WOOD’S S « N WATER MELON SEEDS 
Prepare hills 8 or 10 feet apart each way by working' in thorough¬ 
ly rotted manure, or poultry droppings—rich ground gives the 
plants a good start before insects attack them. When the ground 
is warm plant 6 or 8 seeds to the hill, covering an inch deep and, 
when well up, thin out, leaving three strong plants to each hill! 
Do not grow near pumpkins and gourds. One ounce will plant 30 
hills; 3 lbs. one acre. 
No. 274. Extra Early Dark Icine [80 Days]— Dark Icing is 
3 not one of the big melons, 
but makes ripe fruits earlier than any other good melon, and is 
extra good for home use and the nearby market. The meat is rich, 
red and sugary to the very thin rind. There is no better extra 
early melon, and if you want the first watermelon in your neigh¬ 
borhood, or want to be first on your local market, plant Extra 
Early Dark Icing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 80c; 2-lb. lots 
75c per lb.; 5-ib. lots 65c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 60c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 279. Improved Georgia or Augusta Rattlesnake 
[90 Days]— Rattlesnake has always been regarded as a fine 
melon and by many is preferred to all others. Our improved 
strain is even better than it ever was on account of constant 
selection and watchful work on it throughout a period of years. 
The rind is thin and tough, the flesh deep scarlet, the flavor and 
fine quality are unsurpassed by any other melon. We recom¬ 
mend it for both the home garden and for shipping. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots 50c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 272. Carolina Bradford 
the largest of the long varieties, and where best known it is pre¬ 
ferred to all others. The color is a dark green with a still darker 
stripe; the flesh is deep red, is free from strings, fine grained, 
crisp, sweet and tender. The size of Bradford insures plenty of 
heart. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 50c per lb., postpaid. 
M [® 5 Days]—In sweetness it is like 
l’to. iru>n Varay Kleckley’s Swieet; in shipping quality, 
it compares with Tom Watson. The thin rind is so tough it will 
not burst from rough treatment in transit; its keeping quality 
will appeal to shippers who have experienced losses on account 
of glutted markets. The color is a distinct mottled greenish 
gray; the flesh is red, sweet, crisp and free from stringiness. 
Although a grand shipper, it is equally fine for the home garden. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 70c per lb.; 5-ib. lots 
60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., postpaid. 
tvt non m ii_i U_ _ [85 Days]— The introducer de- 
INo. ZoU. Halbert Honey scribes this as equal in flavor and 
as handsome as the Kleckley’s Sweet and much more productive. 
A long, early melon, with dark, rich, glossy green rind, crimson 
flesh and sweetness that is unsurpassed. Fine for home use and 
nearby market, but not well suited for shipping. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
]4 lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 
10-lb. lots 50c per ib., postpaid. 
M 97Q Ia^lrcr»n t 90 Days] — asked the sweetest melon for 
1NO. £ i o. jaCKSOn home use, we would unhesitatingly name 
Jackson. Our opinion of Jackson is shared by practically every 
one who has been privileged to taste one of its delicious slices, 
for no other melon can surpass it in delightful sweetness. The 
melons are long with a mottled green skin; the meat is a rich 
red, firm, there are no white hearts, and it-ripens close to a thin 
rind. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 2-lb. lots 90c per lb.; 
5-lb. lots 75c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 65c per lb., postpaid. 
Georgia Rattlesnake Extra Early Dark Icing; 
Carolina Bradford 
YVr»rw-P« IVI^lon Sf>prl<; are saved from melons grown expressly for seeds. Do not be misled by offers of cheap seeds that 
" a k,ccus are saved from culls and runts, melons left after the best have been sold. Such seeds are expensive if 
they cost you nothing. Plant the best—plant Wood’s. Do not plant Northern and Western-grown seeds if you want the finest 
watermelons. 
Halbert Honey 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Christo 
No. 269. Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Christo 
THE “WONDERMELON.” [90 Days] —Those who think they 
know watermelons will tell you that until you have eaten a 
slice of Improved Kleckley’s you haven’t really tasted the finest 
flavor to be found in watermelons. All of the sparkling, crisp, 
bright crimson meat is deliciously sweet right up to the thin 
rind. For the home garden we recommend it without reserve: 
it carries well for long distances, for the rind, though thin, is 
very tough. It is not unusual to have them weigh 50 pounds and 
more. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 
5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 50c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 276. Thurmond Gray f 85 Days]— A heavy producer of 
J large, long melons that have 
size, attractive appearance, fine quality and bright red, solid 
meat that ripens close to the tough thin rind, and is free of 
strings. The green or greenish-gray color makes it hard to sun¬ 
burn and it is wilt-resistant. It is a wonderful market melon, 
ranking with Irish Gray and Tom Watson as a shipper, but it 
has the fine sugary quality so necessary' in a home garden melon. 
It Is about as early as Irish Gray. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 20c; 
lb. 70c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 50c 
per lb., postpaid. 
T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
