Tom Watson Watermelons Grown at Our Seed Breeding Station Near Detroit 



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Citron (red seeded) melci 



Mature size in about 95 days. Standard preserving citron. Fruits 

 globe-shaped; 7 — 8 in. in diameter; medium green streaked with 

 dark green; smooth, very hard; flesh white; very firm; unpalatable 

 in raw state. 



Ferry's Peerless. meles 



Very early. Highest quaUty 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 melte 



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 quaUty; seeds white. 



Georgia Rattlesnake (Gypsy) melak 



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

 extensively grown for shipment. Fruits large; long, cj^Undrical; 

 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 melhs 



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 melir 



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

 oblong; uniform light grajnsh green; rind extremely hard and 

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



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