Watermelons 
All Prices Postpaid Unless Otherwise Noted. 
you Win Like the Luscious, 
Sweet flavor of These Varieties 
CULTURE: Watermelons do 
best in light, rich, well-drained 
sandy loam. Prepare hills about 
8 feet apart each way. Drop 8 
or 10 seeds in the hills, cover¬ 
ing about 3/4 inch deep. As 
soon as plants commence to run, 
thin out to three best plants in 
a hill. Be careful not to irri¬ 
gate too often. Watermelons are 
lovers of drought and frequent 
deep cultivation. A liberal 
amount of manure will increase 
the yield. For extra early mel¬ 
ons, use our Hotkaps. See page 
73. 
Early Kansas Red Seeded 
COLE'S EARLY or HARRIS' EARLY. 75 to 
80 days. A leading first early variety 
for home garden and truckers to local 
markets; reasonably productive, and 
particularly desirable for planting in the 
North. Fruits medium sized, short, oval, 
with alternate dark and light green 
stripes; tender rind. Flesh pink-red, of 
good flavor; seeds black. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (V4 lb. 25c) (lb. 75c) 
(5 lbs. $3.25). 
HALBERT'S HONEY. 85 days. Very simi¬ 
lar to Kleckley's Sweet. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (V4 lb. 25c) (lb. 75c) 
(5 lbs. $3.25). 
EARLY KANSAS RED SEEDED. 85 days. 
Another recent introduction of outstand¬ 
ing merit. It has rapidly gained wide 
popularity on the markets of the mid¬ 
west. The size is large, it is remark¬ 
ably early and of fine quality. The out¬ 
side color is dark green with alternate 
stripes of a lighter shade. The rind is 
of medium thickness well suited for carry¬ 
ing reasonable distances and the flesh 
is a rich red color, of delightful flavor. 
It has shiny brown seeds. Other names 
for this variety are Wichita Red Seeded, 
Hutchinson Stripe and Red Russian. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) [}A lb. 30c) (Ib. $1.00) 
(5 lbs. $4.50). 
JUMBO SUGAR. 87 days. A large, sweet, 
luscious melon, dark green shell with 
bright, solid flesh of exceptionally fine 
texture. Contains one-third more sugar 
than Tom Watson. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 35c) (lb. $1.10) 
(5 lbs. $4.50). 
KLECKLEY SWEET or ROCKY FORD. 87 
days. A fine, medium early watermelon 
of superb, luscious flavor. While the 
rind is perhaps too brittle and thin to 
admit of rough handling, yet it is most 
desirable to plant for home use or mar¬ 
ket. TTie melons are large and oblong 
In form, with dark green skin. Flesh 
is bright scarlet with solid heart, de¬ 
liciously crisp, sugary, and splendid in 
every way. Averages from 25 to 35 
pounds. Our seed is Colorado-grown 
and selected from first class, well ma¬ 
tured melons. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) {Va lb. 25c) (lb. 75c) 
(5 lbs. $3.25). 
IMPROVED KLECKLEY SWEET NO. 6. Wilt 
Resistant. 89 days. An improved Kleck- 
ley Sweet type which has proven almost 
fully resistant to wilt. It is dark green, 
of good length, good red flesh, and qual¬ 
ity equal to any other melon in its class. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) {Va lb. 30c) (lb. $1.00) 
(5 lbs. $4.25). 
King and Queen 
KING AND QUEEN (WINTER QUEEN). 87 
days. A variety especially adapted to 
our section of the United States. Fruits 
medium size, round, light green to ivory 
color. Flesh bright pink to red. Very 
firm, crisp to exceptionally sweet and 
juicy. Seed small, jet black. Ripens first 
of September. Excellent keeper. Can be 
kept late into fall without losing any of 
its fine quality. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 30c) (lb. 90c) 
(5 lbs. $4.00). 
KLONDIKE (EARLY BLACK SEEDED). 88 
days. The earliest strain of Klondike. 
In eating quality it has no equal; like 
all Klondike's it has higher sugar con¬ 
tent than any other melon. Flesh bright, 
deep red, firm, very sweet and tender. 
Seed small black; average size about 18 
pounds. Rind very thin but tough. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 30c) (lb. 95c) 
(5 lbs. $4.25). 
Georgia Rattlesnake 
KLONDIKE BROWN SEEDED. 88 days. A 
little larger than black seeded Klondike 
and is otherwise identical except that 
the seeds are coffee brown color. Many 
planters prefer this to the original or 
black seeded variety. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va Ib. 30c) (lb. 90c) 
(5 lbs. $4.00). 
WONDER MELON. 85 to 88 days. A se¬ 
lection from the Kleckley Sweet, being a 
little longer and larger. Little later; 
slightly ribbed. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 25c) (lb. 80c) 
(5 lbs. $4.00). 
BLACK BOULDER OR BLACK DIAMOND. 
87 days. A mammoth, oval-shaped melon 
with very dark green rind, almost black, 
flesh bright red and very firm. An ex¬ 
cellent shipper. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 25c) (Ib. 75c) 
(5 lbs. $3.25). 
GOLDEN HONEY or YELLOW FLESHED 
ICE CREAM. The best of the Yellow 
fleshed melons. The rind is of dark 
green with irregular indistinct stripes of 
darker green. The color of flesh is yel¬ 
low and the seed brown. A very de¬ 
licious melon, in fact, some esteem it 
above the red-fleshed melon. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 25c) (lb. 75c) 
(5 lbs. $3.25). 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. 88 to 90 days. 
Also called Gypsy. Fruits large, elon¬ 
gated, grey-green, with irregular dork 
green stripes; rind very tough. Flesh 
bright scarlet, sweet, and of good qual¬ 
ity. Seeds dull white with black tips. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 25c) (lb. 75c) 
(5 lbs. $3.25). 
TOM WATSON. 90 to 95 days. The out¬ 
standing shipping melon; similar in out¬ 
side appearance to Kleckley Sweet. 
Fruits very large, uniform. Cylindrical; 
with deep green, faintly veined, tough 
and elastic rind. Flesh bright red, firm, 
somewhat coarse; of good flavor; seeds 
brown, spotted with white. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 25c) (lb. 75c) 
(5 lbs. $3.25). 
Klondike, Early Black Seeded 
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