National Educational and Legal Interests. 



"The watermelons is known technically and popularly as a 



The only information before the board that is favorable to the 

 classification of melons as vegetables is the fact that melon 

 seeds are catalogued among vegetable seeds by seedsmen, 

 but seedsmen who so list them gave testimony, either in person 

 or by affidavit, that they regard melons as fruit, and that they 

 catalogued melon seeds among vegetable seeds simply as a 

 matter of convenience, both classes being regarded as garden 



portation, melons are classed as fruits and not as vegetables. 

 Large produce dealers gave evidence at the hearing of this 



not as vegetables. The various commercial and trade journals 

 enumerate watermelons apples, peaches, plums, etc., under 

 the Reading of ' fruits.' 



"We find that watermelons are green fruits, and so com- 

 mercially known, and we hold that they are specially pro- 

 vided for under Par. 580, N. T. 



"The claim cf the appellants is sustained accordingly." 



Seed law. The legislature of North Carolina has made a 

 law demanding fresh seeds, which was ratified in 1891 : 

 An act to protect seed buyers in North Carolina. The General Assembly 



Section i. That any person or persons doing business in 

 this state, who shall sell seeds or offer for sale any vegetable 

 or garden seeds that are not plainly marked upon each pack- seed law. 

 age or bag containing such seed, the year in which said seeds 

 were grown, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- 

 viction thereof shall be fined not less than $10 nor more 

 than S50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, for 

 each and every offense: Provided, That the provisions of 

 this act shall not apply to farmers selling seeds in open 

 bulk to other farmers or gardeners. 



Sf.c. 2. That any person or persons who shall, with inten- 

 tion to deceive, wrongly mark or not label as to date any 

 Package or bag containing garden or vegetable seeds, shall be 



