HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 



WATERMELONS Wasse..e,one, Oe. 



CULTURE. — In order to get good matermelons it is essential that the plants have a good start, and to this end 

 it is important to prepare hills by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well-rotted manure, and in this 

 plant the seed as soon as the ground becomes warm and dry. Cultivate exactly like cantaloupes, but give more room, 

 say 8 to 10 feet apart each way. They should not be planted near pumpKins, gourds or their species, as they will hybrid- 

 ize and injure the flavor of both. One ounce will plant thirty hills; three pounds will plant an acre. 



Florida Favorite Watermelon. 



Tom Watson Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc; % lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. See full description, page i, (Specialties.) 



Florida Favorite '^^^^ most popuiar watermelon on the list. It is a prime favorite for home con- 

 sumption. It ripens early, has dark skin with light-green stripes, and crimson 

 flesh; exceedingly sweet and fine quality. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 15c.; J/2 lb., 25c.; lb., 40c, 

 Halbert Honey '^^^^ introducer describes this as equal in flavor and as handsome as the 

 ^ Kleckley's Sweets and much more productive. It is a long, early melon, with 

 a dark, rich, glossy green rind, crimson flesh and a sweetness that is unsurpassed. It is a fine 

 melon for home use and home market, but the rind is too thin and brittle to stand shipment. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 20c.; lb., 50c. 



Blue Gem ^^'^^ average larger than the Kolb Gem, and as a table melon is far superior. Of 

 a dark bluish green color, very uniform in size and shape, crimson flesh, equal to 

 any as a shipper and shows up well in bulk. The vine makes a strong and vigorous growth and 

 car be depended upon under ordinarily favorable circumstances to set a large number of fruits. 

 Pkt., 5c. and lOc; % lb., 15c.; ^ lb., 25c.; lb., .}oc. 



Girardeau's Triumph favorite market and shipping Alelon. It is early, prolific, and aver- 



ages very large. Its fine appearance makes it a ready seller in any 

 market. The rind, like that of the Duke Jones, is of dark green color, with indistinct stripe; flesh 

 solid and sweet. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 14 lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 



Kleckley Sweets This new variety is one of the finest flavored Melons grown. The vines are 

 strong and vigorous; the fruits oblong in form, eighteen to twenty inches long, 

 and ten to twelve inches in diameter; skin dark green, flesh bright red, extremely sweet, melting 

 and luscious. Ripens close to the rind, which is only about one-half inch in thickness. The large, 

 solid heart does not crack open when ripe. Not a shipper, but highly recommended for the home 

 market and family garden. Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc; l4 lb., 20c.; lb., 50c. 



Sweet Heart magnificent, new and distinct shipping variety of the largest size; nearly globu- 

 lar in shape; skin a bright, beautiful, mottled green; rind thin; flesh bright red, 

 firm and solid to the center, heavy, but crisp, melting and exceedingly sweet. A good keeper and 

 improves in quality for a long time after ripening. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its 

 fruit early. Pkt., 5c. and loc; ^ lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 



Kolb's Gem Fruit uniformly large and nearly round, mottled and striped with light and dark 

 green; flesh a bright red, and while somewhat coarse, does not detract from its 

 delicious sugary flavor. A standard sort for shipping long distances. Pkt., 5c. and lOc; ]4 lb., 

 15c.; lb., 35c. 



Jordan's Gray Monarch or Long Light Icing of the largest of Melons and a fine ship- 



° ° ° per, carrymg well for long distances. It is long 



in shape, with skin of mottled gray color and bright crimson flesh. The flavor is sweet and de- 

 licious. Packet, 5c.; oz., loc; % lb.. 15c.; lb., 40c. 



Gipsy or Georgia Rattlesnake One of the largest, oldest and most popular sorts, particu- 

 ^ _ ° larly in the South; fruit oblong, of light green color, finely 



marked with darker shade; flesh bright scarlet and very sweet. Packet, 5c.; oz., lOc; 2 ozs., 15c.; 

 14 lb., 20c.; lb., 40c. 



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