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Seedsmen FOR OVER a Century — Watermelons 
Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE 
90 Days —An excellent shipping melon pop- 
ular in the, South for its size, productiveness 
and eating qualities. Fruits very long, fairly 
large, 25 to 30 lbs., light green, irregularly 
mottled with dark green stripes. Its striking 
appearance has helped its popularity. A ready 
seller, for, once seen, it is always remembered. 
Rind very tough. Flesh bright scarlet, crisp 
and sweet. Seeds dull white with black tips. 
THURMOND GRAY 
90 Days —A splendid shipping variety similar 
to Irish Gray, but having fruits much larger. 
Fruits 30 to 40 lbs., cylindrical, grayish-green 
with faint veining; rind hard as a rock. Flesh 
deep red, crisp and sweet. Seeds brown. 
EARLY KANSAS 
80 Days —A fine shipper. Fruits nearly round, 
40 lbs., light green with wavy stripes. Flesh 
bright red, sweet and tender. Seeds reddish 
brown. 
CAROLINA BRADFORD 
85 Days —An excellent shipping variety hav¬ 
ing a very tough, elastic rind. Fruits large, 
25 lbs., oblong deep green irregularly striped 
with a darker shading. Flesh dark red, fine 
grained and sweet. 
FLORIDA GIANT 
BLACK DIAMOND OR 
CANNONBALL 
90 Days —The largest of all the newer 
watermelons. Fruits 50' to 60 lbs.; oval 
or nearly round with blunt ends, dark 
green, with thick rind. Flesh red and 
firm. Seeds blackish-brown. 
LONG LIGHT ICING OR 
/ GRAY MONARCH 
85 Days—A large melon mostly adapted 
for home gardens. Fruits 25 lbs., cyl¬ 
indrical with blunt ends, a beautiful 
light gray green faintly mottled darker. 
Rind thin and tender. Flesh red, sweet 
and delicious. Seeds white. 
BUIST’S LITTLE GEM 
75 Days —Many watermelons grow so large 
that the average housewife can not, as a rule, 
use one. A smaller size is more suitable, easier 
to store in a refrigerator and can be eaten at 
one meal without annoying leftovers. Buist’s 
Little Gem meets this essential condition. The 
earliest melon that grows. Fruits nearly round, 
small in size, 12 to 15 lbs., a convenient fam¬ 
ily size. Skin dark green striped with gray 
green. Flesh a pinkish red, very firm, sweet 
and about as delicious eating as any melon 
could be. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE 
85 Days —A hybrid of the Rattlesnake and 
Pearson excellent for the home or home mar¬ 
ket trade, but not adapted to long distance 
shipping. Fruits large, 25 lbs., long with 
round ends. Light green with mottled stripes 
of dark green; rind fairly tough. Flesh dark 
red, crisp and sweet. Seeds white. 
MOUNTAIN SWEET 
90 Days —For home and local markets. Fruit 
large, 25 lbs.; oblong, dark green; with sweet, 
juicy, light crimson flesh. Seeds brown. 
GREEN SEEDED CITRON 
95 Days —Used exclusively for preserving. 
Fruits round, 10 lbs., striped alternately with 
dark and light green. Flesh clear white and 
very solid. Seeds glossy olive green. 
WATERMELON 
Pkt. Oz. i / 4 Lb. Lb. 
_$0.05 $0.10 $0.30 $0.85 
.30 , .85 
.30 .85 
.30 .85 
.40 1.25 
.30 .85 
.35 1.00 
.30 .85 
.30 .85 
.35 1.00 
Georgia Rattlesnake 
Thurmond Gray .. 
.05 
.10 
Early Kansas . 
.05 
.10 
Carolina Bradford. 
.05 
.10 
Florida Giant. 
.05 
.15 
Long Light Icing or Gray 
Monarch . 
.05 
.10 
Buist’s Little Gem. 
.05 
.10 
Florida Favorite. 
.05 
.10 
Mountain Sweet . 
.05 
.10 
Green Seeded Citron . . . 
.05 
.10 
