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527 Stone 
Mountain 
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or 
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Dixie Belle 
95 days. One of 
WS sCothe finest melons and 
4 a big money maker. 
4 Very popular in the 
South and destined to 
be-so in the North. 
Huge in size, it nev- 
ertheless is compara- 
tively early and has 
remarkable quality. 
The fruits are nearly 
round in shape and 
rich green in color. 
The flesh is a uniform 
red, very sweet, 
FU Cy ia n-d = erisa: 
without  stringiness. 
The seeds are Very: 
few and hence costly 
for the seed grower 
» to produce. Ideal 
market melon. 








541 or Cole’s Early 
Earliest of All Melons 
A very valuable variety on account 
of its earliness. Ready for market 
in 75 days. An almost round black 
seeded melon. Rind is dark green 
striped with a lighter shade, flesh 
firm and delicious. A home as well 
as a local market sort, A variety 
adapted for short growing season, 
very productive and of excellent 
quality for such an early melon. 
Pkt., 7 cts.; 0z., 12 cts.; %4 Ib., 30 cts.;3 
1% Tb., 48 cts.; Ib.,.85 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.60, 
postpaid. . 






Weight 40 to 60 1 oz. of 
pounds. Line 10 ets.; Seed to 
oz., 15 ets.; % Ib., 35 i 
cts. Y% Ib., 5D ets.3 Ib., 25 Hills 
90 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.70, 5 Ibs. per 
postpaid. Acre > 












529 Citron 
Red 
Seeded 
Used exclu- 
535 Kleckley Sweets 
or Monte Cristo 
New “Wilt Resistant’? Strain 












































































87 d v3. The sweetest of all large { — \ sively for pre- 
melons. Probably the most widely used Z ll BCTV deme 
large type for the home garden and for E De Really not a 
market within a limited shipping range. == CHF = SS SS te Mele a 
The fruits are oblong and symmetrical & : rg Ae: . 
: : SS : k a =:Z ful melon for 
with a glossy dark green skin. The flesh x 8 MONTE CRISTO ee pickling. It is 
ripens right up to the thin rind and = very hard, 
Slit opel tye 
striped, round : 
in shape. The preserves made from 
this melon are transparent and of 
excellent flavor. Very productive. 
Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 14 cts.; 14 Ib., 307 
cts.; 14 Ib., 48 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 lbs. 
$1.60, postpaid. ; aa 
is bright red, tender and luscious. The 
heart is large and clear with the white 
seeds placed near the rind. Weight 35 to 
40 pounds, sometimes 50. Pkt., 10 cts.; 02., 
15 cts.; 14 lb., 35 cts.; 1% lb., 55 ets.; Ib., 




























































534 (87 days.) Delicious flavor—big yielder. A fine medium early melon, very similar to 
Kleckley’s Sweet in appearance and quality, but much more productive, The rind isa 
‘deeper shade of green with light veins, and the shape a little more even and blunt-ended. _ 
The flesh is sweet and palatable, bright red in color. A splendid home garden sort 
also profitable for local markets. Weight 35 pounds. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; 4 Ib., 
30 cts.; 4 Ib., 48 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.60, postpaid. = d 
544 Sweet Heart © 







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542 (90 days.) Excellent for shipping or home markets. Tough, elastic rinds. A 
well known widely used kind. ‘The flesh is bright red, fine grained and sweet. 
White seeded. A melon that always sells well on the markets. Weight about 
30 lbs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; 4% Ib., 30 cts.; % Ib., 48 cts.; Ib., 85 cts.; 2 Ibs., 
$1.60, postpaid. 
537 Trish Grey 
90 days. A very popular shipping variety. Rather large in size, long in shape. Large oval-shaped distinct variety; very heavy with mottled light and dark green 
The rind is light grayish green in color. The flesh is red, not stringy or coarse,| surface. Thin rind but tough; flesh bright red, tender and sweet. Vigorous grower - 
very sweet. This is recommended as being equal to Tom Watson as a shipping} and very productive; fine shipper and excellent keeper. Very early. Ripe in 75 days. 
variety. Average weight, 35 Ibs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; 4 Ib.,} Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; %4 lb., 30 cts.; % Ib., 48 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.60, postpaid. 
48 cts.; Ib., 85 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
550 The Will Rogers 
Delicious And Sweet As 
Honey 
A new melon of _the 
Stone Mountain type, 
named after the world’s 
famous humorist. Often 
growing to enormous 
size. Edible in 88 days 
average weight about 35 
pounds. Skin is dark 
green. Fruits nearly 
round as illustrated. The 
flesh is bright red of ex- 
cellent quality and flavor. 
We recommend this 
melon to you. Pkt., 10 
cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; 4 Ib., 35 
ets.; 4% lb., 60 cts.; Ib., 
$1.00; 2 lbs., $1.80, post- 
paid. 


















528 (96 days.) The outstanding 
shipping melon especially for jong 
distances. The rind, though thin, 
is exceedingly tough and elastic. 
In color it is deep green, lightly 
veined. The fruits are long and | 
eylindrieal and make a fine appear- 
ance. The flesh is rich red, firm, 
and juicy. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz. 12 cts.3 
1% Ib.. 30 ets.; 1%4 Ib., 48 ets.; Ib., 85 
ets.; 2 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
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