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WOOD'S “crown WATERMELON SEEDS 
? are saved from melons grown expressly for seeds. Do not be misled by offers of cheap seeds that 
Wood s Melon Seeds are saved from culls ana nnbs, melons left after the best have been sold. Such seeds are expensive if 
they cost you nothing. Plant the best—plant Wood’s. Do not plant Northern and Western-grown seeds if you want the finest 
watermelons. 


Plant in 
May and June 
Prepare hills 8 or 10 feet apart each way by working in thoroughly rotted manure, or poultry droppings—rich ground gives the plants 
a good start before insects attack them. When the ground is warm plant 6 or 8 seeds to the hill, covering an inch deep and, when well 
up, thin out, leaving three strong plants to each hill. Do not grow near pumpkins and gourds. One ounce will plant 30 hills; 3 pounds 
: WILT-RESISTANT WATERMELONS 
Wilt is the greatest menace to watermelon production in the South and varieties resistant to fusarian wilt have become a real necessity. 
It is a soil-borne disease and lives in the land for ten to fifteen years. The only remedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties. 

“WOOD'S SEEDS... 


Leesburg Wilt-Resistant Watermelon 
or Wilt-Resistant Kleckley’s Sweet. (90 Days). 
285. Leesburg In every way fully equal to our standard strain 
of Kleckley’s Sweet in quality and size, with the distinct ad- 
vantage of being wilt resistant. It marks a conspicuous advance 
in the development of this universally popular melon for grow- 
ing on wilt-sick soils. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %4 lb. 30c; lb. 90¢; 2-1b. lots 
80c per lb.; 5-1b. lots 70c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 60c per lb., postpaid. 
283. Hawkesbury (99 Days). 
Hawkesbury Wilt-Resistant Watermelon 
Brought from Australia by the 
Norfolk Truck Experiment Station and 
grown on a severely wilt infested farm where our planting stock 
was obtained. It makes an oblong melon of good size, averaging 
about 35 lbs.; light grayish green color; tough rind; medium to 
deep red flesh; tender, sweet and juicy. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; \% lb. 35¢; 
Ib. $1.00; 2-1b. lots 90c per 1b.; 5-1b. lots 80c per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 70c¢ 
per lb., postpaid. 
No. 282. Dixie Queen Queen—Not the biggest melons (they 
average 35 to 40 pounds), but the quality is such that it has 
created quite a sensation. The sparkling, crisp, rich scarlet flesh 
is firm, Sweet and juicy right up to the rind, which is thin and 
tough. It has been described as ‘unbeatable for the home gar- 
den.” Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; %4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00; 2-lb. lots 90c per I1b.; 
5-lb. lots 80c per lb.; 10-1b. lots 70c per lb., postpaid. 
[80 Days]—Dark Icing is 
No. 274. Extra Early Dark Icing [80 Days]-_D pear ea 
but makes ripe fruits earlier than any other good melon, and is 
extra good for home use and the nearby market. The meat is rich, 
red and sugary to the very thin rind. There is no better extra 
early melon, and if you want the first watermelon in your neigh- 
borhood, or want to be first on your local market, plant Extra 
Early Dark Icing. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1b. 75c; 2-lb. lots 
65e per 1lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., postpaid. 

[85 Days]. Sometimes called Cuban No, 275. Stone Mountain [9° Pays]—One of the largest of 
the round or nearly round melons, 
for they frequently weigh 50 pounds or more. The outside color 
is dark green; the flesh is deep red, firm and solid, almost all heart 
with no white hearts or stringiness. It is especially reeommended 
for the home garden and nearby markets; the rind is tough 
enough to stand considerable handling, and on arrival usually 
outsells other melons. PKt. 5¢; 0z. 10¢; %4 lb. 25c; Ib. 75c; 
2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., 
postpaid. ; 
No. 281. Schochler [90 Days]—One of the really big melons, 
frequently 45 pounds or more. It has a 
dark red, fine-grained meat; no white hearts; the rind for such a 
large melon is relatively thin, and the first taste will convince 
you of its rich, sugary flavor. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 4% Ib. 25c; lb. 75¢; 
2-1b. lots 65c per 1b.; 5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., 
postpaid. 

276. Florida Giant or Cannonball 90 pays] 
If you grow them on good land, feed them 
well and have only one or two melons to the 
vine, melons weighing nearly a hundred 
pounds may be grown under favorable grow- 
ing conditions. The size of the melons de- 
pends on the land and the supply of proper 
plant food, but melons averaging 35 pounds 
should be produced under usual cultural 
methods. The melons are oval shaped with 
blunt ends, dark green skin, firm, crisp, bright 
red flesh, It is the largest of the newly intro- 
duced varieties. The seeds are black, Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 44 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00; 2-1b. lots 90c per 
1b.; 5-1b. lots 80c per 1b.; 10-1b. lots 70c per lb., 
postpaid. 

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