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:ary for the best watermelons. They seldom do well on heavy adobe or clay soils, and these lands 
a farm crop. In the garden the soil can be made suitable by spading in each hill some well-rotted 
Light, sandy, or gravelly soil is ne 
should be avoided for watermelons 
manure and sand or loam. 
Plant the seed about the first of May, in hills about five feet apart. Use five or six seeds to a hill, and thin out to two plants as soon as the 
second or third leaf shows. Use about four ounces of seed to 100 hills, or as a farm crop, two to four pounds per acre. 
there are five decidedly popular watermelons on the Pacific Coast, each very different and each of particularly fine quality and- superlative 
merit. These are Chilian, Florida Favorite, Georgia Rattlesnake, Halbert Honey and Kleckley Sweets. All are splendid shipping 
melons, and all are grown in immense areas throughout the great Sacramento and San Joaquin Yallevs. Thev are not only the great shin: 
a teiflTmore d^sirabirtYari^L otherl^ melons. Out of the five probably the Chilian, Halbert Honey and Florida Favorite are 
wE^ ST rrt? N GI ^ o yN SEED— For some reason, not wholly understood, watermelon deteriorates if the seed is constantly grown in the 
Zfinn J™ J I, best strains come fromthe extreme East and we get our supply from one of the best growers in Florida. The most critical 
at the f eart et0Wa Eastem P roduces more uniform market melons and that they are more solid and uniformly ripened 
FLORIDA FAVORITE &g£$Jg 
large, oblong fruit and dark-green skin, mottled 
with a deeper shade. Rind thin, flesh deep 
red and of fine quality. The flavor is excellent 
and the melon is well suit • d lor either table or 
market. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Mlb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
HALBERT HONEY 
A large oblong variety of the 
best quality. Is especially 
sweet in flavor, crisp and brit- 
tle, and well ripened to a verv 
thin rind. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
Mlb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Ice Cream. A popular home- 
market variety. The fruit 
is oblong, with dark green 
mottled skin. Flesh deep pink. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; ii lb. 25c; 
lb. 75c. ' 
Iceberg. In general appearance 
this variety resembles Kolb's 
Gem, but the skin, which is 
dark green with markings of a 
lighter shade, is darker in 
Iceberg, and shows a spot of 
bright yellow where the fruit 
rests on the ground. The 
rind is thin and the flesh deep 
red. It is the best dark- 
colored shipping variety in 
use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; H lb. 
25c; lb. 75c. 
KLECKLEY 
SWEETS 
OR MONTE CRISTO. A very 
desirable variety for the home 
garden or near-by markets. 
The most extensively grown 
shipping variety in California. 
Fruit medium sized, oval, and 
skin dark green; flesh bright 
^ , red and very sweet. It is the 
very sweet, honey -like flavor that makes it especially distinct 
from all other varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; H lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Kolb's Gem. The well-known shipping variety. The fruit is large, 
thick, and oval, with flattened ends. Skin striped with light and 
dark green. Flesh bright red. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; U lb. 25c; 
ID. 75c. 
Mountain Sweet. A good home-garden variety and an old favorite. 
lH^L , r I e a , n Ai? Tal; skin green, and flesh bright red. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; U lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Sweet Heart. A very productive and fine shipping variety. Fruit 
large, oval, with thin but firm rind. Flesh bright red, solid, 
25c- S lb ee 75c mottled green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; M 
The i,° i d , 1 ' or s an Joaquin. Well-known and popular California 
*hl™Zi F°n n 0I ! an „ imm ense scale in San Joaquin Valley and 
&™ t0 aU °,f the Pacific Coast. Fruit large and oblong, 
?S ^ ^ d s H m y mottled; rind thin but tough; flesh bright 
red and sweet; seeds white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Mlb. 25c;lb. 75C 
Tom Watson. A novelty in watermelons, and of sterling merit. 
It was introduced last season and has been quite extensively 
tried so that it has passed its period of experiment. The fruit 
is very large, many melons weighing 50 to 60 pounds and meas- 
uring 18 to 24 inches in length. Its rind is very thin but ex- 
ceedingly tough, and on this account it is one of the very best 
shipping varieties. The skin is a dark mottled green, while the 
flesh is a brilliant scarlet, and the heart is very large with a 
small seed area. The flavor is most delicious and refreshing. 
See cut on page 8. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; lb. $2.00= 
Black Boulder, or Black Diamond. A round, very 
dark-green melon with bright-red flesh and black 
seeds. It is similar to old Black Spanish, but 
supersedes it in every way. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; U 
lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 
CHILIAN. A very brittle, thin-skinned variety, of 
highest quality, and especially valuable for home 
garden. It is slightly oblong; the skin is deep 
rich green, mottled and striped with a still deeper 
green; the flesh is bright red and the flavor is 
remarkably fine and sweet. Pkt... 5c; oz. 10c • 
M lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Citron, Red Seeded. A small, globular variety 
striped and marbled with light green. Flesh white and solid- 
seeds red. Used exclusively for pickles and preserves. Pkt^ 
5c; oz. 10c; M lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Citron, Green Seeded or Colorado Preserving. An oblong dull 
green variety about eighteen inches long. The flesh is 
green with green seeds and is used largely for stock 
feeding. A common plan is to split them open with an axe and 
feed them to cattle in the field. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V lb 25c- 
lb. 75C. ' 
Cole's Early. A great favorite for a large area of different climates. 
Fruit medium sized, oblojitr, striped and mottled. Flesh, bright 
ib 75c sweet flavor- Pkt- 5o; oz- 10c > & 2 ^°; 
Cuban Queen. An excellent shipping variety of medium to large 
size, and globular to oval shape. Rind quite thin, flesh bripht 
red and firm. Skin striped with light and dark gri-^i. Pkt. 5c 
oz. 10c; }4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Dark Icing. Fruit large, nearly globular. Skin dark-green, sort 
of mottled indistinctly with lighter green. Flesh deep pink and 
of fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Dixie. A good market variety with large, oblong fruit. Skin striped 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; M lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Fordhook Early. The earliest of all melons and of the finest quality 
Fruit almost globular; color deep mottled green with occasiona 
faint stripes 1 of lighter green; flesh bright red and crisp- rind 
10c ? V™bt5? a ib S 75 a g °° d ShiPPing Vari6ty - "MS* 
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