ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL, 
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Watermelon 
Kleckley’s Sweets Are the sweete st flavored water- 
J melons grown. Oblong shape, dark 
green skin; bright red flesh, always solid and of the most 
luscious flavor imaginable. The only fault we discover is 
that the rind is too tender for the melons to ship well to dis¬ 
tant markets, but for the home garden and local market no 
other melon can equal the Kleckley Sweets. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
V4 lb. 20c, V 2 lb. 35c, lb. 65c. 
Pride of Muscatine A new wilt-resistant strain of 
the popular Kleckley Sweets 
fecommended to growers in commercial areas where wilt is 
prevalent. The rind is thick and makes this melon a better 
shipper than Kleckley Sweets. It has dark green skin and 
beautiful deep red flesh which is sweet, crisp, and tender. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, V4 lb. 25c, y 2 lb. 40c, lb. 70c. 
Harris’ Earliest An early, large melon. Very sweet, 
delicious and attractive. Has beauti¬ 
ful red core, sweet and melting. Exceedingly productive. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, V4 lb. 20 c, V 2 lb. 35c, lb. 65c. 
Culture: As soon as weather has become warm, plant 6 to 8 seeds in a hill spacing 
the hills 8 ft. apart each way. Cover seed y 2 in. deep. A shovelful or two of 
well rotted manure should be mixed with the soil in the bottom of each hill. Thin 
seedlings to 2 or 3 in each hill. A packet will plant about 10 hills; an ounce about 
30 hills; 3 or 4 lbs. of seed to the acre. Rich, light sandy soils produce the best 
Watermelons. 
KLECKLEY sweets 
THE sweetest of all melons 
Golden Honey Flesh of rich golden yellow color, firm, crisp and glisten¬ 
ing, and fairly melts in your mouth. Fruits medium 
large, oblong, rind hard and of very dark green color. It is a real quality melon 
and greatly liked by everyone that has tasted it. Matures in 85 days. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, l / 2 lb. 45c, lb. 80c. 
True Ice Cream (White Seeded) Medium size, oval shaped, flesh bright 
scarlet, solid, sweet and very delicious. One of the 
best. Pkt. 5c, oz. 8 c, 1/4 lb. 20c, *4 lb. 35c, lb. 65c. 
Thurmond Gray A splendid shipping variety similar to Irish Gray, but 
having fruits much larger. Fruits 30 to 40 lbs., 
cylindrical, grayish-green with faint veining; rind hard as a rock. Flesh deep 
red, crisp and sweet. Seeds brown. Pkt. 5c, oz. 8 c, 1/4 lb. 20c, 1/2 lb. 35c, 1 lb. 65c. 
Sweet Heart Vigorous and productive, ripening its fruit early; fruit 
large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark 
green; rind thin but firm, flesh bright red, firm, solid, very tender, melting 
and sweet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 8 c, y 4 lb. 20 c, y 2 lb. 35c, lb. 65c. 
STONE MOUNTAIN or DIXIE BELLE 
Stone Mountain A new roun< l Watermelon. The color of 
the smooth skin is light green. The 
flesh is a beautiful and uniform deep crimson without any white 
hearts or stringiness. The average melons weigh about 45 lbs. 
each. It has a thin rind and is fine for home use and local markets. 
This has become very popular within the last few years. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10 c, Vi lb. 25c, y 2 lb. 40c, lb. 75c. ♦ 
Christmas or Winter A New Long-Keeping Watermelon—Not a 
Citron. A sweet, luscious Watermelon for 
your Thanksgiving dinner from your own garden. The fruits are of medium 
size, round, pale yellow when ripening. Flesh bright red, crystalline, sweet 
as honey. This melon is a very heavy yielder. In keeping qualities it 
excels all other kinds. Seeds very small, black. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, Vi lb. 25c, 
i / 2 lb. 45c, lb. 85c, prepaid. 
Tom Watson 
Trim ^V»tson A new large long melon weighing from 40 to 60 pounds. 
The dark green rind is thin but tough and makes an 
excellent shipping as well as market and home melon. The deep red flesh 
is sweet, crisp, melting and finest flavor—heart, large, with no sign of core. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, 1/4 lb. 20c, i / 2 lb. 35c, lb. 65c. 
HfiriPV This melon equaling in flavor and as handsome in 
ndlucrl ” co i or as Kleckley’s Sweet but more regular in form. 
They average 18 to 20 inches in length. The flesh is a beautiful crimson, 
of luscious quality, melting and sweet as honey. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, V4 lb. 20 c, 
l / 2 lb. 35c, lb. 65c. 
DIXIE QUEEN 
Divi#* Oiiopn A new melon, round in shape, which often 
^ weighs as much as 60 lbs. Skin is striped dark 
green and greenish ivory; flesh is bright red, solid and of fine flavor. 
Rind thin, but strong. Uniform in shape, size, color and quality. 
Pkt. 7c, oz. 12 c, V4 lb. 35c, Vi lb. 65c, lb. $1.25. 
Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake 
Very large, oblong, 
striped; flesh red. 
fine quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 8 c, Vi lb. 20 c, y 2 lb. 35c, lb. 65c. 
The Wonderful Japanese Pie Melon Makes deiici- 
1,lv TT r" ous preserves 
and savory pies, requiring very little sugar. Will keep all winter, 
flesh light green or cream color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, V4 lb. 25c, 14 lb. 40c, 
lb. 75c. 
'itrrm Used for making preserves and sweet-meats. Pkt. 5c, 
,nron oz 8c> 1/4 lb 25c> y 2 lb 40c , lb 75c . 
