VISIT OUR TRIAL GROUNDS IN SUMMER 
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WATERMELON—Continued 
Kleckley Sweet or Monte Cristo—85 Days 
Seed creamy white. One of the most sought after 
melons. No one has a superior stock of this, very 
valuable melon, than the stock we are offering for 
your approval. Fruit oblong, about 20 inches in 
length, rind thin, and always a very dark green, 
early to ripen, flesh scarlet, sugary and crisp. This 
melon, by reason of its thin rind, is not as well 
adapted for shipping as for home consumption, yet 
it is exceedingly tender, of an excellent flavor and 
texture. 20 x 12 inches. 
LANDRETHS’ LONG LIGHT ICING—35 Days 
Creamy white, small seeds, a good cropper, heavy 
and attractive, of very desirable quality and flavor. 
Shape long, oval, tapering from blossom end, skin 
light green, flesh scarlet, extremely sugary. Un¬ 
doubtedly one of the best melons on the market 
today for the family garden. 
Peerless or Ice Cream—85 Days 
Seed white. Not a good shipper, but one of the 
best for home gardens, fruit long, outside rind light 
green, finely netted, flesh very tender. 12 x 10 
inches. 
Round Dark Green Rind Icing—85 Days 
Seeds small and creamy white. The same as the 
Light Green Rind Icing in every respect, except 
color of rind. 14 x 12 inches. 
Round Light Green Rind Icing—85 Days 
Seed creamy white. One of the best melons on the 
market and a great favorite in some sections for its 
excellent quality; always of a good flavor, of a very 
thin rind, consequently not a good shipper. Fruit 
nearly round, greenish-white, marbled or dotted, 
with light green veins. Fine for family gardens. 
Stone Mountain—90 Days 
Gray Seed. One of the largest melons in cultivation, 
is early for its large size, almost round, dark green 
rind, with a slightly irregular darker veining, slightly 
flattened on the ends; solid scarlet flesh, is a shy 
seeder. This is a fine melon for home and nearby 
trade—sweet, tender, juicy, too large and tender for 
distant shipping. For the last few years it has been 
almost an impossibility to secure enough seed of this 
very popular variety. Undoubtedly the most 
popular Melon on the market, twice as much seed 
of this Melon is being used than any other variety. 
Tom Watson—90 Days 
Brown, white spotted seed. An even, oblong, 
dark green melon, finely marked all over with a 
darker green tracery than Kleckley Sweet, and 
slightly longer. Fine variety, flesh deep red, fine 
flavor, no core, often weighing 50 to 60 pounds. The 
most popular Watermelon for shipping purposes on 
the market today. 
Wonder or Improved Kleckley Sweet—85 Days 
In color it is like Kleckley Sweet. In shape, it is long. 
It weighs sometimes up to 50 pounds. The color 
of the seed is white. The texture is fine. The 
flavor is very superior. In reality it is an improved 
Kleckley Sweet. Excellent for Home and Market 
Garden. Not adapted to shipping long distances 
as its skin is too tender. Flesh deep red. 17 x 10 
inches. See illustration, page 78. 
Preserving Citron—Red Seed—90 Days 
Seeds red and small. A round, small, light and 
dark green striped melon. Meat a greenish white, 
used for preserving only. Late to mature, very 
hardy, and a long keeper, with a very tough rind. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
M lb. 
Lb. 
EHeckley Sweet. 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Landreths’ Long Light Icing 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.80 
Peerless. 
Round Dark Green Rind 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Icing. 
Round Light Green Rind 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Icing. 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Stone Mountain. 
.05 
.15 
.35 
1.10 
Tom Watson. 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Wonder. 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.80 
Preserving Citron Red. 
.05 
.15 
.30 
.90 
Stone Mountain 
THE VALUE OF 
AN EXPERIMENTAL OR 
TRIAL GROUND 
The success of a seedsman depends 
upon his Field Experience as a worker in 
a Garden or his familiarity with a Trial 
Ground worthy of the name. A place 
in the open fields is like the laboratory 
to the chemist; where differences can be 
tested and noted. 
Pictures in this Catalog show sections 
of Landreths’ Experimental Grounds, 
where hundreds of stocks of Seeds from 
many sources are tested for the purpose 
of showing purity or impurity, earliness 
or lateness, size of plant, color, flavor, 
texture, and in fact a comparison of 
every quality. 
