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Berry Seed Company, Clarinda, Iowa 
to try 
Berry's Mammoth Melting 
Sugar for big extra quality 
melons. See description 
below. 
CULTURE—Melons prefer a sandy or well drained loam soil. Mixing: well rotted 
manure in the soil of each hill increases production. Have hills 6 to 8 feet apart. 
Plant 6 to 8 seeds per hill with tip downward. Cover % inch. Do not plant until 
ground is thoroughly warm. Give a southern exposure if possible. 
WHITE SEEDED—Continued 
Postpaid price on each of previous 3 varieties: Pkt., 5c; 
oz„ 15c; Mt lb., 15c; Mi lb., 75c; 1 lb., $1.35; 5 lbs., $5.00. 
353 Halbert’s Honey. Sweet as Kleckley’s, more uniform. 
Rind very tender; exceptionally sweet, delicious flavor. 
354 Mclver’s Sugar. 
Growing season. 
One of the sweetest melons grown. 
355 Peerless or Ice Cream. Flesh bright scarlet, thin rind. 
One of the best early melons for the home garden. 
356 New Irish Grey. Very productive. Excellent ship¬ 
per. Fruits large, oblong, uniform; flesh bright red and 
very firm. Extra sweet to rind. 
359 Monte Cristo. A northern strain of Kleekley’s Sweet. 
Fine flavor. 
360 Tom Watson. Most popular of all for shipping. 
Excellent quality. Very large, flesh bright red, of good 
flavor. 
363 Light Icing. Improved fruit is 
very uniform, long, flesh deep red. Ex¬ 
cellent for home markets. 
363 Fordhook Early. Me¬ 
dium sized and one of the 
best extra early melons. 
Splendid quality. Good for 
cool growing sections. 
367 Alabama Sweet. A 
great shipping melon of the 
long type. Flesh bright red, 
fine grained, sweet. 
368 Berry’s Improved 
Kleckley. Considered superior 
to others, nothing better. 
Flesh tender and extremely 
sweet. Desirable for home 
_ markets. Bluish green skin. 
Georgia Rattlesnake. A rattling 
good, vigorous melon. Flesh sweet and 
of good quality. 
BLACK SEEDED 
372 Phinney’s Early. Second early, medium 
pinkish red, crisp and sweet. 
size, flesh 
353 Hungarian Honey. Round in shape, 
skin dark green, flesh bright red, and very 
sweet. Mid-season variety. Small dark 
brown seeds. 
357 Harris Earliest. Extra early, fine 
for northern climate. Fruits medium 
sized, flesh pink-red of good flavor. 
361 Black Seeded Angeleno. Known as 
Angel Kiss. Skin dark; excellent flavor. 
365 Cole’s Early. A sure cropper, thin 
rind, flesh deep red and sweet. Excellent 
for north. 
366 Berry’s Early Honey Drip. A round 
mid-season melon. Delicious flesh. 
373 Cuban Queen. Very crisp and 
sugary, rind medium thick. An enormous 
yielder and a good shipper. 
Stone Mountain 
Postpaid price on each of above 6 va¬ 
rieties: Pkt., 5c; oz„ 8c; 14 lb., 25c; Ms lb., 40c; 1 lb., 70c; 
5 lbs., $3.00. 
v.uiueii noney. n,xcenent ior nome 
and market gardens. The finest yellow 
meated melon. Early. Fruits nearly 
round, crisp and delicious. 
Postpaid price on each of above 13 
varieties: Pkt., 5c; oz„ 8c; % lb., 25c; 
Vs lb., 40c; 1 lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.00. 
377 Stone Mountain. A new round 
melon, skin smooth, of light green 
color. Weighs about 45 lbs. Flesh deep 
crimson, free from stringiness, fine 
grained, sweet. Good shipper. A very 
high quality melon. Postpaid Price; 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 35c; *4 lb., 
60c; 1 lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., $4.50. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
374 Named Varieties 3Iixed. Twenty- 
five of the best varieties grown, care¬ 
fully mixed. Postpaid price: Pkt., 4c; oz., 5c; *4 lb., 20c; 14 
lb., 35c; 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.75. 
371 Berry’s New Winter. Winter keeper. Flesh sweet, lus¬ 
cious, and of excellent quality. Postpaid price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; % lb., 35c; Ms lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., $4.50. 
358 Sweetheart. Large, popular, standard variety. Good 
quality. Postpaid price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 8c; *4 lb., 20c; Vs 
lb., 35c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.75. 
375 Apple Pie. Similar to citron. Heavy yielder, easy to 
grow and a good winter keeper. 
376 Red Seeded Citron. Grows uniformly round. Flesh 
white and solid. Used for preserves and pickles. 
Postpaid price on each of above 2 varieties: Pkt., 5c; oz., 
8c; V* lb., 25c; Ms lb., 40c; 1 lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.00. 
WHITE SEEDED 
351 Berry’s Mammoth Melting Sugar. Most valuable home 
or market melon. Ripens early. Luscious flavor, deliciously 
sweet. Extra large size. An ideal selection. Rates A No. 1. 
364 Berry’s Sugar Stick. A very fine melon, flesh deep 
rich red. very sweet and delicious. Rind very thin, but stands 
shipping. 
378 Pride of Mnscatine. A new Wilt-Resistant strain of 
Kleckley Sweet. Recommended in areas where wilt is preva¬ 
lent. Rind is thick, dark green skin, and red flesh. Is a 
very good shipper. An excellent selection. 
Berry’s Mammoth Melting Sugar 
