18 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. AT A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
May's Watermelons—New, Standard Varieties 
OUR MELON SEED IS CAREFULLY SELECTED FROM SPECIMEN FRUITS 
MAY'S TOM WATSON 
Tom Watson 
MELON CULTURE. Tke soU should be a deep, rich, warm loan:; 
in moist seasons it does especially well on very sandy, well- 
manured land. Plant about ten seeds eight feet apart each way, 
covering about one inch deep. If the soil is not in good condition, 
put a shovelful of manure in each hill before planting seed. Pack 
the soil over the seed. As soon as the plants are up, and after each 
rain, loosen the soil around them, thus conserving the moisture. 
In order to prevent damage by the striped beetle, which is often 
very troublesome and destructive to the young melon plants, keep 
the plants dusted with Paris green, land plaster or some other good 
preventive. These attacks by insects are often avoided by starting 
the plants in hotbeds or frames, either in pots or on sod. Cultivate 
the land in both directions until the vines prevent it, so that little 
cultivation by hand will be necessary. After the danger from 
serious insect injury has passed, remove all but three good plants 
from each hill. If melons of fancy quality are desired, place a 
board or piece of glass under them to keep them off the ground, 
so that they may ripen more evenly and not become bruised. 
THE SAME cultural directions apply 
to watermelons as to musk 
melons, except that the end of the 
muskmelon vine may be pinched so 
that the laterals will be stronger 
although this is seldom done where 
melons are grown on a large scale. 
When properly grown the fruit is 
most delicious and has often been 
known to weigh jo pounds, even 
in the extreme Northern states. 
MAY'S 
Kleckley Sweet 
WHILE THE skin is too tender to 
admit of fruits being shipped 
any distance to market, it is most 
desirable to plant for home use or 
nearby markets. Fruits are oblong 
in form, dark green skin, very thin 
rind. Flesh bright scarlet, with 
broad, solid heart, the white seeds 
being placed close to the rind. 
Flesh most crisp, sugary and melt- 
. ing in the highest degree, free from . 
stringiness. The melons average 
eighteen to twenty inches in length 
by ten to twelve inches in diameter, of handsome appearance and 
most uniformly superior quality. The melons ripen quite early, 
and we consider it a most desirable variety for the home garden 
Packet Sc., ounce lOc, J^(-pound 2Sc., pound 75c. 
THIS IS A VERY hrge melon averaging iS to 2^ inches in 
^ length and lo to I2 in diameter, while it w-eighs 
when fully developed from 50 to 60 pounds. The 
skin is dark green with a netted surface making 
it quite distinct from other varieties and the 
rind is thin but tough. The flesh is a very 
bright red, a rich watermelon pink, crisp, 
sweet and delicious. The heart is large and 
the seeds brown tipped with white. In 
appearance and quality it is most desirable 
for both home and market use, and we con- 
sider it a most desirable variety for the 
home garden. We carefully select our melon 
seed from specimen fruits. This insures to 
the planter of our seed the very finest strain 
of melons that can be produced. The value of 
che crop raised depends directly on the quality of 
the seed. May's Northern grown seeds are the best. 
Packet lOc, ounce ISc, M-pound 45c., pound $1.50. 
Citron, Red Seeded. Small, round fruit; for preserving only. Packet Sc., 
ounce 10c. , J^-pound 20c., pound 7Sc. 
Citron, Green Seeded. Picsh clear white, seeds olive green. Packet Sc., 
ounce 10c. , j4-pound 20c., pound 7Sc. 
Georgia Rattlesnake or Striped Gypsy. Oblong, with mottled skin. Packet 
Sc., ounce lOc, Jj-pound 20c., pound 65c. 
Ice Cream or Peerless. Medium sized, mottled green, white seeds. Packet 
Sc., ounce lOc, U-pound 20c., pound 6Sc. 
Ironclad Mammoth. Old and very popular; very large. Packet Sc., ounce 
10c. , Jj-pound 20c., pound 6Sc. 
Kolb's Gem. Very large, good shipper. Packet Sc., oimce 10c., W-pound 
20c., pound 6Sc. 
McEiver's Sugar. Perfect quality as to texture and sweetness. Packet 
Sc., ounce 10c. , K-pound 20c., pound 6Sc. 
Phinney's Early. I'.xtra early, very productive. Packet Sc., ounce 10c.. 
M-pound 20c., pound 65c. 
Pride of Georgia. Very large, good quality. Packet Sc., ounce 10c., 
U-pound 20c., pound 6Sc. 
Sweetheart. Early; light mottled green, oval in form, red flesh. Packet 
Sc., ounce 10c., }:i-pound 20c., pound 6Sc. 
MAY'S EARLY COME-ON 
THIS IS OME of the finest melons 
for the home garden and insures 
melons to the family during the 
entire season. It is one of the 
earliest to ripen and continues to 
produce until frost, even in the most 
Northern states. In shape, the 
fruit is almost globular and the skin 
is pale green with dark green shad- 
ings. The flesh is a red solid, crisp, 
exquisitely sweet and melting, with 
a large heart and few seeds. The 
rind is very thin, but tough, and it 
is an excellent shipper as well as a 
melon that by its appearance com- 
mands the best price on the market. 
Packet 10c., ounce 20c., }^-pound 
50c., pound $1.50. 
MAY'S 
Alabama Sweet 
E.XTENSIVELY grown in the South 
for shipping to distant markets. 
The melons are large, of oblong 
form and have a firm, dark green. 
The flesh is bright red and of a delicious 
One of the very best of the long melons 
Packet 5c., outice lOc, J^-pound 25c., 
y\AY'S EARLY "COMfiW 
slightly striped, rind, 
flavor. Seeds are wliite 
for shipping purposes, 
pound 75c. 
