VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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WATERMELON—Continued 
TOM WATSON IMPROVED—An old favorite. 
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Ripened 
Code 
Fruits 
STONE MOUNTAIN or Dixie Bell 
WEARY 
90 
A truly fine melon that has rapidly gained widespread popularity. Makes a wonderful 
main crop sort for shipping long distances. It is unsurpassed in quality. Very prolific 
and adapts itself to adverse growing conditions. Try it in the garden. 
FRUIT—Very large, broad oval to almost round, with blocky ends; weighs around 50 
pounds; rind, hard, tough, dark green; flesh, tender, extremely sweet appealing 
flavor, massive heart, bright sparkling scarlet color; seeds, white with black tips. 
SWEET HEART WEAVE 90 
A fine shipper or home and market garden variety. Reliable, vigorous, and prolific main 
crop sort. 
FRUIT—Very large, oblong to oval shape; weighs around 40 pounds; rind, hard and 
tough, light green with fine veining; flesh, firm, crisp, sweet, bright red in 
color; seeds, black. 
TOM WATSON, IMPROVED WEIRD 92 
An old favorite among the shipping sorts. This improved strain with its big full red 
heart is exceptionally fine. It is very prolific and the fruits are unusually uniform in 
shape and quality. 
FRUIT—Very large, cylindrical in shape; weighs around 40 pounds; rind, very tough 
and elastic, darker green rind than old strain, slightly veined; flesh, firm, rather 
coarse, free from cores, delicious, deep bright red color; seeds, brown with 
white mottling. 
BLACK WATSON or Blue Watson WEPOR 90 
This is an unusually attractive and fine strain of Watson fully equal to the Improved 
and with the distinction of having a much darker green glossy rind. A splendid shipper. 
WONDERMELON WAIVE 85 
Also known as Improved Kleckley's Sweet; unexcelled for home garden and local 
marketing for short hauls. Fruits of good quality and flavor and most handsome 
appearing. 
FRUIT—Very large, cylindrical in shape; weighs around 40 pounds; rind, thin and 
brittle, deep dark green in color; flesh, tender, crisp, large heart, fine grained, 
delicate sweet flavor, brilliant red in color; seeds, large white. 
RED CITRON (Red Seeded) WAXEN 95 
The standard citron for preserves and candied fruit. Identical with the green-seeded 
citron except in color of seed. Very prolific sort. 
FRUIT—8 inches in diameter, or round; rind, alternating light and dark green stripes; 
flesh, solid and white, not edible in raw state; seeds, bright red. 
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