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R.B. BUCHANAN SEED CO. g fe g MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. 
BUCHANAN’S WATERMELON SEEDS 
HOW TO GROW MELONS.— Rich, sandy loam soils are considered best for Water¬ 
melons, but good crops are grown on any type of well-drained, fertile soil. The adding 
of well-rotted manure to soil will give the plants a good start, and to commercial 
growers we recommend an application of 600 to 800 pounds of commercial fertilizer 
(analyzing about 6 per cent ammonia, 7 per cent phosphoric acid, and 3 per cent 
potash) to the acre. The best yields are procured when the hills are spaced at least 
10 feet apart. This method will give about 360 hills to the acre. When the soil has 
become warm, drop 6 to 8 seeds in each hill and cover about 1 inch deep. Later thin 
to 2 to 3 of the largest plants. Earlier crops may be obtained by protecting the young 
plants with Hotkaps (see page 82). Give shallow cultivation every 10 days. One ounce 
will plant 25 hills ; 1% to 2 pounds per acre. I 
All Prices on this Page Post Paid. All 10c Pkts. 3 for 25c 
Quantity Prices—See Yellow Price List Enclosed 
255—NEW STONE MOUNTAIN (90 days)—One of the finest, sweetest, largest 
and earliest Watermelons. Under favorable conditions, fruits weigh from 
60 to 80 pounds, and ripen in 85 to 90 days. The fruit is almost round or 
square-shaped with rich, dark green, medium thick rind, and dazzling scarlet 
flesh of luscious sweetness. It has few seeds, is firm and solid, almost all 
heart, and truly an unsurpassed table delicacy. The rind is sufficiently tough 
to stand considerable handling, making it an excellent shipper. It is very 
prolific, withstands drouth, and will produce a fine crop of good melons 
when other varieties fail. It is the best round-type Watermelon for the home 
garden or market. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 20c; 14 lb., 30c; % lb., 45c; 1 lb., 80c; 5 lbs., §3.50 
241-A—EARLY KANSAS (85 days)—The Early Kansas has finest texture, sweet 
flavor and melting, bright red meat, solid to the rind, which is about one- 
half inch thick. Nearly round in form, light green with broad bands of 
wavy stripes, growing 30 to 60 pound melons, with some specimens up to 
80 pounds, seed red when green, but dry buff color, and very few to each 
melon. It is a very robust grower, heavy deep-rooting vines assure a heavy 
cropper; the productiveness is equal to or better than any other melon; 
under normal conditions 800 to 1,000 melons per acre, weighing 30 pounds 
each, is not unusual, and every melon a good one, no white or stringy 
hearts, and a wonderful shipper. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; 2 ozs., 40c; 14 lb., 75c; y 2 lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $8.75 
255-A—DIXIE QUEEN (80 days)—A new, sensational Watermelon. Almost 
round or square-shaped fruits, light green, veined with darker green; medium 
but tough, thin rind; richest scarlet flesh. Average weight 35 pounds, although 
under favorable conditions many will attain a weight of 60 pounds. Its con¬ 
venient size and shape will outsell any other melon, more especially in cer¬ 
tain markets that are now demanding smaller Watermelons. It has the finest 
and sweetest flavor. The small white seeds are very few. A splendid shipper . 
and unbeatable for the home melon patch. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 20c; 14 lb., 35c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb., 95c; 5 lbs., $3.75 
236— COLE’S EARLY (80 days)—It is almost round, with black seed, while 
the rind is dark green, irregularly striped with a lighter shade. The flesh is 
very firm and delicious eating; it is not adapted for shipping, being a home 
market kind. The Cole’s Early is a standard melon and will mature very ' 
early, so it is more widely used in sections with a shorter growing season 
than others. The melons weigh about 20 pounds. Edible in 80 days. Size, 
12 x 11 inches. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; 14 lb., 25c; y 2 lb., 40c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.75 
237— GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE (92 days)—A long, fairly large melon with 
a light green color, irregularly mottled with dark green stripes. An excel¬ 
lent shipping kind with unexcelled eating qualities, the Rattlesnake is a 
standard variety. The seed are white with dark tips, and the weight is 30 
pounds. Its appearance is so striking because of the contrast between the 
light and dark mottlings that it is always remembered; perhaps this has 
helped its popularity. Size 18 x 12 inches. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; 14 lb., 25c; 14 lb., 40c; 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.50 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
231— BLACK DIAMOND (90 days)—Round, red flesh; size, 10 x 12 inches. 
242—GOLDEN HEART (90 days)—Yellow flesh; size, 14 x 12 inches. 
230—ALABAMA SWEET (90 days)—Red flesh; size, 16 x 10 inches. 
234—SWEETHEART (88 days)—Red flesh; size, 13 x 10 inches. 
232— FLORIDA FAVORITE (87 days)—Red flesh; size, 16 x 10 inches. 
238—TOM WATSON (92 days)—Red flesh; size, 20 x 12 inches. 
247—THURMOND GRAY (90 days)—Red flesh; size, 20 x 10 inches. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; 14 lb., 20c; y 2 lb., 35c; 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.50 
Stone Mountain Melon 
Dixie Queen 
Early Kansas 
Read What One Grower Says: 
“I have been growing watermelons for 40 years and 
have used Vigoro ever since it has been manufactured 
and find it to be the best thing I ever used for water¬ 
melons.” (Signed) J. W. TUTTLE. 
Malden, Mo. 
Watermelons Produce One of the Earliest Money Crops. See Yellow List Enclosed for Wholesale Prices. 
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