Slate Seed Co., Seedsmen Since 1866, South Boston, Virginia 
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The South’s Best IBatermelons 
Stone Mountain 
Break the soil deep, pulverize thoroughly, and prepare large 
beds eight feet apart. On these beds prepare hills eight feet apart. 
Open the hills and drop in a shovelful of manure, covering it 
about four to six inches deep. Then chop into the top of the hills 
a handful of high grade commercial fertilizer. Plant from ten to 
twelve seed in each hill and cover them about one inch. After the 
plants get beyond danger from insects, thin to three plants per 
hill. Cultivate frequently. One ounce of seed plants 25 hills; three 
to four pounds per acre. For the bugs that attack the young 
plants, you can use an application of Nicotine Dust or either a 
mixture of Arsenate of Lead 1 lb. and slacked lime 2 lb. Apply 
these dusts to the under side of the foliage and around the base 
of the plant. Slate’s Watermelon seed are true Southern grown 
stock and have been famous for their producing quality for over 
half a century. Particular market growers will do well to plant 
our stock, because it produces better melons than that grown in 
the North and West. Our list includes the best of the recent intro¬ 
ductions as well as many of the old sorts. 
224— STONE MOUNTAIN or WILSON.— The 
popularity of this melon has increased every year 
until it now occupies first place. It is now the leading 
market melon and by far the most popular with home 
growers. It is a large round melon with a deep green 
rind, which is thin but able to stand long hauls. The 
flesh is bright scarlet, solid, crisp, and sweet. In 
quality it ranks with the best varieties and its size 
and handsome appearance make it easy to sell. The 
vines seem to stand up well under average growing 
conditions and set a good yield of fruit. White seed. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, *4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
325 —HARRIS EARLIEST. — This is an extra 
early melon which does not compare with the later 
sorts in quality but generally pays a handsome profit 
on the early market. >,e consider the quality fair 
but the fact that it matures so much earlier than 
other sorts, gives it a place among important melons 
for either home or market. The fruit grows to a 
medium size, is round or oval, and striped with dark 
green and gray. Rind rather thick. Flesh bright red 
with black seed. If you have a need for an early 
melon, you will find Harris Earliest your best selec¬ 
tion. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
231— HALBERT HONEY. —A fine old melon that 
has been a favorite for fifty years or more. In gen¬ 
eral appearance it resembles a 
Ivleckley Sweets but has a 
more blocky shape with slight 
ridges in its side. In all it is 
one of the best looking of the 
dark green melons and grows 
to larger size than Kleckleys. 
The vines are vigorous and 
produce a big crop of melons. 
Fruit large, about same size at 
both ends, oblong shape, slight¬ 
ly ridged, rich deep green skin. 
The flesh is bright scarlet, very 
crisp and tender. In sweet¬ 
ness and quality, we consider 
this one of the best melons 
to be had. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, J A lb. 25c, 
lb. 75c, postpaid. 
237— IMPROVED KLECKLEY SWEETS.— This 
variety will always be popular. For years and 
years it ranked first and then Stone Mountain came 
to take first place but Kleckleys is still very much 
in demand and may yet regain first rank. With this 
improved strain of Kleckleys showing so much su¬ 
periority over the old strain, it is regaining its 
former popularity rapidly. The Improved Kleckley 
grows larger than the old strain, has a more uni¬ 
formly good shape, is less inclined to white heart 
and yet it has every good feature of the old sort. 
The melons grow medium to large size, slightly 
smaller at stem end, dark green smooth skin, thin 
rind. The flesh is bright red, firm, exceedingly sweet 
and crisp. White seed. The name Kleckley has been 
known on every market and will always help sell the 
melons. For home use, we think this one of the best 
to be had. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
234— IRISH GREY. —A melon that has proved its 
merits. The Irish Grey combines the large size, pro¬ 
ductiveness and good shipping qualities of the Tom 
Watson with the excellent quality flesh and sweet¬ 
ness of the Kleckley Sweets. It is a melon that will 
appeal alike to home growers and those who grow 
melons for shipping. The color is a light greenish 
grey. The flesh is very crisp, free from strings, and 
surpassingly sweet. If you want something different 
and better in watermelons, try Irish Grey. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, lb. 75c, postpaid. 
Kleckley Sweets 
