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VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 4 KEYSTONE 
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SWEETHEART HMS WEAVE 
A fine shipper or home and market garden variety. Reliable, vigorous, and prolific main 
crop sort. 
FRUIT—Very large, oblong to oval shape; weighs around 40 pounds; rind, hard and 
tough, light green with fine veining; flesh, firm, crisp, sweet, bright red in 
color; seeds, black. 
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TOM WATSON, IMPROVED S WEIRD 
An old favorite among the shipping sorts. This improved strain with its big full red 
heart is exceptionally fine. It is very prolific and the fruits are unusually uniform in 
shape and quality. 
FRUIT—Very large, cylindrical in shape; weighs around 40 pounds; rind, very tough 
and elastic, darker green rind than old strain, slightly veined; flesh, firm, rather 
coarse, free from cores, delicious, deep bright red color; seeds, brown with 
white mottling. 
BLACK WATSON or Blue Watson S WEPOR 
This is an unusually attractive and fine strain of Watson fully equal to the Improved 
and with the distinction of having a much darker green glossy rind. A splendid: shipper. 
WONDERMELON HM WAIVE 
Also known as Improved Kleckley's Sweet; unexcelled for home garden and local 
marketing for short hauls. Fruits of good quality and flavor and most handsome 
appearing. 
FRUIT—Very large, cylindrical in shape; weighs around 40 pounds; rind, thin and 
brittle, deep dark green in color; flesh, tender, crisp, large heart, fine grained, 
delicate sweet flavor, brilliant red in color; seeds, large white. 
WILT RESISTANT STRAINS 
BLACKLEE HMS WRACK 
This variety was developed by Dr..M. N. Walker of the Florida Experiment Station. 
A vigorous grower, very resistant to Fusarium wilt. It seems to have definite possi- 
bilities because of its fine quality and ability to perform well as a shipping melon. 
This variety is prolific, uniform and carries itself well in transit. For local trucking it 
is outstanding. 
FRUIT—Medium large, blocky, cylindrical in shape; rind dark green, thin, tough; flesh 
deep red in color, fine-grained, firm; seed, black. 
DIXIE QUEEN WILT RESISTANT MS WIXIE 
Similar to Dixie Queen in every respect except that it is resistant to wilt. Our stock 
is desirably uniform and produces a high percentage of marketable melons. 
HAWKESBURY, IMPROVED M  WRANE 
Introduced by the Australia Department of Agriculture. A wilt resistant Irish-Grey and 
Thurmond-Grey type; has fine shipping qualities. 
FRUIT—Large, oblong shape, light grayish green with slight veining, tough rind; flesh, 
dark red, very sweet and fine textured. Seeds brownish black. 
KLECKLEY'S No. 6 HM WRINN 
This melon is unusually valuable in that it has the fine quality of the regular Xleckley 
and still processes high degree of wilt resistance. To get maximum stands on infested 
soils delay thinning until small plants have grown past danger stage. 
FRUIT—True Kleckley; large cylindrical shape, fine sweet flavor with deep red flesh of 
splendid quality. 
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