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527 Stone 
Mountain 
or 
Dixie Belle 
95 days. A recent 
introduction and a 
b i g money maker. 
Very popular in the 
South and destined to 
be so in the North. 
Huge in size, it nev¬ 
ertheless is compara¬ 
tively early and has 
remarkable quality. 
The fruits are nearly 
round in shape and 
rich green in color. 
The flesh is a uniform 
red; very sweet, 
juicy and crisp, 
without stringiness. 
The seeds are very 
few and hence costly 
for the seed grower 
to produce. Ideal 
market melon. 
Weight 40 to 60 
pounds. Pkt., 10 cts.: 
oz., 16 cts.; % Ik. 35 
cts.; lb., 65 cts.; lb., 
$1.25; 2 lbs., $2.40, 
postpaid. 
541 or Cole’s Early 
Earliest of All Melons 
A very valuable variety on account 
of its earliness. Ready for market 
in 75 days. An almost round black 
seeded melon. Rind is dark green 
striped with a lighter shade,, flesh 
firm and delicious. A home as well 
as a local market sort. A variety 
adapted for short growing season, 
very productive and of excellent 
quality for such an early melon. 
Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; 
% lb., 48 cts.; lb„ 85 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.60, 
postpaid. 
1 oz. of 
Seed to 
25 Hills 
5 lbs. per 
Acre 
535 Kleckley Sweets 
or Monte Cristo 
87 days. The sweetest of all large 
melons. Probably the most widely used 
large type for the home garden, and for 
market within a limited shipping range. 
The fruits are oblong and symmetrical 
with a glossy dark green skin. The flesh 
ripens right up to the thin rind and 
is bright red, tender and luscious. The 
heart is large and clear with the white 
seeds placed near the rind. Weight 35 to 
40 pounds, sometimes 50. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
15 cts.; V4 lb., 40 cts.; y 2 lb., 60 cts,; lb., 
$1.00; 2 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
529 Citron 
Red 
Seeded 
Used exclu¬ 
sively for pre- 
serving. 
Really not a 
W atermelonJ 
but a wonder-) 
ful melon for 
pickling. It is 
very bard, 
slightly 
striped, round 
in shape. The preserves made from 
this melon are transparent and of 
excellent flavor. Very productive. 
Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 14 cts.; Vi lb., 30 
cts.; y 2 lb., 48 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 lbs., 
$1.60, postpaid. 
542 (90 days.) Excellent for shipping or home markets. Tough, elastic rinds. A 
well known widely used kind. The flesh is bright red, fine grained and sweet. 
White seeded. A melon that always sells well on the markets. Weight about 
30 lbs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; Vi lb., 30 cts.; 1/2 4k-, 48 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 lbs., 
$1.60, postpaid. 
537 Irish Grey 
90 days. A very popular shipping variety. Rather large in size, long in shape. 
The rind is light grayish green in color. The flesh is red, not stringy or coarse, 
very sweet. This is recommended equally with Tom Watson as a shipping variety. 
Average weight, 35 lbs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; Vi lb., 30 cts.; 1/2 ll>-, 45 cts.; 
lb., 85 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
534 (87 days.) Delicious flavor—big yielder. A fine medium early melon, very similar to 
Kleckley’s Sweet in appearance and quality, but much more productive. The rind is a 
deeper shade of green with light veins, and the shape a little more even and blunt-ended. 
The flesh is sweet and palatable, bright red in color. A splendid home garden sort, and 
profitable for local markets. Weight 35 pounds. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; Vi lb., 30 cts.; 
V 2 lb., 48 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
544 Sweet Heart 
Large oval shape distinct variety; very heavy with mottled light and dark green 
surface. Thin rind but tough; flesh bright red, tender and sweet. Vigorous grower and 
very productive; fine shipper and excellent keeper. Very early. Ripe in 75 days. Pkt v 
5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; Vi lb„ 29 cts.; V 2 lb., 46 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. 
528 ( 90 days.) The outstanding 
shipping melon espeeially for long 
distances. The rind, though thin, 
is exceedingly tough and elastic. 
In color it is deep green, lightly 
veined. The fruits are long and 
cylindrical and make a fine appear¬ 
ance. The flesh is rich red, firm, 
and juicy. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; 
>/i III.. ;;0 cts.; % lb., 48 cts.; lb., 85 
cts.^2 Ilis., $1.60, postpaid. 
533 (87 days.) An old standard early sort. A 
great favorite for the home garden and 
home market. The quality is uniformly 
good and the flavor excellent. Fruits are 
large and oblong, dark green with lighter 
stripes. The flesh is bright crimson, crisp, 
luscious and sweet, with white seeds. 
Weight 30 pounds. Very productive. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz.. 10 cts.; % lb., 29 cts.: % lb„ 46 
cts.; lb., 75 cts,; 2 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. 
