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W. R. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
Watermelon. 
One ounce to 50 hills, or about three pounds to an acre. 
Mountain Sprout. A good market sort, fruit of 
large size; longish oval; skin dark green, marbled 
with light shades; red flesh of excellent quality. 
Mountain Sprout. Black Spanish. 
Black Spanish. Fruit large, of a round shape, 
color a very dark green, and seeds black. 
^ Mountain Sweet. Fruit oblong, dark green, 
rind thin, flesh red, solid and very sweet. 
Ice Cream or Peerless. Fruit of medium size, 
nearly round; skin pale green, rind very thin, 
white seeds, flesh solid and delicious. 
Mammoth Ironclad. 
Mammoth Ironclad. A variety of undoubted ex- 
cellence, of large size and weight, crops of it averaging 
nearly 50 pounds each. The flesh is deep red and of a 
delicious rich flavor, holding its flne qualities very close 
to the skin. In outside appearance it is somewhat like 
fh* Gypi'y- For shipping and keeping qualities the Iron- 
clad is unsurpassed. The vines are strong growing, and 
altogether it is a most valuable acquisition. 
Florida Favorite Watermelon. Finest table melon 
extant; oblong in shape, growing to very large size; rind 
dark, with light.green stripes; flesh light crimson, very 
crisp and deliciously sweet; seed rather small and of 
light creamy white color. Kipened the past season 10 
days earlier than the Kolb Gem, Ironclad or Battiesnaks. 
Vi'e offer seed grown by originator. 
Kolb Gem. 
Kolb Gem. This variety originated in Alabama thrsi 
years ago has proved to be a very valuable acquisition 
It is uniformly round and grows to a good size, oftei 
attaining a weight of twenty-flve to fitly pounds; thi 
flesh is a bright red and flavor excellent, rind dark grsen 
striped and very tough. It is unsurpassed as a ahippinj 
melon, retaining its freshness and sweetness for a Ions 
time after ripening. It is unusually productive and wil 
mature as far north as Chicago. 
Imperial Lodi. This is now the most popular of al 
the California grown varieties. Large, oblong, skin light 
pea-green in color, and thin. Red flesh, very sweet ant 
fine in flavor, and one of the very best for cultivation foi 
market sales. 
Beminole. 
Hungarian Honey. 
The Volga. 
Green and Gold. 
See Specialiies. 
Ice Cream or Peerless. Georgia Rattlesnake. 
Georgia Rattlesnake. One of the largest va- 
rieties, and stands shipment long distances. 
Fruit cylindrical, square at the ends, smooth, dis- 
tinctly striped and mottled light and dark green. 
Flesh bright scarlet, and very sweet. 
Pride of Georgia. Originated in Monroe Coun- 
ty, Georgia. The rind is dark green, shape nearly 
oval, and ridged like an orange; grows partly on 
one end, flesh rich scarlet, very small and crisp; 
attains a large size, and a good shipper. 
Citron. For preserving; flesh white and solid; 
seed red. 
Scaly Bark. An excellent variety; of great value 
to shippers; remains in choice eating condition 
from ten to fifteen days after being pulled. The 
flesh is light crimson; solid, tender and of fine 
flavor. Skin is almost smooth, looks as if covered 
with fish scales. Rind, though quite thin, is re- 
markably tough. 
Cuban Queen. The largest 
and one of the best grown; an 
excellent keeper, skin beauti- 
fully striped dark and light 
green. The flesh is red, solid, 
delicate in flavor and very 
sweet; bears transit well. 
Orange. Flesh red, tender 
and sweet, separating from the 
rind like an orange. 
Cuban Queen. 
