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18 «z. 
Ww. WOOD & SONS - 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 
1879 - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

WOOD'S “crown 
’ are saved from melons grown ex- 
Wood s Melon Seeds pressly for seeds. Do not be mis- 
led by offers of cheap seeds that are saved from culls and 
runts, 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. 
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WATERMELON SEEDS 
Plant in 
May and June 
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Prepare hills 8 or 10 feet apart each way by working in thor- 
oughly 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, cov- 
ering 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 one acre. 
PEP TPEL y 
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 redemedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties. 


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. 10¢; 4% Ib. 25c; lb. 85c; 2-1b. lots 
75¢c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 65c per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 60c per lb., postpaid. 

Hawkesbury Wilt-Resistant Watermelon 
(90 Days). Brought from Australia by the 
283. Hawkesbury 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 85 lbs.; light grayish green color; tough rind; medium to 
deep red flesh; tender, sweet and juicy. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; %4 lb. 35c; 
1b. $1.10; 2-1b. lots $1.00 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots 90c per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 
80c per l1b., postpaid. 
iw (85 Days) —Sometimes 
No. 282. Dixie Queen (85 Days)! Preece 
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 garden.’ Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
4 1b. 35c; lb. $1.00; 2-lb. lots 90c per I1hb.; 
5-lb. lots 80c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 70c per Ib., 
postpaid. 
No. 280. Halbert Honey (85 Days), — 
he introduc- 
er describes this as equal in flavor and as 
handsome as the Kleckley’s Sweet and much 
more productive. A long, early melon, with 
dark, rich, glossy green rind, crimson flesh 
and sweetness that is unsurpassed. Fine for 
home use and nearby market, but not well 
suited for shipping. Pkt.5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b.25c; 
lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., postpaid. 
[90 Days]—When grown on good 
No. 273. Alabama Sweet soil and under high cultivation, 
they frequently weigh fifty pounds, and they are practically all 
meat, for the rind is thin. There is a marked absence of the 
stringiness so often found in extra large melons; the bright red 
flesh is firm and very sweet and luscious. The melons are long, 
dark green with dark irregular stripes. A fine melon for the 
home garden and for nearby market. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 25c; 
tb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 550 
per Ib., postpaid. 


Dixie or Cuban Queen Watermelon 
No. 275. Stone Mountain (9° Days) — One 
of the largest of 
the round or nearly round melons, for they fre- 
quently 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 
recommended for the home garden and near- 
by markets; the rind is tough enough to 
stand considerable handling, and on arrival 
usually outsells other melons. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c 
per ib.; 5-lb. lots 60c per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 55c¢ 
per lb., postpaid. 
(90 Days) — One of 
No. 281. Schochler the reatiy big mel- 
ons, 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 con- 
vince you of its rich, sugary flavor. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c per 
lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per 
1b., postpaid. 
No. 278. Jackson [90 Days]—If asked the sweetest melon for 
_ , home use, we would unhesitatingly name 
Jackson. Our opinion of Jackson is shared by practically every 
one who has been privileged to taste one of its delicious slices, 
for no other melon can surpass it in delightful sweetness. The 
melons are long with a mottled green skin; the meat is a rich 
red, firm, there are no white hearts, and it ripens close to a thin 
rind, Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %4 1b. 25c; lb. 85c; 2-lb. lots 75c¢ per 1b.; 
5-lb. lots 65c¢ per lb.; 10-lb. lots 60c per 1b., postpaid. 
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