WATERMELONS 
Everybody Likes Watermelons 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
The same as for Muskmelons, ex¬ 
cept that they should be planted 
from 8 to 10 feet apart each way. 
The seedlings must be protected 
from the cucumber beetle until the 
foliage becomes toughened. 
1 oz., 10c; 14 lb., 80c. 
Except Wonder, Stone Moun¬ 
tain, King and Queen, and 
Golden Honey, which are 
slightly more. 
IRISH GRAY. Free from hard centers and strings, very 
firm, and does not break when sliced. Matures in about 
90 days. Greenish gray color; does not sunburn. 
TOM WATSON. Immensely popular because there is 
delicious sweetness. The flesh is rich red, crisp and 
tenderly melting. Reaches the size of 24 to 28 inches 
in length, and 12 to 14 inches in diameter. It has a 
mottled, dark green rind, thin, but tough enough to stand 
shipping. 
HALBERT H0NEl r . The melons are oblong in form, 
skin is smooth, of dark green color, thin, and rather 
brittle; on this account the melons do not stand shipping 
well. But for home use, they are excellent. 
“KING and QUEEN” WINTER WATERMELON. Spheri¬ 
cal in shape, ivory shell, pink center, seeds black. Aver¬ 
age weight 25 pounds. The most luscious, handsome, 
and valuable winter watermelon in the world. 1 oz., 15c; 
14 lb., 40c. 
COLE’S EARLY. Fruit is oval, small in size and hand¬ 
somely striped with light and dark green. The rind is 
too thin and brittle to make it a good shipper. 
CITRON. For preserving. Fruit very similar to the 
watermelon, but the flesh is used exclusively for sauces, 
pies, and preserving. The flesh is white, will keep solid 
all winter, and has a delicious flavor after it is cooked. 
KLECKLEY SWEET. Well named, for the flesh of this 
melon is sweet as honey. The rind is dark green, and 
only about one-half inch thick. Seeds are white, lying 
close to the rind, leaving a large solid heart. 
RED RUSSIAN or EARLY KANSAS. Fruits large, oval, 
striped, with bright red flesh. Very sweet and of fine 
flavor. Rather hard shell makes it a good shipper. 
Seeds reddish brown. 
STONE 3IOUNTAIN. A very fine melon, especially popu¬ 
lar in the southern states, where the fruits frequently 
weigh 50 to 80 pounds. The flesh is solid, bright scarlet 
in color, has few seeds, and is very sweet. 1 oz., 10c; 
14 lb., 85c; 1 lb„ $1.25. 
DIXIE QUEEN. A new melon, a favorite for home or 
market garden or shipping. Flesh is bright red, rind 
thin, but tough; white seeded; heavy yielder. Outer skin 
is light green splotched and striped with dark green. 
1 oz., 20c; 14 lb., 65c. 
PIE MELON. Kansas Stock Pie Melon or Colorado Pre¬ 
serving Melon. A boon to the dry land farmer. The 
melons grow to a large size, some of them weighing as 
high as 60 to 70 pounds. The flesh is firm and solid 
with few seeds. Will keep all winter and can be fed to 
stock the same as turnips and beets. 
GOLDEN HONEY WATERMELON. “Yellow as Gold and 
Sweet as Honey.” The melons are of medium size, 
oblong, the rind hard and of very dark green color. 
WONDER. A large and long melon resembling the Tom 
Watson. It is thicker, usually grows larger and heavier, 
the color is a dark solid green, seldom shows any hollow 
waste. 1 oz., 10c; 14 lb., 85c. 
SWEETHEART.. Vine vigorous and productive. Fruit 
large, rounded or slightly oblong; skin pale green, with 
bands of deeper color, flesh red, melting and very sweet. 
Red Russian 
All Pkts. on this page 
► 5c 
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