OLDS' WATERMELONS 
Our Watermelon seed is all northern grown. This seed is much better for planting in the north than southern 
grown. Each packet contains seed enough for 8 to 12 hills. Four to five pounds will plant an acre. Do not plant too 
early and plant in sandy soil if you have it. It pays well to use fertilizer for melons. . , . „ , 
CULTURE: Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way. When the danger of insects is over thin to 3 strong 
plants to a hill. Use Slug Shot to kill insects. See page 93. For larger amounts of seed see page 42. 
Klondike. 
270y 2 . ★KLONDIKE. (80 days.) (Dark Seeded.) 
We have discarded the old stock of Klondike for the new 
dark seeded type. This is, we think, way ahead of the 
old strain. We consider Klondike the best early melon 
and the very sweetest of all melons. The rind is dark 
green, shape long; very symmetrical; flesh distinct shade 
of red. Seeds small. It is very sweet, crisp and tender. 
Ripens very early and is a heavy yielder. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; Vi lb., 45c; lb., $1.40, postpaid. 
Halbert Honey. 
273. ★HALBERT HONEY. (85 days.) An excel¬ 
lent, medium early melon for home use. In flavor, cOlor 
and texture, similar to Kleckley’s Sweet. Medium to 
large in size, oblong in shape; color, dark green, lightly 
laced with fine veins; flesh, sweet and brittle; too thin 
a rind for shipping. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi 35c; lb., 
$1.00, postpaid. 
268. IRISH GREY. (90 days.) A long, rather 
large melon, light green in color and of fine table quality. 
The flesh is deep red, crisp and sweet; no hard center. 
Besides being a fine garden melon, it is equal to Tom 
Watson as a shipper. Seeds white. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Tom Watson. 
271. TOM WATSON. (90 days.) The most popular 
shipping melon, with tough, elastic, dark green rind. It 
is long and cylindrical, averaging 20 inches in length and 
10 inches in diameter. Seeds brown. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
264. ★OLDS’ SWEETEST AND EARLI¬ 
EST. ( 70 days.) This melon is the sweetest and 
earliest of all. The size is medium and does not 
exceed more than 15 pounds in weight. Flesh scar¬ 
let, of extra fine¬ 
ness and sweet¬ 
ness and entirely 
free from stringi¬ 
ness. We do not 
recommend it for 
commercial plant¬ 
ing, however, as 
it is most too 
small. For the 
home garden and 
where the season 
is short it cannot 
be beat. The rind 
is mottled with 
several shades of 
green. Seeds 
white. Pkt., 10c; , , , 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., Olds’ Sweetest and Earliest. 
35c; lb!, $1.00, 
postpaid. 
260. STONE MOUNTAIN. 
(90 days.) A very popular melon 
in The South where it originated 
and one of the finest we have ever 
eaten. This melon is very large, 
round or blocky in shape. The 
flesh is rich scarlet, very sweet, 
with few seeds. Seeds white. A 
prolific melon but not recommend¬ 
ed for shipping long distances. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., 
$1.00, postpaid. 
263. FORDHOOK EARLY. 
(75 days.) An extremely early 
variety. Perhaps no other variety 
is so well adapted to the home 
garden, for it may be planted in 
hills as close as 6 feet each way. 
Its value to the home gardener in 
the North is, in fact, largely in its 
earliness. The melons are of good 
size and nearly round; the skin is 
dark green with occasional stripes 
of lighter green. The rind is thin; 
flesh, bright red, crisp, and re¬ 
markably sweet. Seeds white. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 
75c, postpaid. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo. 
270. ★KLECKLEY’S SWEET. (80 days.) (Monte Cristo.) Our best seller of the whole list of watermelons. 
A fine, well-known, medium early variety. It is a medium- sized, dark green melon,. often growing 20 inches long, with 
bright red flesh, ripening nearly to the rind. It is solid, crisp and melting; rind thin; flavor, very sweet and pleasing. 
A wonderfully satisfactory variety for home gardens and near-by markets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 
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