WATERMELON 



(CitruUus vulgaris.) Native of Africa. Under cultivation about 4,000 years. The annual United States con- 

 sumption of seed is about 600,000 pounds. About forty varieties are generally planted in this country. Of this 

 number, we carry six of the most representative ones. 



German, Wasser-Melone; Italian, Melone d'aqua; Polish, Melon, Wodny 

 One ounce of seed plants 100 feet of drill; 2 pounds plant an acre 



fj • Poflip.cf Days to maturity, 100. This melon was introduced about 1900. The fruits are 

 quite large for a variety maturing so early. They are oval in shape with irregular, 

 mottled stripes of light and dark green. The quality of the flesh is excellent. It is especially suited to 

 culture in the more northerly latitudes. This type of melon is sometimes sold under the name of Cole's 

 Early, which is a smaller melon. For a number of years a melon grown by the late Aaron Paul was sold 

 as Paul's Earliest. Seed black. Price, large pkt. lOc, oz. 15c., l^lb. 30c., lb. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.50, delivered, 

 X m f cr^n Days to maturity, 130. This melon, named for the late Senator W atson, has been 



1 Om W aLSOn. ^^le market about ten years and has firmly established itself as the leading shipping 

 melon of the United States, the annual crop of Watson riinnip.g into thousands of carloads. The rind, 

 being hard and firm, overcomes the diffi- 

 culties of long shipment. The fruit wiH 

 average about 20 inches in length with 

 diameter about 12 inches. The flavor of the 

 melon is good, but not equal to 

 Kleckley. Price, large pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., V4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00, 

 5 lbs. $4.50, delivered. ^ 



Kleckley Sweet.. ^^^^^ T20. ^ 



Introduced in 1898. A melon of thin .^^^ 

 rind. Its flesh is of the most delicious ^ 

 quality. We do not advocate ^ 

 Kleckley for shipment from the 

 South or from Texas, as it will not \ 

 hold like the Tom Watson. Melons V 

 will average about 20 inches in 

 length and about 12 inches in di- 

 ameter. The rind is a deep dark 

 green and the flesh a bright scarlet. Our 

 seed of Kleckley will give results. Price, 

 large pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., V^h. 30 cts., 

 lb. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.50. delivered. 



Harris Earliest 



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