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WATERMELON. 
The Best New and Standard Varieties. 
^ " C fully 
) select our Melon 
) Seed from speci- 
men fruits. This 
insures to the 
planter of our 
Seed the very 
finest strain of 
Melons that can 
be produced. 
Watermelon, Snow Bound. 
May's loe Xiner Watermelon. 
So named because it is like Whittler's 
poem. "Snow Bound" — considered the best 
Snow Bound. 
of all. A very larjre, oblong-shaped melon, often weighing 40 to 
50 pounds eacli. Slcin gray or a light green color, tiesh deep red, 
tender and sweet. Ptt. 10c., oz. 15c., 14 lb. 3Sc., lb. $1.00. 
Black Diamond. Kony''s''^Gem^and 
Hoosier King. No melon ever yet pro- 
duced so uniformly large fruit, nor ap- 
proached it in productiveness. Melons 
weighing' from 75 to 90 pounds are fre- 
quent. Color, rich, dark green, almost 
black. Symmetrical in siiape, round- 
ish to oval. Pkt. 5c., 02. 10c., H lb. 
25c., lb. 7Sc. 
Fordhook Early. J^/o-od"%fz^ 
rather short and blockey in form, with 
large diameter. The skin is dark 
green, occasionally striped lighter 
green. The flesh is bright red, crisp, 
sweet and of splendid quality. Rind 
quite thin, but skin tough, making an 
excellent shipping variety. Pkt. 5c., 
oz. 10c., lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
TT lu ^ TT . One of tbe finest 
H albert Honey, watermelons for 
the home erarden, fully equal in deli- 
cious flavor to the celebrated Kleckley 
Sweets, but better and more uniform 
in color and shape, being free from any 
tendency to "neck." Skin dark glossy 
green, flesh beautiful crimson. Pkt. 5o., 
oz. lOc, Vi lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
ci r _ __J The earliest largre vari- 
bateguard. ety ever Introduced. 
Without doubt the best melon for early marketing:. The tough 
skin enables it to withstand almost any amount of rough han- 
dling The flesh is a rich, pink, crisp, tender and very sweet. 
Will furnish melons earlier in the season than any other sort. 
Pkt. lOc, oz. ISc, V4 lb. 300., lb. $1.00. 
, _ , Extra early, medium size, oval, very pro- 
Phinney s iLarly. ductive. pkt. 5c., oz. loc, 14 ib. 25c., ib. 
75c. 
_ ' _ Grows to a 
Cuban Queen, large size, 
oval in shape, skin marked 
regularlv, flesh crisp, juicy 
and sugary. Pkt. Sc., 
oz. IOC, V4 lb. 25c., lb. 
75c. 
D- • B X c e 1 1 e nt 
IXie. quality, very 
large and solid, flesh 
red, intermediate. Pkt. 
5c., oz. lOc, 1/4 lb. 2Sc., 
lb. 75c. 
Georgia Rattle- 
__„!_„ S t a ndard 
SnaKc. Southern va- 
riety, oblong, flesh sear- 
let, crisp and juiey. A 
good shipper. Pkt. Sc., 
oz. 10c., Vi lb. 2Sc., lb. 
75c. 
Kolb's Gem. ZV/e 
flesh red; popular in the 
South. A good ship- 
ping sort. Pkt. 5c., oz. 
lOc., 14 lb. 25c., lb. 750. 
Water Melon, Fordhook Early 
l\/raT7'c T/-A Vrrtcr iSee cut.) The best flavored variety ever 
nxdy E> xtc rviiig. introduced. The melon for all sections. 
The best shipper and most productive variety ever offered. Will 
stand almost any amount of rough u.sage, and therefore valu- 
able for the large growers. The meat is a rich scarlet, tender, 
sweet and iuicv. Pkt. lOc, oz. ISc, ^ 
lb. 2Sc., lb. 75c. 
<Iw«»AtVi«>ar«. ^'"<' vigorous and 
OWeetneart. productive, ripening 
its fruit early; fruit large, oval, very 
heavy, uniformly mottled, ligtit and 
dark green, rind thin but firm, flesh 
bright red, firm and solid, but very 
tender, melting and sweet. Pkt. Sc.* 
oz. lOo., V4 11>- 25o., lb. 75o. 
Kentucky Wonder. J^,'!*^' da?k 
green, beautifully marked, crisp, rich, 
sugary. Pkt. Sc., oz. lOc, '4 lb. 25c., 
lb. 7Sc. 
True Ice Cream, home market 
melon. It has too thin a skin for 
shipping. Few, if any, surpass a True 
Ice Cream for quality and productive- 
ness. Flesh bright scarlet, solid to 
center, melting and delicious. Pkt. 
Sc., oz. lOc, Yt lb. 25c., lb. 7So. 
Florida Favorite, fonl^'^n'on 
days earlier than Kolt>'s Gem; flesh 
red, of fine flavor and quality. Pkt. 
Sc., oz. lOc, V4 lb. 25c., lb. 7Sc. 
Alabama Sweets, ^.ipf^nf melon 
equal to Icing, Kleckley, and Florida 
favorite in luscious quality; shape long; dark green, continuous 
bearer. Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc, Vi lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
<S,,rrr%T- T^Jt ^T-,,^-r- Medium size, with striped or varie- 
OUgar or IVlClVer. gated exterior, beautiful red flesh and 
light colored or white seeds. The flesh is entirely string-less, 
and of perfect quality as to texture and sweetness. The vines 
are strong, thrifty and prolific, and well adapted to withstand 
either wet weather or drought; 
extensively grown in the North 
and South; best results in ail sec- 
tions. Pkt. Sc., oz. lOc, 14 lb. 2Sc., 
lb. 7Sc. 
Kleckley's Sweet. ,^ifion| 
melon, 20 inches in 
length by 10 to 12 
inches in diameter. The 
skin is dark green, 
flesh bright scarlet, 
rind % inch in thick- 
ness. The scarlet flesh 
is sweet and sugary; 
leaves no strings of 
pulp whatever in eat- 
ing. We believe it is 
the best table melon 
today. Pkt. Sc., oz. 
lOc, 14 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
C:f__„ C o 1 o r a do 
ILIOn. p J. eservlug'. 
Makes beautiful, near- 
ly transparent pre- 
ii^i, serves of imsurpassed 
flavor; superior to the 
ordinary preserving 
citron in quality. Pkt. 
Sc., oz. lOc, 14 lb. 25c, 
lb. 75c. 
Sugar Melon. 
L. L,. MAT & CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
