R.B. BUCHANAN SEED CO. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. 
Buchanan’s Southern Grown Watermelon Seeds 
CULTURE—One ounce to 40 hills; three or four pounds to the acre. Drop in hills six to eight feet apart, six to ten seed, one inch deep, and 
thin to three best plants. I he proper time to plant melons in this section is generally about the middle of April. 
WATERMELON SEED NOTICE —Melon seeds are extremely difficult to keep pure, and to improve a strain there is a necessity of very careful 
selection of stock seed plants for many years. You cannot afford to plant ordinary common seeds, usually of run-out strains and indifferent 
selection, often saved from the tail-end of shipping crops. Plant only the best watermelon seeds you can obtain. 
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BUCHANAN’S IMPROVED WATSON WATERMELON 
All Prices on this Page Post Paid. All 10c Pkts. 3 for 25c Quantity Prices—See Yellow Price List Enclosed 
240—Buchanan’s Improved Tom Watson Watermelon 
The Real Red-Meated Tom Watson, the only kind to plant. Not the white-centered, white-hearted, “run out” seed so 
generally sold. (From photograph of average seed crop melons—seeds saved only from selected true-to-type melons.) 
The Watson has rightfully been the most largely planted melon in the South for shipping purposes. It’s a splendid 
melon for shipping, for nearby markets and for home use. It is an excellent combination all-purpose melon for you to grow. 
There has been much complaint about the Watson “running out” and this is absolutely true of most of the Tom Watson 
seed on the market. It is seed saved from the tail end of the shipping crop, seed from malformed, rotten-ended runts and 
culls; seeds from white-hearted or centered melons. You can’t afford to plant such seeds. 
In eating quality the Watson is good and its tough, medium thick, elastic rind makes it the finest shipper. Medium 
early, cylindrical shape, averaging 10 by 20 inches. Its dark green color and generally handsome appearance make it a 
seller at top of the market prices. 
Price—Pkt. (1 oz.), 10c; *4 lb., 25c; y 2 lb., 45c; 1 lb., 75c; 5 
255—New Stone Mountain 
255—One of the finest, sweetest, largest and earliest Watermelons. Under 
favorable conditions, fruits weigh from 60 to 80 pounds, and ripen in 
85 to 90 days. The fruit is almost round or square-shaped with rich, dark 
green, medium thick rind, and dazzling scarlet flesh of luscious sweetness. 
It has few seeds, is firm and solid, almost all heart, and truly an unsur¬ 
passed table delicacy. The rind is sufficiently tough to stand considerable 
handling, making it an excellent shipper. It is very prolific, withstands 
drouth, and will produce a fine crop of good melons when other varieties 
fail. It is the best round-type Watermelon for the home garden or market. 
Our seed stock has been vastly improved since the variety was introduced 
and represents the genuine true-to-type Stone Mountain Watermelon. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; *4 lb., 35c; 14 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.75 
233—BUCHANAN’S IMPROVED KLECKLEY’S SWEET—Recently introduced, 
the seed are snow white, with no trace of color and are slightly larger 
than the regular Kleckley Sweet. The melons are cylindrical, very dark 
green with faint creases or ridges running lengthwise. The size is some¬ 
what larger than Kleckley Sweet. The edible qualities are splendid and 
it no doubt has a large future. The rind perhaps is harder than Kleckley 
Sweet, making it a shipper for moderate distances. Edible in 87 days. 
Size, 22 x 10 inches. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 14 lb., 25c; lb., 50c; 1 lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.75 
lbs., $3.00.; 10 lbs., $5.50. Post Paid 
Stone Mountain Melon 
Watermelons Produce One of the Earliest Money Crops. See Yellow List for Wholesale Prices. 
