HUTH SEED CO., Inc. — San Antonio, Texas 
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WATERMELON SEED 
CULTURE. The same as for musk melon, except that 
they should be planted from eight to ten feet apart. One 
ounce for 30 hills; one pound to the acre. 
HUTH’S TOM WATSON. It has dark mottled green 
rind, thin, but tough enough to stand shipping long dis¬ 
tances. For the home, the market garden or for shipping, 
it is a money-maker for the growers. The seed we offer 
is of the very best strain. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 54 Lb. 35c. 
Lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
IMPROVED EXCEL SPECIAL. The dark green rind of 
this new melon is indistinctly striped with a lighter shade 
of green, is tough and easily stands for distant ship¬ 
ments. The deep red flesh is crisp, melting, and of finest 
flavor, entirely free fron> core or hard centers. Pkt. 5c. 
Oz. 10c. *4 Lb. 30c. Lb. 90c, postpaid. 
Improved Kleckley Sweet 
IMPROVED KLECKLEY SWEET. This melon is dark- 
green, the flesh is scarlet, ripening close to the skin, the 
rind being only about one-half inch in thickness. Seeds 
white, lying close to the rind, leaving large, solid heart. 
Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. *4 Lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
GOLDEN HONEY. A beautiful, golden-flesh melon, 
The flesh is a beautiful, glistening amber shade of yellow, 
very tender, and has a most delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 
15c. 54 Lb. 50c. Lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
KING AND QUEEN WINTER WATERMELON. 
Spherical in shape, ivory shell, pink center, seek black. 
It is very hardy, a good drouth resister, and does well 
in any soil which grows melons; never sets an imperfect 
specimen. The shell is very hard and the melon ripens to 
within one-eighth of an inch of it. Pkt. 10c. Oz. 20c. 54 
Lb. 60c. Lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
IMPROVED IRISH GREY. It’s a combination melon 
equally good for shipping or home use. It’s sweet; the 
flesh is red, crisp and free from stringiness, and in color 
of rind a mottled greenish grey. Rind is thin but very 
tough. Long distance shipments go through perfectly. 
Pkt. 5. Oz. 10c. y 4 Lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
BLACK SEEDED ANGELENO. The original Angelo 
had white seed. The trade required a black seeded melon 
because they knew that when the seed was black the melon 
was ripe. 
As a shipper, it is extraordinary because it rarely 
breaks. A carload will average in weight from 25 to 30 
pounds to the melon. 
It is like the original Angeleno in shape and appearance 
except the stripe of the Chilian sometimes apparent. Pkt. 
10c. Oz. 20c. 54 Lb. 65. Lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
GYPSY OR FLORIDA RATTLESNAKE SPECIAL. 
The melon is long, smooth, distinctly striped with light, 
mottled and wavy dark green stripes. Flesh bright scar¬ 
let, very sugary. Notwithstanding its thin rind it will 
stand shipping well. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 54 Lb. 30c. Lb. 
$1.00, postpaid. 
ALABAMA SWEET SPECIAL. A long melon with 
dark skin and red flesh. One of the first to come into 
market, is good grower and will bear longer than any 
other variety. Is a first class shipper. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 
!4 Lb. 30c. Lb. 90c, postpaid. 
HUTH’S HALBERT HONEY. The melons are oblong 
in form, symmetrically rounded at both ends. The skin 
is smooth, of dark green color, thin and rather brittle; 
on this account the melons do not stand shipping well. 
They are, however, the best melons for home use and 
nearby markets. The flesh is of a beautiful crimson color, 
of luscious flavor and entirely free from strings. Pkt. 5c. 
Oz. 15c. I /4 Lb. 50c. Lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. This melon is becoming more 
popular throughout the South and our pure bred seed, is 
in big demand. It is very sweet, grows very large and is 
almost round or square-shaped. It is a rich, dark green in 
color, has a medium rind, and the flesh is an attractive 
deep red. Good, rich melon soil will produce crops aver¬ 
aging 40 to 80 pounds to the melon. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 
14 Lb. 50c. Lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
SWEETHEART SPECIAL. Excellent melon, vine vigor¬ 
ous, productive, and ripens its fruit early. Fruit is large, 
oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark green. 
Rind thin but firm. Flesh bright red, solid, and sweet. 
Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 14 Lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE SPECIAL. Oblong in shape, 
growing to a very large size, rind dark with light green 
stripes, flesh light crimson, crisp and delicious sweet. 
Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 14 Lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
STOCK OR PIE. It is immensely productive. The 
melons grow to a large size. The flesh is firm and solid 
with only very few seeds. The melons will keep all winter 
and can be fed to stock the same as turnips and beets. 
They grow on most any kind of soil, stand dry seasons 
very well and seem adapted to most climates. Pkt. 5c. 
Oz. 15c. *4 Lb. 50c. Lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
CITRON. For preserving. Rind striped and hlarbled 
with light green, flesh white and solid. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 
54 Lb. 40c. Lb. $1.25, postpaid. 
NEW WONDER. Is shaped large and long, somewhat 
resembling the Watson, only thicker. The color is a dark 
solid green, the rind is thin but tough. The flesh is red. 
Is an exceptionally fine eating melon for home use and 
market. The seed is white, with but few in the melon. 
Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 54 Lb. 30c. Lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
FLORIDA GIANT. The melons are nearly round, skin 
is solid dark green, flesh red and firm. Good shipper; 
black seed. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 54 Lb. 50c. Lb. $1.75, post¬ 
paid. 
CLETEX. Melons about same shape as Watson with 
indistinct stripes of a spotted character, mixed with dark 
green color. Flesh red and sweet with toueh rind. Seeds 
brown smeared. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 54 Lb. 50c. Lb. $1.50, 
postpaid. 
DALE. This splendid melon is oblong in shape. The 
tough skin is a dark green color, irregularly striped with 
lighter green. Flesh is dark red in color, fine grained, 
sweet and luscious; white seed; an excellent shipper. 
Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 54 Lb. 50c. Lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
Huth’s One-Acre Collection 
Many of our friends like to plant about an acre of 
assorted varieties. A little over a pound of seed will 
plant an acre nicely. For $1.00 we will send you, 
postpaid, enough seed of five different varieties, 
Our Selection, to plant an acre. 
You couldn’t get a finer assortment if you tried. 
Send us $1.00 and have the best of melons. 
