

ARTHUR G. LEE, SEEDSMAN AND FLORIST, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 

Our Watermelon Seed is especially selected to meet the requirements of the critical 
growers and is known as “Market Gardener Stock” and not stock termed “Commercial 
grade” usually sold for less money. 

The Fine New Blacklee Watermelon 
WATERMELON 
4 ounces to 100 hills; 2 lbs. per acre. 
BLACKLEE. The ideal new watermelon. In 
shape is long, oval, very symmetrical and 
smooth. Color dark, rich green. Flesh 
brilliant red, seed black. Free from string- 
iness, of fine texture. Slightly crisp, very 
sweet, and has a delicate distinctive flavor. 
Rind hard and tough; a good shipper. Con- 
sidered to be the best long melon yet de- 
veloped. 
STONE MOUNTAIN (90 days). A very 
large, nearly round melon of high quality. 
The sweet flesh of rich scarlet color with 
few seeds is covered by a tough, dark rind. 
Very prolific. It is one of the most popular 
shipping varieties. 
SCHOCHLER. A very large, thick, long, 
dark green melon; with good culture will 
produce melons up to 85 pounds. Rind 
rather thick; flesh bright red, crisp and 
sweet. One of the best very large melons. 
A good shipper. 
TOM WATSON. For years the outstand- 
ing shipping melon and equally popular for 
the home garden. The dark green melons 
are large and long, the flesh rich red, juicy 
and sweet. | 
SMITH WATSON (Known as Spotted Wat- 
son and Cletex). Extremely popular where 
grown. Flesh is blood red and very firm. 
Grows to 80 lbs. Rind is tough and thick, 
color dark green with irregular gray spots 
giving a marbled effect mixed with dark 
green color—a good shipper. 
DIXIE QUEEN. A new introduction of 
great merit. A good shipper and a splendid 
home garden melon. Almost round, weighs 
about 35 pounds, rind thin and tough, light 
green color with dark green stripes, flesh 
rich scarlet and very smooth, seed small 
and white colored. . 
IMPROVED KLECKLEY’S SWEET (also 
called Wonder Melon) (90 days). Medium 
to large size. Rind light pale green with 
light mottled tracings. Flesh brilliant crim- 
son and of exceptional quality. A home 
garden melon long regarded as the sweet- 
est of all melons. 
HALBERT’S HONEY (85 days). Shape ob- 
long, skin very dark green. Medium early 
and fairly large. Flesh crimson and very 
sweet. Somewhat similar to Kleckley’s 
Sweet, but larger. 
HOOSIER MOUNTAIN (88 days). A new 
melon of the Stone Mountain type, often 
growing to enormous size. Shape round. 
Flesh bright red and of superior quality. A 
good shipper. 
FLORIDA GIANT - Also called Black Dia- 
mond. (90 days). Largest of the newly 
introduced varieties. The melons are oval 
shaped, with blunt ends, rind thin and 
tough, suitable for long distance shipping. 
Flesh blood-red, tender and very sweet. 
IRISH GRAY (90 days). Weight 30 pounds. 
A long melon especially recommended for 
shipping. Rind is light green in color and 
very tough. Flesh dark pink. 
CHILIAN (85 days). Black seeded, size 
10x9%. Weight 18 pounds. Early, prolific, 
of superior quality. Color dark green, flesh 
bright red. Flesh edible to the thin rind. 
GOLDEN HONEY (90 days). Best of the 
yellow fleshed melons. Oblong shape with 
dark green rind. Flesh sparkling golden 
color and deliciously sweet. 
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