T. W. WOOD & SONS - SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 19 

WOOD'S *erowk’ WATERMELON SEEDS 

EKleckley’s Sweet Watermelon 
No. 269. Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Christo 
THE “WONDERMELON.” [85 Days]—Those who think they 
know watermelons will tell you that until you have eaten a 
slice of Improved Kleckley’s you haven’t really tasted the finest 
flavor to be found in watermelons. All of the sparkling, crisp, 
bright crimson meat is deliciously sweet right up to the thin 
rind. For the home garden we recommend it without reserve; 
it carries well for long distances, for the rind, though thin, is 
very tough. It is not unusual to have them weigh 50 pounds and 
more. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c0; 1% lb. 25c; 1b. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c per 1hb.; 
5-lb. lots 60c per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., postpaid. 
276. Florida Giant or Cannonball (90 Days) 
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 fa- 
vorable growing conditions, The 
size of the melons depends on 
the land and the supply of prop- 
er plant food, but melons averag- 
ing 35 pounds should be produced 
under usual cultural methods. 
The melons are oval shaped with 
blunt ends, dark green skin, firm, 
erisp, bright red flesh that is in- 
clined to be coarse grained. It is 
the largest of the newly intro- 
duced varieties. To produce ex- 
tra big melons prune the vines 
to one or two fruits. The seeds 
are black. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c;5 
1% lb. $1.10; 2-l1b. lots $1.00 per 
lb.; 5-lb. lots 90c per I1b.; 10-lb. 

No. 271. Florida Favorite SEP aD BIE leeearie bite eacosled 
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arson—Not as early as Extra 
Early Dark Icing, yet Florida Favorite is classed as an extra 
early melon. There are few melons that can equal it in sweet- 
ness; it is not stringy; the flesh is bright crimson, crisp, solid 
and deliciously sweet, Although bigger melons have been intro- 
duced, Florida Favorite holds its splendid*reputation for uni- 
formly good quality and is a prime favorite especially for the 
home garden and for shipment to nearby market. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10¢; 
¥% lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-lb. Lots 60c per 1b.; 
10-lb. lots 55c¢ per lb., postpaid. 
No. 279. Improved Georgia or Augusta Rattlesnake 
[90 Days].—Rattlesnake has always been regarded as a fine 
melon and by many is preferred to all others. Our improved 
strain is even better than it ever was on account of constant 
selection and watchful work on it throughout a period of years. 
The rind is thin and tough, the flesh deep scarlet, the flavor and 
fine quality are unsurpassed by any other melon. We recom- 
ment it for both the home garden and for shipping. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; %4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-1b. lots 65c per 1b.; 5-lb. lots 60c per 
Ib.; 10-1b. lots 55c¢ per l1b., postpaid. 

No. 270. Irish Gray ee Days] —In sweetness it is like 
<leckley’s Sweet; in shipping quality, 
it compares with Tom Watson. The thin rind is so tough it will 
not burst from rough treatment in transit; its keeping quality 
will appeal to shippers who have experienced losses on account 
of glutted markets. The color is a distinct mottled greenish 
gray; the flesh is red, sweet, crisp and free from stringiness. 
Although a grand shipper, it is equally fine for the home garden. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 lb. 25c; 1b. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c per 1b.; 5-lb. lots 
60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 272. Carolina Bradford (90 Days) 
Bradford is not an early melon, but is 
one of the largest of the long varieties, 
and where best known it is pre- 
ferred to all others. The color is 
a dark green with a still darker 
stripe; the flesh is deep red, is 
free from strings, fine grained, 
erisp, sweet and tender. The rind 
is thin but tough. The size of 
Bradford insures plenty of heart. 
Pkt. 5¢%) Oz, 10Cjeo4 10. .25oCc; 
lb. 75c¢; 2-lb. lots 65c per I1hb.; 
5-lb. lots 60c per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 
55c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 284. Preserving Citron 
(95 Days) — Used for making 
preserves and sweetmeats and 
for stock feeding. HEnormously 
productive; keeps for months. 
Grow them just as you do water- 
melons, but not near your melon 
patch. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4% lb. 25c; 
lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 5-1b. 
lots 60c per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 55c 
lots 80c per lb., postpaid. Florida Giant or Cannonball Watermelon per lb., postpaid. 
No. 274. Extra Early Dark Icing [8° Days]—Dark Icing is 
not one of the big melons, 
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; oz. 10c; % lh. 25c; 1b. 75c; 2-1b. lots 
65c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per 1b., postpaid. 
[SO Days]—For years the outstanding 
No. 277. Tom Watson shipping melon and equally popular 
for the home garden. The dark green melons are large and long, 
the flesh rich red, distinctly crisp, juicy and sweet. Tom Watson 
is an excellent all purpose melon,—good for home use, for near- 
by market and for shipping for it keeps and ships well. By 
planting our Cut Red Strain it should retain its years old popu- 
larity and easily compete with newer varieties. Its attractive ap- 
pearance makes it a ready seller at top market prices, Pkt. 5¢; 
oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-1b. lots 65c per 1b.; 5-lb. lots 60c per 
1b.; 10-lb. lots 55c per Ib., postpaid. 

Carolina Bradford Watermelon 
