GinesGMELONS 2 hipaing 
about 5 per cent ammonia, / per cent phosphoric acid, and 3 
HOW TO GROW 'EM 
Rich sandy loam soils are considered best for Watermelons, 
but good creps are grown on any well-drained, fertile soil. 
Adding well-rotted: manure to soil gives. the. plants a good 
start, and to commercial growers we recommend an applica- B 
tion of 600 to 800 pounds of commercial fertilizer (analyzing 
600 90: days. This’ new wilt-resist- 
ant melon is rapidly*gaining in pop- 
ularity, and promises to be one of 
the leading melons for shipping. 
Blacklee is very resistant to Fusa- 
rium. Wilt, and where this disease 
has appeared we cannot recommend 
Blacklee too highly. The melons are 
long, oval, very symmetrical, smooth 
and of a:dark green color. The 
slightly crisp and-«very sweet. flesh 
is brilliant red with few black seeds. 
Melons average about 35 Ibs. but 
specimens weighing 50 to 60 lbs. are 
not unusual. It cuts solid, is free 
from stringiness and of fine texture, 
A fine shipping melon and excellent 
keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz 30c; % Ib. 
90c; Ib. $2.75; 5 Ibs. $12.50.. Not 
selling Watermelon on the market today. 
introduced only a few years ago, Florida Giant has 
The de- 
become the leading melon in the South. 
mand-for these seeds has been so great that for the 
last two to three years, our large selected stock has 
been depleted early in the season. The melon is 
oval-round with blunt ends, has thick, tough rind 
and dark green skin which gives it a. fresh appear- 
‘Flesh is firm, deep red, sweet*and of excel- 
ance. 
lent quality. The melons average 35 to 40 pounds but 
monster melons weighing up to 100 pounds have 
produced under -ideal conditions. Vines .are 
to 
been 
vigorous. and. productive, and should be pruned 
one or two melons to develop the largest size. Pkt. 
1O0c; oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 70Oc; lb. $2.25; 5 Ibs. 
$t0.50. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. $20.00. Certified 
Stock. Put up in one pound sealed bags. Lb. $2.65. 

Watermelon, Florida Giant 
Wegetable Seeds 


per cent potash). to the aere. Space hills at least-10 feet.apart. 
This method will give about 360 hills to the acre. When the 
soil has become warm, drop 6 to 8 seeds in each hill and 
cover about 1 inch. Later thin to 2 to 3 of the largest 
plants. Earlier crops may be obtained by protecting the young 
lants with Hotkaps (see page 70). 
5 hills; 1% to 2 pounds per acre, 
One ounce will plant 

Watermelon Wilt-Resistant BLACKLEE 
Frorion GIANT 
'627-90:days. Also called Cannonball or Black Dia- 
mond—wWithout a doubt the most popular and best 
Although 
606 85 days. A sensational new Watermelon of 
outstanding merit. The size is not unduly large, yet 
under proper methods of culture, melons weighing - 
50. pounds or more are not ‘unusual. The sparkling 
crisp red flesh is deliciously sweet clear-to the rind. ° 
It is solid, with very. few, small white seeds., The 
outer skin is light green, striped and blotched with 
dark green, rather tough, and does not bruise easily. 
A good shipping melon because of. the texture of 
the strength of the rind, and it will 
the skin an 
travel to distant markets and arrive in perfect con- 
dition. Produces sturdy, strong vines that carry a 
larger number of melons—it will produce earlier 
It has all the 
and outyield most other varieties. 
good qualities demanded by commercial growers, 
and is perfectly adapted to the smaller home-garden, 
Genuine small white seeded... (Crop very short.) 
Pkt. {Oc; oz. 30c; % Ib. 90c; Ib. $2.753 
5 Ibs. $12.50. 
Certified Stock. Put up In one pound sealed bags. 
Lb. $3.00. 

Watermelon, * Dixie Queen 

REUTER SEED‘CO., Inc.. New Orleans 
