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 1 1 ^ 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 ; ■ 



ready sale at profitable 



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. lOc, oz. 20c., 

 i lb. SOc, lb. $1.50, by mall, 

 postpaid. 



Sweetheart 

 Watermelon 



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. Sc., oz. lOc, lib. 20c, lb, 

 60c., postpaid. 



HARRIS' EARLIEST WATERMELON 



Watermelon Iceberg 



Improved strain 

 of Kolb's Gezn 



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. Sc., oz. lOc, Jib. 25c., lb. 80c. 



'kleckley sweets" WATETmEU)T:i— from a photograph 



Mciver SUGAR Watermelon 



Very large fruits of handsome appearance and fine quality. The 

 fruits are oblong in form, averaging 20 inches in lengthy 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. Sc., oz. lOc, |lb. 20c., lb. 60c., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight : Per lb. SSc, 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, 18 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 lusciwisjsweet- 

 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. lOc, Jib. 25c., lb.. 75c. 



See General List of Vegetable Seeds, pages 33 to 48 for other varieties 



