Big, Sweet, Juicy 
Prepare hilis 8 or 10 feet apart each way by working the soil 
thoroughly—trich 
How Easy toe Grow 
ATE 
gives the plants 
ground a 
insects attack them. When the ground is warm plant 6 or 8 seeds to the hill, covering an inch 
near 
deep and when well up, thin out, leavin 
pumpkins and gourds. The 
y are often planted between the rows in a 
they require plenty of water. Avoid Hfting the vines and use only ha 
One ounce will plant 30 hills; 2 to 3 pounds will plant an acre. 
three strong plants to each hill Do not grow 
co: In growing 
nd tools in cultivating. 
or best results mix a level 
tablespoonful of Vigoro Fertilizer in the hill before planting the seed. 
How To Grow Big Ones 
Leave only twe of the best young mel- 
ons on the vine. Select the melons to 
leave when vines are about eight feet 
long, keeping all melons pulled eff until 
vines t size, then leave just two of the 
best. those ripen leave two more. 
Never plant melons on same land more 
than one time in five years, unless you 
have deep bottom land, and then not more 
than two years in succession. 
EARLY MARKET. (60 days.) No doubt the 
earlest good quality watermelon, small] in 
size but highly prolific, grows to 15 to 20 lbs. 
It is a very attractive melon, nearly round 
in form, with dark green rind indistinctly 
stri with darker green, flesh is red, solid 
and very sweet, rind very thin, seeds small, 
dark and vary in color. This melon is also 
known as the 60-Day Melon. 
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lb., 50c; Y2 Ib., 85c? lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00. 
LEESBURG WILT RESISTANT. (85 days.) It is 
not only resistant to fusarium wilt disease, 
which permits of its being grown on the 
same lands year after year, also where 
melons were grown the year before or in 
poe ¢ ee but it also Possesses the nen 
qu ee commercal shipping @s we 
as a home garden melon. rind is of a 
dark glossy green, thin, hard and tough. 
The fruit ig oblong, and range in size from 
25 to 35 pounds, flesh deep pink red and 
no trace of white hearts, even in the small- 
est sizes. The seeds are white. 
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FLORIDA GIANT 
FLORIDA GIANT. (85 days.) Also called Can- 
non Ball and Clara Lee. The vines are of a 
very vigorous growth and heavy producers, 
the melons are nearly round in form, the 
skin is solid, dark green, the flesh is red 
and firm, splendid quality and a good ship- 
per. Grows large, even size melons and if 
given special attention specimens have 
grown to weigh 100 pounds. Seeds black, 
and has been called by some growers, 
Black Seeded Stone Mountain. 
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Ib., 65c; VY lb., $1.20; lb., $2.25; 5 lbs., $10.75. 
KING AND QUEEN WINTER. (85 days.) The 
color is a light cream with faint irregular 
stripes of Hght green. It is wery early, pro- 
lific and the edible ities are excellent. 
Properly stored it remain edible for 
several months. It is pile jorge shipper, 
and the flesh ts sweet of fine texture. 
The seeds are quite small and very biack. 
Oval in shape and will weigh approxi- 
mately 14 pounds. 
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RUSSELL-HECKLE « 







HAWKESBURY WILT RESISTANT. 


RUSSELL-HECKLE’S BIG 
FOUR WATERMELON COL- 
LECTION CONSISTING OF 
1 oz. Early Marizet 
1 oz. Hawkesbury 
1 oz. Dixie Queen 
1 oz. R.-H. Co.’s Winona 
4 Varieties, Total Value 60c, C 
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STONE MOUNTAIN 
STONE MOUNTAIN. (85 days.) The fruit is 
almost round or square- with rich, 
dark green, medium thick , aad dezzling 
scarlet flesh of hisctous sweetness. It has 
few seeds, ig firm and solid, almost all 
heart, and truly an wnsurpassed table deli- 
cacy The rind is sufficiently tough te stand 
considerable handling, making it an excel- 
lent shi; . It is the best round type water- 
melon tor home garden or market. 
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lb., 40c; 1 lb., 70c; Ib., $1.25: 5 lbs., $5.75. 
(85 days.) 
One of the best shipping sorts. Its light 
grey-green color gives a distinction to the 
variety. Aside from its possessing the fine 
qualities necessary fer a market sort, it also 
has ‘fine eating qualities. The vines have 
a vigorous th, prolific and grow melons 
weighing Roses and larger, with speci- 
mens up to pounds. The rind is tough 
and stands rough handling with no bad 
effects. Markets preferring a grey rind 
melon would eater to the kesbury. Uni- 
form shaped and highly resistemt to fusar- 
ium wilt, flesh red, seeds black and no trace 
of hard or white hearts. 
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lb., 40c: 2 lb., 70c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.75. 

TOM WATSON. 
MELONS 

NEW WONDER 
NEW WONDER. (85 day It possesses a 
flavor that is not Bird a any other 
variety. Its rind jis thin but tough, and it 
will stand safe shipment for reasonable dis- 
tances. Its flesh is a rich red and full of 
flavor ht up to the rind, without any 
hollow. @ seeds are e and white, 
and relatively few to the . It is large 
and long. The color is a dark solid green, 
most attractive. 
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lb., 40c; Y% lb., 70c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.75. 
(30 s.) Genuine cut red 
strain. The Watson rightly been the 
most largely planted melon for shipping 
purposes in the South. It is a splendid 
shipper, excellent for nearby markets and 
fine for home use. In other words if is the 
on Pid me a hpes ass quality it is 
ever ced. 
good. Its tough, medium thick elastic rind 
makes it a splendid one for long distance 
or trucking over rough reads. Ob- 
long in shape, averaging about 12 by 22 
inches, and weighing approximately 35 Ibs. 
Its dark green color and generally heand- 
some appearance make it an easy seller 
at top market prices. 
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Ib., 40c; 1 lb., 70cs lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.75. 
EARLY KANSAS. (80 days.) Largest of all 
early ten days or more earlier to 
ripen than Watson. The Early Kansas has 
finest teature, sweet flavor and ; 
b red meat, solid to the rind, Y 
round in form, ight green with broad bands 
of wavy growing 30- to 
melons, with ppg es CTT up to 8 
pounds. Under conditions 800 to 
1,000 melons per acre weighing 30 
hearts. 
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lb., 40c; Y2 1b., 70c; Ib., $1.25: 5 Ibs., $5.75. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. (80 days.) An ex- 
cellent shipping melon popular in the South 
for its size, productiveness and quci- 
ties. Pruits very long, fairly large, to 30 
pounds, light green, with 
dark green stripes. Its striking cance 
has helped its populerity. A seller, 
fet aed rated is wavtell remembered. 
very Flesh t scarlet, exis: 
and sweet. dull w. tos with Unleet 
tips. : 
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Ib., 40c3 1 lb., 70c; Ib., $1.25: 5 lbs., $5.75. 

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