SELECT SEEDS FOR THE PARTICULAR GARDENER 
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Wonderful 
Sugar, a 
perfect melon 
and a good 
shipper 
COLE'S EARLY— A very early variety and used ex¬ 
tensively throughout the Northern States for this rea¬ 
son. Comparatively small melon, almost round, color 
light green with 
and sweet. 
dark stripes. Flesh red, very juicy 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS— 
4 oz. to 100 hills; 4 lhs. per 
IRISH GREY— A new heat re¬ 
sistant grey melon; deep red flesh, 
hard and sweet, without hard cen¬ 
ter. The Irish Grey closely re¬ 
sembles Kleckley Sweet except the 
color. A good shipper and becom¬ 
ing a great favorite. 
WONDERFUL SUGAR —Oblong 
in shape. A light green melon with 
ragged stripes on a darker green. 
Flesh deep red and very sweet. 
Does well in northern states and is 
a good shipper. 
KLECKLEY'S SWEET —This va¬ 
riety ripens early and is considered 
by many the sweetest, juiciest and 
most delicious of all. Specially line 
for the home garden. The skin is 
dark green, faintly striped. Flesh 
bright red and peculiarly sweet, rich, 
pleasing flavor. 
HALBERT HONEY —A fine melon for the home gar¬ 
den. It is large, attractive, oblong in shape; rind 
dark green; flesh crimson; very sweet and tender. The 
vines grow quickly, and melons ripen even in the 
Northern states. It is not a good shipper, but is 
one of the sweetest melons yet introduced. 
oz. 
acre. 
Watermelons require a long 
season and do better where 
planted in a loose, sandy loam 
and in. a sunny exposure. It is 
advisable to mix some well- 
rotted manure in each hill. The 
hills should be 8 feet apart 
each way. Place a shovel full 
or two of rich, loose soil on 
each hill and plant 10 seeds in 
each. When the plants are up 
thin out and leave the five 
strongest. Fertilize often with 
liquid manure and remove any 
leaves shading the melons. 
TOM WATSON —No melon ever introduced has 
sprung into popular favor so quickly as the Tom Wat¬ 
son. It is the watermelon of today and for the fu¬ 
ture, as it possesses all the fine qualities of a perfect 
variety, both as to its productiveness, quality ana 
for transportation to distant mar¬ 
kets without damage. Its size ranges 
from eighteen to twenty-four inches 
long by ten to twelve inches in di¬ 
ameter. Color dark green, deep 
red flesh, which extends close to 
the rind, free from core, crisp, melt¬ 
ing and of finest flavor. It also com¬ 
mands the highest market prices. 
crisp and of 
STONE MOUNTAIN —A very 
large, medium dark green, round 
melon of excellent quality. Flesh 
highly colored, very solid with few 
seeds. Excellent for nearby mar¬ 
kets. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE —A 
variety which has gained great 
popularity throughout the entire 
country for its size and fine ship¬ 
ping qualities. Shape oblong, of 
light green color and beautifully mottled and striped 
with a lighter green shade. Flesh scarlet, very solid, 
and both sweet and delicious, rind very thin. 
SWEETHEART— A very early large-sized melon. 
Nearly round. Skin light mottled green with netted 
lines of a darker shade. Rind thin but tough, bears 
shipment well. Flesh deep, rich, red, crisp and melting. 
A good shipper. 
Tom Watson 
