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MELON_—Water. 
For Price List see Yellow Pages in Back of Book. 
Melon d’Eau (Fr.), Wassermelone (Ger.), Sandia (Sp.), Melone d’Aqua (Ital.) 
CULTURE.—Water Melons will grow and produce in places where Canteloupes. 
will not do well. 
The soil for this plant must be light and sandy. Plant in hills 
about eight feet apart, eight to twelve seeds in a hill; when the plants are well up 
ills kept clean till the vines touch. 
Marie Louise. This is one of the finest 
arieties introduced. It is a cross be- 
ween the Lone Star and Florida Favor- 
ite; shape similar to the latter, but 
larger; just as early, and far superior 
than either. Dark striped, thin rind, and 
flesh red and very succulent, ripening 
almost to the rind. The seed resembles 
that of the Lone Star, but is darker in 
color. We had some of the Melons weigh- 
ing from 20 to 25 poun Recommend 
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‘in out to three. The plants should be hoed often, and the ground between the 
same large size and regular form: The 
melons are from eighteen to twenty 
inches in length with smooth dark-green 
skin. The beautiful crimson flesh is of 
such sugary melting consistency that it 
can only be fully appreciated by actual 
trial. 
Sweet Heart. A _ shipping 
large size and fine quality. 
Melon of 
The vines 
are very vigorous and productive, bear- 
ing the fruit early. 
size, oval-shaped and very heavy. 
Melons uniform in 
The 
Marie Louise. 
Halbert Honey. Most handsome melons 
of truly superb quality—the very finest 
melon in cultivation for home use or 
nearby market. It succeeds well and 
ripens early in all melon-growing sec- 
tions, and has only the single drawback 
of a thin, brittle rind which will not with- 
stand shipment on the cars. The vines 
are of strong, healthy growth and set 
fruits freely. The melons are of cylindric- 
al oblong form with smoothly rounded 
ends and free from any tendency to 
necks at the stem end. The first melons 
ripen early and the vines continue to 
develop fine fruits throughout the 
season; even the late fruits are of the 
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rind is light green, thin, but firm, flesh 
bright crimson, sweet and tender, this 
melon is particularly fine for distant 
shipping, being of such fine appearance 
that they sell readily and they remain 
in fit condition to use longer than any 
other sort. 
Mclver’s Wonderful. An oblong shaped 
Melon of uniformly large size, and hand- 
some in appearance. The skin shows 
broad bands of white, shading into nar- 
rower bands of dark green. The quality 
is very superior, flesh of a soft, pale pink, 
crisp and free from any stringiness and 
very juicy. These Melons have a solid 
heart free from cracks, while the seed 
rows are close to the rind. 
Steckler’s “Seeds are True to noe and of Best Quality. 
