[Stokes ,St^ ;Seed§l j vegetable seeds 



WATERMELONS, continued 



New Watermelons, Stokes 



Don't fail to read on pages 4 and 5. 

 Hardshell Kleckly Sweets, Angel's Kiss. 



Paul's Bonny Best. "^'^^ earliest Watermelon in cultivation. 



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 i. 

 Flesh red, deliciously sweet, with but few seeds. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, 

 Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. $4, 10 lbs. $7.50. 



Black Boulder. The Great Shipping Melon. For this grand 

 ' new and 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. 

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

 it is one of the best all-round melons in e.xistence, and for the fam- 

 ily garden it is also without a peer. Pkt 5 cts., oz. to cts., %]h. 

 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. $3.25, 10 lbs. $6. 



Sweetheart. ^""^ strain is a notably sweet-hearted kind for 

 ' home and market use, and will hold its own (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., lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid ; 

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



True Dark Icing, ^.nearly round Watermelon, with very 



— thm rmcl. The seeds are white. The flesh 



is solid and of delicious sweetness. An excellent shipper, notwith- 

 standing its thin rind. I know this to be one of the most desirable 

 melons on the market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts , K'b. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts., 

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



Florida Favorite. ^ beautiful melon, with dark and light green 

 exterior. Shape oblong; flesh bright crim- 

 son, crisp and deliciously sweet. Ripens ahead of Kolb's Gem, Iron- 

 clad 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., K'b. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. $4, 10 lbs. S7.50. 



Paul's Bonny Best Melon 



The Bradford. Shipping Melon. This is a new candi- 



' date fur 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 it is impossible to show in the photograph. The flesh resem- 

 bles 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. 15 cts., K'b. 40 cts., lb. $1 25, postpaid ; by 

 express, 5 lbs. $5, 10 lbs. $9. 



STANDARD WATERMELONS WITH MERIT 



Large packets of any variety, 5 cts. each 



See page 11. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts 



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

 15 cts. per lb. may be deducted 



In 6-lb. lots and over, 



STOKES* STANDARD. 



■.^Ib. 50 cts., !b. $1.60. 

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



of fine quality. Oz 10 cts,, Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1. postpaid. 

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

 Oz. 10 cts., %\b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., postpaid. 



The Bradford Watermelon 



Cherokee Beaaty. Long, large, dark skin, striped with black. 

 Sweet, good shipper. Oz. 10 cts., KIb. 35 cts., lb. $1.20, postpaid. 



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

 son flesh. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid. 



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

 page.) Oz. 10 cts., K'b. 30 els., lb. $1, postpaid. 



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

 white seed. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid. 



Cuban Queen. Early, solid and heavy; skin striped dark and 

 light green. Oz. 10 cts., I4\h. 25 cts.. lb. 75 cts., postpaid. 



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

 in the South. Oz. 10 cts., %]h. 25 cts., lb. 75 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., 5{lb. 30 cts., 

 lb. $1, postpaid. 



Colorado Preserving Citron. Green seed. Also called Apple- 

 Pie; 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 Garden. Harrison, Ohio, writes August 20, /pop.- 



"Your 'S'okes Hardshell Kleckly Sweets' is the best Watermelon that I ever grew. I cannot say too much in their favor in regard to sweetness, produc- 

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



Max Grimshawh, John's Island, S. C, writes, September 2, i<)Oi) .- 



"I have been getting seeds from you for some yea's 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 tne sweetest 

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



Frank Morris, Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., writes, September is-, 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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