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Four ounces will plant 100 hills; sow 4 to 5 pounds per acre. 
CULTURE—The best soil for growing watermelons is light, rich, and sandy. When the 
ground is thoroughly warm, and all danger of frost is past, drop 8 to 10 seeds in hills 8 
to 10 feet apart, covering the seed about an inch. When the plants begin to run to vines, 
thin out all but the 3 strongest plants in each hill. 
369. EARLY KANSAS -(Also known as 
Red Russian or Red Seeded Hutchinson.) (85 
days.) A new melon of genuine merit. It has 
suddenly become very popular on the markets 
of the Midwest, due to its earliness combined 
with large size, and its attractive appearance— 
plus fine quality. The skin is dark green with 
alternate stripes of a lighter shade. The rind is 
of medium thickness—well suited for carrying 
reasonable distances—and the flesh is a rich 
red color, of delightful flavor. Average size 15 
by 13 inches; weight 40 lbs. Seeds brown. 
(See inside front cover.) Pkt. 8 c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 
25c, Vi lb. 45c, lb. 80c, prepaid. 
§ Melons in 70 Days! f 
EARLY KANSAS —or Red Russian—a new 
early melon of good size and quality. 
370. COLE’S EARLY- (75 to 80 days.) 
.4 leading first early variety for home garden 
and truckers to local markets: reasonably pro¬ 
ductive, and particularly desirable for the North¬ 
west as it matures in a short season. Fruit: 
weight 20 lbs., medium size, short, oval, with 
alternate light and dark green stripes; tender 
rind. Flesh: pink-red, of good flavor; seeds 
black. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 25c, Vi lb. 40c, 
lb. 70c, prepaid. 
371. EARLY ROUND LIGHT ICING- 
(85 days.) A very productive mid-season melon 
of excellent quality. Adapted to home or mar¬ 
ket gardens in the Northwest. Fruit: weight 
20 lbs., oval round, very uniform, light green, 
with indistinct veining of darker green. Rind 
thin and tender. Flesh: light red, of excellent 
quality; seeds white. Pkt. 6 c, oz. 10 c, Vi lb. 
25c, 1/2 lb. 45c, lb. 80c, prepaid. 
372. EARLY KLONDIKE -(80 to 82 
days.) An early type melon very popular with 
the home gardener and also highly desirable for 
shipping. In eating quality it has no equal. 
Fruit: weight 20 to 25 lbs., oblong, slightly 
tapering to blossom end; medium sized with 
slight ribs. Rind medium hard. Flesh: bright 
deep red, tender and very sweet. Seeds small, 
black and white. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, Vi lb. 25c, 
1/2 lb. 40c, lb. 70c, prepaid. 
376. STONE MOUNTAIN -(90 days.) 
A high quality shipping variety, recently in¬ 
troduced, and already popular in northern mar¬ 
kets; also highly desirable for garden planting. 
A rare combination of large size, good shipping 
qualities, and mid-season maturity. Fruit: very 
large, weight 30 to 50 lbs., oval-round with 
blunt ends; dark green with tough rind. Flesh: 
rich scarlet, fine grained and sweet. Seeds 
white with black tips. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, Vi lb. 
25c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. 70c, prepaid. 
390. CITRON -For making preserves. 
Flesh: clear white and solid. Fruit: round and 
smooth, quite small. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, Vi lb. 
25o, lb. 75c, prepaid. 
374. EARLY NORTHERN ^ 
c SWEET -Here’s the newest thing in \ 
y watermelons for the North. Introduced Y 
If by Minn. Experiment Station, and the \ 
y seed was originally brought in from Rus- Y 
f sia. This amazing melon ripens in 9 to & 
y 10 weeks from planting. Of an attrac- Y 
§ tive green color, striped with lighter ^ 
green. Flesh is dark red and tender, x 
§ with a rich sugary flavor. Weighs 9 to ^ 
10 lbs. Splendid for early market or S 
r home garden. It is important that melons ^ 
y be picked as soon as they ripen, other- ^ 
^ wise flesh tends to become slightly ^ 
y stringy. Pkt. 8 c, oz. 16c, Vi lb. 46c, c 
^ 1/2 lb. 75c, 1 lb. $1.25, prepaid, ^ 
% 8c per Packet prepaicJ f 
4 § 
382. NEW WINTER MELON- (78 days.) 
Here’s a sweet luscious watermelon for your 
Thanksgiving dinner, from your own garden. An 
early sort, very prolific and an excellent shipper. 
This melon will keep 2 months after picking if 
properly stored. Fruit: small, weight 10 lbs., 
round, pale yellow when ripening. Flesh: bright 
red, crystalline, very sweet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
Vi lb. 25c, 1/2 lb. 40c, lb. 70c, prepaid. 
NEW WILL ROGERS— often grow to enor¬ 
mous size. A worth while addition to 
the garden. 
384. WILL ROGERS - (88 days.) Another 
new early melon of the Stone Mountain type, 
often growing to enormous size. Average size 
14 by 12 inches;. weight 35 lbs. Shaped like 
Stone Mountain, with white seeds tipped black. 
Skin is dark green, and flesh is bright red—of 
good quality. Pkt. 8c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 25c, V 2 
lb. 45c, lb. 80c, prepaid. 
385. GOLDEN HONEY - (88 to 90 days.) 
An excellent home garden or local market melon 
with amber-yellow flesh that is so sweet, crisp 
and glistening it fairly melts in your mouth. 
Fruit: medium size, weight 20 lbs., chunky, 
nearly round, light green with mottled darker 
green stripes; rind brittle. Flesh: amber-yellow, 
crisp and delicious, free from stringy sections. 
Seeds brown. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 25c, V 2 
lb. 40c, lb. 70c, prepaid. 
386. EARLIEST AND SWEETEST- 
(75 days.) A tine early home garden melon, 
perfectly adapted to the short growing seasons 
of the Northwest. Fruit: medium size, weight 
10 to 15 lbs., oblong shape, rind mottled with 
several shades of green. Flesh: scarlet, of ex¬ 
tra fineness and sweetness. Entirely free from 
stringiness. Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, 1/4 lb. 25c, V 2 lb. 
40c, lb. 70c, prepaid. 
388. MIXED WATERMELON -For those 
wishing an assortment of watermelons, we have 
put up a special mixture containing our best 
and most popular varieties. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi 
lb. 20 c, lb. 60c, prepaid. 
383. KLECKLEY’S 
SWEET -(85 days.) A 
splendid medium early vari¬ 
ety, especially desirable for 
home garden use and for 
truckers serving local mar¬ 
kets. It will not stand long 
distance shipping. A melon 
of outstanding quality and 
unusual sweetness. Fruit: 
large, weight 30 to 40 lbs., 
cylindrical dark bluish 
green, with thin tender rind. 
Flesh: bright red, tender 
and extremely sweet. Seeds 
white. Pkt. 6 c, oz. 10 c, Vi 
lb. 25c, 1/2 lb. 40c, lb. 70c, 
prepaid. 
F. S. & _N. Co. 
IVe tried your early Northern Sweet Water 
Melon and had ripe melons in 67 days from 
planting. They are fine melons and should be 
picked before they become too ripe. 
Franklin Foley, 
Manitou Beach, Mich. 
KLECKLEY'S SWEET, a delicious medium early Melon. 
For a 
PERFECT CROP 
of 
WATERMELONS 
Use 
SEMESAN. 
See page 18. 
Okra or Gumbo 
The young seed pods of this plant are used for the well known and 
delicious gumbo soups. Plant in spring as soon as danger of frost 
is past. Cultivate the same as corn. 
215. WHITE VELVET- 
Height 3% feet; long white pods. 
Pkt. 6 c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 
76c, prepaid. 
217. DWARF GREEN- 
Grows low, is very productive. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 
75c, prepaid. 
Try Early NORTHERN SWEET for a NEW EXPERIENCE in Melon Growing 
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