T.V.VQ O D & SONS. 
RICHMOND, VIRGInTa 
WOOD’S s §rWn n WATER MELON SEEDS a? 
Carolina Bradford 
Georgia Rattlesnake Extra Early Dark Icing' 
Prepare hills 8 or 10 feet apart each way by working in thorough¬ 
ly rotted manure, or poultry droppings—rich ground gives the 
plants a good start before insects attack them. When the ground 
is warm plant 6 or 8 seeds to the hill, covering an inch deep and, 
when well up, thin out, leaving three strong plants to each hill. 
Do not grow near pumpkins and gourds. One ounce will plant 30 
hills; 3 lbs. one acre. 
No. 274. Extra Early Dark Icin^ [8 ° Days J~ Da , r - k Icil |g is 
13 not one of the big melons, 
but makes ripe fruits earlier than any other good melon, and is 
extra good for home use and the nearby market. The meat is rich, 
red and sugary to the very thin rind. There is no better extra 
early melon, and if you want the first watermelon in your neigh¬ 
borhood, or want to be first on your local market, plant Extra 
Early Dark Icing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 25c; 2-lb. lots 75c per 
lb.; 5-lb. lots 05c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 59c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 272. Carolina Bradford [9 ° E ays] — Bradford is not 
an early melon, but is one of 
the largest of the long varieties, and where best known it is pre¬ 
ferred to all others. The color is a dark green with a still darker 
stripe; the flesh is deep red, is free from strings, fine grained, 
crisp, sweet and tender. The size of Bradford insures plenty of 
heart. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 
5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 49c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 279. Improved Georgia or Augusta Rattlesnake 
[90 Days]. —Rattlesnake has always been regarded as a fine 
melon and by many is preferred to all others. Our improved 
strain is even better than it ever was on account of constant 
selection and watchful work on it throughout a period of years. 
The rind is thin and tough, the flesh deep scarlet, the flavor and 
fine quality are unsurpassed by any other melon. We recom¬ 
mend it for both the home garden and for shipping. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; *4 lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots 49c per lb., postpaid. 
Nr, 271 Florida Favorite [85 Days], Sometimes called 
fNO. •£/!. rionaa ravorue Pearson _Not as early as Extra 
Early Dark Icing, yet Florida Favoritie is classed as an extra 
early melon. There are few melons that can equal it in sweet¬ 
ness; it is not stringy; the flesh is bright crimson, crisp, solid 
and deliciously sweet. Although bigger melons have been intro¬ 
duced, Florida Favorite holds its splendid reputation for uni¬ 
formly good quality and is a prime favorite especially for the 
home garden. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; \\ lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 49c per lb., postpaid. 
Plorida Favorite 
No. 276. Thurmond Gray t 85 Days] A heavy producer of 
J large, long melons that have 
size, attractive appearance, fine quality and bright red, solid 
meat that ripens close to the tough thin rind, and is free of 
strings. The green or greenish-gray color makes it hard to sun¬ 
burn and it is wilt-resistant. It is a wonderful market melon, 
ranking with Irish Gray and Tom Watson as a shipper, but it 
has the fine sugary quality so necessary in a home garden melon. 
It is about as early as Irish Gray. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20 c; 
lb. 79c; 2:-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 49c 
per lb., postpaid. 
No. 270. Irish Gray 
[85 Days] —In sweetness it is like 
Kleckley’s Swieet; in shipping quality, 
uniformity in shape, size and in productiveness it compares with 
Tom Watson. The thin rind is so tough it will not burst from 
rough treatment in transit; its keeping quality will appeal to 
shippers who have experienced losses on account of glutted mar¬ 
kets. The color is a distinct mottled greenish gray; the flesh is 
red, sweet, crisp and free from strmginess. Although a grand 
shipper, it is equally fine for the home garden. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
14 lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65ci per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 
10-lb. lots 49c per lb., postpaid. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Christo 
25 
27'* Alabama Sweet [90 Days] —When grown on good 
no. AiaDama oweei soil and under high cultivation, 
they frequently weigh fifty pounds, and they are practically all 
meat, for the rind is thin. There is a marked absence of the 
stringiness so often found in extra large melons; the bright red 
flesh is firm and very sweet and luscious. The melons are long, 
dark green with dark irregular stripes. A fine melon for the 
home garden and for nearby market. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; ]4 lb. 20c; 
lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 49c 
per lb., postpaid. 
No. 269. Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Christo 
THE “WONDERMELON.” [90 Days] —Those who think they 
know watermelons will tell you that until you have eaten a 
slice of Improved Kleckley’s you haven’t really tasted the finest 
flavor to be found in watermelons. All of the sparkling, crisp, 
bright crimson meat is deliciously sweet right up to the thin 
rind. For the home garden we recommend it without reserve; 
and though not bred as a shipper it carries well for long dis¬ 
tances. for the rind, though thin, is very tough. The size, too, is 
in its favor, for it is not unusual to have them weigh 50 pounds 
and more. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 
5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 49c per lb., postpaid. 
