HtftekR-B.BUCHANAN SEED CO. MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE. 
BUCHANAN’S WATERMELON SEEDS 
240— BUCHANAN’S IMPROVED CUT RED TOM WATSON WATERMELON (90 days) 
The Watson has rightfully been the most largely planted melon in the South for ship¬ 
ping purposes. It’s a splendid melon for shipping, for nearby markets and home use. 
There has been much complaint about the Watson “running out,” and this is abso¬ 
lutely true of most of the Tom Watson seed on the market. It is seed saved from 
the tail end of the shipping crop, seed from malformed, rotten-ended runts and culls, 
seeds from white-hearted or centered melons. You can’t afford to plant such seeds. 
In eating quality the Watson is good, and its tough, medium thick, elastic rind 
makes it the finest shipper. Medium early, cylindrical shape, averaging 10 by 20 inches. 
Its dark green color and generally handsome appearance make it a seller at top of 
the market prices. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; y 4 lb., 35c; % lb., 55c; 1 lb., 95c; 5 lbs., $4.25 
233—IMPROVED KLECKLEY’S SWEET (87 days)—The seed are snow white, with no 
trace of color, and are slightly larger than the regular Kleckley Sweet. The melons are 
very dark green with faint creases or ridges running lengthwise. The edible qualities 
are splendid. The rind perhaps is harder than Kleckley Sweet, making it a shipper 
for moderate distances. Edible in 87 days. Size, 22 x 10 inches. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; y 4 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 55c; 1 lb., 95c; 5 lbs., $4.25 
252— RIBAULT (95 days)—Is a new Watermelon, long and thick in shape, measur¬ 
ing from 24 to 30 inches long by 14 to 18 inches in diameter. The rind is dark 
green, indistinctly striped with mingled lighter green. The meat is red and sweet, free 
from hard centers, grows remarkably large, and is very prolific. Ripens in 95 days. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; y 4 lb., 25c; y 2 lb., 45c; 1 lb., 80c; 5 lbs., $3.50 
235—HALBERT HONEY (85 days)—Enjoys wide use and is second only to Kleckley’s 
Sweet in popularity for home gardens and nearby markets. The seed are white with 
black tips; the shape is long and cylindrical, and the rind is a deep green with fine veins. 
The melons weigh 35 pounds. Quite similar to Kleckley’s Sweet, the Halbert Honey is 
as handsome a melon as could be desired. Edible in 87 days. Size, 20 x 12 inches. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; lb., 25c; y 2 lb., 40c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.75 
239—IRISH GRAY (90 days)—A long melon, rather large in size and is becoming more 
popular as a shipping kind. The rind is light green in color; the seed are white, and 
its eating qualities very fine. The average weight is 35 pounds, and it is a light seed¬ 
ing variety. We especially recommend the Irish Gray for shipping, as the flesh is not 
stringy or coarse, and its ability to stand shipping is fully equal to the Watson. Edible 
in 90 days. Size, 18 x 11 inches. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; *4 lb., 25c; y 2 lb., 40c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.75 
253— KLECKLEY’S SWEET (87 days)—The skin is a dark green, the flesh is bright red, 
very tender and melting. It is medium early in maturity; the seed are white and it is 
not adapted for shipping long distances. Edible in 87 days. Size, 20 x 10 inches. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; % lb., 25c; Vz lb., 35c; 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.50 
254— WONDERMELON (85 days)—Is comparatively a new variety, but has become one 
of the new favorites. No watermelon has received more praise in the short time of 
its existence, and justly so, for it is one of the finest flavored melons raised. It is also 
very productive, grows great quantities of big, fine, dark glossy green melons. The rind 
is rather thin, but reasonably tough to insure good carrying for short hauls, and any 
market that receives this melon will sell to good advantage. Grows long and thick, 
seeds white and broad, flesh deep red, juicy and sweet. Time for ripening, 85 days. 
Six melons produce a pound of seed. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; *4 lb., 25c; Vz lb., 40c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.75 
241— PERFECTION (87 days)—A new variety, or comparatively so, of unusual merit. 
The seed are white with a dark rim and edge. The rind is very hard and an intense 
dark green, the shape is long, the fruits being thicker at the stem than at the blossom 
end—in other words, the fruit tapers toward the blossom end. It is certainly hand¬ 
some in appearance, both the exterior and when cut. Edible in 87 days. Size, 22 x 10 
inches. Weight, 35 pounds. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; % lb., 25c; Vz lb., 45c; 1 lb., 80c; 5 lbs., $3.50 
“I have used Vigoro for watermelon fertilizer for the past two years, and am well 
pleased with the results. I have noticed that where some of my neighbors used stable 
manure, they were about three weeks later in marketing their melons than I was; this 
alone is well worth the price that Vigoro cost me. I will gladly recommend the use of 
Vigoro to any one that raises watermelons or cantaloupes.” 
Malden, Mo. (Signed) C. C. NAPPER. 
Buchanan’s Georgia Rattlesnake 
Cut Red Tom Watson 
Buchanan’s Halbert Honey 
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