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Culture: 

atermelon 
KI *s Sweet: 
eckley i 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- 
eat Bi a eg but 1 eA pore garden and local market no 
other melon can equa e Kleckley Sweets. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c 
U4 Ib. 30c, 14 Ib. 55c, Ib. $1.00. 
Northern Sweet _75 days. A recent introduction from 
: % 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, % Ib. 40c, 14 lb. 75c, lb. $1.40. 
Harris’ Earliest An early, large melon. Very sweet, 
elicious and attractive. Has beauti- 
ful red core, sweet and melting. Exceedingly productive. 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, 1% Ib. 30cy 4% Ib. 55c, Ib. $1.00. 



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STONE MOUNTAIN or DIXIE BELLE 

7 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, 14 lb. 30c, 1% lb. 55c, lb. $1.00. 
° 
ss 7 A New Long-Keeping Watermelon—Not a 
Christmas or Winter Citron. A acere Wchiene 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, 14 lb. 40c, 
: 1% lb. 75c, lb. $1.40, prepaid. 
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Tom Watson 




> | A new large long melon weighing from 40 to 60 pounds. 
7 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 
ent. Siar melting and finest flavor—heart, large, with no sign of core. 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, 14 lb. 30c, 14 Ib. 55c, Ib. $1.00. 
: ed This melon equaling in flavor and as handsome in 
_ Halbert Honey color as Kleckley’s Sweet but more regular in form. 
They average 18 to 20 inches in length. The flesh is a beautiful crimson, 
“pf feats quality, melting and sweet as honey. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, 1% lb. 30c, 
Ye Ib. F5c, Ib. $1.00. 
ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 19 
30 hills; 3 or 4 lbs. of seed to the acre. 
Watermelons. 
Golden Honey 
large, oblong, rind hard and of very dark green color. 
and greatly liked by everyone that has tasted it. Matures in 85 days. Pkt. 8c, 
oz. 15c, 4% lb. 30c, 14 Ib. 55c, lb. $1.00. 
EARLY ICE BOX 
Weighs about 10 to 12 lbs. and you’ll have ripe melons from 60 to 65 days 
after planting. 
the right size for the icebox or refrigerator. 
2 Ib. 75c, Ib. $1.40. 
Early Kansas 
earliness combined with large size, and its attractive appearance 
quality. The skin is dark green with alternate stripes of a lighter shade. 
inches; weight 40 lbs. 
¥% |b. 75c, lb. $1.40. 

As soon as weather has become warm, plant 6 to 8 seeds in a hill spacing 
the hills 8 ft. apart each way. 
well rotted manure should be mixed with the soil in the bottom of each hill. Thin 
seedlings to 2 or 8 in each hill. 
Cover seed % in. deep. A shovelful or two of 
A packet will plant about 10 hills; an ounce about 
Rich, light sandy soils produce the best 










Flesh of rich golden yellow color, firm, crisp and glisten- 
ing, and fairly melts in your mouth. Fruits medium 
It is a real quality melon 
(60 days.) The earliest melon that grows. Fiery 
red flesh and as crisp and sweet as you can imagine. 
It’s very prolific—producing many melons on each vine. Just 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, %4 lb. 40c, 
A new melon of genuine merit. It has suddenly become 
very popular on the markets of the Midwest, due to its 
plus fine 
The 

rind is of: medium thickness—well suited for carrying reasonable distances— 
and the flesh is a rich red color, of delightful flavor. 
Seeds reddish brown. 
Average size 15 by 13 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, 1% Ib. 40c, 











Dixie Queen 
x1 A new melon, round in shape, 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 lb. 40c, 1% 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. 
eolor, with slight ribs running lengthwise. 
to stand shipping. Weight 25 pounds. The flesh is scarlet to the 
rind. A truly delicious melon, high in sugar content. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 17c, ¥% lb. 40c, 4% Ib. 75c, lb. $1.40. 
Solid dark green in 
The rind is thick enough 
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, \% Ib. 55c, Ib. $1.00. 
Colorado Preserving. Green Seeded Makes delicious 
preserves and 
savory pies, requiring very little sugar. Will keep all winter, flesh 
es green or cream color. Pkt. 10c, oz. 17c, 1% lb. 40c, 4% lb. 75c, 
Ib. $1.40. ; 
Pkt. 10c, 
1 Used for making preserves and sweet-meats. 
Citron oz. 17c, 14 Ib. 40c; 1% Ib. 75c, Ib. $1.40. 
