Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 
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WATERMELONS 
Harris* EARLIEST Watermelon 
SWEETEST, LARGEST AND BEST SHIPPING EAR.LY MELON 
Harris' Earliest Watermelon was originated by crossing Kolb's Gem with Hungarian Honey, Cole's 
Early and a small Russian melon of the very finest flavor. In form, the melon is oval to oblong; 
beautifully striped with green and gray; bright red flesh, which is sweet, tender and delicious beyond 
description. It is very productive, often bearing fine melons from July until frost. It is the melon 
for everybody to grow who wants to be first in the market with fine large melons weighing from 20 to 
30 pounds. It bears shipment very well, and on account of its extreme earliness, handsome appearance 
and fine table qualities always finds 
a ready sale at profitable prices. 
The Agricultural Experiment 
Station of the University of Ten- 
nessee says : " The Harris' Earliest 
Watermelon seeds sent us for 
trial produced melons weighing from 
12 to 15 pounds in 63 days. Was 
the earliest melon grown on the 
grounds. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 
1 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50, by mail, 
postpaid. 
It has become very popular as a 
shipping melon, particularly in the 
South. Vine vigorous and produc- 
tive, ripening its fruit early. Fruit 
large, oval, very heavy, uniformly 
mottled light and very light green; 
rind thin but firm ; flesh bright red, 
firm, solid but very tender, melting 
and sweet. Fruit retains its good 
quality for a long time after ripen- 
ing. Our stock is the very best. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, |lb. 20c. lb, 
60c, postpaid. 
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HARRIS' EARLIEST WATERMELON 
SESfS: McIver SUGAR Watermelon 
In general shape, size and appearance, this is similar to the well- 
known Kolb's Gem, but is distinctly darker, and the skin, where the 
melon rests on the ground, is rich yellow instead of white as in that 
variety ; very firm, hard rind, quite as good a shipper as the Kolb's Gem; 
flesh is much deeper colored, extends nearer to the rind, is much more 
tender and sweet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Jib. 25c, lb. 80c 
■ kleckley sweets " watermelon — -from a photograph 
Very large fruits of handsome appearance and fine quality. The 
fruits are oblong in form, averaging 20 inches in length ; skin beauti- ' 
fully marked with broad stripings of light green on dark ground. . The 
flesh is of a pale pink color, very crisp, free from any stringiness, sweet 
and melting. The fruits have a broad solid heart and bear shipping 
well. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Jib. 20c, lb. 60c, postpaid. By ex- 
press or freight : Per lb. 55c, 5 lbs. or more at 50c. per lb. 
KLECKLEY SWEETS 
The finest melon yet introduced for home growing and table 
use. The vines are strong, vigorous, and the fruits grow uni- 
formly to large size, 1 8 to 20 inches long and 12 inches in diame- 
ter. The skin is a rich, dark green ; flesh bright scarlet, ripen- 
ing close to the rind, which is but half an inch thick, so that 
shipping it long distances is not practicable. The seeds are 
white, lying close to the skin and leaving a very large, solid 
heart. Crisp, sugary, melting and entirely free from stringiness. 
The handsome appearance, uniform growth and luscious sweet- 
ness make it one of the finest melons in cultivation. Our seed 
was saved from carefully selected melons and is strictly pure 
and true. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Jib. 25c, lb. 75c. 
Sec General List of Vegetable Seeds, pages 33 to 48 for other varieties 
