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WATERMELONS 



Culture. — To grow large melons, the hills should be made about 8 feet apart each way, so as to give the vines ample room. 

 The hills should be enriched with old, well-rotted manure to promote strong growth. A light, sandy soil, with rather a high 

 elevation, is better than low or heavy land. 



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



600 S. S. Kleckley Sweets 



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. 15 cts., V^b. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



605 Tom Watson 



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

 mation 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 S. S. Kleckley Sweets 

 is a much better-quality melon in every way, but for market 

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

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



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 seeds 

 Paul's Earliest Watermelon. Ripens in two months planted early in May. Pkt. 5c, OZ. 10c, V 4 lb. 30 Cts., lb. $1. 



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