Green Fleshed Varieties 
Honey Dew—110 Days. Fruits round to oval, 
with smooth, nearly white skin, green flesh. 
Flesh thick, light emerald green when first 
picked, creamy yellow after stored several days. 
It is best five or ten days after picking, when 
the flesh becomes creamy yellow. If picked 
when slightly green and put in a cool place it 
will keep from five to six weeks. This is the 
very popular melon served in the late autumn 
after all other Canteloupes are over. 
Large Hackensack (Turk’s Cap)—94 Days. Large 
fruit, flattened at the poles, flesh green. A great 
favorite with the family gardeners. Its large 
size, however, is against it with Market Gar- 
deners. 
Schoons Hard Shell—90 Days. A new and ex- 
cellently flavored melon, similar to Benders 
Surprise in shape and general appearance. It is 
especially valuable for its extra-hard shell, 
which makes it desirable for shipping purposes. 
Also, it will stand in the field or market better 
than most varieties. Ribs are deep, with yellow 
skin well netted. Weighs from 5 to 8 pounds. 
Rocky Ford (Netted Gem)—95 Days. Flesh light 
green with gold tinge in center. Fruit nearly 
round, small cavity. Netted with gray all over, 
free from ribs. It varies in type and thickness 
of skin, according to selection. Is a medium 
early sort with practically no ribs and intense 
netting. 
Native of Central Africa. One ounce will plant 
about 30 hills; use 4 pounds per acre. Plant 6 to 
8 seeds in a hill and the hills should be 7 or 8 
feet apart in each direction. Cover the seed 1% 
inch. Plant when the weather is warm (which in 
some sections is when the walnut tree is in 
bloom). Watermelons do best in rich, sandy soil 
on sod, or well prepared yround by plowing down 
a crop of Winter Wheat or Rye, the sod or grain 
aerating or keeping loose the soil. Two large 
shovelfuls of well-rotted stable manure dug and 
trampled into each hill and covered with earth 
will help wonderfully. It is wise to reserve some 
seed for replanting in case of destruction to the 
plants by insect depredation or beating rains. 
Landreths’ seed is yrown especially for seed from 
mature melons and is not a by-product of some 
melon grower. 
Citron, Red-Seeded —90 Days. Seeds red and 
small. ‘A round, small, light and dark green 
striped melon. Used for preserving only. 

















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Dixie Queen (White Seeded Cuban Queen) — 85 
Days. A particularly shy seeder with a vigor- 
ous, productive vine. The rind is tough, making 
it a fairly good shipper. The color of the mel- 
ons is very light green with finely veined and 
darker green irregular striping. Shape round, 
slightly elongated from stem to bud. Flesh 
solid, brilliant red to within half an inch of 
outer rind. Quality unexcelled. Fine sugary 
flavor. Must be well fertilized to produce per- 
fect melons as it is a very prolific bearer. 
Some specimens weigh over 60 lbs. Average 
weight 30 to 40 pounds. 
Dude Creek—92 Days. Seed medium large, white, 
with touch of brown on each side. Fruit large, 
long, cylindrical with blunt end, weighing 40 
to 50 pounds. Thin rind, white with dark green 
irregular stripes. Flesh bright red, solid, fine 
texture, very sweet. 
Early Kansas—80 Days. Seed reddish brown. 
Used extensively in the middle West and espe- 
cially in Oklahoma. Attractive in appearance. 
Vigorous grower, productive, flesh bright red, 
skin light green with wavy stripes, shape nearly 
round. A good shipper and melons occasionally 
weigh 60 lbs. 
Florida Favorite — 85 Days. <A vigorous, very 
productive vine, producing large, long fruits 
which are dark green in color, with irregular 
mottled striping of a lighter shade. Flesh very 
sweet, deep red in color and of excellent qual- 
ity. Rind is thin but stands up well. Seed white. 
16 x 10 inches. 
Florida Giant—88 Days. The largest and the best 
of the so-called round type. Dark green skin, 
fiesh deep, bright red. Very fine quality and 
flavor. 
Georgia Rattlesnake (Augusta)—85 Days. Seed 
creamy white, with black tips. A long, large, 
Southern standby. Bright yellowish green melon 
with irregular stripes of very dark green, mot- 
tled with a medium green. Flesh bright scarlet. 
18 x 12 inches. 
Garrison—90 Days. White seed. Fruit large, long, 
cylindrical, weighing as high as 50 pounds. 
Specimens have been grown to 75 pounds. A 
splendid new variety, hard, thin rind, white in 
color with green irregular stripes. Flesh is very 
sweet, bright red, very flavorful. 
Halbert’s Honey—88 Days. Seed creamy white 
with brown tips. Similar to Kleckley Sweet. 
About 20 inches long, oblong, almost equally 
round at each end, rind dark green. Sweet and 
unsurpassed. A fine, long, cylindrical Melon for 
home use. 
Hawkesbury Wilt Resistant — 85 Days. Oblong 
melon, ends slightly tapered. Rind coloring light 
gray with fine green veining. Flesh bright red- 
dish pink. Qualifies for home use and shipping. 
Irish Grey—90 Days. Color of seed all creamy 
white. Popular as a shipper. Fruit long, oval, 
light grey color outside. Flesh bright red, free 
from hard centers. 17 x 10 inches. 
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