WATERMELON 
Leesburg 
Culture Watermelons do best on a rich, rather sandy soil, 
but a well-drained loam with southern exposure is nearly as 
good. Seed should not be planted until the weather is quite 
warm. Place six to eight seeds in a hill, six to eight feet 
apart each way. Cover one half inch deep. An ounce will 
plant 25 to 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds per acre. 
LEESBURG This new melon is a wilt-resistant 
Wonder or Kleckley Sweet, used extensively in 
the best melon growing sections of the South. 
It is a long, dark green melon, very uniform and 
an excellent tough-skinned shipper. In other re¬ 
spects it resembles Wonder. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
y A lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
STONE MOUNTAIN A fine round watermelon, 
with slight ribs like a muskmelon, and a light 
green skin. The flesh is a fine deep crimson, very 
sweet and free from white hearts and stringiness. 
Average weight about 45 pounds. The rind is 
too tender for long distance shipping, but the 
melon is excellent for local markets. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 34 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
DIXIE QUEEN A melon that is bound to be a 
favorite. Equally suited for home or market 
garden or shipping. Not too large, yet some¬ 
times reaching 50 pounds in weight; flesh bright 
red and very sweet; rind thin but tough ; white 
seeded; a heavy yielder. The outer skin is light 
green splotched and striped with dark green and 
does not bruise easily. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; ]/ A lb. 
50c; lb. $1.50. 
TOM WATSON A very superior shipping melon of large size. 
The melons are 18 to 24 inches long and 10 to 12 inches in 
diameter. Average weight is about 50 pounds. The thin 
rind is very tough. Flavor delicious. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
14 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
COLE'S EARLY A very early home garden variety, nearly 
round and of medium size. The rind is dark green, 
striped with lighter green. Excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
KLECKLEY SWEETS One of the most popular large early 
melons. The shape is oblong, with a dark green rind. 
The quality is very fine, but it is not a good shipper. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE One of the best and earliest large size 
watermelons suited to culture in the North. It is valuable 
both for home gardens and market, though particularly 
fine for the former. Ripens early, has dark green rind 
striped with light green. The flesh is light crimson, ex¬ 
ceedingly sugary, fine grained and tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; lb. 30c;'lb. $1.00. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE A very long, light green melon, 
the rind thin and tough, making it a good shipper. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 15c; J4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
ICE CREAM or PEERLESS A nearly round melon of superior 
quality for market or the home garden. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; 14 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
IRISH GRAY An unusually tough rind makes it stand almost 
any shipping abuse. The rind is a mottled greenish gray, 
the flesh is red, crisp and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; J 4 lb. 
30c; lb. $1.00. 
EXCEL A very large, oblong melon, with a dark green, very 
tough rind, which makes it a fine shipper. Flesh is crisp, 
deep red, solid and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; 
lb. $1.00. 
WONDER MELON A comparatively new variety, which is 
very productive of big, dark glossy green melons. The 
rind is rather thin, but satisfactory for short hauls. 
Grows long and thick, the flesh a deep red, sweet and 
juicy. Matures in about 85 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; J4 lb. 
40c; lb. $1.25 
HALBERT HONEY A long melon of very fine dark green 
color. The flesh is of fine dark crimson color and ex¬ 
cellent flavor. Quite a favorite in the South. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 4 lb. 30c; lb., $1.00. 
GREEN SEEDED CITRON Fruit small and round: flesh white. 
Used for preserving. Oz. 10c; *4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
RED SEEDED CITRON Another small, round preserving 
variety. Oz. 10c; lb. 25c. lb. 75c. 
Dixie Queen 
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