Watermelons are usually ripe when the tendril or curl on the vine, opposite to the fruit stem, dries up 



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aule's Superior Watermelons 



DXTtTRE.— Watermelons do best on light, well drained soils, but there are varieties adapted to heavy loams. The hills should be 8 feet apart 

 h way, with some well rotted manure in each hill, thoroughly incorporated with the soil. Plant the seed as soon as the weather is really 

 m and settled. A packet will plant about 10 hills, an ounce about 30 hills; 3 or 4 pounds of seed to the acre. Allow two or three plants to 

 tain in each hill. Ready to use in 60 to 90 days. Fight bugs with Bug Death or Slug Shot. 



395 TOOl "'W'eitSOIl The Most Popular of All Melons for Shipping 



'his melon was an instantaneous success in some of the very best watermelon growing sections of the country. The above illustration was 

 ten from a melon sent into our office. It is an average specimen of the stock from which our seed is saved: it weighed 36 pounds. Tom Watson 

 i long, dark, mottled green melon, which at times grows exceptionallv large, often weighing from 60 to 70 pounds, but at the same time one 

 the most prolific melons in cultivation. Although the rind is thin it is very tough, making it a most excellent shipper for long distances, 

 e flesh is of most superb quality and intense red in color. The appearance and quality make it desirable for both market and home use. 



Packet, s cents; ounce, io cents; quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00, postpaid. 



417 The Jones Excellent Shipper 



magnificent large melon; dark green rind, slightly striped; flesh 

 ight red, very juicy and delicious. Medium early, very prolific. A 

 rload of 800 melons, averaging 43 pounds each, were gathered from 

 'o-thirds of an acre. Has been grown to immense size, and even the 

 rgest specimens hold their good flavor. An excellent melon for home 

 e, market or shipping purposes. Perfect in every respect. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00, postpaid. 



406 Black Boulder or Black Diamond 



Of Fine Flavor and Large Size 

 This excellent watermelon Is enormously productive, reaching a 

 mammoth size, melons weighing from 75 to 90 pounds are frequent; 

 of uniform symmetrical shape, roundish to bluntly oval, and this sim- 

 ilarity of shape runs through the entire field. Has rich, dark green, 

 almost black skin; flesh bright red and firm. It cuts equal to any 

 market melon, and its shipping qualities are phenomenal, no other 

 melon equaling it in toughness of rind. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 quarter po;tiid, 30 cents; pound, $1.00, postpaid. 



Melon 

 Culture 



By Troop 



A valuable 

 Book 

 for all 

 Melon 

 Growers 



Cloth-bound 

 70 Cents 



Postpaid. 



416 Mammoth Ironclad 



Large. Heavy Melons; A Good Shipper 



It is one of the great commercial melons. The flesh is of prime 

 lality, always solid and sweet. The heart Is very large, and the 

 ;sh next to the rind is fully equal in quality to that at the centre, 

 uniformly grows to greater size with more marketable melons to 

 ie acre than any other of the extra large varieties. Ironclad will 

 ostly resist a fall of 3 feet without fracture or even bruise. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00, postpaid. 



391 Fordhook Early 



An Extra Early Large Melon; Does Well Anywhere 



One of the largest of the extra early varieties, and claimed to be the 

 earliest of all. Shape nearly round. Color a medium shade of green. 

 Flesh bright red, and of deliciously Sweet flavor. The rind is sufficiently 

 hard to make it a good shipper. Does well if grown in heavy soils. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.35, postpaid. 



