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Abel’s 
Sugar 
Stick 

ABEL’S SUGAR STICK—Vines strong, vigorous, setting many 
melons measuring from 20 to 24 inches in length. Rind thin 
and tough; skin light grayish green with narrow darker 
green lines, giving a mottled effect of small half-inch 
squares; flesh deep, rich red, with broad, solid heart, crisp 
and sugary. 30 lbs.; 90 days. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 1/4 lb., 45c; 1b., $1.25; 5 lb., $1.23; 10 lb., $1.20. 
SWEET HEART—Fruits large, nearly round, gray with fine 
veining of light green; rind tough and elastic. Flesh pink; 
seed black. 22 lbs.; 85 days. 
Pkt., 10c: oz., 15ce; 1/4 Ib., 45e; lb., $1.25; 5 1b., $1.23; 10 lb., $1.20. 
HALBERT’S HONEY—Similar to Kleckley’s Sweet, but some- 
what larger; desirable for home and market gardens, but 
not for shipping. Fruits long, cylindrical, with blunt ends, 
slightly ridged, dark green, lightly veined; rind very ten- 
der. Flesh bright red, and exceptionaly sweet; seed white 
with blackish tip. 35 lbs.; 82 days. 
Pkt., 10c: 0z., 15¢; 1/4 1b., 45c; 1b., $1.30; 5 lb., $1.28; 10 lb., $1.25. 
DIXIE—Fruits medium, oblong to long, light green with 
dark stripes; rind thin but strong. Flesh bright red, seed 
black. Keep well. Weight, 25 lbs.; 85 days. 
Pkt., 10c: 0z., 15c; W/ Ib., 45c; 1b., $1.30; 5 lb., $1.28; 10 lb., $1.25. 
DIXIE QUEEN—A very prolific, shipping type of excellent 
quality. Fruits oval-round, light green with dark green 
stripes; weight 30 lbs.; rind thin but tough. Flesh bright red, 
crisp and quite free from fibre; seed small, white and few. 
Sometimes incorrectly described as white-seeded Cuban 
Queen. Weight, 30 lbs.; 85 days. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 55e; lb., $1.55; 5 1b., $1.53; 10 lb., $1.50. 
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