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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. 
Itis important that the seed should not be planted before 
the ground becomes warm and dry, as the young plants are very 
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 as to leave two or threeof the strong- 
est 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. 
. 9 ° An extra early melon of excellent 
Harris Earliest 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 
vigorous and 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. One of 
F erry s Peerless the best early sorts for the home gar- 
den and for market gardeners who deliver direct to consumers. 
The vines are moderately vigorous, hardy and productive. 
The fruits are very tender, medium sized, oval to medium 
long, bright green, finely veined with a darker shade. The rind 
is 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. The 
Long Light Icing fruits are long and large, light green, 
slightly veined with a littledarkershade. 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 light green. 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 - 
O ’ This most 
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 even a 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 
° ° A splendid melon of very large size 
Florida Favorite and excellent quality. The fruits are 
long, dark green, with irregular mottled striping of a lighter 
shade. The rind is 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. 15c; 
2 Oz. 20c; 4% Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
I ° h @ A comparatively new variety that is becoming 
ris KEY 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;%4 
!' 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 
a better quality of shipping melon and this demand has been 
met in a most exceptional degree by the Tom Watson. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; %4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
Harris’ Ear iiest 
A melon of good size and shape with dark green 
skin. Fruits showa 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; '4 Lb. 40c; Lb $1.25 
Klondike 
oye ° 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 melonof splendid quality, 
very popular on the Pacific coast and taking high rank else- 
where as it becomes more generally known. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 
15c; 2 Oz. 25c; %4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
eye i Identical with Chilian White 
Chilian Black Seeded Secded except color of seed. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; %4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
This variety, introduced by us in 1894, is 
Sweet 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 color is very light green, very slightly veined with 
alittle darker shade. The fleshis 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; 
Y, Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
° 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 biotched 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; 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
e 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 
