W. F. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



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SUCCE?'^^ - This variPty is mijuiiv ..t-L-uiuing one 

 of the leading watermelons for market. It is one 

 of the best all-around melons in existence, and for 

 the family garden it is also without a peer. In 

 190S the "demand for the seed of Success was so 

 great that I was unable to supply anything like 

 what was wanted, but this season I have a large 

 supply and will be able to take care of all orders. 

 I ha%-e shinped many car loads of this variety which 

 would a-erage 35 to 40 pounds, and have grown 

 many specimens weighing Go to 78 pounds not especi- 

 ally" grown but picked up among the rest in the 

 field. Th« Snccess is enormously productive, very 

 large, with rich dark green skin, and ships as well 

 as Kolh Gem and others of that class, and has what 

 they do not — fine quality. Its shipping quality is 

 phenomenal scarcely an.v other melon equaling it 

 in tough s! ij and rind. The variety is rightly 

 nami d, as it carries success with it wherever it goes. 

 In e'-ery instance those who plant it want it again, , 

 and those v ho do not- pteint it. but see it on their 

 neighbor's place, want it the next year. It was the 

 Success watirin"loa and Ed< n Gem canteloupe that 

 brought 71-0 the gold ''leda! awarded at the .Jamestown 

 Exposition. Tou will make no mistake in planting 

 tMs a.itv. I'kt. 10c. : oz. 20c.; 1-4 lb. 30c.; lb. 

 $1.<.'.' 



TOM TTA'^f r?N — Last winter while stopping 

 over in on" of the large Tennsylvania towns, one of 

 th» commission inercl'ants to whom I had lieen ship- 

 ping V at"r::-i Ions, askfd me to grow some Tom Wat- 

 son. This 1 consented to do and at once si-t about 

 to procure s. rd of the very b'-st strain of this 

 Tcriotv. As I wanted the best the price v.as not 

 considered and I paid s>'-eral times what I could 

 ha-e "ot cb' a-'-r set d of the vari( ty for. After the 

 s-ason 'a"ie on an! I bad shipoed se era! cars of 

 Tom "V^.'stson to this firm I wrote to hira to know 

 how ray me!on<; compared with those he had been 

 F! ci^io"? of the «a-n° •ariety. and th° an'?v,-r'r came 

 ^ack "You ha-e outclassed the growers of this 

 '-a!i°ty at its bo-?" in Georgia."" For "--ery acre 

 r.f ToT! V'atson ^tat I planted I marketed a car load 

 of m"!rTi'!. a r'cord th:-!t is seldom erjualed. the 

 yield h- ing abo'.;t the same as that of Suc- 

 cess. The To'o ^Yatson. although a compara- 

 ti-«'!v n V Tif-Ion. se-^-^s to be a s ccpss from 

 thf^ start The Ton Wat'on is a long green melon, 

 which 8t tim- s ?rov.« exc^ptionaMv large. We had 

 many sprci'rpns v eighing from 40 to r,0 pounds, and 

 it is j>t th'- sasi" tine rne of the most nroli'ic melons 

 in c'lti-ation. It is th" most excellent shinning mel- 

 on for a long variety and. althousrh its rind is thin 

 the flesh is of superb quality, and intense red in 



color. The (juality is unsurpassed by any melon 

 I have ever eaten. Of course, there are many 

 markets that will not take a long melon, but it is 

 m.v opinion that where the Tom Watson is once sold, 

 while it may go at a discount at first it will be in 

 demand afterwards. I have secured a fine .stock of 

 the very best seed which I offer at the following 

 prices: " I'kt. 10c. : oz. 20c.; 1-4 lb. 40c.; lb. $1.50. 



NEW NATTOlfAXi. — It is claimed that this va- 

 riety v.ill thrive almost anywhere even in districts 

 where watermelons will not generally do well ; hence, 

 its name. National. In size it is medium to large, and 

 of excellent qualities, shape oblong; outside color is 

 pale with darker markings: the flesh is brilliant red 

 in color, and is remarkably solid ; rind thin, but very 

 tough, making it a good shipper. I'kt. 5c. : oz. 10c. ; 

 1-4 lb. 20c. ; lb. COc-. 



HALBERT HONEY. — This variety grows very 

 quickly, so that they will ripen choice fruit even in 

 the Northern States if planted in good location. 

 Growers who sell their melons in nearby markets say 

 that Halbert Honey outsells any other melon they 

 grow. It is essentially a home melon, and for your 

 own use or near market it is one of the best. The 

 skin is too thin and brittle to stand rough handling 

 in distant shipping. Pkt. .")C. : oz. 10c. : 1-4 !b^ 20c. ; 



lb. <l)o. 



M"IVER. OR "WONDERFUI. -SUa^L,— This 



famous watermelon is, I believe, one ^<ft*d^ sweetest. 

 It is of medium size with striped-. orV'^^l^g'-'tted exte- 

 rior: beautiful red flesh with whfte .sgdpC;- the flesh is 

 1 nti;ely strin-jless and of perf'ct'.quSnTies as to tex- 

 ture. The vines are strong, thrifty' and prolific. Orig- 

 inated in the West Indies an^^jptrcduced into this 

 country in 1894. It is well aj^^d to nearby market, 

 but rather delicate for lons^K " 

 for both North and Soutlr^B'kt 

 20c. ; lb. eOc. ^ 



GEORGIA RATTXESNAKE.— A large melon 

 with good shipping qualities. Shape oblong, striped 

 and mottl<>d with various shades, of green: Fiesh 

 bright red: flavor sweet awfTTfst class. A good 

 shipoer. This variety is the same and is sometimes 

 called Striped Gipsy. Pkt. 5e ; oz. 10c ; 1-4 lb. 

 20c.; lb. tOe. 



HARRIS' EARLIEST. This is an excellent 

 variety and will rank as one of the best early sorts. 

 The skin is striped and mottled with green and 

 white. The flesh is red. sweet, juicy and crisp. The 

 melons are large for an early variety, and nearly oval 

 in shape. A verv satisfactory variety. I'kt. 5c. ; 

 oz. 10c. ; 1-4 lb. 20c. ; lb. COc. 



ents. Recommended 

 5c. ; oz. 10c. ; 1-4 lb. 



