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T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SDDDSMDN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
WOOD’S 
WATER MELON SEEDS 
saved from melons grown expressly for seeds. Do not be misled by offers of cheap seeds that 
TT oou » iviciuii saved from culls and runts, melons left after the best have been sold. Such seeds are expensive if 
they cost you nothing. Plant the best—plant Wood’s. Do not plant Northern and Western-grown seeds if you want the finest 
watermelons. 
Prepare hills 8 or 10 feet apart each way by working in thoroughly rotted manure, or poultry droppings—rich ground gives the plants 
a good start before insects attack them. When the ground is warm plant 6 or 8 seeds to the hill, covering an inch deep and, when well 
up, thin out, leaving three strong plants to each hill. Do not grow near pumpkins and gourds. One ounce will plant 30 hills; 3 pounds 
one acre. 
WILT-RESISTANT WATERMELONS 
Wilt is the greatest menace to watermelon production in the South and varieties resistant to fusarian wilt have become a real necessity. 
It is a soil-borne disease and lives in the land for ten to fifteen years. The only remedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties. 
Hawkesbury Wilt-Resistant Watermelon 
283. Hawkesbury 
(90 Days). Brought from Australia by the 
Norfolk Truck Experiment Station and 
grown on a severely wilt infested farm where our planting stock 
was obtained. It makes an oblong melon of good size, averaging 
about 35 lbs.; light grayish green color; tough rind; medium to 
deep red flesh; tender, sweet, and juicy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
14 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25; 2-lb. lots $1.15 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.05 per lb., 
postpaid. 
Leesburg Wilt-Resistant Watermelon 
ooe Leesburcr or Wilt-Resistant Kleckley’s Sweet. (90 Days). 
1 -ic 5 jjj every way fully equal to our standard strain 
of Kleckley’s Sweet in quality and size, with the distinct ad¬ 
vantage of being wilt resistant. It marks a conspicuous advance 
in the development of this universally popular melon for grow¬ 
ing on wilt-sick soils. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 
2 lbs. 90c per lb.; 5 lbs. 80c per lb.; 10 lbs. 70c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 275. Stone Mountain Days] — The largest of the 
rou-nd or nearly round melons, for 
they frequently weigh 50 pounds or more. The outside color is 
dark green; the flesh is deep red. firm and solid, almost all heart 
with no white hearts or stringiness. It is especially recommended 
for the home garden and nearby markets; the rind is tough 
enough to stand considerable handling, and on arrival usually 
outsells other melons. Pkt. 5o; oz. 10c; % lb. 2Sc; lb. 75c; 
2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., 
postpaid. 
No. 281. Schochler [90 Days]— One of the really big melons, 
frequently 45 pounds or more. It has a 
dark red, fine-grained meat; no white hearts; the rind for such a 
large melon is relativel.v thin, and the first taste will convince 
you of its rich, sugary flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. lOc; ^ lb. 25c; lb. 85c; 
2-lb. lots 75c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 70c per lb.; lO-lb. lots 6 O 0 per lb., 
postpaid. 
No. 282. Dixie Queen [85 Days]. Sometimes called Cuban 
^ Queen— Not the biggest melons (they 
average 35 to 40 pounds), but the quality is such that it has 
created quite a sensation. The sparkling, crisp, rich scarlet flesh 
is firm, sweet and juicy right up to the rind, which is thin and 
tough. It has been described as “unbeatable for the home gar¬ 
den.” Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; 2-lb. lots $1.10 per lb.; 
5-lb. lots $1.00 per lb.; lO-lb. lots 90c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 274. Extra Early Dark Icini? [80 Days]— Dark Icing is 
® not one of the big melons, 
but makes ripe fruits earlier than any other good melon, and is 
extra good for home use and the nearby market. The meat is rich, 
red and sugary to the very thin rind. There is no better extra 
early melon, and if you want the first watermelon in your neigh¬ 
borhood, or want to be first on your local market, plant Extra 
Early Dark Icing. Pkt. 5c; oz. lOc; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 
65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; lO-lb. lots 55c per lb., postpaid. 
