SEED GROWERS 



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WATER MELON 



Code Word 



Ferry's Peerless meatl 



Very early. Highest quality very early melon for home and 

 market garden. Fruits of medium size, roundish to oval; bright 

 green, faintly veined; rind firm, brittle; flesh bright scarlet, of 

 splendid quality; seeds white, sometimes sold as Ice Cream. 



)/ Florida Favorite miday 



Medium early. Standard home, market garden and shipping sort 

 in the South. Fruits large; uniform, oblong; light green with dark 

 striping; rind tough; flesh bright red; of high quality; seeds white. 



Georgia Rattlesnake (Gypsy) midib 



Main crop. Standard home and market garden sort in the South; 

 extensively grown for shipment. Fruits large; long, cylindrical; 

 light green alternating with narrow very dark green stripes; rind 

 very tough; flesh rich scarlet red; of high quality; seeds clouded 

 white with brownish markings. 



HARRIS' EARLIEST moder 



Extremely early. The best extremely early variety; very popular 

 in northern sections. Fruits medium size; broad oval; dark green 

 stripes alternate with lighter; rind brittle; flesh bright red; of good 

 quality; seeds blackish. 



Irish Grey money 



Main crop. Especially valuable for distant shipping. Fruits large; 

 oblong; uniform light grayish green; rind extremely hard and 

 tough; flesh bright red; of good quality. Seeds white. 



KLECKLEY'S SWEETS or MONTE CRISTO motac 



Early. The most popular home garden sort; because of the thin 

 brittle rind it is not suitable for shipping. Fruits large, oblong, 

 very dark green; flesh bright rich red, crisp, exceedingly sweet; 

 seeds white. Very similar to Halbert Honey. 



KLONDIKE, MORSE'S STRAIN mondik 



Early. Unsurpassed in quality. Widely used in home and market 

 gardens in California and increasingly in demand for shipping. 

 Fruits oblong, with shallow ribs; pure green; flesh bright red, very 

 sweet; seeds very small. 



1 lb. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



50 lbs. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



,10.45 $0.40 



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.50 



1.50 



.40 



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.40 



.45 



1.25 



Water Melon, Klondike, Morse's Strain 



