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GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE—STRIPED GYPSY (90 days)—Large and 
oblong; rind very tough and a distinctive pale light green in color, much 
mottled and striped very dark green; seeds white. An attractive and fine 
shipping melon. 
GOLDEN HONEY—GOLDEN ICE CREAM (90 days)—An attractive, 
distinct melon, possessing a dark green rind, oblong in form, with a very 
solid, sweet, canary-yellow flesh; very early; seeds brown. 
HALBERT HONEY (85 days)—Shape oblong, well filled to the ends; skin 
very dark green, showing a faint longitudinal tracing or indention in the 
rind; medium early and fairly large; flesh crimson and very sweet; seeds 
white. 
HARRIS' EARLIEST (80 days)—A medium-sized, extra early melon, quite 
similar to Cole’s Early. 
IRISH GRAY (90 days)-—A large, long, main crop variety with a distinctive 
gray-green skin; shell very tough and hard, making a fine shipper; flesh 
very firm, crisp and sweet; seeds brown. 
KLECKLEY'S SWEETS, or MONTE CRISTO (90 days)—Medium to 
large size, medium early; exceedingly sweet; oblong in form, slightly 
tapering toward the stem; rind very dark green; flesh very bright, rich 
red; ripens nearly to the rind; too tender for a shipping melon; seeds white 
to light brown. 
LONG LIGHT ICING—GRAY MONARCH (85 days )—Grows long and 
to a large size; medium early and productive; rind light pale green, with a 
light mottled tracing of a slightly darker shade; flesh brilliant crimson and 
of exceptional quality; seeds white. 
PEERLESS, or ICE CREAM (85 days)—A very early, medium sized melon 
of short oblong form. One of the best for growing in the North. Rind thin, 
light green, mottled and finely veined with a darker shade; flesh bright 
scarlet and very sweet; seeds white. 
STONE MOUNTAIN, or DIXIE BELL (90 days)—A very large, nearly 
round or “blocky” melon of high quality. The sweet flesh, of rich scarlet 
color, with few seeds, is covered by a fairly tough, dark green rind. Very 
prolific, it is one of the most popular shipping varieties. 
SWEETHEART (90 days)—A medium early variety. Fruits growing to a 
very large size. Round to oblong in form with a rather thick, tough rind; 
a good shipper; color very light green, slightly veined a trifle darker shade; 
flesh bright red and of fair quality; seeds black. 
TOM WATSON (95 days)—Probably the best shipping melon. One of the 
best main crop sorts. Grows to a very large size. Fruit large and long in 
shape, colored a medium green with a light tracing of a darker shade, not 
unlike Peerless in color; flesh rich red and of good quality; seeds brown 
WONDERMELON—IMPROVED KLECKLEY’S SWEETS (88 days)— 
A large, oblong melon with a thin dark rind and showing faint tracings or 
indentations running the length of the melon. Also known as White Seeded 
Kleckley. 
