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CANTALOUPES (Continued) 
Banana (98 days)—Resembles a huge banana in shape, 14 to 20 inches long. Flesh 
is pronounced salmon with somewhat of a banana-like flavor. 
Honey Dew, Green Fleshed (112 days)—-A winter melon, 7-8 inches long, and 6 inches 
in diameter, nearly white, becoming creamy yellow, almost smooth. Flesh is thick, 
pale emerald green with honey-like flavor. Keeps well in storage. 
WATERMELONS 
Plant after danger of frost in hills 8 by 8. About 2 lbs. of seed to each acre. The 
earliest melons can be produced by planting under HOTKAPS. 
Stone Mountain, sometimes called Dixie Belle (90 days)—One of the most popular for 
main crop in the Pecos Valley. Oval, almost round with blocky ends. Large, dark 
een with indistinct veining. Flesh bright red, crisp and sweet. Good shipper and 
seller. 
Kleckley Sweet, sometimes called Monte Cristo (85 days)—The best seller of the 
cylindrical shape. Good for local market. Flesh bright red, crisp and extremely sweet. 
Dark green with thin tender rind. 
Halbert’s Honey (85 days)—Similar to Kleckley Sweet but somewhat larger. Fruits 
are cylindrical with blunt ends, slightly ridged, dark green, lightly veined; rind very 
tender. Flesh bright red and exceptionally sweet. 
Improved Kleckley Sweet or Wondermelon (88 days)—An improved strain of Kleckley 
Sweet, being more full at either end. It is large, heavy, oblong, has a dark green skin 
and a thin rind. Scarlet meat and solid heart. 
Irish Grey (95 days)—Tough rind makes it a good shipper. Productive. Oblong, 
light grey tinged with green. Flesh bright red, and firm. 
Dixie Queen (85 days)—An oval-round melon that will average 30 lbs. Light green 
with dark green stripes. Very prolific and a good shipper of excellent quality. A 
rather recent introduction that rapidly gained popularity. 
Black Seeded Excel (95 days)—The largest of the shipping varieties. Tough elastic 
rind. Dark Green cylindrical. Red flesh, good flavor and texture. 
Golden Honey (85 days)—Flesh is an amber-yellow, seed are brown. Medium size, 
nearly round, light green with dark green stripes. Flesh chunky. 
ONIONS 
May be planted in three ways: Sow seed in September, transplant in February or 
March. Sow seed in hotbeds in January, transplant in March and April. Drill seed 
in open field in February then thin to stand when about the size of a pencil. 
Denia (105 days)—An old standby in the Pecos Valley. One of the largest, globe 
shaped, yellow skinned, white fleshed. Very mild and sweet. 
Yellow Valencia (114 days)—Has proven equal to the Denia. More flat, skin darker, 
also, sweet and mild. A very good keeper and shipper. 
White Valencia (112 days)—The largest of the globular, white varieties. Flesh clear 
white, firm and mild. Small neck. In some localities does not obtain the size desired. 
Grano (the earliest, when planted in the fall, transplanted in early spring and forced, 
will mature the last of June)—Originated in our own State. Medium size, yellow skin, 
white meat, excellent quality, top shaped and a good keeper. 
Crystal White Wax (95 days)—Sometimes called White Bermuda. A clear white, flat 
onion of medium size. Will not keep long. 
