AGGELER & MUSSER SEED CO. 
Los Angeles, California 
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A & M Watermelons 
A & M Klondike 
A & M Klondike Watermelon is with¬ 
out doubt the most popular melon in 
the State of California. We introduced the Klondike in 1909 
and naturally we are very proud of its present reputation. The 
Imperial Valley alone grows several thousand acres of them for 
shipment to outside territory and they are always the first 
melon to arrive on the Los Angeles market. The meat is a 
rich, bright red and very appetizing. Vendors along the boule¬ 
vards always cut a Klondike when they wish to attract cus¬ 
tomers. The rind is thick enough to protect the melon in ship¬ 
ping and yet it is not a thick, heavy rind like many varieties. 
If you are planting for market or for home consumption you 
will not go wrong by planting the Klondike. Average weight 
25 pounds. Edible in 87 days. The genuine A & M strain is 
put up in sealed bags for your protection. We have both the 
brown seed and black seed strains. (Pkt. 5c) (oz. 20c) {'A lb. 
65c) (1 lb. $2.00) (5 lbs. $9.50) (10 lbs. $18.00) postpaid. 
Stone Mountain 
This melon, very popular in the South, 
grows very large and is almost round. 
It is rich dark green in color, has a medium rind and the fiesh 
is deep red. It is drought resisting and will produce a profit¬ 
able crop of late melons when other melons are sometimes 
scarce. Edible in 94 days. (Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (A lb. 50c) 
(lb. $1.50) postpaid. 
Black Seeded Chilian 
Its thin rind and delicious 
flavor make this one of the 
best home garden varieties. Our strain of seed produces a good 
shipping melon and one that is a favorite not only with the 
grower but with the dealer. It is very prolific and very de¬ 
sirable for market. Average weight 18 lbs. Edible in 85 days. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (14 lb. 45c) (lb. $1.25) postpaid. 
Culture 
Generally speaking, the same cultural directions 
for muskmelons apply also to watermelons. Plant 
the seed in furrows, dropping ten seeds every eight or ten feet 
apart; cover about one inch. The furrows should be eight 
feet apart. When the plants are established, thin out, leaving 
two vines to the hill. Plant 1 to IVz lbs. of seed to the acre. 
White Seeded Chilian 
Just as much to be desired 
____ as the black seeded variety, 
except to those who prefer the black seed. All Chilians are 
good regardless of the color of the seed, but the black seeded 
one is planted for the early crop. Average weight 18 lbs. Edibl^e 
in 85 days. (Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (!4 lb. 45c) (lb. $1.25) postpaid. 
Black Seeded Angeleno for Aggeler and Musser 
Seed Company. 
As a shipper it is extraordinary because it rarely breaks, 
even supporting the weight of a man weighing 170 pounds. 
It is nearly round. Average weight 20 lbs! Edible in 90 days. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (i4 lb. 50c) (lb. $1.50) (5 lbs. $6.50) (10 lbs. 
$11.50) postpaid. 
Black Seeded Chilian 
has for several seasons been the most 
1 Om W atSOn popular melon in the South. _ Its shape 
Is similar to the Kleckley Sweet, but the color is a lighter 
green. Its great merit is in its good flavor, thin rind, and good 
keeping qualities, making it one of the best of shippers. Weight 
40 lbs. Edible in 92 days. (Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (!4 lb. 45c) (lb. 
$1.25) postpaid. 
D Has long been a popular melon with 
J\.alll0SllaK0 shippers. It is a long melon, having a 
white rind, with dark green stripes. Flesh of excellent flavor. 
Average weight 30 lbs. Edible in 92 days. (Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) 
(!4 lb. 40c) (lb. $1.25) postpaid. 
White Seeded Angeleno 
Large size, beautiful da.rk 
green rind with a tinge 
of gold showing through the green. No other variety compares 
with the Angeleno in its bright red flesh, red to the rind, and it 
is entirely free from fibre. It is nearly round. Average weight 
20 lbs. Edible in 90 days. (Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (‘A lb. 50c) (lb. 
$1.50) (5 lbs. $6.50) (10 lbs. $11.50) postpaid. 
C 1 To the grower and shipper who wants a large melon 
ILXCei the Excel fills the bill. It is oblong, dark green with 
a suspicion of a stripe, and will average 35 lbs. and is of ex¬ 
cellent flavor. It is a good shipper and has maintained its 
popularity for many years. The rind is very thick and is used 
extensively for watermelon preserves. Edible in 100 days. (i-'Kt. 
5c) (oz. 15c) (14 lb. 40c) (lb. $1.25) postpaid. 
Yellow-Fleshed Ice Cream laTlS zfisTonJ 
in shape and the rind an even dark green. In quality it is simply 
delicious, sugary and of a rich flavor peculiar to itself. (Pkt. 
5c) (oz. 15c) (!4 lb. 50c) (lb. $1.50) postpaid. 
The flavor when cold is sweet, crisp and 
W ini©r lVi01Oll surprisingly delicious and when you have 
finished you realize that you have eaten a melon as entir^y 
distinct from a water melon, as the Casaba is apart froin the 
Cantaloupe and just as delicious. Like the Casaba it should 
not be eaten right off the vine, but be allowed to lie around 
until the first signs of decay. It decays slowly like an apple, 
not like other watermelons. Average weight 10 lbs. Edible 
in 85 days. (Pkt. 5c) (oz. 35c) (!4 lb. $1.00) (lb. $3.00) postpaid. 
Kleckley Sweet 
This is an excellent melon 
either for the home garden or 
for shipping. It is of medium 
size, a very green rind, with 
deep red flesh of delicious flavor. 
Often grows to 50 pounds in 
weight. Edible in 87 days. (Pkt, 
5c) (oz. 15c) (A lb. 40c) (lb. 
$1.25) postpaid. 
Florida Favorite 
This melon is very popular 
with shippers, because of its 
extreme earliness, and all round 
good qualities as a good shipper. 
In appearance it is similar to 
the Rattlesnake, the rind being 
considerably darker. Average 
weight 30 lb. Edible in 87 days. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (!4 lb. 40c) 
(lb. $1.25) postpaid. 
A & M Winter Melon (King and Queen) 
Citron Large Green 
Grows to a length of 20 to 30 
inches and weighs from 30 to 
60 lbs. Is better than pumpkin 
for stock. Allowed to lay in 
field or piled in the banrnyard 
will not be damaged by frost 
nor decay until the following 
summer. (Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (!4 
lb. 35c) (lb. $1.00) postpaid. 
Preserving Citron 
Red Seeded, small round melon. 
This melon with a proper por¬ 
tion of lemon makes an ex¬ 
cellent preserve that is as good 
as marmalade. (Pkt, 5c) (oz. 
15c) (!4 lb. 40c) (ib. $1.25) post¬ 
paid. 
