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MARK MEANS COMPANY, 1934 ANNUAL. SEED CATALOG. LEWISTON. IDAHO 
Watermelons 
CULTURE. Watermelons do best on light, well drained soils, but give good results on any rich garden soil that is 
welll cultivated. One ounce of seed will plant 30 hills; 3 to 4 pounds to an acre. 
Halbert Honey 
82 Days equal in flavor 
and as handsome as the Kleckley’s Sweets 
and much more productive. A long, earily 
melon, with dark, rich, glossy green rind, 
crimson flesh and sweetness that is unsur¬ 
passed. Fine for home use and home market, 
but is too thin and brittle to stand ship¬ 
ment. Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 10 c; V 4 lb. 35c; 
V 2 lb. 60c; lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Tom Watson ° ne . of t} ? e . ™ ost 
popular shipping 
as uays melons grown Large 
and mottled, flesh red 1 . Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 
15c; *4 lb. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Cole’s Early 
Very early. A good 
variety for either the 
home garden or for market. Flesh deep red. 
Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; V\ lk. 35c; Vi lb. 
60c; lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Georgia Rattlesnake Very large. Flesh dark 
0 red, of excellent flavor. 
Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; V4 lb. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Klondike One of the sweetest and most prolific 
n melons on the market. Seeds are about 
85 Uays half the size of others. Flesh deep red, 
skin dark green. As the seeds are so small, 1 pound willl 
go as far as 2 of most other varieties. Price: Pkg. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 
Phinney’s Early An earl y» medium-sized variety, 
* J with pink flesh, sweet and de¬ 
licious. One of the best for home use. Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 
15c; *4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 
A desirable yellow meated vari¬ 
ety. Thin rind, golden yellow 
flesh, remarkably tender and 
sweet. First choice with many customers for home use. 
Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Ice Cream or Peerless The excellent quality 
of this very early 
melon is undoubted. Medium size, thiil rind, bright, scarlet 
flesh. Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; i / 4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; 
lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Klondike 
Wltlfpi* OllPATI Sometimes called the “Christmas” 
"" * ^ watermelon, as it ripens about the 
95 Days first of September and can be 
kept until Christmas without losing any of its quality. 
Best adapted to sandy soils, and produces good sized 
melons, light green to ivory in color, and almost round 
in shape. Bright pink flesh, very solid, crisp and juicy. 
Claimed by many to be sweeter than any other melon 
grown. Don’t fail to plant some of this variety. Price: 
Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 40c; y 2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.25. 
Golden Honey 
90 Days 
Kleckley’s Sweets or 
Monte Cristo 
85 Days 
A splendid sort for 
home use or near mar¬ 
kets. Vine vigorous and 
productive; fruit of a 
medium size, ovafl 1 ; color 
dark mottled green in two shades, forming indistinct 
stripes. Flesh a beautiful rich red. Exceedingly sweet and 
tender. Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; 
lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Grown for preserving and pickling. Price: 
U'll/XUIl Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; 
lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Muskmelons or Cantaloupes 
Perfecto 
CULTURE. After all danger of frost is past, plant in hills 4 to 6 feet 
apart. Do not plant too deep; I ounce to 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to acre^ 
Burrell’s Gem The fruits are 6 to 7 inches long by 4 x / 2 to 5 
inches in diameter, rather sharply sloping at the 
95 Days ends. Well ribbed and covered with a fine grayish 
netting. The skin is rich dark green, contrasting finely with the deep 
orange-salmon flesh; sweet and tender. The flesh is thick and firm, ripening 
close to the skin. Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; J / 4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 
Edwards Perfecto A very superior type of the Rocky Ford 
__ n melon, having a deep tinted salmon flesh and 
. £ uays exceedingly small seed cell, a firm gray 
netting and excellent shipping qualities. Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 35c; 
1 lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
l° n £> salmon fleshed variety of good flavor, growing about 
uauana 15 inches long. Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; J / 4 lb. 35c; V 2 lb. 60c; 
100 Days lb. $1.00. 
Hearts of Gold 
94 Days 
Shape slightly oblong, medium 
size, skin thin, flesh a rich 
deep orange color, fine grained 
and of remarkable sweetness and spicy flavor. Very small 
seed cavity. No other melon equals it for shipping pur¬ 
poses. Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 45c; y 2 lb. 75c; 
lb. $1.25. 
Extra Early Hackensack This is a selection 
80 Days 
of the popular 
Hackensack, rip¬ 
ening fully 10 days earlier. Melons of good size, heavily 
ribbed and netted, thick, light green flesh of fine flavor. 
Quickly taking the place of the ordinary Hackensack. 
Price: Pkgi. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 
Salmon Tinted Pollock 10-25 “ eat . 
93 Days f,ne * e3!t - 
, .. y , ure, deep 
and firm. Color of meat green one-half the depth from 
rind, the remaining one-half a deep salmon color. Flavor 
the finest. Price: Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; i / 4 lb. 35c; V 2 lb. 60c; 
lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
ALL PRICES ON THIS 
Rocky Ford No other cantaloupe finds such read^ 
sale in the large markets ; it is al 
9 Z Days ways in demand at good prices. Verj 
uniform in size and 
quality, thickly netted, 
distinctly ribbed and 
firm flesh. Price: Pkg. 
5c; oz. 15c; a / 4 lb. 35c; 
V 2 lb. 60c; lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Early Osage 
90 Days 
A fine melon for near¬ 
by markets, large and 
uniform in size. Flesh 
is orange salmon color¬ 
ed, fine grained, firm, 
spicy and sweet. Price: 
Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; Va lb. 
35c; y 2 lb. 60c; lb. $ 1 . Hearts of Gold 
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