WHOLESALE GARDEN S E ^ P S 
CASSABAS or WINTER MELONS 
Golden Beauty 1 1 0 days 
Extensively grown in California for local 
trade and shipment. Requires southern con¬ 
ditions for most satisfactory growth. Large 
round fruits, 6 to 8 in. in diameter. Tough, 
wrinkled skin of golden yellow. Flesh white, 
thick, juicy and sweet. A good keeper. 
Honey Dew—-Green 105 days 
Fruits round to oval with smooth nearly 
white skin. 7 to 8 in. long and 6 in. in 
diameter. Flesh thick and of light emerald 
green when picked but turns creamy yel¬ 
low after several days of storage. Requires 
a long warm growing season. Pick when 
brown lines begin to show running from 
the stem outwards on the skin and brown 
specks appear. 
Honey Dew—Salmon or Pink 1 05 days 
A cross between a cantaloupe and a cassa- 
ba. Oval-shaped fruit. Skin is smooth and 
dull white when ripe. Rind is thin but 
tough. The flesh is thick and of rich orange 
color, sweet and delicious. 
WATERMELON 
An ge Lino 
Angelino, Black Seed (Red Flesh) 
A very popular melon for home and mar¬ 
ket gardens. Fruits medium large, averag¬ 
ing about 20 lbs., nearly round shape with 
thin, dark green, tough rind, making it a 
good shipper. Flesh bright red, firm and of 
excellent quality. 
Chilian Black Seed (Red Flesh) 
Another splendid melon for home and 
market gardens. Fruits medium small, 
round, skin deep green, faintly mottled and 
striped with lighter shade. Flesh is crisp, 
fine grained and very sweet. 
Citron for Preserves (Red Seeded) 
Round fruits, 10 in. in diameter, skin me¬ 
dium green streaked with dark green. Flesh 
firm and white, unfit to eat in raw state. 
Coles Early or Harris Early 80 days 
An excellent variety for home use and 
nearby market. Fruit 12 in. long and 11 in. 
in diameter. Very productive and of finest 
quality. Green rind striped with a lighter 
shade. Flesh bright red. Because of the 
thin brittle rind, it is not a good long-dis¬ 
tance shipper. Black seed. 
Florida Favorite 85 days 
A vigorous, productive plant producing 
large long fruits, dark green in color with 
irregular mottled stripings of a lighter 
shade. White seeded. Deep red, sweet flesh 
of excellent quality. Thin rind but stands up 
well. Size 16x10 in. 
Georgia Rattlesnake (Gypsy) 90 days 
An old Southern favorite, excellent ship¬ 
per. A large, long melon, yellowish-green 
with stripes of very dark green. Rind is very 
tough. Rich scarlet red flesh. Seeds light 
cream with dark brown tips. Weight 30 lbs. 
Size 18x12 in. 
Golden Honey 90 days 
A leader among the yellow-fleshed vari¬ 
eties. Oblong in shape, weight about 20 lbs. 
Rind is dark green with darker green stripes. 
Flesh is bright golden color and of excellent 
flavor. Size 14x12 in. Seeds white with black 
tips. 
Kleckey's Sweets, Improved 
HalberPs Honey 85 days 
Large, handsome fruits, 18 to 20 in. in 
length, 12 in. in diameter. Skin is deep green 
showing fine veins. Weight about 35 lbs. 
Flesh is a beautiful crimson extending to 
within half inch of rind. Vines vigorous in 
growth and prolific in production. Seed white 
with black tips. 
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