Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Wholesale Seed Growers, Cambridge, N. Y. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE (85 days)—Oblong in shape and grows to a fair size; 
rind light green with irregular stripes of dark green; ten days earlier than 
Kolb’s Gem; quality excellent; seeds white. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE-STRIPED GYPSY (90 days)—Large and oblong; 
rind very tough and a distinctive pale light green in color, much mottled and 
striped very dark green; seeds white. An attractive and fine shipping melon. 
GOLDEN HONEY —GOLDEN ICE CREAM (90 days)—An attractive, distinct 
melon, possessing a dark green rind, oblong in form, with a very solid, sweet, 
canary-yellow flesh; very early; seeds brown. 
HALBERT HONEY (85 days)—Shape oblong, well filled to the ends; skin very 
dark green, showing a faint longitudinal tracing or indention in the rind; 
medium early and fairly large; flesh crimson and very sweet; seeds white. 
HARRIS’ EARLIEST (80 days)—A medium-sized, extra early melon, quite similar 
to Cole’s Early. 
IRISH GRAY (90 days)—A large, long, main crop variety with a distinctive, 
gray-green skin; shell very tough and hard, making a fine shipper; flesh very 
firm, crisp and sweet; seeds brown. 
KLECKLEY'S SWEETS, or MONTE CRISTO (90 days) —Medium to large size, 
medium early; exceedingly sweet; oblong in form, slightly tapering towards 
the stem; rind very dark green; flesh very bright, rich red; ripens nearly 
to the rind; too tender for a shipping melon; seeds white to light brown. 
LONG LIGHT ICING — GRAY MONARCH (85 days)—Grows long and to a 
large size; medium early and productive; rind light pale green, with a light 
mottled tracing of a slightly darker shade; flesh brilliant crimson and of 
exceptional quality; seeds white. 
PEERLESS, or ICE CREAM (85 days)—A very early, medium sized melon of short 
oblong form. One of the best for growing in the North. Rind thin, light 
green, mottled and finely veined with a darker shade; flesh bright scarlet and 
very sweet; seeds white. 
STONE MOUNTAIN, or DIXIE BELL (90 days)—A very large, nearly round or 
“blocky” melon of high quality. The sweet flesh, of rich scarlet color, with 
few seeds, is covered by a fairly tough, dark green rind. Very prolific, it is 
one of the most popular shipping varieties. 
SWEETHEART (90 days)—A medium early variety. Fruits growing to a very 
large size. Round to oblong in form with a rather thick, tough rind; a good 
shipper; color very light green, slightly veined a trifle darker shade; flesh 
bright red and of fair quality; seeds black. 
TOM WATSON (95 days)—Probably the best shipping melon. One of the best 
main crop sorts. Grows to a very large size. Fruit large and long in shape, 
colored a medium green with a light tracing of a darker shade, not unlike 
Peerless in color; flesh rich red and of good quality; seeds brown. 
WONDERMELON —IMPROVED KLECKLEY'S SWEETS (88 days)—A large, 
oblong melon with a thin dark rind and showing faint tracings or indentations 
running the length of the melon. Also known as White Seeded Kleckley. 
We are always glad to quote Special Prices for quantity orders. Send 
us a memorandum of your requirements and permit us to quote prices 
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