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539 (85 days.) One of the earliest ma¬ 
turing- of the large types, and hence well 
suited for the early market and for lo¬ 
calities -where the season is short. The 
fruits are somewhat oval and stubby, 
with a dark green skin striped with a 
deeper shade. The flesh is bright scarlet 
and of fine quality. Seeds are white. 
Weight 35 pounds. Pkt.. 5 ets.; oz.. 10 
cts.; % lb.. 39 ets.; % lb., 10 ets.; Ib., 
75 cts.: 3 lbs., ?1.30, postpaid. 
Good Seeds Cheap'^Good as Can Se Grawn'-'J^one Better at’Arm Price 
543 One of the Most Delicious Flavored Melons. A long, fairly large melon with 
light green color irregularly mottled with dark green stripes. An excellent ship¬ 
ping melon with unexcelled eating qualities, the Rattlesnake is a standard variety. 
The seed is white with dark tips. Weight about 25 lbs. Equally well known as 
Gypsy Melon. This home and market melon has been a favorite for thirty years. 
Thin rind, solid, dark red flesh, sweet and tender. Matures in about 90 days. Pkt., 
7 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; 1/4 lb., 30 cts.; 1/2 lb., 48 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
636 Unsurpassed for Home or Nearby Markets. 90 days. A light green, long melon of 
large size. ^ Not a shipping variety but excellent for local markets. Very prolific and 
fairly early in maturity. This sort is ahso called Long White Icing. Weight 25 lbs Pkt., 
7 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; 1/4 lb., 30 cts.; 1/2 lb., 48 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
531 A New Introduction Maturing in 82 Days. In shape it is long and cylindrical, 
tapering slightly toward the blossom end, with an average weight of 25 pounds. 
The fruit is of matchless beauty when cut, the deep crimson of the flesh contrast¬ 
ing superbly with the dark green and white of the rind. A melon of the all-heart 
class, the Klondike has few seeds; those it has are mostly black with a few white 
ones. The flesh is unequalled in texture and flavor; delightfully crisp, sweet, and 
refreshing. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 17 cts.; lb., 44 cts.; Vb lb., 76 cts.; lb., $1.35; 2 
lbs., $2.50, postpaid. 
^32 Golden 
Honey 
90 flays. Anyone who 
imagines that yellow- 
fleshed watermelons 
are of inferior quality 
will change his mind 
after trying Golden 
Honey. The flesh is a 
beautiful sparkling 
gold, crisp, and juicy, 
with a delightful 
lioney-sweet flavor. 
The fruits are oblong 
with stripes of very 
dark green on a back¬ 
ground of a somewhat 
lighter shade. Weight 
20 pounds. Pkt., 10 
cts.; oz., IS cts.; 14 !•>., 
40 cts.; 14 ••>., 08 cts.; 
Il>., .< 51 . 20 ; 2 lbs., $2.20, 
postpuifl. 
538 Sweet as Sugar—Nothing Finer. This old standby is the best general cropper 
for the home market; has too thin a rind for shipping unless packed in straw. Few, 
if any, surpass Ice Cream for quality and productiveness. Ripens very early; fruit 
oblong, large size, rind light green, mottled and veined; flesh bright scarlet, solid 
to the center, molting and delicious. A great favorite. Seeds white. Mature.s in 
75 days. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 1/4 lb., 29 cts.; 1/2 lb., 46 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 2 lbs., 
$1.40, postpaid. 
530 Christmas or Winter 
Also known as King and Queen. 85 
day.=. One of the most exceptional va¬ 
rieties, particularly distinpruished for its 
keeping- qualities. The fruits can be taken 
from the field or patch before frost and 
if properly stored, will be in fine .eating 
condition for Thanksgiving and Christmas. 
An excellent shipping type. I’kt., 10 ets.; 
oz., 18 cts.: V-i Ih.. 43 cts.; V 2 lb.. 70 
cts-: lb., $1.35: 3 lbs., $‘3.40, postpaid. 
545 The Only True Wilt Resistant Melon. This new wilt resistant strain was 
developed at Muscatine, Iowa, from where it takes its name. Bied from 
Kleckley Sweet and has the same characteristics of its parent. Will produce 
a crop on diseased infested soil when other varieties would fail. With careful 
selection and breeding, this variety was developed to resist disease. If you 
have had trouble w ith the Melon wilt disease, try Pride of Muscatine and you 
can again grow gooil AVatcr Melons. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; Vi lb., 48 cts.; 
1/2 lb., 83 cts.: lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.90, postpaid. 
Angeleno 
A Great Favorite on the Pacific Coast. An ideal melon for family use lic- 
cau.se of its sweet flavor, convenient size, and ease, of production. It is round, 
very dark green, and of medhim size. The flesh is deep rod and solid. S('cd 
black, very productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 18 cts.; Vi lb., 40 cts.; V 2 lb., 68 cts.; 
Ib., $1,20; 2 lbs., $2.20, postpaid. _ 
Chilian, Black Seeded 
Hungarian Honey 
Delightful Honey Flavor. 87 clays. A 
adapted to the home garden and 
market where there is n call for 
melons which the smaller family 
particularly in the larger cities 
so many families are living in 
Is. It is very early, round in 
and extremely sweet. Fle.sh is 
red. the seed quite small. I’kt., 19 
; oz., 18 ets.: % lb.. 43 ets.: '/i Ib., 
O e(s.: lb., $1.35: 3 lbs., $3.40, post- 
Excellent for Home or Market 
This melon, quickly became popular in California 
where it originated, tind gains favor wherever grown. 
The medium sized spherical fruits are dark gn'eii, 
faintly marked with lighter striping. The flesii is 
crisp, fine grained, very sweet, and of an attractive 
red color. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 18 cts.; 1/4 lb., 42 cts.; 
1/2 113-, 70 cts.; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.40, postpaid. 
