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285. Leesburg 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 - 
T. W. WOOD & SONS - 
19 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

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: ie 5 [90 Days] —In sweetness it is like 
No 270 Irish Gray Kleckley’s Sweet; in shipping quality, 
it compares with Tom Watson. The thin rind is so tough it will 
not burst from rough treatment in transit; its keeping quality 
will appeal to shippers who have experienced losses on account 
of glutted markets. The color is a distinct mottled greenish 
gray; the flesh is red, sweet, crisp and free from stringiness. 
Although a grand shipper, it is equally fine for the home garden. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1%, lb. 40c; lb. $1.40; 2-lb. lots $1.25 per Ihb.; 
5-lb. lots $1.15 per 1b.; 10-lb. lots $1.00 per lb., postpaid. 
ix] (85 Days)—Sometimes called Cuban Queen. 
282. Dixie Queen Not the biggest melons (they average 35 
to 40 pounds), but the quality is such that it has created quite 
a sensation. The sparkling, crisp, rich scarlet flesh is firm, sweet 
and juicy right up to the rind, which is thin and tough. It has 
been described as “unbeatable for the home garden.” Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 1% 1b. 50c; 1b. $1.60; 2-lb. lots $1.50 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $1.40 
per 1b.; 10-lb. lots $1.30 per 1b., postpaid. 
(90 Days)—For years the outstanding 
No. 277. Tom Watson shipping melon and equally popular 
for the home garden. The dark green melons are large and long, 
the flesh rich red, distinetly crisp, juicy and sweet. Pkt. 10c; 
0z. 15¢c; 14 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25; 2-lb. lots $1.10 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $1.00 
per lb.; 10-1b. lots 90c per lb., postpaid. 
(90 Days)——There is a marked ab- 
No. 273. Alabama Sweet sence of the stringiness so often 
found in extra large melons; the bright red flesh is firm and 
very sweet and luscious. The melons are long, dark green with 
dark irregular stripes. A fine melon for the home garden and 
for nearby market. Pkt. 10c; 02. 15c; %4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25; 2-1b. 
lots $1.10 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $1.00 per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 90c per lhb., 
postpaid. 
WATERMELON SEEDS 

Florida Favorite 
1 + [85 Days]. Sometimes called 
No. 271. Florida Favorite [85 Days]. Sox apie as 
earliest varieties, yet Florida Favorite is classed as an extra 
early melon. There are few melons that can equal it in sweet- 
ness; it is not stringy; the flesh is bright crimson, crisp, solid 
and deliciously sweet. Although bigger melons have been intro- 
duced, Florida Favorite holds its splendid reputation for uni- 
formly good quality and is a prime favorite especially for the 
home garden and for shipment to nearby market. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; lb. $1.25; 2-lb. lots $1.10 per 1b.; 5-1b. lots $1.00 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots 90c per lb., postpaid. 
286. Black Gypsy Watermelon but it produces oblong mel- 
ons as well as intermediate shapes. But you forget the shape 
when you eat it, for we think it the sweetest of all, and it has 
such a thin rind—nearly all meat. At a distance the dark green 
melons appear to be black. On the Richmond market the grow- 
ers sell the round melons as readily and at as good a price as the 
long ones. We recommend it for home gardens and nearby mar- 
kets; not for shipping, for the rind is only about half an inch 
thick. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; 1% Ib. 50c; 1h. $1.75; 2-1b. lots $1.65 per Ib.; 
5-lb. lots $1.55 per lb., postpaid. 
(85 Days)—The introducer de- 
No. 280. Halbert Honey scribes this as equal in flavor and 
as handsome as the Kleckley’s Sweet and much more productive. 
A long, early melon, with dark, rich, glossy green rind, crimson 
flesh and sweetness that is unsurpassed. Fine for home use and 
nearby market, but not well suited for shipping. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; lb. $1.25; 2-lb. lots $1.10 per lb.; 5-lb. lots 
$1.00 per lh,; 10-lh. lots 90c per 1b., postpaid. 
—The ideal shape is long 
WILT RESISTANT WATERMELONS | 
Wilt is the greatest menace to watermelon production in the South and varieties resistant to fusarian wilt have 
become a real necessity. Wilt is a soil-borne disease and lives in the land for ten to fifteen years. 
woob’s: SEEDS 

Leesburg’ Wilt-Resistant Watermelon 
or Wilt-Resistant Kleckley’s Sweet. (90 Days). 
In every way fully equal to our standard strain 
of Kleckley’s Sweet in quality and size, with the distinct ad- 
- vantage of being wilt resistant. It marks a conspicuous advance 
in the development of this universally popular melon for grow- 
ing on wilt-sick soils. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 40c; 1b. $1.40; 
_ 2-Ib. lots $1.25 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $1.15 per 1hb.; 10-lb. lots $1.00 per 
 Ib., postpaid. 
The only remedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties. 

Hawkesbury Wilt-Resistant Watermelon 
(90 Days). Brought from Australia by the 
283. Hawkesbury Norfolk Truck Experiment Station and 
grown on a severely wilt infested farm where our planting stock 
was obtained. It makes an oblong melon of good size, averaging 
about 85 lbs.; light grayish green color; tough rind; medium to 
deep red flesh; tender, sweet and juicy. It should be planted 
. wherever wilt is prevalent. Seeds are brownish black. Pkt. 10c; 
0z. 15c; 4% lb. 50c; 1b. $1.50; 2-lb. lots $1.40 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $1.30 
per lb.; 10-1b. lots $1.20 per lb., postpaid. 
