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Our Watermelon seed Is all northern grown. This seed is the best 
for planting in the north. Each packet contains seed enough for 
8 to 12 hills. Four or five pounds will plant an acre. Do not plant 
too early and plant in sandy soil if you have it. Sage Hi-Caps will 
produce earlier melons and protect your plants from cut-worms. See 
page 33. It pays well to use fertilizer for melons. 
CULTURE: Plant in 
hills 8 to 10 feet apart 
each way. When the 
danger of insects is over 
thin to 3 strong plants to 
a hill. Use Slug Shot to 
kill insects. For larger 
amounts of seed see 
page 35. 
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SfSt; 
Olds’ Sweetest and Earliest. 
264. ★ OLDS' SWEETEST AND 
EARLIEST. (70 days.) This melon is the 
sweetest and earliest of all. The size is me¬ 
dium and does not exceed more than 15 
pounds in weight. Flesh scarlet, of extra fine¬ 
ness and sweetness and entirely free from 
stringiness. We do not recommend it for 
commercial planting, however, as it is most too 
small. For the home garden and where the 
season is short it cannot be beat. The rind 
is mottled with several shades of green. Seeds 
white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., 
80o, postpaid. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo. 
270. ★ KLECKLEY'S SWEET. (80 
days.) (Monte Cristo.) Our best seller of 
the whole list of watermelons. A fine, well- 
known, medium early variety. It is a medium¬ 
sized dark green melon, often growing 20 
inches long, with bright red flesh, ripening 
nearly to the rind. It is solid, crisp and melt¬ 
ing; rind thin; flavor, very sweet and pleasing. 
Seeds white. A wonderfully satisfactory vari¬ 
ety for home gardens and near-by markets. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lh., 25c; lb., 75c, post¬ 
paid. 
Klondike. 
263. FORDHOOK EARLY. (75 days.) 
An extremely early variety. Perhaps no other 
variety is so well adapted to the home garden, 
270y 2 . ★KLONDIKE. (80 days.) (Dark for it may be planted in hills as close as 6 
Seeded.) We have discarded the old stock of feet each way. Its value to the home garden- 
275. CITRON (95 dnvs ) Colorado Klondike for the new dark seeded type. This is, er in the North is, in fact, largely in its earli- 
Preserving Perfectly round striped alter- ,i, e a better strain. We consider Klondike ness. The melons are of good size and nearly 
^reserving. r-eiiecuj round, stuped alter the best early me i 0 n and the very sweetest of all rouncl . th ski = d k with , 
nately dark and light green, not edible raw, melons. The thin rind is dark green, shape long; „ gre ®“ with occasional 
but excellent for preserves. The flesh is white very symmetrical; flesh distinct shade of red. Seeds ® .P es ot lignter ^ieen. the rind is thm; 
and hard and the vines very productive. Fkt., small. It is very sweet, crisp and tender. Ripens uesh, bright red, crisp, and remarkably sweet. 
5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. very early and is a heavy yielder Our favorite Seeds white. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 25c; 
r melon. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., $1.00, lb., 75c, postpaid, 
postpaid. 
267. ★ !<:£ CREAM or PEER- 272. GOLDEN HONEY. (90 days.) 
LESS. (85 days.) A well-known old The flesh is a beautiful glistening amber- 
favorite and a standard home melon. Ex- yellow, very tender with a most delicious 
tra early, of medium size, short oblong in flavor. It is medium early, of uniform 
form; rind thin, light green in color, mot- large size, oblong shape and handsome 
tied and veined with a darker shade; bright appearance. The skin is green with irregu- 
scarlet flesh, wonderfully sweet and de- lar stripes of darker green. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
licious; seeds white. Highly regarded by 15c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid, 
thousands of home gardeners all 
over the North. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Tom Watson. 
271. TOM WATSON. (90 days.) The most popu¬ 
lar shipping melon, with tough, elastic, dark green rind. 
It is long and cylindrical, averaging 20 inches in length 
and 10 inches in diameter. Seeds brown. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; Vi lh., 25c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
260. STONE MOUNTAIN. (90 days.) A very 
popular melon in the South where it originated and one 
of the finest we have ever eaten. This melon is very 
large, round or blocky in shape. The flesh is rich scarlet, 
very sweet, with few seeds. Seeds white. A prolific 
melon but not recommended for shipping long distances. 
Rind of this variety makes the best pickles of any sort 
on our list. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lh., 30c; lb., 85c, post- 
262. ★COLE'S EARLY. 
(75 days.) One of the earliest of 
all melons and one of the best. It 
is medium in size, nearly round in 
shape, dark green in color, striped 
a lighter shade. The flesh is deep 
pink, rather a darker shade than 
some others, of excellent quality, 
firm and delicious. Seeds black. 
Nothing surer than this variety 
for hard situations in Northern 
latitudes. Pkt., 5c; 0 z.„ 10c; Vi 
lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
261. SWEET¬ 
HEART. (9 0 
days.) A large oval 
melon, medium early 
in season. Remains 
in condition for use 
longer than any 
other except the 
Winter Melon. The 
flesh is bright red, 
solid and sweet. 
Rind thin but tough 
and elastic, making 
it a good shipper. 
Black seeds. A very 
popular variety. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; V4 lh., 
25c; lb., 75c, post¬ 
paid. 
276. WINTER. 
(85 days.) This mel¬ 
on is early, very 
prolific, almost 
round; color, light 
green. The flesh is 
red, sweet; almost as 
hard as a citron. If 
properly stored will 
keep for months. It 
Halbert Honey. 
273. ★HALBERT HONEY. (85 days.) An 
excellent, medium early melon for home use. In 
flavor, color and texture, similar to Kleckley’s 
Sweet. Medium to large in size, oblong in shape; 
color, dark green, lightly laced with fine veins; 
flesh, sweet and brittle; too thin a rind for shipping. 
Seeds white. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lh., 30c; lh., 
80c, postpaid. 
Sweetheart. 
is now becoming very popular on the market. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lh. 25c; lb., 75c, 
postpaid. 
Winter. 
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