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LETHERMAN’S SEED HOUSE, Canton, Ohio 
WATERMELON 
1 ounce will plant 25 to 30 hills. 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 
CULTURE—Watermelons do best on light sandy drained soil. The hills should be 6 to 8 feet 
apart. Plant 6 to 8 seed to each hill using a shovelful of well rotted manure under each hill, cover 
with 1/2 inch of fine soil. If commercial fertilizer is used it should be high in ammonia and potash. 
Plant when soil is warm and thin out to 3 of the strongest plants to the hill. 
Improved Kleckley Sweet 
<$>STON E MOUNTAIN. A large nearly round rich green 
melon with highly colored scarlet fine grained flesh 
of delicious sweet flavor. It is early enough to be 
grown successfully in Ohio near Canton. An ex¬ 
cellent variety for home and nearby market. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 
CRAYSTONE (Award of Merit 1933). A 
medium early large round blunt ended melon, 
with few seeds and a great amunt of solid 
heart. Flesh rich scarlet, fine grained and sweet. 
Harris’ Earliest 
The rind is greenish-gray. Primarily a home and 
local market melon, but will stand shipping if not 
loaded heavily. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
^IMPROVED KLECKLEY SWEET. Medium early. The 
melons are 18 to 22 inches long, cylindrical and 
very dark green. Flesh is bright red, tender, ex¬ 
tremely sweet with solid heart. A most desirable 
melon for home and market gardens. Pkt. 5e, oz. 
10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
HALBERT’S HONEY. A fine variety for the home gar¬ 
den and local market. It is a long melon, dark green, 
thin rind with fine veins. Flesh deep red, sweet, 
tender without stringiness and extends close to the 
rind. Medium early. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, V 4 lb. 25c, 
lb. 75c. 
COLE’S EARLY. A very early variety, nearly round, of 
medium size. Dark green rind with lighter stripes. 
Flesh bright red, very firm and deliciously sweet. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, i / 4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
^HARRIS’ EARLIEST. An early variety desirable where 
the growing season is short. Fruits medium size, 
short, oval with dark and light green stripes. Flesh 
bright red, of good flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 
25c, lb. 75c. 
SWEETHEART. Fruits are large round to slightly ob¬ 
long. Rind is light green with fine darker veining, 
very tough and elastic making it a good shipper. 
Flesh bright red, crisp and sweet. Medium early. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
CITRON (Colorado Preserving). Excellent for making 
preserves Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 
HOTKAPS 
Be sure to use LETHERMAN’S 
Melons grown under them mature earlier 
and are protected against insects, birds, rain, 
hail, frost or wind. 
See pages 32 and 63 for prices 
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