MARKET GARDENERS PRICE LIST 
23 
WATERMELON 
One ounce will plant 25-30 hills. 
DIXIE QUEEN—Medium to large size, 
short and thick, skin light green 
splotched and striped with dark 
green, rind thin but tough. Suitable 
for shipping. Flesh bright red and 
very sweet. Early. Average weight 
about 32 lb. Seeds white. See price 
below. 
STONE MOUNTAIN—Very popular ex¬ 
tra fine flavored melon, and a fairly 
good shipper. Blocky oval in shape, 
thin tough rind. Color dark green 
with light green veining. Average 
weight about 50 lb. Seeds white, 
tipped and spotted with black. See 
price below. 
TOM WATSON—A favorite shipping 
melon in the South, long, dark green, 
flesh sweet and deep red. Rind is 
tough and thin. Average weight 
about 35 lb. Seeds brown. See 
price below. 
Prices 
Cole’s Early (Harris’ Earliest)—Almost round, dark green 
striped with lighter green. Average weight 20 lb. Seeds 
black. 
Pkt. 
$ .05 
Oz. 
$ .10 
l/ 4 lb. 
$ .20 
Lb. 
$ .65 
DIXIE QUEEN—See description above. 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.50 
Excel—Large, long, dark green shipper with tough rind. Ex¬ 
cellent quality. Seeds white. 
.05 
.10 
.20 
.65 
FLORIDA FAVORITE—Medium early, local market melon. 
Light green with dark stripes. Seeds white. 
.05 
.10 
.20 
.65 
Georgia Rattlesnake—Long, fairly large shipping sort, light 
green with dark green stripes. Thick rind. Seeds white 
with dark tips. 
.05 
.10 
.20 
.65 
HALBERT HONEY—Excellent home and local market sort. 
Average about 32 lb. Long deep green. Seeds white 
tipped with black.. 
.05 
.10 
.20 
.65 
Ice Cream or Peerless—Home garden sort, medium green, 
long, medium size. Seeds white. 
.05 
.10 
.20 
.65 
Irish Gray—Long, light green, very tough shipper. Excellent 
quality. Seeds white. 
.05 
.10 
.20 
.65 
KLECKLEY SWEET, Improved or Wonder—Leading home 
garden melon, long, dark green, fine quality. Seeds white 
with dark tips. 
.05 
.10 
.20 
.65 
STONE MOUNTAIN—See description above. 
.10 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
TOM WATSON—See description above. 
.05 
.10 
.20 
.65 
CITRON, Red Seeded—Small round preserving sort,. 
.10 
.15 
.25 
.75 
CITRON, Green Seeded—Small, round preserving melon. 
.10 
.15 
.25 
.75 
Dixie Queen 
