64 DIXIE QUEEN WATERMELONoO 
90 days. Fruits are round to 
slightly oblong, 12 in. across, 
15 in. long, averaging 30 to 
35 lbs. each. Has light green 
skin with irregular stripes of 
dark green. Flesh is brilliant 
red, of fine texture and ex- 
cellent quality; it is good 
clear to the rind, which is thin 
but tough, so stands shipping. 
Seeds are small and white. A 
favorite variety in the South, 
where it is grown for the: 
Northern markets. Equally 
desirable for the home gar- 
den in the North because of 
its many good qualities. 
Sa Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢;3 
Dixie Queen—one of the sweetest watermelons 14 lb. 75¢; 2 lb. $1.25. 

588 Burpee’s How te Grow Watermelons 
Rich, rather sandy soils produce the finest crops of water- 
F ordhook Early © melons, but a well-drained loam, especially with a southern 
83 days. An excellent, quick growing water- exposure, is also suitable. Two shovelfuls of well-decom- 
melon which will mature in sections too cool for posed manure should be mixed with the soil under each 
most varieties. Fruits are large, slightly oval in hill. Watermelons should not be planted until the weather 
shape, and about 25 lbs. in weight. The dark is quite warm. The hills should be about 6 to 8 ft. apart. 
green skin is faintly marked with a darker green Place 6 to 8 seeds in a circle in each hill, and cover % in. 
mottling. Sugary sweet, rich pink fleslz. Recom- deep with fine soil. Thin to 2 or 3 plants in each hill. 
mended for home gardens or local markets in Larger and better watermelons can be obtained if all but 2 or 
the Northern States. It is not sufficiently firm 3 are removed from each vine. One pkt. will plant 10 hills; 
for long distance shipping. 1 oz. 30 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. for one acre. In Northern States, 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 ib. 75¢; 14 lb. $1.25. plant Burpee’s Fordhook, Cole’s, or Early Northern Sweet. 
589 Early Northern Sweet 78 days. Here's ¢93 Burpee’s Kleckley Sweets °° 42¥s- 
a watermelon Also known 
that will grow where watermelons never grew before. Has under the name of Monte Cristo. Melons are of handsome 
matured fruit in all of our Northern States and in the appearance, reaching 22 in. in length and 12 in. in diameter. 
Canadian Provinces. And it’s good eating. The fruits are They have a glossy, dark green skin and an unusually thin 
small, weighing 10 to 12 pounds, round, dark green with a rind with the flesh ripening close to it. The flesh is bright 
suggestion of lighter green striping. The flesh is bright scarlet and of sweet and rich flavor. Recommended for home 

pink. tender, sweet flavored, and surprisingly delicious. If garden use; the thin rind makes it unsatisfactory for | 
you had trouble in growing watermelons in the past, try shipping. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 14 Ib. 45¢; 14 Ib. 80¢. | 
this one. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 lb. $1.00. 
' t 90 days. An improved melon 
630 Sunnybrook 93 days. Produces oblong, pale 610 Florida Giant of the Stone Mountain type, 
green fruits weighing from 30 to of fancy size and quality, best adapted to the Southern 
40 Ibs. each. It is a most delicious, richly flavored eating States but early enough to be grown successfully in the 
melon, with fine-grained, sweet flesh. Absolutely free from North. Fruits average 35 lbs. when well grown, oval in 
strings or white hearts. Stands well the excessive heat of late shape, 14 in. in length and 12 in. in depth. They have a 
summer, so injurious to some varieties. A fine shipping melon, thick, dark green rind and the flesh is brilliant pink, crisp, 
the rind being thin but hard. Introduced by Burpee. juicy, free from strings and of excellent flavor. Shell is thin 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. but very hard. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 1% lb. $1.25. 
611 Burpee’s Halbert Honeyo 
87 days. One of the sweetest of all watermelons; handsome in appearance and regularin form. Fruits are large, measuring 
18 to 20 in. in length, 12 in. in diameter, and weigh up to 39 lbs. each. They are blunt at both the stem and blossom ends, 
and usually free from any appearance of neck. Skin color is a beautiful deep green with fine veining, and the flesh is bright 
crimson, crisp, and of a remarkably luscious flavor. 
Rind is thin, making this melon unsuitable for 
distant shipping, but few varieties can com- 
pare favorably with it for home use or for 
nearby markets. A really high qual- 
ity melon from every standpoint, 
which is worthy of a trial by those 
who are not already acquainted 
with it. Seeds are pure white, 
tipped with black. Intrcduced 
by Burpee in 1902 and still 
one of the leading varieties. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 
14 lb. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00. 








For the Best Seeds that 
Grow, whether it be the good 
old standbys or entirely new va- 
rieties of flowers or vegetables, you Burjee’s 
can depend upon Halbert 
134 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Guauis, Philadelphia Honey 
