HUTH’S SWEET AND JUICY WATERMELONS 

TURNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 2 to 3 Ibs. per acre. 
For main crop, sow in open ground from August to October; 
for spring use, during March and April. Set out in rows 1% feet 
apart. allowing a space of 6 inches between the plants. Pkt. 5c; 
1 oz. 10c. 
Purple Top White Globe. This variety may be grown to quite 
a large size without developing signs of coarseness. It is of 
spherical shape with white skin, the upper one-third being 
colored reddish purple. Flesh pure white. firm, fine grained 
and of superior flavor. Good keeper. Fine for table use and 
stock feeding. Table size in 55 days, mature in 70 days. 
Purple Top Strap Leaf. A medium early, very productive va- 
riety. Tops medium small, upright, strap-leaved. Roots flat, 
purple red at the top, white below; flesh white, fine grained 
and tender. 
Snowball. A desirable sort for home use and early markets. 
Tops small and erect. Roots medium sized, round, white 
throughout, crisp, sweet and tender. Table size in 40 days. 
Cow Horn. This variety is pure white; in shape like a carrot, 
growing nearly half out of the ground, and slightly crooked. 
It is delicate and well flavored. Used also as a green manuring 
crop. Table s:ze in 65 days; mature in 75 to 80 days. 
Amber Globe. Chiefly grown for stock. but used for table 
when young. Tops large, cut leaved. Roots round, large, 
smooth. globle-shaped, light yellow with green top. Flesh 
yellowish white, of good quality. 76 days. 
Purple Top Mi’an. Very early. Flat purple-topped roots of ° 
mild flavor, 42 days. Pkt. 5e¢; 1 oz. 15e. 
White Egg. Cut leaved, medium sized, upright tops. Egg 
shaped roots, all white. Smooth grained flesh. 55 to 60 days. 
FOLIAGE TURNIP 
Seven Top. For greens or forage. Young shoots extremely 
tender. Roots tough, undesirable for food. 
WHITE FLESHED 
Early White Flat Dutch. Very early. Strap leaved. White, 
flat roots. Fine grained and sweet. 46 days. 
_ Shogoin or Japanese Foliage. Recently introduced and rapidly 
gaining popularity. 18 to 20 inch bright green tops, strap 
leaved. Roots are semi-round, and white. Very mild and tender. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. 
RUTABAGA OR SWEDE TURNIP 
American Purple Top. Hardy and productive. Tender, firm, 
light yellow, sweet flesh. 88 days. Pkt. 5e; oz. 15c. 
WATERMELON 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Rich, rather sandy soils produce the finest crops of water- 
melons, but a well-drained loam, especially with a southern 
exposure, is also suitable. Place 6 to 8 seeds in a circle in 
each hill, and cover % inch deep with f‘ne soil. One ounce 
will plant 20 to 25 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
Dixie Queen. Very prolific. Bright red, crisp, splendid quality 
fibreless flesh. Very few small, white seeds. 85 days. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15e. 

FLORIDA GIANT 
WATERMELONS—Continued 
Georgia Rattlesnake. Also called Gypsy. Productive main 
crop variety. Long, large, grey green fruits with dark green 
stripes. Tough rind. Flesh bright pink, sweet. Seed dull 
white with black tip. 90 days. Pkt. 5e; oz. 10c. 
Stone Mountain. High quality shipping variety, or for garden 
planting. Fruits very large, oval-round, blunt ends. Dark 
green, tough rind. Flesh rich scarlet, fine grained, sweet. Few 
seeds. 90 days. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
Tom Watson. Outstanding red heart strain. Large uniform 
cylindrical, with tough, elastic rind, faintly veined. 90 days. 
Golden Honey. A beautiful, golden-flesh melon. The flesh is a 
beautiful, glistening amber shade of yellow, very tender, and 
has a most delicious flavor. Pkt. 5e; oz. 15c. 
Alabama Sweet Special. A long melon with dark skin and 
red flesh. One of the first to come into market, is good 
grower and will bear longer than any other variety. Is a first 
class shipper. Plt. 5¢; oz. 10c. 
Florida Giant. The melons are nearly round, skin is dark 
green, flesh red and firm. Good shipper; black seed. A newer 
variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15ce. 
Cletex. Melons about same shape as Watson with indistinct 
strips of a spotted character, mixed with dark green color. 
Flesh red and sweet with tough rind. Seeds brown smeared. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
Dale. This splendid melon is oblong in shape. The tough 
skin is a dark green color, irregularly striped with lighter 
green. Flesh is dark red in color, fine grained, sweet and 
luscious; white seed; an excellent shipper. Texas grown seed. 
Pkt. 5e; oz. 10e. 
Huth’s albert Honey. The melons are oblong in form, sym- 
metrically rounded at both ends. The skin is smooth. of dark 
color, thin and rather brittle; on this account the melons do 
not stand shipping well. They are, however, the best melons 
for home use and nearby markets. The flesh is of a beautiful 
crimson color, of a luscious.flavor and entirely free from 
strings. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
Blue Watson. A distinct variety of Watson. Rind thin and 
tough, dark green with bluish cast—some of the melons are 
even darker in color. Flesh a deep red and very tender and 
sweet. Seeds are small and brown in color. Is a good shipping 
variety, shaped like the original Tom Watson. Pkt. 5e; oz. 10c. 
Sweetheart Special. Excellent melon, vine vigorous, produc- 
tive, and ripens its fruit early. Fruit is large, oval. very 
heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark green. Rind thin 
* but firm. Flesh bright red, solid and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
Florida Favorite Special. Oblong in shape, growing to a very 
large size, rind dark with light green stripes, flesh light crim- 
son, crisp and delicious sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
Stock or Pie. It is immensely productive. The melons grow 
to a large size. The flesh is firm and solid with only very few 
seeds. The melons will keep all winter and can to fed to 
stock the same as turnips and beets. They grow on most 
any kind of soil, stand dry seasons very well and seem adapted 
to most climates. Pkt. 5e¢; oz. 15c. 
Citron. For preserving. Rind striped and marbled with light 
green, flesh white and solid. Used for pickling. Pkt. 5e; oz. 15c. 
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