1936 
SALZER’S • SEEDS 
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Salzer’s Sweet Siberian 
King 1 and Queen 
SWEET SIBERIAN 
WATERMELON 
An extra-early yellow fleshed Water¬ 
melon that matures in 5(1 days! This 
hardy, extra-early strain conies from Si¬ 
beria and is giving excellent results in 
short season sections. It is grown along 
the Volga and is an important shipping 
melon there. The melons are round, dark 
green, borne abundantly on the robust 
vines, and the ilesli is beautiful golden 
yellow, sweet, sugary and delicious. 
Everyone who tastes them marvels at 
the sweet flavor of these melons. They 
grow to medium size, averaging about 
nine inches in diameter. Salzer’s Sweet 
Siberian is a most valuable variety be¬ 
cause of its extreme extra earliness; at 
market the melons sell rapidly at good 
prices. Yields heavily. 654—Pkg-., 12c; 
oz., 16c; % lb., 50e; y 2 lb., 80c; lb., $1.35; 
2 lbs., $2.45, postpaid. _ 
KING & QUEEN 
Perfectly round, averages about 10 
pounds in weight and has small black 
seeds. The flesh is bright red, crisp and 
juicy and the outside color is white with 
indistinct green stripes. Originated in the 
Volga Valley of Russia. Can be stored 
until February, retaining its attractive 
appearance and delicious qualities in full. 
Think of serving fresh watermelon in 
winter! Very prolific. 657—Pkg., 10c; 
oz., 15c; 14 lb., 44c; y 2 lb., 75c; lb., $1.25; 
2 lbs., $2.25; 5 lbs., $4.75, postpaid. 
SALZER’S IRISH GREY 
PRIDE OF IOWA 
The Wilt-Resistant Melon 
One of the outstanding develop¬ 
ments of the past decade! In the 
state of Iowa alone, over 100,000 
acres of productive sandy soils 
could not be used for growing 
Watermelons because of wilt, and 
this introduction has proven a 
great benefit, not only in that state, 
but in every other state. Soil, once 
infested, can harbor the melon- 
wilt organisms for 15 to 20 years! 
The only solution is wilt-resistant 
seed. 
Pride of Iowa is a prolific, early 
maturing, long, dark green melon, 
of superior flavor, with thick, red, 
firm, crisp and sweet flesh. Light 
brown seeds, thick rind. It pro¬ 
duces excellent crops on wilt sick 
soil, where other sorts fail com¬ 
pletely. The melons often weigh 
40 pounds each. 651—Pkg., 10c; 
oz., 14c; 2 oz., 25c; 34 lb., 43c; 34 
lb., 75c; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25; 
5 lbs., $4.95, postpaid. 
A long melon, rather large in size; 
ranks high with leading shippers. The 
rind is yellowish light green in color, the 
seed is white and its average weight is 25 
pounds. Eating qualities exceptionally 
good. 
The red flesh is unusually sweet, free 
from hard centers or stringiness, very 
firm and compact and does not break 
when sliced. It ripens in about 90 days 
and stays in good condition for a long 
period; withstands long shipping. 699— 
Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30e; y> lb., 50c; 
lb., 85c; 2 lbs., $1.50; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. 
THURMOND GRAY 
A pood producer, stands wet weather well, and 
so far has not been subject to the diseases that 
have damaged other melons. This grand melon 
is long and thick. The rind is of a rich greenish 
gray color, which makes it very hard to sunburn. 
It is wilt-resistant. It is very uniform in its 
growth, being the same size at each end and 
makes the most perfect ear pack of any melon. 
Weighs from 25 to 75 pounds and is a perfect 
shipper. 656—Pktr., 5c; oz., 9e; % lb.. 28c; 
% lb.. 45©; lb., 75c; 2 lbs., $1.25; 5 lbs., $2.75, 
postpaid, 
Salzer’s Pride of Iowa 
ICE CREAM OR 
PEERLESS 
A white seeded early variety. Has 
oblong shape and a very thin rind of 
a light green color, faintly mottled. 
A very prolific variety. Splendid for 
the North; matures in 80 days. Flesh 
is bright scarlet, crisp and exceed¬ 
ingly sweet. 677 — Pkg., 5c; oz., Oe; 
% lb., 28c; y 2 lb„ 45c; lb., 75c; 2 lbs., 
$1.25'; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
KLECKLEY SWEET 
Also called Monte Cristo. Fruits 
are large and it is one of the most 
widely used for nearby markets. Hsss 
a big, solid, superb quality heart and, 
as its name indicates, the flavor is 
wonderfully sweet. Matures in 90 
days. It is long and symmetrical in 
shape, frequently reaching 22 inches 
or more in length, and weighs about 
40 pounds. 689—Pkg., 5c; oz„ Oo; 14 
lb., 28c; y 2 lb., 45c; lb., 75c; 2 lbs.. 
$1.25; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
RATTLESNAKE 
A long, fairly large melon with 
light green color irregularly mottled 
with dark green stripes. An excel¬ 
lent shipping melon with unexcelled 
eating qualities. Rattlesnake is a 
standard variety. The seed is white 
With dark tips. Weight about 25 lbs. 
Thin rind, solid, dark red flesh, 
sweet and tender. Matures in about 
90 days. 672—Pkg., 7c; oz., 10c; »/4 
lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 50e; lb., 75c; 2 lbs., 
$1.25; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
SWEETHEART 
A medium early variety producing 
extremely large melons of excellent 
quality, the tough, elastic rind malt¬ 
ing it an excellent shipper. The seeds 
are black. 
Large, oval, heavy fruits that ripen 
evenly. The rind is firm, light green, 
veined or mottled with darker shade, 
Bright red (Icsli, solid, sweet and free 
from core (hence its name). Keeps 
well and improves after ripening. 
688 —Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 2»c; Vz 
lb., 45e; 11»., 75c; 2 lbs., $1.25; 5 lbs., 
$2.75, postpaid. 
[Your Sweet Siberian Watermelons are very sweet,—the best I ever ate. They thrive where others fail, and are easily 
raised.—Mr. Chas. E. Reich, R. D. 2, Selinsgrove, Pa. 
