F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS' 
WATERMELON 
Culture —Watermelons do best on a rich, rather 
sandy soil, but a well-drained loam with southern 
exposure is nearly as good. Seed should not be 
planted until the weather is quite warm. Place 
six to eight seeds in a hill, six to eight feet apart 
each way. Cover one half inch deep. An ounce 
will plant 25 to 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds per acre. 
COLE’S EARLY. A very early home garden va¬ 
riety, nearly round and of medium size. The 
rind is dark green, striped with lighter green. 
Excellent quality. 
Stone Mountain 
EXCEL. A very large, oblong melon, with a dark 
green, very tough rind, which makes it a fine 
shipper Flesh is crisp, deep red, solid and sweet. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE. One of the best and earliest 
large size watermelons suited to culture in the 
North. It is valuable both for home gardens and 
market, though particularly fine for the former. 
Ripens early, has dark green rind striped with 
light green. The flesh is light crimson, exceed¬ 
ingly sugary, fine grained and tender. 
FORDHOOK EARLY. A home market sort; extra 
early, fair size and good quality. Skin deep 
green with darker mottling. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. (Striped Gypsy). A 
large, long melon, light green in color, mottled 
and striped dark green, A good shipper. 
HUNGARIAN HONEY. An early globe shaped va¬ 
riety of excellent quality. Dark green with 
darker mottling. 
HARRIS’ EARLIEST. An early melon of medium 
size. Identical with Cole’s Early. 
IRISH GRAY. A fine shipping variety, long, gray- 
green in color. Flesli firm and sweet. 
KLECKLEY SWEETS. (Monte Cristo). One of 
the most popular large early melons. The shape 
is oblong, with a dark green rind. The quality 
is very fine, but it is not a good shipper. 
LONG LIGHT ICING. A long, medium sized melon 
with very pale green rind. The flesh is bright 
red, unusually sweet and tender. It is a splen¬ 
did early sort, fine for the home garden or 
market. 
HALBERT HONEY. A long melon of very fine dark 
green color. The flesh is dark crimson colch' 
and excellent flavor. Quite a favorite in the 
South. 
ICE CREAM OR PEERLESS. An early medium 
sized melon, best for home gardens and locdl 
markets. Short, oblong in shape, light green 
with dark green mottling. 
ROUND DARK ICING. Medium sized, fairly early 
melon with dark green skin. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. A new round watermelon, 
with slight ribs like a muskmelon, and a light 
green skin. The flesh is a fine deep crimson, 
very sweet and free from white hearts and 
stringiness. Average weight about 45 pounds 
The rind is quite tender for long distance ship¬ 
ping, but the melon is excellent for local 
markets. 
SWEETHEART. Medium early and large, oblong 
size. The rind is light green and very tough. 
A fine shipper. The flesh is bright red aftd 
very sweet. 
TOM WATSON. The best shipping melon. Fruit 
long and large, skm a medium green with slight¬ 
ly darker mottling. The flesh is of the highest 
quality. 
WONDER MELON. A comparatively new variety, 
and one of the finest flavored melons in exis¬ 
tence. It is very productive, growing a large 
crop of big, dark glossy green melons. The 
rind is rather thin, but satisfactory for short 
hauls to nearby markets. It will sell to good 
advantage in any market. Grows long and 
thick, the flesh a deep red, sweet and juicy. 
Matures in about 85 days. 
Cole’s Early 
CITRON 
COLORADO GREENSEEDED. Fruit small and round; 
flesh white. Used for preserving. 
RED SEEDED. Another small, round, preserving 
variety. 
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