SEED GROWERS 
Early Kansas 
85 days. Recently introduced melon of high merit. Distinctly 
early, of large size, and excellent quality. Fruits nearly round, 
slightly longer than broad; handsome color, deep emerald green 
with irregular paler green stripes; seeds large and of reddish 
color. Popular in mid-west for shipping. Rind medium thick and 
fairly strong. 
Ferry’s Peerless 
85 days. 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 
95 days. 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. 
HARRIS’ EARLIEST 
80 days. 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 
95 days. 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 
85 days. 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, Black Seeded 
85 days. Similar to brown seeded strain but a trifle smaller and 
earlier and has small black seeds. 
KLONDIKE, Morse’s Brown Seeded 
- 85 days. Standard market and shipping variety in California 
but comparatively unknown in other sections. Melons medium 
size, blocky, length 114% to 134 times the diameter. Slightly 
flattened ends, slightly furrowed lengthwise. Exterior color dark 
green, very thin rind. Flesh very dark pink, crisp, sweet, and of 
very fine quality. Seeds small, brown with black tips and margins. 
Klondike R 7 (Wilt Resistant) 85 days 
Developed by Dr. D. R. Porter of the University of California, 
resistant to fusarium wilt. Quite similar to Morse’s Brown 
Seeded strain, but when young the melons show a distinct bloom 
and at maturity they are smoother and show less furrowing. 
KLONDIKE, Striped 
85 days. Extensively used in California for market and in 
certain sections displacing Klondike. Melons large, thick oblong, 
light green with dark rattlesnake striping. Rind medium thin, 
tough. Flesh and seeds like Klondike. 
STONE MOUNTAIN (Dixie Belle) 
95 days. Recently introduced melon of outstanding merit; ideal 
for home and market garden; shipped North in enormous quanti- 
ties. Fruits very large; broad oval, almost round, with blocky 
ends; dark green with indistinct veining; rind hard and tough; 
flesh bright red, crisp and sweet. 
Sweetheart 
95 days. Splendid shipper and popular home and market gar- 
den sort. Fruits very large; round to slightly oblong, with blocky 
ends; light green with fine, darker veining; rind hard and tough; 
flesh bright red, crisp and sweet; seeds black. 
TOM WATSON 
95 days. The most widely grown melon for shipping; also 
popular for home and market garden use. Fruits very large; 
oblong, cylindrical, symmetrical; dark green with fine vein- 
ing of very dark green; rind very tough; flesh bright deep red, 
crisp and sweet; seeds vary in color from brown to almost white. 
Telegraph 
Code Word 
MELEN 
MELEX 
MELTE 
MELHS 
MELIR 
MELKY 
MELOK 
MELDS 
MELRK 
MELRI 
MELST 
MELBA 
MELAW 
39 
