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WATERMELONS 



oBerman— ^^assicc i^lclone 



fX"LTURE. One ounce of seed to thirty hills. Watermelons require a rich, sandy 



soil for best development. Cultivate the same as for cantaloupes, except that the 

 aills should be eight or ten feet apart. 



ALTIIVIORE 



IT Is earlv very large, o%^ong shape, and the flesh is of handsome crimson color, 

 delicfously sweet and Tktending close up to the rind. It has a tliin. hard nnd 

 beautifully mottled light and dark green. Its perfect shape, faultless color, fine 

 texture and excellent flavor combine to make it one of the very best melons that 

 erows. It is a good shipper; and beats all others as a seller. 



^ Packet. 5c. tOunoe, 10c. y^ Pound, 20c. Ponnd, 60c. 



Florida Favorite 



THIS we consider the richest and 

 sweetest flavored melon grown, oi 

 medium size and prolific. The best 

 of all for family garden. It is now very 

 popular with the truckers and melon- 

 growers of Maryland and Virginia, and 

 sells readily in the Baltimore markets. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 

 McIATER'S SUGAR WATERMELON. 

 In outward appearance it somewhat 

 resembles the old Rattlesnake. The 

 quality, however, is so much superior 

 that it is an injustice to mention the 

 Rattlesnake on the same page with it, 

 as it even surpasses such excellent va- 

 rieties as Florida Favorite and Icing, 

 It is also an extremely productive and 

 liardy variety. 



Pkt., 5c. Ox., 10c. Vi lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 

 FORDHOOK EARLY. 



This is a very early variety, growing 

 to a good size; color, medium green; 

 form, nearly round; seeds, white; flesh, 

 v.right red and very sweet. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 20c. Lb., 60c. 



Duke Jones 

 Watermelon 



IN shape the DIKE JONES 

 resembles very closely the 

 Kolb Gem. The rind is 

 darker green in color, with in- 

 distinct, irregular stripes of 

 dark and light green alternat- 

 ing; in general appearance it 

 is a dark green melon. It 

 averages very large in size, 

 comparatively no small mel- 

 ons; is very productive; it Is 

 also very early in maturing, 

 ripe melons being plucked from 

 the vine just 67 days from the 

 date of planting. Its chief 

 claim for popularity is its de- 

 licious flavor. The flesh is 

 crisp and very sweet, firm, but 

 not too tough; no hard mid- 

 dles, but ripens evenly through- 

 out; flesh deep crimson in 

 color. The Duke Jones is the 

 largest of melons, but has no 

 superior in its delicious flavor. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz.. 10c. % lb., 20c. 

 Lb., oOc. 



DUKE JfONES. 



GRAY MO.\ARCH, OR LOXG WHITE IClNG. 



This distinct melon is without doubt one of the largest of 

 all, frequently attaining a weight of 70 pounds and over. The 

 «kin is a mottled gray color, shape long, flesh bright crimson, 

 and of sweet, delicious flavor. It is also a fine shipper, carry- 

 ing well long distances, and bringing very high prices. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. H lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 



RATTLESNAKE WATER3IELOX. 



Large, oblong, striped and mottled; flesh bright red; a good 

 •siiipper; a favorite variety in the South. 



Pktw., 5c. and 10c. Vj lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 



BRADFORD WATERMELON. 



A favorite above all others in sections where it has been 

 grown. It makes a strong, healthy growth of vine and is 

 "\ery productive. The melons grow to a large size; rind dark 

 green with darker stripe; flesh red and remarkably tender 

 and sweet. An excellent melon for home use. 



Pkt., 5c. Qz., 10c. % lb., 20c. Lb., 60c. 



For Preserves. Fruit round and hand- 

 some. Used in making preserves only, 

 and 10c. M lb., 20c. Lb., ~5c. 



OITROISf 



Pkts., 5c. 



BLACK BOULDER. 



It is enormously produc- 

 tive, reaching a mammoth 

 size, with rich, dark green 

 skin. It cuts equal to any 

 melon we have ever eaten, 

 and its shipping qualities are 

 phenomenal, no other melon 

 equaling it in tough skin and 

 rind; in this respect even su- 

 perior to the Kolb Gem. 

 Pkt., 5e. Oz., 10c. 14 lb., 20c. 

 Lb., 60c. 

 KLECKLEY'S SWEETS. 

 Skin dark green, thin rind, 

 flesh scarlet, very solid, firm 

 and most luscious quality. 

 For the home market or fam- 

 ily garden it is decidedly one 

 of the best. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 25c 

 l.b.. 75c. 



Triumph 

 Watermelon 



This new melon, as a mar- 

 ket sort and for shipment, is 

 the very best we have ever 

 very early, and of uniformly 

 the Duke Jones and the 



Introduced. It is very prolific, 

 large size. It is a cross between 



Kolb Gem; has the handsome appearance of the former and 

 the fine shipping qualities of the latter. The rind, like Duke 

 Jones, is of dark green color; the seed is exactly the same 

 color as that of Kolb Gem. The average size of the melon is 

 very large. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 



BLACK STRIPED KOLll (;E.M WATER MELOX. 



Tlie size of this fruit is uniformly largo; sliape oval; color 

 a rich dark green witli fine stripes of lighter sliade; much 

 darker and riclier than tlie old well-known Kolb Gem; flesh 

 rich deep pink; crisp and melting; ripens to within Iialf inch 

 of rind. The exceptionally strong rind makes it an excellent 

 shipper; flavor remarkably sweet and sugary. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 

 10c. >4 lb., 20c. Lb., .'Oc. 



HARRIS' E.\RLIEST. — A splendid, large, extra early melon 

 of exceptionally fine quality. Fruit slightly oval with irregu- 

 larly mottled stripes of light and dark green. Flesh bright 

 red. sweet and tender. One of the most desirable for plant- 

 ing in tlie north. Pkt., 5c. Oz.. 15c. 14 lb., 25c. l.b., S5c. 



