WATERMELON, SWEET HEART 
Plant in hills eight to ten feet apart. The same culture as recommended for Cucumbers will insure success. One ounce of seed 
will piant thirty hills, and three pounds an acre. 
Packet, 5 cents; oz., io cents; ^ lb., 30 cents; lb., $1.00; except as noted. 
Cole’s Early. This is a leader in Watermelons—one of the finest 
for the amateur and for the home market. It is not only the earliest variety 
in cultivation, but continues to bear enormously throughout the season. The 
fruit is nearly round ; rind thin and brittle, hence not desirable for shipping; 
flesh deep red and of extremely delicate texture, sweet, juicy, and delicious. 
Sweet Heart. One of the very best varieties for home garden or 
shipping, of the large size, nearly globular in shape ; skin a bright, beautiful, 
mottled green; rind thin; flesh bright red, firm, and solid to the center, 
heavy, but crisp, melting, and exceedingly sweet. A good keeper, and 
improves in quality for a long time after ripening. Vine vigorous and 
productive, ripening its fruit early. 
Florida Favorite. An excellent variety of large size. Shape oblong; 
skin mottled with alternate dark and light green stripes ; rind thin but firm ; 
flesh bright crimson, very crisp, and deliciously sweet. Ripens ten days 
earlier than Kolb’s Gem or Mammoth Ironclad. 
Mclvor’s ‘Wonderful Sugar. This is of Southern 
origin, and is one of the very best Melons in cultivation. It excels in both 
beauty and lusciousness, being exceedingly sweet and juicy. The Melons 
attain great weight and size ; oblong in shape, the rind showing broad stripes 
of light and dark green. The flesh is a rosy pink, perfectly solid, crisp, and 
of delicious flavor. 
D ixie. A decidedly popular Melon. A cross between the Kolb’s Gem 
and the old reliable Mountain Sweet. It surpasses the Kolb’s Gem as a long¬ 
distance shipping Melon, while it fully equals the Mountain Sweet in its 
excellent flavor, and is ten to twelve days earlier than either. In shape 
about one-third longer than thick; color of skin dark green and beautifully 
striped ; rind thin, but remarkably hard ; flesh bright scarlet, sweet and juicy. 
KlecRley Sweets. This variety is one of the finest-flavored 
Melons grown. The fruits oblong in form, eighteen to twenty inches long, and 
ten to twelve inches in diameter ; skin dark green ; flesh bright red, extremely 
sweet, melting, and luscious. Ripens close to the rind, which is only about 
one-half inch in thickness. Not a shipper, but highly recommended for the 
home market and family garden. 
Vick S Early. This variety is prized for its earliness. It is oblong in 
shape, smooth, with a very dark skin, rather small in size ; flesh bright pink, 
solid, and sweet. It makes a good extra early market or home garden Melon. 
Kolbs Gem. Extensively grown, particularly in the South for shipment 
to Northern markets. Fruit uniformly large and nearly round, mottled and 
striped with light and dark green; flesh a bright red, and while somewhat 
coarse, does not detract from its delicious sugary flavor. The outer shell is 
very hard and firm, which makes it a standard sort for shipping long distances. 
Ice Cream or Peerless. The old but extremely popular home market 
Melon. Medium in size, almost round ; the skin a pale green; flesh bright 
scarlet, fine-grained, solid to the center, sweet, crisp, and melting. Its deli¬ 
cious flavor entitles it to the name of Peerless. 
Prize Jumbo. Immense in size. The common weight of this 
Melon is sixty to eighty pounds. The rind is hard and firm, which makes it 
a superior variety for long-distance shipping. In shape it is nearly round ; 
color solid dark green ; flesh deep red and of fine quality. 
Mammoth Ironclad. This variety, like the preceding, grows to an 
immense size. It is a remarkably strong grower, very productive, and an 
excelient keeper. The skin is beautifully striped with light green. The 
hardness and tenacity of its shell gives it the name of Ironclad. Flesh bright 
red, solid, crisp, and of excellent flavor. 
Jordan’s Gray Monarch (Long White Iceing). This variety 
has been grown to weigh fifty to sixty pounds. Skin light green, mottled; 
flesh deep red, and of very fine quality. 
Georgia Rattlesnake. One of the largest varieties, and stands ship¬ 
ment long distances. Fruit of good size, oblong in form, distinctly striped 
and mottled light and dark green; flesh bright scarlet 
and of excellent quality. An old and very popular sort. 
Citron for Preserves. This variety grows uni¬ 
formly round and smooth. It has a handsomely striped 
and marbled skin of light green. Used only for pre¬ 
serves and pickles, and not for eating in the raw state. 
Very prolific. 
OTHER VARIETIES OF WATERMELON 
Which we can supply at the uniform price of: Packet, 
5 cents ; oz., iocents ; ^ lb., 25 cents ; lb., 75 cents. 
Black Diamond, Fordhook Early, Moun¬ 
tain Sweet, Cuban Queen, Seminole. 
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