PORTLAND SEED COMPANY 
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WATERMELONS 
To grow this tasty fruit it is necessary to allow a great 
deal of room for spreading vines. If the hills are liberally 
manured and cultivation is careful and thorough, any home 
gardener can have these delicious fruits fresh from his 
own patch. The seed may be planted as soon as the ground 
is warm and weather conditions permit. The hills should be 
approximately 6 feet apart each way. 
All varieties of watermelons on this page (except as 
noted) Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; V\ lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00 postpaid. 
KLONDIKE. This delicious variety does best in warm 
climate but can be grown successfully in cooler sections. 
The rind is a beautiful dark green and exceptionally 
thin. The interior of the melon is a distinctive flesh color, 
very brittle and “honey sweet.” The melons grow uni¬ 
form in shape and size and ship very well. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vl lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.50. 
SWEETHART. A very popular variety with both home 
and market gardeners. The vines are vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive. Fruits are large, oval, heavy mottled, dark and 
bright green, rind thin, flesh bright red, firm, sweet and 
tender. A very fine shipper. 
KLECKLEY’S SWEET or MONTE CRISTO. Distinctly a 
home garden melon as the dark bluish-green rind is so 
crisp that it breaks easily. The long, oval fruits are 
slightly larger near the blossom end. They weigh from 
25 to 30 pounds and ripen in a little over one hundred 
days. For home gardeners we highly recommend this 
variety. 
TOM WATSON. Another southern favorite. A long smooth 
variety of exceedingly fine quality. The rind is thick and 
dark green. Deep red interior, crisp and sugary. This 
variety ships well and can stand much handling and long 
shipments. 
BLACK-SEEDED ICE CREAM. The melon is almost 
round, with a thin rind of medium green. The inside flesh 
is pink and exceptionally sweet and fine flavored. This 
variety matures early and is a fine keeper. 
MUSKMELONS 
These tasty melons are grown much the same as water¬ 
melons. The hills should be from 4 to 6 feet apart each 
way, and the soil should be well fertilized and watered. 
All varieties of muskmelons: Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; *4 lb. 
40c; 1 lb. $1.50 postpaid. 
PORTLAND SEED CO.’s SUGAR ROCK. An entirely 
new, sensational muskmelon. We believe this new im¬ 
proved variety will be the most popular melon in Amer¬ 
ica within the next few years. It is very tasty, juicy and 
sweet. The fruits are oval, large size, without ribbing 
and netted in the manner characteristic of these melons 
and from which they take their name. Matures in about 
85 days from sowing seed, in ordinary weather condi¬ 
tions. The flesh is deep and thick, a beautiful orange 
color, with a sugary delicious flavor that is unexcelled. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. A very fine variety that has been ex¬ 
ceptionally popular with both market and home gar¬ 
deners. The rind is firm and densely netted. Rich, fine¬ 
grained, orange colored flesh is excellent in flavor. The 
seed cavity is small and in all the melon is a very fine 
shipper. 
ROCKY FORD POLLOCK 10-25. Very fine for market 
gardening. The fruits are uniform and heavily netted. 
The flesh is very sweet and tasty with a salmon-orange 
tint. Very good shipping and keeping qualities. We 
highly recommend this variety. 
BURREL GEM. The fruits are nearly round, heavy netting 
and thick, fine-grained flesh of reddish-orange. A per¬ 
fect melon for home and market gardeners. A very fine 
flavor and a good shipper. 
LARGE YELLOW CANTALOUPE. Very early and pro¬ 
ductive. Popular with market gardeners because of its 
early maturity. Rich, tasty, salmon colored flesh and 
thin strong rind. A small seed cavity. 
SMALL GREEN NUTMEG. This is also an early melon 
that is fine for home and market gardeners. Green flesh 
that is fine-grained, sweet, rich and tasty. Different 
than other varieties of muskmelons. 
OSAGE or MILLER’S CREAM. The fruits are oval and 
almost smooth. Thick, sweet, salmon colored flesh that 
is very tasty. An all-purpose melon. Popular in the 
eastern melon states. 
OTHER VARIETIES OF MUSKMELONS 
Early Hackensack. Perfecto. 
Hale’s Best. Speer. 
Honey Dew Pink Flesh. Banana. 
Honey Dew Green Flesh. Persian. 
CASABA MELONS 
Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; V\ lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75 postpaid. 
GOLDEN BEAUTY. All that the name implies. A beauti¬ 
ful bright golden yellow, wrinkled skin. The fruits are 
globular shaped and mature very early. The flesh is white 
and very thick. Exceedingly tender, rich, juicy and 
“honey sweet.” We offer our customers this variety 
only, because, after many tests we have found “Golden 
Beauty” to be the only variety to meet with requirements 
of “Diamond Quality.” 
ALL MELONS 5c PER PACKET 
