WHOLESALE SEED GROWERS 
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WATER MELON—Continued 
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Kleckley’s Sweets, or Monte Cristo. Mercy 
Medium to large in size, medium early and exceedingly sweet; 
oblong in form, slightly tapering towards the stem end; rind very 
dark green; flesh very bright, rich red and ripens nearly to the rind; 
too tender for a shipping melon; seeds white to light brown. 
Klondike ... .Mercup 
A popular melon in the West especially in California, having a dark 
green, thin shallow ribbed, tough rind and attractive bright red 
flesh of very good quality; seeds small, black. A good shipping sort. 
Long Light Icing (Gray Monarch).Mercury 
Grows long and to a large size; medium early and productive; rind 
light pale-green, with a light mottled tracing of a slightly darker 
shade; flesh brilliant crimson and of exceptional quality; seeds white. 
Peerless, or Ice Cream (Seeds White).Merger 
Very early, of medium size and one of the best for growing in the 
North; a short oblong in form; rind thin, light green, mottled and 
finely veined with a darker shade; flesh bright scarlet and very sweet. 
Phinney’s Early (Seeds Light Brown).Meridian 
Ripens with Peerless, medium in size and oblong in form; color 
very distinct, the rind being mottled with various shades of green so 
as to present an almost scaly appearance; quality good. 
Round Dark Icing. Mermaid 
Medium to large in size, moderately early and good in quality; fruit 
round and dark green; flesh bright red; seeds white. 
Round Light Icing. Merman 
Moderately early, of fair size and nearly round; rind very light 
green, indistinctly veined and dotted with a slightly darker shade; 
flesh bright red; seeds white. 
Stone Mountain (Dixie Bell or Lipsey) (Seeds White) .Mermake 
A very large, nearly round or, “blocky” melon of high quality. Rind 
fairly tough, dark green; flesh sweet, rich scarlet, with few 
seeds; very prolific; one of the most popular shipping varieties. 
Sweetheart . Merrily 
A medium early variety, fruits growing to a very large size; 
round to oblong in form with a rather thick, tough rind; a good 
shipper; color very light green, slightly veined a trifle darker shade; 
flesh bright red and of fair quality; seeds black. 
Thurmond Gray. Meriner 
An excellent oblong shipping melon, maturing with Tom Watson; 
very uniform and productive with a hard, gray-green shell and rich 
crimson flesh of fine quality; quite disease resistant; seeds brown. 
Tom Watson (Seeds Brown).Merry 
Probably the best shipping melon, and one of the best main crop 
sorts; grows to a very large size. Fruit la r ge and long in shape, 
colored a medium g*"een with a light tracing of a darker shade, not 
unlike Peerless in color; flesh rich red and of good quality. 
Winter Queen....Mersad 
A Russian variety of fair size, round in shape: rind light cream with 
faint, irregular light green striping; early, prolific and excellent in 
quality. A good keeping and shipping variety; seeds small, black.. 
Wondermelon (Imp. Kleckley’s Sweets).Mersing 
A large, oblong melon with a thin dark rind and showing faint 
tracings or indentations running the length of the melon. Also known 
as White Seeded Kleckley. 
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