VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
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GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE WAGON 
A standard main crop shipping variety that has been an old favorite in the South for a 
number of years. An excellent variety of superb quality. Also known as "Gypsy". 
FRUIT—Large, long, weighing around 30 pounds; rind, very tough, yellowish green 
with very dark green stripes; flesh, fine grained, delicious sweet flavor, rich 
scarlet in color; seeds, creamy colored with brown tips. 
GOLDEN HONEY WINCH 
A truly fine, yellow-fleshed melon that makes a novel home and market garden type. 
FRUIT—Large, oblong shape; weighs 20 pounds; rind, dark green with irregular darker 
green stripes; flesh, tender, crisp, delightfully flavored, and bright yellow 
color; seeds, brown. 
HALBERT'S HONEY WAITS 
An outstanding superior quality medium early home and truck gardening sort. Similar 
to Kleckley's Sweet, except it does not have as hard a rind. 
FRUIT—Large, oblong to cylindrical shaped; weighs about 30 pounds; rind, thin and 
tender, dark green color with fine veins; flesh, tender, melting, fine textured, 
supreme in flavor, free of any stringiness; crimson in color; seeds, creamy white 
with blackish tips. 
HARRIS' EARLY or Cole's Early WOODY 
One of the best very early varieties popular in the shorter seasoned Northern sections. 
Desirable for home and market gardens. 
FRUIT—Medium sized, almost round or oval in shape, weighs around 20 pounds; rind, 
dark green wi+h lighter green stripes, brittle and thin; flesh, firm, fine grained, 
of good sweet flavor, rich red color; seeds, black. 
IRISH GREY WAKEN 
A late, main crop melon particularly valuable as a shipper to distant markets. 
FRUIT—Large, oblong; weighs around 35 pounds; rind, extremely hard and tough, light 
greyish green; flesh, firm, tender, of excellent quality, brilliant red in color; 
seeds, white. 
KLECKLEY'S SWEET or Monte Cristo WALTZ 
The leading melon for home gardens and local markets. This variety represents the 
highest standard of quality. Its widespread popularity shows what a heavy favorite it 
has become. 
FRUIT—Large, cylindrical in shape; weighs around 35 pounds; rind, thin and brittle, 
deep dark green in color; flesh, tender, crisp, melting, large heart, fine grained, 
superb flavor of unbelievable sweetness, brilliant sparkling red in color; seeds, 
white. 
DIXIE QUEEN—An excellent shipper. 
Season. 
Days to 
Ripened 
Fruits 
90 
90 
87 
80 
90 
85 
