WATERMELON 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
A light, sandy soil, with good exposure to the sun is the best 
for watermelons. It should be prepared deep, but receive shal¬ 
low cultivation. Hoe often and thoroughly. To get good, strong 
vines early in the season, form large, well-drained hills of 
earth, made very rich, about 8 feet apart. In these plant the 
seed as soon as the ground is warm and dry, dropping 6 seeds 
In the hill. Protect the young plants from insects. One ounce 
to 30 hills, 2 lbs. to the acre. When the plants are about 4 
inches high thin out, leaving only four of the strongest plants 
to each hill. 
Angeleno. Medium early. Very popular home and market gar¬ 
den sort in California. Fruits medium to large; round, with 
blocky ends; very dark green; with strong rind; stand shipping 
well; flesh bright red, firm, of splendid quality; seeds black. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ya lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.50. 
Chilian. Medium early. Splendid home and market garden 
variety; very popular on the Pacific Coast. Fruits medium 
small, round, medium green with dark stripes; flesh bright 
red, of splendid quality; seeds black. There is a white seeded 
strain which is very similar. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ya lb. 25c; 1 lb. 
75c; 5 lbs. $3.50. 
Florida Favorite. Medium early. Standard home, market gar¬ 
den and shipping sort in the South. Fruits large, uniform, 
oblong; light green with dark striping; rind tough; flesh bright 
red, of high quality; seeds white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ya lb. 25c; 
lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.50. 
Georgia Rattlesnake (Gypsy). Main crop. Standard home and 
market garden sort in the South; extensively grown for ship¬ 
ment. Fruits large, long, cylindrical, light green alternating 
with narrow, very dark green stripes; rind very tough; flesh 
rich scarlet red, of high quality; seeds clouded white with 
brownish markings. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ya lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 5 lbs. 
$3.50. 
Kleckley’s Sweets or Monte Cristo. Early. The most popular 
home garden sort; because of the thin, brittle rind it is not 
suitable for shipping. Fruits large, oblong, very dark green; 
STRIPED KLONDIKE WATERMELON 
flesh bright red, crisp, exceedingly sweet; seeds white. Very 
similar to Halbert Honey. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ya lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 
5 lbs. $3.50. 
Klondike. Early. Unsurpassed in quality. Widely used in 
home and market gardens in California and increasingly in 
demand for shipping. Fruits oblong, with shallow ribs; pure 
green; flesh bright red, very sweet; seeds very small. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; Ya lb. 35c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. 
Striped Klondike. The new Klondike that created such a sen¬ 
sation last year. Has all the excellent qualities of the old 
Klondike plus many new ones. A tougher rind, does not sun¬ 
burn, better shipper, no white streaks in the heart. It brought 
a premium wherever offered last year. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Ya lb. 
35c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. 
Tom Watson. Main crop. The most widely grown melon for 
shipping; also splendid and popular for home and market gar¬ 
den use. Fruits very large, oblong, cylindrical, symmetrical; 
dark green with fine veinings of very dark green; rind very 
tough; flesh bright, deep red, crisp and sweet; seeds brownish. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ya lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.50. 
Knox's Field and Farm Seeds 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Millet, German. Few other grasses or forage plants have been 
able to produce the enormous yield of this plant. It has pro¬ 
duced 4 to 5 tons of hay to the acre, and from 70 to 80 bushels 
of seed. It can be sown on newly broken ground in the spring, 
and as late as July. Leaves the ground in excellent condition 
for following crops. Plant 30 lbs. per acre. Price per lb. 15c; 
10 lbs. $1.00. 
Millet, Proso (Hog Millet or Broom Corn Millet). Grown very 
extensively in Europe and Eastern Asia for food purposes. In 
America it is very commonly used for poultry food. The cul¬ 
ture is the same as for the German Millet. Sow 70 lbs. to 80 
lbs. to the acre. Price per lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex. The crop is very highly recommended for 
pasturage for sheep and cattle, furnishing most rich and 
nutritious pasturage within six or eight weeks from the time 
of sowing. It also makes splendid green feed for poultry. 
Plant 10 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50. 
Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. Makes heads double the size 
of the common kind. The yield is enormous from this variety. 
It has produced as high as 125 bushels to the acre. Plant 10 
lbs. per acre. Lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00. 
WHIP-POOR-WILL COW PEA 
For many years the Whip-Poor-Will has been the standard 
summer crop for green manuring not only here but through¬ 
out the South. 
(1) It will grow on practically all kinds of soils, whether 
sandy or clay, poor or fertile. 
(2) It is of the easiest culture. 
(3) It has a big. strong, deep-root system, well supplied with 
large nitrogen gathering nodules. 
(4) It revels in summer heat, and is extremely drought- 
resistant. 
(5) It grows very rapidly, shading the soil from excessive 
heat, and leaving no room for noxious weeds. 
(6) It greatly benefits the succeeding crop by accumulation 
of nitrogen in the soil. 
(7) It leaves the soil in fine physical condition for the fall 
planting of grain or other winter crop. 
(8) It produces an abundance of highly nutritious pods and 
leaves in a few months. 
(9) It may be made into hay or ensilage, or pastured; the 
seeds may be used for stock feed or human consumption. 
Plant 40 lbs. per acre any time from April 1 until Septem¬ 
ber 1. Per lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50. Write for quantity price. 
BRABHAM COW PEA 
It has only recently been determined definitely that the 
Brabham is resistant to nematode. This discovery places the 
Brabham foremost as a desirable summer crop for green 
manuring. Few districts are free from nematode and while 
other crops nurse it, thus spreading it over wider territory, 
the Brabham will discourage its development and if repeatedly 
planted may eradicate it from the field in which the Brabham 
is grown. 
Under the light of the discovery that Brabham pea is resist¬ 
ant to the nematode, to plant it would seem the wiser thing 
to do. Sow 40 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50. Write 
for quantity price. 
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