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THE GRAND JUNCTION SEED CO., Grand Junction, Colorado 
Improved Dark Seeded Klondike 
Watermelons 
Our Western Grown Watermelon seed is free from 
any citron. It is grown in fields that are strictly foi 
seed No melons are marketed from these fields, the 
very best melons are saved for seed. Continual re¬ 
selection, especially on the shipping types, keeps the 
varieties we list up to an ev£n type standard. 
Culture. One ounce plants 30 hills; three pounds 
to the acre. Plant in well drained hills, 8 to 10 feet 
apart each way. A light, sandy soil is the best, but 
Watermelons do well on any soil which is well 
drained. They are often planted between the rows 
in a cornfield. In growing they require plenty of 
water. Avoid lifting the vines and use only hand 
tools in cultivating. 
752 Ward’s Rio Grande. (75 days.) An extremely 
early Melon and the finest, sweetest flavor of all 
the early Melons. You like Watermelons; you 
will like them better if you can get them real 
early in the season; you like Watermelons with 
rich bright red flesh and a solid heart; you like 
them crisp, tender and sweet—if that is what you 
want in a Watermelon we know you will like the 
Rio Grande. It is a long Melon with a thin dark 
green rind; it is too tender to stand shipping but 
it is ideal for home markets and for your garden. 
We have had several Rio Grande Melons weighing 
over 40 lbs. It is the best early Watermelon we 
have ever grown. Fkt, 10c; oz, 20c; V4 lb, 45c; 
lb, $1.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs, $5.60. 
758 Kleckley’s Sweet. (85 
days.) An immensely 
popular home garden 
Melon because of 
its earliness, su 
p e r b flavor and 
surpassing crisp¬ 
ness. Flesh very 
bright rich red 
and ripens 
nearly to the 
rind. The 
rind is too 
tender lor 
shipping. 
Very dark 
green rind. 
Good size, ob- 
long form, 
tapering to¬ 
wards the 
stem end. 
Fkt, 5c; oz, 
10 c; Va lb, 
30c; lb, 75c, 
postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 5 lbs, 
$3.00. 
Stone Mountain 
or Dixie Beil 
See Next Page 
751 New Market Early. (70 days.) The earliest 
Watermelon grown in this country. Cole’s Early, 
which we have now discontinued, not only ma¬ 
tures later but is not of equal quality. New Mar¬ 
ket Early will mature at much higher altitudes 
and in more northern latitudes than Kleckley 
Sweet. Good sized melons, slightly oval in shape. 
The rind is dark green, mottled with darker green 
stripes and the flesh is bright red. Not suitable 
for shipping but excellent for home gardens and 
nearby markets. Fkt, 5c; oz, 15c; *4 lb, 40c; 
lb, $1.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs, $5.60. 
763 Improved Dark Seeded Klondike. (85 days.) An 
early, delicious Melon for the home garden and 
one that can be shipped moderate distances. Our 
seed of the Improved Dark Seeded Klondike is 
grown from an excellent selection made by the 
University of California. Improved Dark Seeded 
Klondike Melons are larger than Klondike, of cyl¬ 
indrical shape, tapering toward the blossom end. 
The rind is dark green and fairly tough. The 
seeds are small and black and the flesh is an at¬ 
tractive bright red. Fkt, 10c; oz, 20c; V4 lb, 45c; 
lb, $1.25; 5 lbs, $5.60. 
769 Klondike Original Strain. (90 days.) Color and 
type very much the same as the Improved Dark 
Seeded Klondike, but is coarse and does not have 
the fine flavor of the Improved strain. Fkt, 5c; 
oz, 10c;, V4 lb, 25c; lb, 75c; 5 lbs, $3.25. 
762 Rocky Ford. (80 days.) A Colorado selection 
of the Kleckley Sweet type. This excellent selec¬ 
tion is one of the finest to plant for home 
use. The good sized Melons are very at¬ 
tractive, oblong in form, and have a dark 
green, glossy skin. The rind is 
unusually thin, with the flesh 
ripening close to it. The color of 
the flesh is a beautiful bright 
scarlet, and the heart is broad and 
solid. Fkt, 5c; oz, 10c; V4 lb, 25c; 
lb, 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
5 lbs, $3.25. 
Grand Junction Seed Co., 
Grand Junction* Colo. 
Dear Sirs: I have had 30 
years of experience in grow¬ 
ing watermelons for my 
home market located 7 miles 
south of Peru, Kansas. 
I plant the Hippo De¬ 
light watermelon as my main 
crop melon, as 90 per cent 
of my customers call for the 
Hippo. I buy all my seed 
from The Grand Junction 
Seed Company, and receive 
most wonderful results in 
return. 
I remain, as ever, 
L. A. ALEXANDER. 
