Olds Delicious Watermelons 
Our watermelon seed is the hast for planting in the North. Each 
packet contains seed enough for 8 to 12 hills. Four or five pounds 
will plant an acre. Do not plant too early and plant in sandy soil 
if you have it. Sage Hi-Caps will produce earlier melons and protect 
your plants from cut-worms. See page 54. It pays well to use fer¬ 
tilizer for melons. 
CULTUEE: Plant in 
hills 8 to 10 feet apart 
each way. When the 
danger of insects is over 
thin to 3 strong plants to 
a hill. Use Slug Shot to 
kill insects. For larger 
amounts of seed, see Mar¬ 
ket Gardeners’ List. 
Olds’ Sweetest and Earliest. 
264. OLDS’ SWEETEST AND EARLIEST. (70 days.) This 
melon is the sweetest and earliest of all. The size is medium and does 
not e.xceed more than 15 pounds in weight. Flesh scarlet of extra fine¬ 
ness and sweetness and entirely free from stringiness. We do not recom¬ 
mend it for commercial planting, however, as it is most too small. For 
the home garden and where the season is short it cannot he heat. The 
rind is mottled with several shades of green. Seeds white. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; Vi Ih., 35c; Ih., 80c, postpaid. 
275. CITRON. (95 days.) Colorado Preserving. Green seeded, 
perfectly round, striped alternately dark and light green, not edible 
raw, but excellent for preserves. 'The flesh is white and hard and the 
vines very productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Vi Ih., 35c; Ih., 90c, postpaid. 
269. WILT RESISTANT NO. 7 KLONDIKE 
(90 days.) Our new wilt resistant watermelon similar 
to Dark Seeded Klondike. 
See page 28. Pkt., 10c; oz,. 20c; Vi !!>•» 40c; lb., $1.10. 
2701/2. KLONDIKE. (90 days.) (Dark 
Seeded.) We have discarded the old stock of 
Klondike for the new dark seeded type. This i.s. 
We think, a better strain. We consider Klondike 
the best medium season melon and the very sweetest 
of all melons. The thin rind is dark green, shape 
long; very symmetrical; flesh distinct shade of red. 
Seeds small. It is very sweet, crisp and tender, 
and is a heavy yielder. The heart is very large, if 
quality and flavor are wanted, this is the melon to 
plant. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lh.> 35c; lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
267. ICE CREAM or PEERLESS. (85 
days.) A well-known old favorite and a standard 
home melon. Extra early, of medium size, short 
oblong in form; rind thin, light green in color, mot¬ 
tled and veined with a darker shade; bright scarlet 
flesh, wonderfully sweet and delicious; seeds white. 
Highly regarded by thousands of home gardeners all 
over the North. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi Ih., 25c; 
lb., 75c, postpaid. 
262. COLE’S EARLY. (75 days.) One 
the earliest of all melons and one of the best. It is 
medium in size, neariy round in shape, dark green 
in color, striped a lighter shade. The flesh is deep 
pink, rather a darker shade than some others, of 
excellent quality, firm and delicious. Seeds black. 
Nothing surer than this variety for hard situations 
in northern latitudes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi Ih., 25c; 
lb., 75c, postpaid. 
266. EARLY CANADA. (75 days.) Our 
new extra early watermelon recommended for 
northern planting. See page 29. Pkt., 
20c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo. 
270. KLECKLEY’S SWEET. (80 days.) (Monte Cristo.) Our 
best seller of the whole list of watermelons. A fine, well-known, medium 
early variety. It is a medium-sized dark green melon, often growing 
20 inches long, with bright red flesh, ripening nearly to the rind. It is 
Solid, crisp and melting; rind thin; flavor, very sweet and pleasing. 
Seeds white. A wonderfully satisfactory variety for home gardens and 
near-by markets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi Ih., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
268. WILT RESISTANT NO. 6 KLECKLEY’S SWEET. 
Similar to the above, but wilt resistant. See page 29. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
“I sure like your seeds and can only have a good garden when I get the 
seeds from you. Have tried other seeds but can’t have as nice a garden.” 
Mrs. Nick Wegman, Minnesota. 
272. GOLDEN HONEY. 
(90 days.) The flesh is a beau¬ 
tiful glistening amber-yellow, very 
tender with a most delicious flavor. 
It is medium early, of uniform 
large size, oblong shape and hand¬ 
some appearance. The skin is 
green with irregular stripes of 
darker green. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
Vi Ih., 30c; Ih., 80c, postpaid. 
273. HALBERT HONEY. 
(85 days.) An excellent, medium 
early melon for home use. In 
flavor, color and texture, similar to 
Kleckley’s Sweet. Medium to 
large in size, oblong in shape; col¬ 
or, dark green, lightly laced with 
fine veins; flesh, sweet and brittle; 
too thin a rind for shipping. 
Seeds white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
Vi Ih., 30c; Ih., 80c, postpaid, 
260, STONE MOUNTAIN. 
(90 days.) A very popular melon 
in the South where it originated 
and on© of the finest we have ever 
eaten. This melon is very large, 
round or blocky in shape. The 
flesh is rich scarlet, very sweet, 
with few seeds. Seeds white. A 
prolific melon but not recommend¬ 
ed for shipping long distances. 
Rind of this variety makes the 
best pickles of any sort on our 
list. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Vi Ih., 
30c; lb., 85c, postpaid. 
261. SWEETHEART. (90 days.) A large oval 
melon, medium early in season. Remains in condition for 
use longer than any other except the Winter Melon. The 
flesh is bright red, solid and sweet. Rind thin but tough 
and elastic, making it a good shipper. Black seeds. A 
very popular variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi Ih., 25c; 
Ih., 75c, postpaid. 
266. DIXIE QUEEN. (85 days.) An exceedingly 
10c; oz., fine quality melon which we think will prove very popular 
with gardeners and shippers. See page 29. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; Vi Ih., 35c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Winter or Xmas. 
276. WINTER or XMAS. 
(85 days.) This melon is early, 
very, prolific, almost round; color, 
light green. The flesh is red, 
sweet; almost as hard as a citron. 
If properly stored will keep for 
months. It is now becoming_ very 
popular on the market. Dip in 
wax to store for winter. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, 
postpaid. 
271. TOM WATSON. 
(90 days.) The most pop¬ 
ular shipping melon, with 
tough, elastic, dark green 
rind. It is long and cylin¬ 
drical, averaging 20 inches 
in length and 10 inches in 
diameter. Seeds brown. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi Ih., 
25c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
263. FORDHOOK EARLY. (75 days.) An 
extremely early variety. Perhaps no other variety is 
so well adapted to the home garden, for it may be 
planted in hills as close as six feet each way. Its 
value to the home gardener in the North is, in fact, 
largely in its earliness. The melons are of good size 
and nearly round: the skin is dark green with occa¬ 
sional stripes of lighter green. The rind is thin; 
flesh, bright red, crisp, and remarkably sweet. Seeds 
white. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi Ih., 25c; lb., 75c, post¬ 
paid. 
Tom Watson. 
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