
WATER MELONS | 
; 489 Dixie Queen or White 
__ Seeded Cuban Queen 
New 80 Day Melon 
It Will Produce Earlier and Outyield Most 
Other Varieties 
Leading Commercial Melon Today 
and an Excellent Home Garden 
: Variety 
The sparkling crisp red flesh is delici- 
ously sweet clear to the rind. It is 
solid, with very few small white seeds. 
Fully described and illustrated in col- 
or on page 4, Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 
Ib. 55c; 44 Ib. 85c; Ib. $1.50, postpaid. 





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488 Cole's Early Pai" 
or Harris’ Earliest 
It is very early and will mature farther 
north than most other sorts. Flesh of 
bright red color, of granulated, sparkling 
appearance. In flavor lusciously sweet 
and refreshing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 22c; 14 |b. 
50c; 14 lb. 80c; lb. $1.4 


y 487 Citron 
‘ Red Seeded 
Used exclusively for pre- 
serving. Really not a Water- 
melon, but a wonderful melon 
for pickling. It is very hard, 
slightly striped, round in 
shape. The preserves made} 
from this melon are transpar-' 
ent and of excellent flavor. 
- Very productive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
22c; % Ib. 50c; % Ib. 80c; Ib. 
' $1.40, postpaid. 
a 499 New Christmas Melon 
ae 
Greatest Little Melon on Earth—Sweet, Crisp and De- 
 licious—Small Vines Suited to Kitchen Garden—Be 
- Sure to Try This Little Wonder. . 
: It is late to mature; size 10 inches in diameter; seed 
small, shiny black, flesh pink, solid and stringless. 
The flavor when cold is sweet, crisp and surprisingly 
delicious. Like the Cassaba it should not be eaten 
right off the vine, but be allowed to lie around until 
the first signs of decay. It decays slowly like an ap- 
ple, not like other watermelons. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 14 
|b. 60c; 1% Ib. 90c; Ib. $1.65, postpaid. 


















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493 Genuine Tom Watson 
90 Day Melon—Sweet, Crisp and Coreless 


The rind, though thin, is exceedingly tough and elastic. In color it 
is deep green, lightly veined. The fruits average 35 to 40 lbs. 
28 inches long by 12 inch diameter. The flesh is rich red, firm and 
juicy. One of the best and most popular for shipping, as well as a 
home market melon. Pkt. 10c; oz. 22c; 14 lb. 50c; 145 Ib. 80c; 
lb. $1.40, postpaid. 








490 Early Kansas Red Seeded 
A new melon of genuine merit. It has sud- 
denly become very popular on the markets 
of the Midwest, due to its earliness . 
combined with large size, and its at- 
tractive appearance—plus fine 
quality. The skin is dark green 
with alternate stripes of a 
lighter shade. The rind is of 
medium thickness—well suit- 
ed for carrying reason- 
able distances—and the 
Y fiesh is a rich red color, 
of delightful flavor. 
Average size 15 by 13 
inches; weight 40 lbs. 
Seeds _ brownish-red. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 |b. 
55c; 16 Ib. 85c; Ib. 
$1.50, postpaid. 




























Hotkaps for 
Nielons —Page 69 
502 Florida Giant 
Featured in color on page 4 
Sometimes called Cannon Ball or 
Black Diamond. 95 days. Vigor- 
ous and productive. Good shipper 
and one of the best all-purpose 
Melons. Very large, oval to near- 
ly round. Tough, hard, dark green 
rind.. Flesh bright red, firm tex- 
ture, excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; 
0Z. 30c; 44 Ib. 65c; 1% Ih. $1.15; 
lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
Our Melon Seed is 
grown from Pure 
Bred Planting 
Stock. The Seed we 
offer you is saved 
from only the most 
perfect fruits and 
suited to the most 
critical commercial 
planters. 

Sweet as Honey; Really Delicious 
A new melon of the Stone Moun- 
tain type, named after the world’s 
famous humorist. Edible in 88 





days, average weight about 35 
pounds. Skin is dark green; it is 
oval shape like illustration. The 
flesh is bright red of excellent 
quality and flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; % Ib. 55c; Ye Ib. 85c; Ib. 
$1.50, postpaid. 














































































Sweet as Sugar—Nothing Finer. 
cropper for the home market; has too thin a rind for shipping unless 
packed in straw. Few, if any, surpass Ice Cream for quality and produc- 
tiveness. Ripens very early; fruit oblong, large size, rind light green, 
mottled and veined; flesh bright scarlet, solid to the center, melting and 
delicious. A great favorite. Seeds white. Matures in 75 days. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 55c3 2 Ib. 85c; lb. $1.50, postpaid. , 














