WATERMELON -Selected Seed 
Watermelons do best In light well-drained soils, though there are several varletlesthat are ^®’' a ^ apted £ 
heavy loams. To get good melons it is essential that the plants have a good start therefore the seed should be 
put in just as soon as the weather is really warm and settled. Prepare to two^ oT three 
into the soil an abundance of well-rotted manure, and in these plant the seed, thrnning o ^t 
plants in each hill. Frequent watering with liquid manure will hasten growth and help them to get out of t 
way of insect pests. Mountain Sweet. This popular old melon 
still holds its own, and Is particularly desirable for 
growing in mountainous districts or on heavy 
soils. Fruit oblong; rind thin; flesh red. sweet 
and solid. Ounce, 10 cents; 14 pound, 25 cents. 
Peerless. A most desirable home-market 
melon, specially recommended both for its quality 
and productiveness. Medium early, fruit oblong, 
light, mottled green; flesh bright scarlet, solid to 
the center, melting and delicious. Ounce, 10 cents. 
i / 4 pound, 25 cents. 
Mclver Wonderful Sugar. Of handsome ap- 
pearance and fine quality. The fruits are oblong 
in form, averaging twenty inches in length; the 
skin is beautifully marked with broad stripings of 
light green on a dark ground. The flesh is of a 
pale pink color, very crisp and sweet. The fruits 
bear shipping well. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 
25 cents. 
Southern Rattlesnake. This is a famous 
and popular variety In the Southern States, where 
it is grown extensively both for home consumption 
and for shipment to Northern markets. Also 
known as Striped Gypsy. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 
pound, 25 cents 
Kleckley Sweet. This superb melon has no equal for 
luscious flavor. The skin is not tough enough to bear ship- 
ment to long distances, but it is the most desirable of all 
for the home garden, or nearby markets. The fruits are 
large, oblong, and very dark green in color. Flesh bright 
scarlet with solid heart and small white seeds close to the 
rind Flesh crisp, sugary and melting in the highest degree 
— entirely free from stringiness. The melons average 
eighteen Inches in length, ripen early, are of very hand- 
some appearance and uniformly superior in quality. We 
consider It the very finest sort In existence. Ounce, 10 
cents. 14 pound, 25 cents. 
Halbert’s Honey. (No. 1 In cut.) This new melon 
equals in flavor and is as handsome in color as the Kleckley 
Sweet, but more regular in form and much more productive. 
Growing as long as the Kleckley, the melons are blunt at 
both ends. Average length, eighteen to twenty inches. Six 
to eight inches in diameter. Color of rind a clear, glossy 
deep green Flesh a beautiful crimson, extending to within 
less than half an inch of the rind, which, like the flesh, is so 
tender it will not stand shipping any distance unless carefully 
handled. It is essentially the home melon for the home 
garden and for local markets. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 
25 cents. 
Alabama Sweet. Without question one of the finest 
shipping melons ever placed on the market. It is early, or 
strong growth, very productive and bears later than most 
others. Its flavor is simply delicious and it is of very hand- 
some appearance. Is of good size, dark green in color, with 
light seeds. In high favor in the South. Ounce, 10 cents. 
1/4 pound, 25 cents. 
Florida Favorite. A dark and light green mottled 
melon, of beautiful appearance. Oblong in shape. The 
flesh is a bright crimson, crisp and deliciously sweet. It 
ripens earlier than Kolb's Gem or Rattlesnake, and is a 
good Shipper, coming to this market from the far South in 
prime condition. Ounce, 10 cents. *4 pound, 25 cents. 
Dark Icing Rind. A splendid extra-early melon, an 
excellent variety for either home use or near-by market. 
An attractive and popular melon. Dark green rind; the 
flesh is of a deep rich red color, and of the most delicious 
flavor. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 25 cents. 
Jordan’s Gray Monarch. (Long Light Icing.) One 
of the largest of melons, and a fine shipper, carrying well 
for long distances. It is long in shape, with skin of mottled 
gray color and bright crimson flesh. The flavor is sweet 
and delicious. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 25 cents. 
Seminole. (No. 2 in cut.) An excellent variety for 
private gardens. Is large in size, early and very productive. 
Its color is usually grayish; sometimes a light green. The 
flesh is a bright carmine, of good quality and superior 
flavor. The rind is very thin, but so tough as to make the 
melon an excellent shipper. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 
25 cents. 
Long Dixie. A cross of the Kolb Gem on the Moun- 
tain Sweet; a good shipping melon. It ripens early, the 
vines are strong and vigorous, and the fruit large. Ounce, 
10 cents. 1/4 pound, 25 cents. 
Triumph. (No. 3 in cut.) A splendid shipping variety 
of large size and handsome appearance. The melons are 
rather shortened in form, but thick through. Skin deep 
bluish green, with dark red flesh of excellent quality. 
Ounce, 10 cents. (4 pound, 25 cents. 
CITRON. Only for winter use. A round, light and 
dark-striped melon, meat greenish-white, used for preserv- 
ing only; seeds red and small. This should be more gener- 
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Sweetheart. A very early large-sized melon. Nearly 
*ound, but a little longer than thick. The skin is a beautt- 
! ul light mottled green, with distinct, netted lines or a 
iarker shade. The rind is thin but very tough and it bears 
shipment well. The solid flesh- is a deep, rich red, very crisp 
ind melting. Is always a good seller on account of Its 
Handsome appearance and luscious quality. Ounce, 10 cents, 
i , Dound. 25 cents. 
Special Prices for Larger Quantities. 
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