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LUSCIOUS MELONS FROM FORD’S SEEDS 
FORD’S WATERMELONS 
DELICIOUS, SWEET AND JUICY VARIETIES 
Cultivate Same as Muskmelons. Read Under Muskmelon Heading 
WIZARD BRAND PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE. Makes melons grow, gives them a dark green 
color. Two quarts worked into the hill when planting, will help wonderfully in the product of big, 
luscious melons. See prices elsewhere in this book. 
HAMMOND’S SLUG SHOT will keep the bugs away and give the melons a chance. Prepaid, 1 lb. 
36c, 6 lbs. $1.00. 
PRICES of watermelon seed Includes postage. If to go by express deduct 3c from % lb., 10c from 
lb., 18c from 6 lbs., 28c from 10 lbs. 
Many large growers plant FORD’S SOUND WATERMELON SEED with the most satisfactory 
results. We are sure our seed is as good as can be bought. 
TOM WATSON. This variety matures in about 
85 days, producing melons from 18 to 24 Inches 
long and 8 to 12 inches in diameter; often 
weighs from 40 to 60 pounds. The rind is dark 
green, thin, but tough, making it a decidedly 
good melon for shipping; flesh is dark red, crisp 
and of finest quality; heart is large and with¬ 
out core. Pkt. 6c, oz. lOc, % lb. 23c, lb. 70c, 
6 lbs. $2.93, 10 lbs. $5.28. 
HUNGARIAN HONEY. Sweet and luscious; honey 
flavor; flesh brilliant red; ripens in 80 days; 
averages about 10 pounds each. Pkt. 6o, oz. 
12c, % lb. 33c, lb. $1.00. 
WINTER QUEEN. You can have melons way Into 
the winter by growing this variety. It is round, 
skin light cream color irregularly striped light 
green, average weight 10 lbs., excellent quality. 
If properly stored it will keep for several 
months. Vines healthy and productive. Ma¬ 
tures in 85 days. - Pkt. 10c, oz. 16c, ^4 lb. 38c. 
lb. $1.10. 
Stone Mountain 
Stone Mountain. ^ch ” daS 
green color, very large. It has very dark red 
flesh of finest quality, very sweet and Is classed 
as the finest of all melons, by those who have 
grown it. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, ^ lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, 
6 lbs, $5.18. 
Kleckley Sweets 
PTcI'pIat' the best for home use 
® ly* and nearby market; too ten¬ 
der and brittle for shipping long distances; 
early, hardy, vigorous and a sure cropper. Hav¬ 
ing a short season, it ripens In localities where 
melons were never ripened before; deep red 
flesh; sweet and melting clear to the rind; 
medium size; nearly round; green, striped light 
green. Ripens in 70 days. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
14 lb. 25c, lb. 75c, 5 lbs. $2.93, 10 lbs. $5.28. 
The following varieties at a uniform price of 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c, 5 lbs. $3.00. 
SWEETHEART. Mottled green. 75 days. 
IRISH GREY. Mottled gray. 82 days. 
HALBERT HONEY. Dark green. 85 days. 
FORDHOOK EARLY. Light green. 80 days. 
CITRON MELONS 
COLORADO PRESERVING MELON, OR CITRON. 
Flesh firm and solid, with few green seeds; 
makes fine preserves. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 
33c, lb. $1.00. 
APPLE-PIE MELON. Very productive; keeps all 
winter; used as a substitute for apples In mak¬ 
ing pies. Pkt. 10c, 3 pkts. 25c. 
MANGO MELON, also known as Vegetable Orange 
and Vine Peach. Size and color of an orange, 
used for pickling, preserving and as a dessert; 
very ornamental. Pkt. 8c, oz. 20c. 
Kleckley Sweets, “ioroul; m?ioni 
uniformly large—18 to 22 inches long, 10 to 12 
inches through. Rind dark green; flesh bright 
scarlet, ripening close to the rind; flavor rich 
and sweet. A favorite for home use, because it 
escapes the early frosts and is always sweet and 
delicious. The rind being unusually thin, it is 
not a good melon for shipping, but splendid for 
home use. Our seed Is of the improved strain 
from the finest selected stock and will give you 
the best of satisfaction. Matures in 80 days. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 23c, lb. 76c, 6 lbs. $3.18, 
10 lbs. $5.78. 
SPECIAL OFFER—1 packet each 9 varieties 
Watermelons, your selection 860 ; 1 ounce each 
720; 
GARDEN SETTEE 
Just the thing for the lawn, the garden, or porch. 
It is convenient to move about, weighs only 18 
pounds. This new “Lite-Wate” Settee is sturdily 
built, has all channel iron legs and braces, 
sherardized bolts and oak slats. All the qualities 
of a high-grade bench at a low price. 
The bench is 42" long (ample room for two 
people), 30" high to top of back, seat Is 13" from 
front to back. Iron parts painted moss green and 
slats finished in tinted green. Shipped knocked- 
down, packed in carton, weight, 20 pounds. Price 
Not Prepaid $2.98. If to be mailed add postage 
for 20 lbs. 
Use HOTKAPS and Have Your Own Melon Patch 
