are white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vi^b. 25 cts., lb. 

 90 cts., postpaid. 



6ia Dark Icing 



One of the very earliest melons under cultivation. It is nearly 

 round in shape, and has a very thin, dark green rind. The light 

 red flesh is tender and of delicious flavor. The seeds are white. 

 Dark Icing, like Shaker Blue, is not a particularly good shipper, 

 and should not be grown with that purpose in view. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., V^lb. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts., postpaid. 



620 Kolb's Gem 



A strictly market melon not recommended for home-garden 

 cultivation. Its shape is a thick oval with light and dark green 

 stripes running from end to end. Flesh is a bright red, but of 

 rather poor quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vi^b. 25 cts., lb. 

 90 cts., postpaid. 



612 Halbert Honey 

 A New and Very Sweet Watermelon 



This melon, we believe, will soon make a very real place for 

 itself with our trade, owing to its almost unsurpassed flavor. It is 

 somewhat the shape of the Kleckley Sweets, but not quite so 

 long and a little thicker through. It is a very heavy bearer and 

 recommended for all purposes. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vtlh. 

 25 cts., lb. 90 cts., postpaid. 



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