STOKES SEEDS 



WATERMELON 



Ork.in — This vegetable is a native of Africa, and has been known 

 from a very remote period. It thrives wonderfully well around the 

 warm shores of the Mediterranean. However, there is probably no 

 country in which it is more popular than America. With us the melon- 

 growing industry has reached enormous proportions. The ancients 

 classed Muskmelons, Watermelons and all others of this family under 

 the name of Melon, and for this reason we do not have many of the 

 ancient references to the more modern name Watermelon as we do to 

 most of the other vegetables which have been under cultivation for 

 fifty centuries. The Watermelon is very easily hybridized, and for this 

 reason there are a great many var>ing sorts. At the present time we 

 offer only one stock of Watermelon, Weatherford Watson. This is one 

 of the most valuable stocks in commerce. 



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No. 48— WEATHERFORD WATSON 



Days to maturity, 130. We consider this to be one of the very finest 

 commercial stocks of shipping Watermelon in existence. We have se- 

 cured our stock seed directly from the well-kno'vn Weatherford, Te.vas 

 district. Weatherford Watson is a greatly improved type of the well- 

 known Tom Watson Melon, — the selection having been made for size, 

 regularity of form and bright red interior color. As a carload Melon we 

 know of no finer stock than the one we are offering at present. The 

 length of the Melon will average from 18 to 24 inches, the diameter from 

 10 to 12 inches. These Melons have l)een known to run up to 50 pounds 

 in weight. The rind is heavy enough to withstand any long distance 

 handling. To Melon growers who are looking for a new start on 

 their seed supplv we can enthusiastically recommend this stock. Price, 

 delivered: oz., 20c; Va lb., 75c; Vz lb., $1.30; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs., @ 

 $2.40 per lb.; 10 lbs., (a, $2.25 per lb.; 50 lbs., @ $2.00 per lb. 



