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70S FIELD’S FOURTH OF JULY. (See front 
cover picture.) Here's what we’ve, been looking 
for. Just the thing: for the home garden. Ripened 
in my garden here in Shenandoah in 59 days. 
With a fair start and good season, would be 
ready by the 4dh of July/ The fruits arc small. 
- / weighing aroltnd 8 to 10 pounds. The color is a 
deep green, marked wdth lighter 'stripes. The: 
rind is exceptionally thin, not over % inch. The 
flesh is a dark red color, tender and hue grained. 
M Flavor is rich and sweet. The duality is unusually 
good. • Price: PM. (SO seeds) 20c; oz. 50c; 
104 iRLECKLEY SWEET/ Probably the best- felown inelotrifin 
America, The- measuring stick by which all other yarietibbdarc. 
g: . compared, Lnkgo <ylindrical in shape.-weighs'around $5'lbs. 
Bark green, flesh-bright red, very tender an$ .swqetd Price: 
/Pkt. o.c; oz. 8e; J /i ll>. 20c; '1 lb.. 55c. 
I want every farm to have a big watermelon patch. Even the 
back yard gardener should raise a few hills of them. Nothing will 
make the boys happier than a good melon patch of their own. My 
melon seed comes from fields grown especially for seed crops. Melons 
like warm loose soil. Give thenr plenty of room, at least 10 ft. each 
way. Figure about 50 hills from an ounce of seed, or 3 pounds to 
the acre. 
713-—F0RBH00K EARLY. One of the best of the early varieties. 
Fine for home use, doesn’t grow as large as some, but just a handy 
size for home. Short, blocky and thin rind, flesh tender and sweet. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 65c. 
718 IRISH GRAY. A main crop variety which is valuable as a 
shipper. Stands handling well.' Large, oblong, weighing around 
35 pounds. Extremely hard and tough rind. The color is light 
gray, flesh firm and tender and of good quality. It is a brilliant 
red color. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 65c. 
714 STONE MOUNTAIN. A great big melon, almost round. Weighs 
50 pounds in a good year. The rind is hard and tough, dark green, 
stands handling well. Very sweet in flavor, a bright sparkling 
color. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 8c; %, lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 
709 TOM WATSON. An old favorite shipping sort, similar to Kleck- 
ley’s Sweet. Firm, red flesh with a hard rind. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; y± lb. 20c; 1 lb. 75c. 
716 KANSAS SWEET. A new, big round melon that looks like 
the old Kolb Gem. Has thin rind, light green with broad dark 
green irregular stripes. The flesh is solid red, and the seeds are 
huff color. Price: Pkt. 7c; oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
WILT RESISTANT 
WATERMELONS 
715 ICE CREAM or PEERLESS. Matures just ahead of your main 
crop. The color is green and oblong, with flesh bright red, of very 
good quality. A good market sort. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
Yt lb. 20c; 1 lb. 65c. 
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710 ROYS' WATERMELON ( Ol.LfA'HO 1 
mg fits a boy so well as a wnfi rroolob pi 
be can tend himself. I want every bpy 
one. It doesn't take much ground and 
big returns. This collection contains 25 
kinds; I have made a thorough mix of A3 
they are all good kinds, too. - If you ha/ 
707—CHILIAN. A 15 to 20 pound melon, medium early, round and 
striped. Flesh deep red, crisp and fine flavored. Just the thing for 
the family garden. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 20c; 1 lb. 65c. 
717 PRINCESS. Just the right size to serve one person. The flesh 
is red clear to the rind, which is very thin. Sweet and of the 
finest quality. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 65c. 
705 BLACK SEEDED KLONDIKE. Has made a great name for it¬ 
self on the Pacific Coast. We tried it out here last year for the 
first time, and recommend it highly. It carries the highest sugar 
content of any melon that I know of. Oblong 1 , medium size, dark 
• green rind, and small black seeds. The flesh is a beautiful, spar¬ 
kling, deep red, very crisp and tender, without a trace of strings. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. 75c. 
702 GOLDEN HONEY. A beautiful yellow fleshed melon that makes 
a novel home or market sort. Large, oblong shape, weighing 
around 20 pounds. Rind dark green, with irregular stripes. Flesh 
a tender, crisp, delightfully flavored bright yellow. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
722 DIXIE QUEEN. A recent intro¬ 
duction which has already become a 
leading commercial sort. It is a great 
shipper, and a fine melon lor the 
home garden. It grows to an ideal 
size, and produces an unbelievable 
number of melons. The flesh is crisp 
and tender,-and has- the fewest seeds 
of most varieties'. The 
r i n d is thin, but 
tough. The color is 
striped light and dark 
green. Deliciously fla- 
vored, rich color. 
Price: Pkt. 8c; oz. 
15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
701 STATE FAIR 
MELON. This is the 
big, Jumbo kind that 
you saw at my Jubi¬ 
lee. I used to take 
them around to the 
State Fairs and chal¬ 
lenge anyone to raise 
bigger ones. They ma¬ 
ture nicely here in this 
section. Melons often 
weigh 100 pounds or 
more. Price: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; y± lb. 35c; 
1 lb. 90c. 
Had to put 
my picture in 
again. This is 
the State Fair 
Melon — Prize 
Winner at our 
Big Jubile^g 
summer.® 
Henry Field Seed and Nursery Company, Shenandoah, Iowa 
712 MOON AND STARS. Quite a curiosity. Dark 
green, oblong variety with yellow spots an inch 
or more across, which represent the moon, with 
many small yellow spots around it, representing 
the stars, hence the name. The quality is good, 
and it’s well worth planting. Price: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb. 90c. 
720 PRIDE OF MUSCATINE. A wilt-resistant strain 
of Kleckley Sweet, originated by our State Experi¬ 
ment Station, in Iowa. It has made a big hit in the 
Muscatine growing district and throughout the 
middle states. I’d call it extra good. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; *4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 
723 STONE MOUNTAIN. A new wilt resistant strain 
of the Georgia Stone Mountain. It has all the good 
qualities of the regular strain, and in addition, will 
grow on wilt infested soil. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
y± lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c, postpaid. 
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