Watermelons 
Avoid Planting on Land That Has 
Produced Watermelons Before. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 100. 
OUR WATERMELON SEED 
We have been growing Watermelon Seed since 1896 and while we 
grow a large acreage at the present time practically all of it goes direct 
to planters, many of whom plant from 20 to 100 acres or more each. We 
have watched the principal growing sections and the markets to know 
the varieties most in demand and those of the highest quality. 
Nearly all the old varieties have been dropped and in their places we 
offer new improved sorts of better quality, larger and better shippers. All 
of these are from critically selected stock seeds and each is grown well 
separated from any other variety to prevent mixing. 
Our 1904 catalog listed the popular varieties of that day. Eleckley 
Sweet is the only one of these listed in this catalog. It is one of the best 
for local market and home garden. Dixie Queen and the New Early Kansas 
Melon seem to be taking the place of Stone Mountain in the large, round 
shipping class. Black Seeded Chilean is an excellent small round melon. 
Western shippers prefer Klondike. Sugar content usually averages 3% to 
4% more than such melons as Kleckley Sweet. Oregon uses the Striped 
Klondike a great deal and California the Early Small Black Seeded type 
and Brown Seeded. Southern growers should try Burrell's Klondike; this is 
a large square ended strain of excellent quality. Burrell's Grey and Bur¬ 
rell's Red Heart Watson will please shippers requiring large, oblong shape 
melons. Burrell's Grey is the best of the grey rind melons, and in our trials 
we have as yet found no strain of Tom Watson equal to our Red Heart 
Watson. 
AnrrAlinn Rlrrr'lr days. Slightly oblong with bluntly 
/lily eiuiu DIUCK oecaeu rounded ends. When well grown on 
" " ' ■ sandy soil without too much moisture is 
one of the best flavored melons. Weight about 28 pounds; dark green with 
thick, tough rind. Flesh is very deep red, stringless and sweet: seeds black. 
Stands shipping well for moderate distances on account of its shape and tough 
rind. A home and market garden sort. 
(Pkt., 5c) (ox., 10c) lb., 25c) (lb., 60c) (5 lbs., $2.70) prepaid. 
Burrell's Grey. 
Burrell's Grey 
90 days. So far superior to other long grey melons 
that we have dropped Irish Grey, Thurmond and 
others from our list. This is of our own development 
and introduction. Fruits large, weighing, as a rule, 40 to 45 pounds; oblong 
and full as shown in illustration. Color light greyish green. Rind extremely 
hard and tough, making it a good shipper. Fresh Arm. stringless, bright 
red and eating quality about as good as possible in a shipping melon. 
STOCK SEED saved from large, ideal melons. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 15c) (% lb., 50c) (lb., fl.60) (5 lbs., $7.00) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (Vi lb., 30c) (lb., $1.00) (5 lbs., $4.40) prepaid. 
See page 100 for Special Prices to Market Growers. 
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