


favorite with the family gardeners. Its large 
size, however, is against it with Market Gar- 
deners. 
Rocky Ford (Netted Gem)—95 Days. Flesh light 
green with gold tinge in center. Fruit nearly 
round, small cavity. Netted with gray all over, 
free from ribs. It varies in type and thickness 
of skin, according to selection. Is a medium 
early sort with practically no ribs and intense 
netting. 
Rocky Ford—Landreths’ Extra Select—95 Days. 
This seed is saved from hand-selected fruit and 
is superior to the ordinary field-picked strain 
of Rocky Ford. Flesh light green, of a delicate 
spicy flavor. Melons nearly round, very small 
cavity, uniform in size and shape, netted all 
over with a fine gray. tracery. No ribs dis- 
cernible, 

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Native of Central Africa. One ounce will plant 
about 30 hills; use 4 pounds per acre. Plant 6 to 
8 seeds in a hill and the hills should be 7 or 8 
feet apart in each direction. Cover the seed %% 
inch. Plant when the weather is warm (which in 
‘some sections is when the walnut tree is in 
bloom). Watermelons do best in rich, sandy soil 
on sod, or well prepared ground by plowing down 
a crop of Winter Wheat or Rye, the sod or grain 
aerating or keeping loose the soil. Two large 
shovelfuls of well-rotted stable manure dug and 
trampled into each hill and covered with earth 
will help wonderfully. It is wise to reserve some 
seed for replanting in case of destruction to the 
plants by insect depredation or beating rains. 
Landreths’ seed is grown especially for seed from 
mature melons and is not a by-product of some 
melon grower. 
Citron, Red-Seeded —90 Days. Seeds red and 
small. A round, small, light and dark green 
striped melon. Used for preserving only. 
Dixie Queen (Cuban Queen) —85 Days. Seed 
very small, white. A particularly shy seeder 
with a vigorous, productive vine. The rind is 
tough, making it a fairly good shipper. The 
color of the melons is very light green with 
finely veined and darker green irregular strip- 
ing. Shape round, slightly elongated from stem 
to bud. Flesh solid, brilliant red to within half 
QUALITY SEEDS FOR 160 YEARS 

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Florida Favorite Watermelons 
an inch of outer rind. Quality unexcelled. Fine 
sugary flavor. Must be well fertilized to pro- 
duce perfect melons as it is a very prolific 
bearer. Some specimens weigh over 60 Ibs. 
Average weight 30 to 40 pounds. ; 
Early Kansas—80 Days. Seed reddish brown. 
Used extensively in the middle West and espe- 
cially in Oklahoma. Attractive in appearance. 
Vigorous grower, productive, flesh bright red, 
skin light green with wavy stripes, shape nearly 
round. A good shipper and melons occasionally 
weigh 60 lbs. 
Florida Favorite— 85 Days. A vigorous, very 
productive vine, producing large, long fruits 
which are dark green in color, with irregular 
mottled striping of a lighter shade. Flesh very 
sweet, deep red in color and of excellent qual- 
ity. Rind is thin but stands up well. Seed white. 
16 x 10 inches. 
Georgia Rattlesnake (Augusta)—85 Days. Seed 
creamy white, with black tips. A long, large, 
Southern standby. Bright yellowish green melon 
with irregular stripes of very dark green, mot- 
tled with a medium green. Flesh bright scarlet. 
18 x 12 inches. 
Halbert’s Honey—88 Days. Seed creamy white 
with brown tips. Similar to Kleckley Sweet. 
About. 20 inches long, oblong, almost equally 
round at each end, rind dark green. Sweet and 
unsurpassed. A fine, long, cylindrical Melon for 
home use. 
Hawkesbury — 85 Days. Wilt resistant. Oblong 
melon, ends slightly tapered. Rind coloring light 
gray with fine green veining. Flesh bright red- 
dish pink. Qualifies for home use and shipping. 
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