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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. 
LA CROSSE, WIS. 
1939 
A few weeks ago 1 ordered some of your Earliest Watermelon Seed and am well pleased with it.—Mr. Louis Kothmann, 
Box 41, Castell, Texas. I 
SALZER’S EARLIEST WATERMELON 
Extremely early—A. splendid strain for 
the North—Deliciously sweet—Easiest to 
grow-Sparkling red, crisp flesh. i 
SALZER’S FOURTH OF JULY 
A sure yielder, a heavy cropper and second only to 
Salzer’s Earliest as an extra-early watermelon. The melt¬ 
ing sweetness of this superb melon, the delicious, ex¬ 
quisitely flavored flesh, its hardiness and ease of growth, 
have delighted garaeners everywhere. As far north as 
Canada, Salzer’s Fourth of July will supply the tables just 
a.s hountifully as it does in the sunny regions of the South. 
Matures an abundant crop of first quality melons twelve 
inches long and nine inches in diameter, weighing about 
25 pounds. The rich, red, flne-grained flesh ripens clear 
to the rind and is most luscious and refreshing. Not 
suited for shipping but a grand melon for home use and 
near-by markets. Thrives even under neglect. Matures 
in about 65 days. 67 1—Pkg., 10c; oz., 17c; Vi lb., 45c; 
Ih., 78c; Ih., $1.25; 2 lb.s., $2.30; 5 lbs., $4.95, postpaid. 
EARLY KLONDIKE 
STONE MOUNTAIN 
The outstanding introduction of the past few years. 
Somewhat oblong in shape, rather light gray in color, white 
seeded, few seeds, medium rind, and rich red, tender, very 
sweet, fine grained flesh. Averages 40 lbs. and 80 lbs. on 
good melon soil. 653 — Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c; % Ib., 40c; y^, lb., 
09c; Ib., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25; 5 lbs., $4.95, postpaid. 
Especially bred and developed for those sections 
which have a short growing season, Salzer’s Earliest 
is .sure to be the first watermelon on the market, be¬ 
ing fit lor the table in about 00 days. On the La 
Crosse market, the earliest melons fetch prices of 50c 
to 80c each! Salzer’s Earliest has been a money 
maker for market gardeners for years and is in no 
less demand by the home gardener who wants the 
very earliest, luscious watermelons for his own use. 
Salzer’s Earliest reaches a large size, weighing 
from 25 to 30 pounds, is rather round in shape, of an 
attractive light green color and striped irregularly 
with darker green. It i.s enormou.sly prolilic, vines ' 
are vigorous and hardy and it i.s deeifledly a .short | 
season melon and especially adapted for tiie North, I 
The sparkling, crisp, red flesh is of wonderfully fine I 
texture, has a delicious and exceptionally sweet flavor . 
and ripens down to the rind. Unusually uniform in 
size and shape, it is a splendid shipper, and is a lead¬ 
ing market variety in all parts of the country. Even 
in sections too cool to ordinarily grow a crop of water¬ 
melons, Salzer’s Earliest will ripen fine large melons. 
667—Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 3Sc; % lb., 65c; lb., I 
$1.00; 2 lbs., $1.90; 5 lbs., $4.60, postpaid. 1 
650—Salzer’s Earliest, Cliffwood Farm TRIPL,E-A- I 
TES'l'ED —A special reselected strain certified by I 
THREE-WAY tests: Pkg., 15c; oz., 20c; y^ ll»., 51c; | 
i/o Ib., 90c; lb„ $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.70; 5 lbs., $6.25, postpaid. 
SWEET 
SIBERIAN 
An extra-early 
yellow fleshed 
SVatermelon that 
matures in 50 days! 
This hardy, extra- 
early strain comes 
from Siberia and is 
giving excellent re¬ 
sults in short sea¬ 
son sections. The 
melons are round, 
dark green, borne 
abundantly on the 
robust vines, and 
the flesh is beauti¬ 
ful golden yellow, 
sweet, .sugary a n d 
delicious. They 
grow to medium size, averaging about nine inches in diam¬ 
eter. At market the melons sell rapidly at good prices. 
Yields heavily. 654—Pkg., 12c; oz., 16c; % lb., 44c; y^ lb., 
72c; Ib., $1.35; 2 lbs., $2.45, postpaid. 
Salzer’s Sweet Siberian 
EARLISWEET 
An extra-early watermelon, a 
cross between Mountain Sweet 
and Cole’s Early. Fruits are ob¬ 
long and mottled. Average weight 
is about 18 pounds, with flesh a 
beautiful scarlet, very fine 
grained and deliciously sweet. 
Very prolific, often producing 6 
to 8 melons on a vine. 652 — Pkg., 
7c; oz., 12c; % lb., 34c; y^ Ib., .59c; 
lb., 9.5c; 2 lbs., $1.75; 5 lbs., $3.75, 
postpaid. 
MIXED 
Early watermelons 
and late watermelons, 
melons of different 
shapes and markings, 
all mixed. A big bar¬ 
gain. 694—Pkg., 5c; 
oz., fic; 2 oz., 16c; ^ 
lb., 2!lc; % lb., 34c; Ib., 
.50c; 2 lbs., 00c, post¬ 
paid. 
Small tan seeds, melons 
oblong in shape, flesh of ex¬ 
cellent texture, very sweet, 
dark red in color. The rind 
is dark green, thick, and 
ships well. Early Klondike 
is very early, but easily 
reaches a weight of 20 
pounds, often carrying three 
and four mature melon.s :tt 
one time. 679—Pkg., 8c; oz., 
18c; % Ib., 47c; % lb., 82c; 
lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., .$2.65; 5 lbs., 
$5.75, postpaid. 
