Watermelons — ROBERT BUIST CO. 
Tool Watson Watermelon 
TOM WATSON 
90 Days—The ideal shipping melon and the 
most popular of the long varieties possessing 
quality, productiveness and stability for safe 
transportation to distant markets. Fruits very 
large, 30 to 40 lbs. measuring 20 ins. long, 
10 ins. in diameter with round ends; rich, 
deep green, indistinctively veined; rind elastic 
and tough. Flesh rich red, firm sweet and 
luscious, ripening close to the rind. Seeds 
brown, spotted with white. 
KLECKLEY’S SWEET 
OR MONTE CRISTO 
85 Days—Always popular and a favorite 
with all. Excellent for home use and nearby 
markets. Fruits large, 30 to 40 lbs., long and 
oval, dark green; rind thin and brittle. Flesh 
deep red, juicy and very sweet. Seeds white. 
COLE’S EARLY OR PiARRIS’ EARLIEST 
80 Days—'An extra early variety and a great 
favorite in the North and one oi the finest for 
family use or the home market. Fruits small 
size, 15 lbs., short, nearly round, dark green 
striped irregularly with a lighter shade; rind 
tender. Flesh light red, sweet and delicious. 
Seeds black. 
ALL HEART 
85 Days—^A distinct variety, well worth 
trying. The seed is about the size of 
an apple seed. Fruit medium size, 20 
lbs., long, dark green. Luscious, sweet, 
red flesh without any white hearts. Seed 
brown. 
SCHOCHLER 
90 Days—^A very large melon used ex' 
tcnsively in the South, having outstand' 
ing shipping requisites for size, tough 
rind and quality. Fruits very long, 40 
to 50 lbs., rich dark green with faint 
stripes. Flesh bright crimson, fine 
grained and very sugary. 
DIXIE QUEEN OR WHITE-SEEDED 
CUBAN QUEEN 
90 Days — This new melon is becoming quite 
popular with home gardeners, roadside mar' 
kets, truckers and shippers. Fruits oblong or 
nearly round, fair size averaging 35 lbs. or 
more, light green, striped and blotched with 
dark green; rind thin hut tough. Flesh rich 
scarlet, crisp and extremely sweet with very 
few seeds. Seeds white and small. 
HALBERT HONEY 
85 Days — A fine, large prolific melon second 
in popularity to the Kleckley’s Sweet and just 
as luscious and sweet in flavor. Splendid for 
home use and nearby markets. Fruits 30 to 
3 5 lbs., cylindrical with blunt ends, dark glossy 
green with fine veins. Rind tender; flesh rich 
red, extending clear to the rind. Seeds white 
with black tips. 
IRISH GRAY 
90 Daysi—One of the finest melons to grow 
anywhere. It is quite productive, very sweet 
and tender, a trifle earlier than Tom Watson 
and compares equally with that variety in 
shipping quality. Fruits large, 25 to 30 lbs., 
oblong, smooth, a distinct mottled greenish 
gray; rind tough and hard. Flesh bright red, 
firm and sweet. Seeds white. 
WATERMELON 
Pkt. Oz. 1/4 Lb. Lb. 
Tom Watson.^0.05 ^0.10 ^0.25 ^0.75 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte 
Cristo . 
. .05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Cole’s Early or Harris 
Earliest . 
. .05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
All Heart. 
. .05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Schochler . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Dixie Queen . 
. .05 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
Halbert Honey . 
. .05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Irish Gray . 
. .05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
