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WATER 
MELON 
To make certain of raising good Watermelons, it is essential that the plants have a good start and to this end it is important 
to prepare hills about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted manure—hen manure, 
guano, or other forms rich in nitrogen being most desirable. Over this highly manured soil put an inch or more of fresh earth and 
plant the seeds on this, covering them about an inch deep. 
It is important that the seed should not be planted 
before the ground becomes warm and dry, as the young 
plants are verv sensitive to cold and wet. Put ten or 
twelve seeds in a hill. When the plants have formed 
the first pair of rough leaves, they should be thinned so 
asto leave two or three of the strongest and best to 
each hill. 
Frequent watering of the plants with liquid manure 
will hasten the growth, thus diminishing the danger from 
insect pests. If the striped beetle appears use tobacco 
dust freely. The best protection against blight and insect 
pests is to maintain a vigorous and continuous growth. It 
is desirable to change the location as often as practicable. 
oar) ° An extra early melon of ex- 
Harris’ Earliest cellent quality. The fruits are 
exceptionally large for so early a variety, slightly oval 
with irregularly mottled broad stripes of light and 
dark green. The flesh is bright red, sweet and tender. 
Seed black. The vines are vigorousand productive. One 
of the best varieties for northern latitudes. Pkt. 10c; 
Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; %4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
9 Sometimes sold as Ice Cream. 
Ferry’s Peerless One of the best early sorts for 
the home garden and for market gardeners who deliver 
direct to consumers. The vines are moderately vigor- 
ous, hardy and productive. The fruits are very tender, 
medium sized, oval to medium long, bright green, finely 
veined with a darker shade. Therindis thin. The flesh 
is bright scarlet, solid, crisp and very sweet. Seed white. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
. ° Also known as Gray Monarch. 
' Long Light Icing The fruits are long and large, 
light green, slightly veined with a little darker shade. The 
flesh is deep, rich red, and of splendid quality. Seed white. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; %4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
° ° The fruits. are small-medium, 
Round Light Icing nearly round, greenish white, 
{slightly veined or dotted with lightgreen. The flesh is bright, 
light red, very sweet and tender. Seed white. Pkt. 10c; 
Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; %4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
This most 
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Monte Cristo or Kleckley’s Sweets excellent 
variety is unsurpassed for home use or near markets. The vines 
are vigorous and productive. The fruits are medium to large, 
oblong, tapering slightly towards the stem end, dark green. 
The flesh is very bright, rich red and is exceedingly sweet. 
The variety is so crisp and tender that it will not stand 
shipping, the fruit bursting open if subjected to evena slight 
jar, or when the rind is penetrated with a knife. Seed white. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; %4 Lb. 40c; Lb, $1.25 
e e A splendid melon of very large size 
Florida Favorite and excellent quality. The frunts are 
long. dark green, with irregular mottled striping of a lighter 
shade. Therindis thin but firm. The flesh is very bright, 
deep red, very sweet and tender. The vines are vigorous 
and productive. Seed nearly white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15¢; 
2 Oz. 20c; 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
° A very large, medium dark green 
Stone Mountain round’ melon’ of excellent quality’ 
Flesh highly colored, very solid, with fewer seeds than most 
water melons. This is rapidly gaining a well deserved popu- 
larity in the South where the fruits frequently attain a 
weight of 60 to 80 pounds. The rind is tough enough to 
stand handling for nearby markets but will not stand long 
distance shipping. We have found this somewhat earlier 
than other large varieties. It produces an abundant crop in 
the South and can be grown successfully farther north than 
many of the long shaped varieties. (See further description 
page ?.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; %4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 
I ° A comparatively new variety that is becoming 
rish Grey very popular as a shipping sort. Fruits long 
oval in shape and of light yellowish grey color. The rind is 
exceptionally hard and firm. The flesh is bright red, sweet, 
firm but free from any hard centers or stringiness. A very 
desirable variety for those who prefer a long, light colored 
shipping melon. Seed white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c;14 
Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
T W A large, long melon similar in shape, color 
om atson and splendid quality to Monte Cristo but 
averaging larger in size and with a tougher rind, making it 
especially adapted for shipping to distant markets. The vines 
are vigorous and productive. The flesh is rich red, sweet and 
tender. Seed white, more or less marked with brown. Wher- 
ever grown in the south it has become very popular as a ship- 
ping sort. There has been an increasing demand of late for 
Stone Mountain 
a better quality of shipping melon and this demand has been 
met in a most exceptional degree by the Tom Watson. 
Pkt. 1c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; %4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00. 
Kl dik A melon of good size and shape with dark green 
ONGIKE skin. Fruits show a suggestion of ribbing but 
are smooth. The flesh is highly colored and of fine quality 
and flavor. The seeds are small, smooth and black. This 
melon has become very popular on the Pacific Coast on account 
of the attractive, bright red interior color, combined with 
high quality, and the thin but tough rind which stands ship- 
ping well. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 40c; Lb $1.25 
ee fe The quality of this melon is 
Chilian White Seeded equalled by few varieties 
and surpassed by none for the home garden. _It is desirable 
also for shipping. The fruits are medium sized, nearly round 
or slightly oblong. The skin is very deep green, indistinctly 
mottled and striped with a lighter shade. The flesh is deci- 
dedly bright vermilion-red, remarkably fine grained but firm 
and very sweet. Seed white. A melon of splendid quality, 
very popular on the Pacific coast and taking high rank else- 
where as it becomes more generally known. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 
15¢; 2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
eye Identical with Chilian White 
Chilian Black Seeded Seeded except color of seed. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; %4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
S H This variety, introduced by us in 1894, is 
weet Heart much used for shipping as well as for the 
home garden. The vines are vigorous and very productive, 
ripening their fruit evenly. The fruits are of largest size, oval 
but flattened at the ends and very heavy. The rind is very 
firm. The coloris very light green, very slightly veined with 
alittle darker shade. The flesh is bright red, firm but very 
sweet. The fruit remains in good condition a long time after 
ripening. Seed black. Our stock will be found very uniform 
in shape, size and color. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; 
VY, Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
e One of the larg- 
Gypsy or Georgia Rattlesnake est ana best 
known home garden and shipping sorts, especially adapted 
for the south. The fruits are very long, of a light green color, 
distinctly striped and blotched with a darker shade. The flesh 
is bright scarlet, tenderand sweet when grown in the south, 
although usually the fruits are too late maturing to ripen pro- 
perly in the north. Vines are large and vigorous. Seed nearly 
white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
* The fruits are medium sized, uniformly round and 
Citron are used exclusively for preserves or pickles. The 
color is dark green distinctly striped and marbled with light 
green. The flesh is white and solid but is not at all suitable for 
eating raw. Seed red. The fruits mature late in the fall and in 
this condition can be kept for a long time. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 
2 Oz. 25c; %4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
