16 H. D. GARWOOD 

Watermelon 

Dixie Queen is a Delicious Melon 
DIXIE QUEEN, 85 days. A very attractive, large, round melon which has made a 
hit wherever it has been grown, Its striking appearance commands instant at- 
tention and the flavor and quality bring repeat orders from consumers. The fruits 
are almost round, measuring 15 by 12% inches; rind is tough, the color a light green 
veined with darker green. The flesh is a rich scarlet, stringless and very sweet. 
The seeds are small and white. A good yielder and shipper. Ordinarily weighing 
about 35 pounds, it does attain as high as 50 pounds. You will find the Dixie Queen 
the melon you have looked for. 
Oz. 15¢c; 4 lb. 40c; 4 Ib, 70c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 2 Ibs. $2.40; 5 Ibs. $5.50; 10 lbs. $10. Prepaid. 
EARLY KANSAS, - 806 days. The earliest large, round shipping melon and very 
popular in the Middle West. Usual size is 15 by 138 inches and 30 to 40 pounds in 
weight, although it will reach as high as 60 pounds. The rind is tough, light green 
with broad bands of wavy stripes. The flesh is bright red, fine in texture and 
quality. Seeds are red, changing to buff when dried. 
Oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; 4 lb, 70c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 2 Ibs. $2.40; 5 Ibs. $5.50; 10 Ibs. $10. Prepaid. 
HAWKESBURY, (Gray Shipper), 85 days. Wilt Resistant. The best of the long 
gray melons, of the Irish Gray type. Fruits are large, weighing 35 to 40 pounds; 
long and sloping toward either end, light gray with fine veining of green. The hard 
tough rind makes this melon a good shipper. Flesh is firm, stringless, bright red 
and good quality. The seeds are brownish black. 
Oz. 15c; 4 lb. 40c; 4 lb, 70c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.40; 5 Ibs. $5.50; 10 Ibs. $10. Prepaid. 
CUT-RED WATSON, 90 days. Markets calling for a really good, large melon of 
the Watson type will find it here. Without a white heart the flesh is very fine 
grained, deep red, entirely stringless and very sweet. Rind is tough and of a 
darker green than the older strains of Tom Watson. Weighing 40 pounds, meas- 
uring about 22 by 12 inches. Seeds brown. 
Oz. 15c; 4 lb. 40c; % lb, 70c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 2 Ibs. $2.40; 5 Ibs. $5.50; 10 lbs. $10. Prepaid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
