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Culture: As soon as weather has become warm, plant 6 to 8 seeds in a hill spacing 
the hills 8 ft. apart each way. Cover seed % in. deep. A shovelful or two of 
Ee rme O nh well rotted manure should be mixed with the soil in the bottom of exch hal) /hig 
seedlings to 2 or 3 in each hill. A packet will plant about 10 hills; an ounce about 
30 hills; 3 or 4 lbs. of seed to the acre. Rich, light sandy soils produce the best 
Watermelons. 
’ Are the sweetest flavored water- 
Kleckley $ Sweets melons grown. Oblong shape, dark 
green skin; bright red flesh, always solid and of the most 
luscious flavor imaginable. The only fault we discover is 
that the rind is too tender for the melons to ship well to dis- 
tant markets, but for the home garden and local market no 
other melon can equal the Kleckley Sweets. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, 
4 lb. 30c, % lb. 55c, lb. $1.00. 













75 days. A recent introduction from 
Northern Sweet Russia by the Minnesota Experi- 
ment Station. It is one of the earliest melons we know of 
and has been matured as far north as Winnipeg, Canada. 
Fruit is small, weighing 10 to 12 lbs. Rind’ is dark green 
with a lighter stripe. Flesh is beautiful red, crisp, sweet and 
very excellent. Seed is light brown and small. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 17c, %4 Ib. 40c, ¥% Ib. 75c, lb. $1.40. 
Harris’ Earliest An early, large melon. Very sweet, 
delicious and attractive. Has beauti- 
ful red core, sweet and melting. Exceedingly productive. 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, %4 Ib. 30c, % Ib. 55c, lb. $1.00. 
Flesh of rich golden yellow color, firm, crisp and glisten- 
Golden Honey ing, and fairly melts in your mouth. Fruits medium 
large, oblong, rind hard and of very dark green color. It is a real quality melon 
and greatly liked by everyone that has tasted it. Matures in 85 days. Pkt. 8c, 
oz. 15c, 44 Ib. 30c, 4% Ib. 55c, Ib. $1.00. 
EARLY ICE BOX (60 days.) The earliest melon that grows. Fiery 
red flesh and as crisp and sweet as you can imagine. 
Weighs about 10 to 12 lbs. and you’ll have ripe melons from 60 to 65 days 
after planting. It’s very prolific—producing many melons on each vine. Just 
the right size for the icebox or refrigerator. Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, 14 lb. 40c, 
1% |b. 75c, lb. $1.40. 
A new melon of genuine merit. It has suddenly become 
Early Kansas very popular on the markets of the Midwest, due to its 
earliness combined with large size, and its attractive appearance—plus fine 
quality. The skin is dark green with alternate stripes of a lighter shade. The 
rind is of medium thickness—well suited for carrying reasonable distances— 
and the flesh is a rich red color, of delightful flavor. Average size 15 by 138 
inches; weight 40 Ibs. Seeds reddish brown. Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, 4% Ib. 40c, 
1% Ib. 75c, lb. $1.40. 
STONE MOUNTAIN or DIXIE BELLE 
; A new round Watermelon. The color of 
Stone Mountain the smooth skin is light green. The 
flesh is a beautiful and uniform deep crimson without any white 
hearts or stringiness. The average melons weigh about 45 lbs. 
each. It has a thin rind and is fine for home use and local markets. 
This has become very popular within the last few years. Pkt. 8c, 
oz. 15c, 4 Ib. 30c, % Ib. 55c, lb. $1.00. 
. 7 A New Long-Keeping Watermelon—Not a 
Christmas or Winter Citron. A sweet, luscious Watermelon for 
your Thanksgiving dinner from your own garden. The fruits are of medium 
size, round, pale yellow when ripening. Flesh bright red, crystalline, sweet 
as honey. This melon is a very heavy yielder. In keeping qualities it 
excels all other kinds. Seeds very small, black. Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, %4 lb. 40c, 
VY, Ib. 75c, lb. $1.40, prepaid. 

Dixie Queen 
ixi A new melon, round in ghape, which often 
Dixie Queen weighs as much as 60 lbs. Skin is striped dark 
green and greenish ivory; flesh is bright red, solid and of fine flavor. 
Rind thin, but strorg. Uniform in shape, size, color and quality. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, 4% Ib. 40c, 4% Ib. 75c, lb. $1.40. 
A Wilt Resistant Melon—(90 days). For 
Klondyke Sugar edible qualities and attractive appearance 
Klondyke is surpassed by no other melon., Solid dark green in 
color, with slight ribs running lengthwise. The rind is thick enough 
to stand shipping. Weight 25 pounds. The flesh is searlet to the 
rind. A truly delicious melon, high in sugar content. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 17c, %4 lb. 40c, % lb. 75c, Ib. $1.40. 

Mixed Watermelons (80 to 100 days) A great assortment 
of many varieties for the home garden. 
Many different varieties in a grand mixture; a choice collection of 
delicious flavored melons of different shapes, from the earliest to 
the latest. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, 4% lb. 30c, 4% lb. 55c, Ib. $1.00. 
Tom Watson 
A new large long melon weighing from 40 to 60 pounds. 
Tom Watson The dark green rind is thin but tough and makes an 
excellent shipping as well as market and home melon. ‘The deep red flesh f 
is sweet, crisp, melting and finest flavor—heart, large, with no sign of core. Colorado Preserving. Green Seeded Makes delicious 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, %4 lb. 30c, 1% Ib. 55c, lb. $1.00. preserves and 
savory pies, requiring very little sugar. Will keep all winter, flesh 
light green or cream color. Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, %4 lb. 40c, % Ib. 75c, 
This melon equaling in flavor and as handsome in ‘40. 
Halbert Honey color as Kleckley’s Sweet but more regular in form. Ih, $1.4 
bo average + to = inches in length. The flesh is a ee eer thtene 
of luscious quality, melting and sweet as honey. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, %4 lb. 30c 1 Used for making preserves and sweet-meats. Pkt. 10c 
1% Ib. F5c, Ib. $1.00. ‘ > Citron eta the aber te ih 7Be Ib. Sino. : 
