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Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
WATERMELONS 
Sandia Wassermel one Melon d’ Eau 
As soon as the weather becomes settled and warm, select soil and manure as recommended 
for muskmelons. Plant in hills 6 to 8 feet apart, six to ten seeds, 1 inch deep, and thin to thiee 
best plants. Hoe often and gradually hill up until the vines touch, after the flowers appear, 
pinch off the extreme end of the most luxuriant shoots. 
MI-I.ON, CHILIAN. 
Alabama Sweet. This is a very popular variety 
in the South, especially in Texas, where they 
grow it in preference to any other melon. In 
shape it is long, color dark green, flesh red 
and absolutely stringless. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 
cts., lb GO ets. 
Cuban iliicen. Melons are oblong in form; skin 
striped, dark and light green. Rind quite 
thin, but tough enough for shipping. Flesh 
bright red and of fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 10 c.ts., lb. GO cts. 
Fordliook Early. This is the earliest large- 
fruited melon in cultivation, weighing 80 to 
•10 pounds each; has deep green skin and is an 
excellent shipper; the flesh is light red, crisp, 
sweet and of splendid quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
10 cts., lb. GO cts. 
Halbert Honey. An excellent melon for the 
home garden or market; oblong in shape, dark 
green skin, crimson flesh of the most luscious 
flavor, rind thin; very popular in the eastern 
markets, where it has a ready sale at high 
prices. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1. 
Sweet Heart. Large fruits of oval or round 
form; flesh is a deep rich red, crisp and melt¬ 
ing. Pkc. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
The Chilian. This magnificent melon is so 
popular in Southern California that it lias 
practically excluded all other varieties, which 
is sufficient proof if its merit. We realize the 
importance of pure seed and have made 
arrangements the past season with one of the 
best melon-growers in the country to grow a 
large acerage for us for seed, hence we can 
confidently recommend it to our patrons as 
the purest strain obtainable. In shape, almost 
round, dark green, slightly mottled with 
darker green. Rind exceedingly thin, not over 
14 inch in thickness, but hard; a splendid 
shipper. Flesh deep crimson clear through, 
crisp, solid and of delicious flavor. Pkt. 5 ets., 
oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Iv leek ley’s Sweet. This new melon is one of the 
very best for the home market or for family 
use. The melons are large, 18 to 20 inches 
long and 10 to 12 inches in diameter, dark 
green; rind thin, flesh scarlet and very sweet. 
Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts,. lb. GO cts. 
Georgia Rattlesnake, or Gypsy. Standard south¬ 
ern variety, which possesses remarkable ship¬ 
ping qualities; oblong, scarlet flesh, crisp anil 
juicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
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