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LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
Watermelon 
STONE MOUNTAIN. A very large, medium dark 
green, round melon of excellent quality. Flesh highly 
colored, very solid with fewer seeds than most water' 
melons. Has gained a well deserved popularity in the 
South where the fruits frequently attain a weight of 
60 to 80 pounds. The rind is tough enough to stand 
handling for nearby markets but will not stand long 
distance shipping. Edible in 88 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; U lb., 30c. 
Dixie. A popular market sort. Vine vigorous, large 
growing and hardy; fruit medium sized to large, about 
one'third longer than thick. Color of skin dark green 
striped with lighter shade. Edible in 88 days. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Phinney’s Early. Good home garden variety, fruits 
oblong, mottled with two shades of green, very pro' 
lific. Edible in 82 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Culture. For watermelon, follow our cultural directions for 
cucumbers, except that it is necessary to give the watermelon a space 
of eight to ten feet between hills, and thin the plants to two to 
the hill. One ounce plants twenty'five hills and three pounds of seed 
plant an acre. 
Improved Black Seeded Klon- 
dyke. For genuine merit not sur' 
passed by any other kind. Rind dark 
green, with attractive bright red 
flesh. Seeds small, black. Edible in 
83 days. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 15c; 34 
lb., 30c. 
Cole’s Early. Very hardy, a sure 
cropper and extremely delicate in 
texture of flesh, which is of dark 
red color; rind is thin and extremely 
brittle, hence not desirable for ship' 
ping purposes but possessing all 
the other most desirable features. 
We highly recommend it for home 
use. Edible in 80 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Harris Earliest. The best of the 
extra early sorts. Fruit slightly oval 
with irregular mottled stripes of 
light and dark green. Flesh bright 
red, sweet and tender. A desirable 
variety where the season is short. It 
is hardy, productive and the largest 
of the early kinds. Edible in 80 
days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Peerless or Ice Cream. Medium 
sized with very sweet, scarlet flesh. A good variety for 
main crop. Edible in 84 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
34 lb., 30c. 
Sweetheart. This melon is early, large, handsome, 
heavy and productive. The shape is oval and the 
color mottled light to a very light green. Flesh bright 
red, solid but tender and very sweet. Edible in 89 
days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Gypsy or Georgia Rattlesnake. One of the largest 
varieties and stands shipment long distances. Fruit 
cylindrical, square at the ends, smooth, distinctly 
striped and mottled light and dark green. Flesh bright 
scarlet and very sweet. Edible in 94 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
TOM WATSON. A large melon similar in shape and 
splendid quality to Monte Cristo but averaging larger 
in size and with a tougher rind, making it especially 
adapted for shipping. The rind is dark green, with dis' 
tinct fine veining; flesh is rich red, sweet and tender. 
Undoubtedly the best shipping melon. Edible in 91 
days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c. 
Tom Watson. 
