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WATERMELON 



(Citrullus vulgaris) 



No. 604— Dark Icing 



Days to Maturity, 100. A variety of Xew Jersey origin, having 

 been grown there prior to 1880. It has a thin rind and, therefore, 

 will not be a good shipping variety, but for home garden purposes 

 and for nearby markets it is especially recommended. The fruits 

 are oval in shape. The skin is a very dark green and the flesh a 



deep pink and of excellent quality. 

 1 lb. SI. 50, postpaid. 



Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, H lb. 50c, 



HARRIS' EARLIEST (x 1/5) 



HISTORY — This vegetable is a native of Africa, and has been known 

 from a very remote period. It thrives wonderfully well around the warm 

 shores of the Mediterranean. However, there is probably no country in 

 which it is more popular tJian America. With us the melon-growing 

 industry has reached enormous proportions. The ancients classed musk- 

 melons, watermelons and all others of this family under the name of 

 melon, and for this reason we do not have many of the ancient references 

 to the more modern name watermelon as we do to most of the other 

 vegetables which have been under cultivation for fifty centuries. The 

 watermelon is very easily hybridized, and for this reason there are a 

 great many varying sorts. American varieties hare mostly developed in 

 New Jersey, Georgia and Florida. 



No. 600— Harris' Earliest 



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 and recommends itself 

 as a home garden sort. 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 and is not of 

 value. For a number of years a melon grown by the late Aaron 

 Paul was sold as Paul's Earliest. The name, Harris' Earliest, 

 however, we believe to be standard. Seed black. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 

 14 lb. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



DARK ICING (x 1/5) 



No. 606 — Halbert Honey 



Days to Maturity, 110. A melon of Texas origin, having been 

 offered by Burpee in 1902. Halbert Honey is strongly recom- 

 mended for general home garden purposes. ~ It has a thin rind, 

 which will not stand long distance shipping, but the quality of the 

 flesh surpasses all other varieties with the possible exception of 

 Kleckley Sweet. The fruits will run from twenty to twenty-five 



inches in length. Seed cream y white. 

 50c, 1 lb. SI. 50, postpaid 



Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, U lb. 



No. 608 — Kleckley Sweet or Monte Cristo 



Days to Maturity, 120. Introduced by Trumbell & Beebee, 

 San Francisco, Cal., 1898. A melon of thin rind. Its flesh is of the 

 most delicious quality. It is probably the leading home garden 

 melon at the present time. In 1908 "Walter P. Stokes offered a 

 hard-shelled strain of Kleckley, which allowed it to be used for 

 shipping purposes, but we still do not advocate Kleckley for ship- 

 ment from the South or from Texas, as it will not hold like the 

 Tom Watson. Melons will average about twenty inches in length 

 and about twelve inches in diameter. The rind is a deep dark 

 green and the flesh a bright scarlet. Highly recommended for home 

 consumption. Pkt. 10c,ioz. 20c, 14 lb. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



PEERLESS OR ICECREAM (x 1/4) 



No. 602 — Peerless or 

 Icecream 



Days to Maturity, 100. Introduced as 

 Peerless by Ferry about 1S85. The name 

 Icecream was added later. This is one of 

 the best early sorts for the home garden 

 or for truckers having nearby markets. 

 The rind is rather tender and will not 

 stand long distance shipping. The fruits 

 are of medium size, oval but medium long, 

 bright green and veined with a darker 

 shade. The flesh is a bright scarlet, crisp 

 and sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 10c, oz. 

 20c, \i lb. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



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Read descriptions carefully before ordering watermelon. Some are suited to eat and some to ship 



