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Slate’s Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
226— EXCELL. —The melons are large, of an oblong shape and 
have a dark green skin. In general appearance it strongly re¬ 
sembles the Tom Watson, but some growers claim that it is both a 
sweeter and larger melon than the Watson. It has medium thick 
rind and will stand shipping or can be used for local markets. The 
flesh is of a beautiful red color, crisp and tender, and just as sweet 
or sweeter than that of the Tom Watson. Its large size, handsome 
appearance and vigorous habits of growth have already made this 
one of the most popular varieties. This is a hybrid melon, bred to 
white seed, but the type is not very well set as yet. As a rule the 
melons are all uniform and good, but some off types may appear. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
229— FLORIDA FAVORITE. —The melons grow from medium 
size to large, long, and are of a dark green color, which is mottled 
and striped with lighter shades. The rind is thin but firm. The 
flesh is of a beautiful scarlet color, solid, tender, and very sweet. 
The seed are white. It is second early, a good producer, and espe¬ 
cially desirable for home use. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
227— TOM WATSON, CUT RED STRAIN.— For years the Tom 
Watson has been the standard shipping melon, and a very popular 
sort for home use, and th is improved strain is greatly increasing 
the demand for this old variety. The Cut Red strain is bred to do 
away with the white heart of the old strain and to give it solid 
red meat, free from strings, and of a luscious flavor. The melons 
grow very large, are oblong, and of a deep green color. The seed 
are a dark brownish color. We are confident that both home and 
market growers will find this strain a great improvement over the 
old type. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
EXPERIENCE THE FOURDATION 
OF QUALITY 
In no business does experience count for more than in the 
seed business. The knowledge of how to breed, grow, and 
handle seed is not to be obtained in any one lifetime. But 
rather it is family experience — that kind that is handed down from generation to generation 
that really counts. 
The house of Slate was established over seventy years ago and through three generations the 
knowledge of father has been handed down to Son. New methods discovered — new varieties 
bred -— but all of the new has been added to the old, time tested experience. And it is only 
through such a blending of experience that the world obtains that vital element known as quality. 
In the seed business knowledge is quality. No matter how perfect the weather, the soil, the 
fertilizer, unless the man handling the crop knows every detail of breeding and saving seed, his 
efforts avail nothing. 
The quality of Slate’s Seeds has the firm foundation of seventy odd years experience. Every 
member of the firm was born in the seed business and reared on a seed farm. From childhood, 
we obtained from our father the essentials that his experience had taught him. Thus we have 
at our command the experience of three generations of Slate’s and this is the principal reason 
Slate’s Seeds are better. 
Excell 
Tom Watson Watermelon 
