De pendable Vegetable Seeds 
MUSKMELON (Cont.) 
Cassabas or Winter Melon 
Golden Beauty. A melon for winter use or late ship¬ 
ment. 6 to 8 inches in diameter. May be taken from vine 
as soon as they lose the green lustre, but should not be 
eaten until the hard rind will give under pressure of the 
thumb. Flesh is white, tender, sweet and juicy. 
Honey Dew—Green A melon of distinct character, 
but with a seed cavity like the ordinary cantaloupe. Dull 
white when ripe. Thin, tough skin protects the flesh and 
keeps it fresh for considerable time. Flesh is green and sweet 
as honey. 
WATERMELON 
Gypsy or Georgia Rattlesnake. A variety very 
popular with home gardeners and shippers. Adapted 
especially to the South. Long fruit, light green striped 
dark green. Flesh scarlet with white seeds. Tender 
and sweet. 
Kolb’s Gem. Very large, slightly oval, striped with 
light and dark green. Rind very hard and firm. Flesh 
bright red. solid, coarse grained, but tender and sweet. 
I om W atson. A large, oblong melon, the skin of 
which is dark green, with thick netting on the entire 
surface, quite distinct from other varieties. It averages 
18 to 24 inches long and 10 to 12 inches in diameter, red 
color, crisp, sweet and delicious. 
Citron for Preserves. Red Seeded. Fruit round 
and smooth. Is not eaten raw. but is used for making a 
very clear, transparent preserve of peculiarly fine flavor. 
Flesh, white and solid. 
Stone Mountain. A large round melon which is now 
bred to ripen in the North. A delicious melon for home 
gardeners. 
Harris’ Earliest. Sweetest, largest and best shipping 
early melon. Melon is oval to oblong; beautifully striped 
with green and gray; bright red flesh, which is sweet, 
tender and delicious. Melons weigh 20 to 30 pounds. 
Ice Cream or Peerless. Rind 
thin, light mottled green. Flesh 
bright scarlet. Solid to center. 
Sweet as honey. 
Klondike. The earliest. The 
Klondike is offered with the assur¬ 
ance of being, not only remarkably 
early, but as sweet, delicate and 
melting in flavor as any variety 
grown. The flesh is of a deep scarlet. 
Rind thin, not a particularly good 
shipping sort, but is emphatically 
the variety for home use and sale. 
Sweetheart. Remains in condi¬ 
tion for use longer than any other 
sort. Fruit early, large, oval and 
very solid. Flesh bright red, tender 
and sweet. Rind thin, but strong. 
Kleckley’s Sweets or Monte 
Christo . The finest of all medium 
early watermelons for home use. 
The rind is too thin to stand long 
distance shipment. The fruits are 
uniform in size, oblong in form, the 
skin is rich dark green the flesh 
bright scarlet, the seeds lie close to 
the rind, leaving a very large, solid, 
red core. The flesh is rich, sugary 
and melting, being entirely free from 
stringiness. 
Phinney’s Early. Very early, 
quality good; hardy. Bears abund¬ 
antly, medium sized, oblong melons 
with thin, smooth rind; flesh pink 
and tender. 
Tom Watson 
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