COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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Watermelon 
CULTURE—1 oz. for 50 hills, 1 % lbs. for 1 acre. 
Large crops of delicious watermelons can be raised in 
any good soil but sandy soil mixed well with manure is ideal 
for melons. To grow watermelons successfully we recom¬ 
mend to seed the whole bed to rye in the fall. In the spring 
open two furrows with a plow throwing the soil together and 
plant the seed in hills 6 feet apart. When the plants start to 
vine open another furrow and continue this plowing under of 
the rye till the whole ground is covered with the vines. This 
does away with cultivating, fertilizes the ground and mate¬ 
rially increases the yield. 
THIN OUT watermelon vines to one plant per hill when 
the vines are in the fifth true leaf stage to get melons of the 
largest size. Do not allow more than one or two melons per 
vine. To keep striped beetles down apply lime but ONLY 
when the vines are dry, never when damp with rain or dew. 
Lime applied when the vines are wet burns and stunts them. 
Which is the Best Watermelon? 
There is no variety that can be pointed out as the best of 
all. If you want a melon for your own use, grow Klondyke. 
Our strain is the finest for edible qualities, with brilliant red 
flesh, delicate in texture, with no trace of stringiness, carry¬ 
ing the highest amount of sugar content of any watermelon. 
If you want a small but good melon, the size of a large musk 
melon, King and Queen will suit you. Growing for market 
you must grow the variety the market demands. About the 
best in that line is Wondermelon, as it possesses high edible 
qualities, size and is early. Long Icing is another fine melon. 
An old variety yet still popular in many markets because 
highly attractive in appearance and in edible qualities not 
easy to beat. Tom Watson is safe to grow for long distance 
shipping. At present the most popular watermelon is Stone 
Mountain, a variety that is almost perfect save for its shape. 
We are working hard in order to produce Stone Mountain 
of oblong shape and hope to be able to introduce an oblong 
Stone Mountain after another year or two. 
Kleckley Sweet Watermelon 
KLECKLEY SWEET WATERMELON 
The melon is oblong with square ends, color dark green, 
flesh bright scarlet with broad solid heart, absolutely string¬ 
less, with very few seeds placed close to the rind. Flesh of 
the highest possible quality, very crisp, sugary and fairly 
melting in the mouth. The individual melons weigh from 
25 to 40 pounds. The rind is too thin for shipping, but for 
home market or family garden this melon has no superior. 
Equally suitable to any part of the country except too far 
North. The seed we offer is of the very highest quality saved 
only from large and perfect specimens and can be depended 
upon in every way. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 18c; 1 lb. 70c; 
10 lbs. $6.50, prepaid. 
WATERMELON STONE MOUNTAIN 
DIXIE BELL OB LIPSEY 
Very large, round, smooth melon, rapidly gaining in pop¬ 
ularity. Rind light green, flesh deep red and very sweet. 
Almost solid 'heart, having but few seeds which are white, 
tipped with bladk. It is not adapted for long distance ship¬ 
ping but for nearby markets an excellent, high quality vari¬ 
ety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 18c; lb. 70c. ■ 
Watermelon Klondyke 
WATERMELON KLONDYKE 
Long in shape, rind dark green, the flesh a distinctive 
shade of deep red. Average weight 25 lbs. Suitable for 
shipping, ripens in 82 days from date of planting. When it 
comes to quality no melon is the equal of Klondyke. Plant 
your favorite variety that you know sells well in your mar¬ 
ket and besides the old standby plant some Klondyke. The 
public appreciates quality, willing to pay for quality and sure 
to remember the party that is selling quality melons. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.00. 
WATERMELON THURMOND’S GRAY 
A long, large melon with splendid edible qualities. Flesh 
crisp, tender, bright red, seeds brownish. The rind is light 
in color and almost like a horn ia hardness, making it an 
excellent shipper. Average weight 35 lbs. per melon. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; lb. 80c; 10 lbs. $6.50, prepaid. 
WATERMELON FORDHOOK EARLY 
An ideal variety for sections where the growing season 
is short or wherever an extra early melon is wanted. As 
early as Cole’s Early but larger and heavier. Slightly oval 
in shape, rind dark green, mottled with stripes of still deeper 
color. Flesh pink in color, lucious and sweet. Seed white. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 20c; lb. 80c. 
You can order all seeds priced at 4.5 cents ‘per ounce or over in 
quarter and half ounce lots at ounce rate. Quarter and half pounds 
at pound rate. Five pounds or over a( 10 pound_rate. 35 pounds or 
over at 100 pound rate. , '■ ‘ ., 
