“BOWMAN’S BETTER SEEDS” 
WATERMELON—Continued 
GPORGIAGHALILESNAKES (Gypsy) cccn. so ted cau les woe 
A southern favorite. Fruits irreguiarly mottled light green 
with dark green stripes. Rind quite thick and very tough. 
Flesh is pink. Seeds light cream with dark brown tips. Weighs 
30 pounds. Shape, long. 
Rat Pee aed COIN ay eee! , ie eats MIE ea ae wind Ay Sg Rhy Dob sal slo tnaw oa %s 
A favorite of the yellow fleshed varieties. Fruits are dark 
green with slightly darker, mottled green stripes. Rind is brit- 
tle. Flesh is bright golden and of excellent flavor. Seed brown. 
Also a white seed strain. Weighs 20 pounds. Shape, nearly 
round. 
STALLS Eiri et tO N EeY titer teniure or tte cle Werte, Sree eee oka e ete ais of Folie 
Popular in home gardens and local markets but not a good 
shipper. Vines vigorous and very prolific. Fruit dark green, 
showing fine veins. Flesh dark pink to within half-inch of 
rind; seed white with black tips. Weighs 30 pounds. Shape, 
long with blunt ends. 
PAW AE SOU hve: COrd Veo MID DEI wom tates le clon. ht. . cise lavuld'c) a Giehel we os 
Wilt-resistant variety of the Irish Gray type. A good home 
variety and shipper. Fruits light green with fine darker green 
veining. Rind thin and tough. Flesh deep pink and of good 
quality and flavor. Seed brownish-black. Weighs 35 pounds. 
Shape, long and sloping at each end. 
BRM SU es BA Cy PN ies a en at te Ee FNS at ey a te he 
A good shipper and an old favorite. Fruits light grayish-green. 
Rind hard and tough. Flesh bright red, firm and of good qual- 
ity. Seeds are white. Weighs 30 pounds. Shape, long and 
sloping at the ends. 
KEECKLEY SWEET *(Monte*Cristo)” (Rocky -Ford)...........0.. 
A favorite and standard variety for the home garden and local 
markets. Will not stand long distance shipping. Fruits dark 
bluish-green. Rind tiiin and tender. Flesh rich red, tender 
and exceedingly sweet. Seeds white. Weighs 35 pounds. 
Shape, long. 
REEGKE Evers Weer ero Vie DUN ONGEPMelON Jie. ace a oe pte cians 
Improved type of the original Kleckley Sweet and a better 
shipper. Fruits dark green with slight, indistinct crease run- 
ning lengthwise. Rind thin but quite hard. Flesh bright red, 
very sweet and juicy. Seeds white. Weighs 40 pounds. Shape, 
long. 
Mas ete rn on gees MV dnd IN O aay LIVER O VES) ec atak ate Gila oudleis, fle ae 1 se eo 
Resistant to Fusarium wilt. Desirable where soil disease is 
serious. Of the same type and quality as Kleckley Sweet. Has 
bright red, very sweet flesh and a thin, tough, dark green rind. 
Seed white. Weighs 32 pounds. Shape, long. 
a NCD Ee Aas ee Es CPG Pah em Rear) TD co airale gs Phe ak oie a ws dbs sis eps e @ eunle ode s'e ss sain 
A favorite of exceptionally good quality and flavor which is 
surpassed by no other melon. As a shipper it must be handled 
carefully. Fruit dark green with slight ribs running length- 
wise. Rind medium hard. Flesh bright deep red, excellent 
quality. Very sweet and juicy. Seed small and black. Weighs 
25 pounds. Shape, long and slightly tapered at blossom end. 
hee I Pcs Farm (bare se, ater. tas a0 4 cA hued suv (at scat a wie' yeh ale ea 
Most desirable of the Klondike types as a shipper. Fruits 
light green with irregular dark green stripes. Rind is tough 
and hard and fairly thick. Flesh, scarlet and very sweet, Seeds 
are small varying from black to white. Weighs 27 pounds. 
Shape, long and tapering slightly at the blossom end. 
Length 
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