
Plant Burgess’ Water Tetoe Seed for Early Maturity. ‘Be First on 
the Market. Our secd is adapted to all climates and is the best for both 
the Northern and the Southern planter. We sell thousands of pounds’ 
of Watermelon seed to Southern planters who grow early melons to ship — 
North. The fact they continue planting our seed each year should be | 
proof that our seed is worth more. A few days earlicr maturity means 
considerable to both the Northern and the Southern market growér. 
One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 4 pounds per acre. 
Northern Sweet 
Earliest Melon 

68 days. This Early Ice-Box- 
Size Watermelon weighs only 15 
Kleckley Wilt-Resistant lbs., and is the cite SR 

This is a wilt-resistant strain of Kleckley’s Sweet that melon, Fruits are nearly round, 
will grow and thrive on wilt sick soil. It retains all the medium green with dark green 
superb qualities of the old reliable Kleckley’s Sweet or stripes; rind very thin. Flesh 
Monte Cristo. In fact, it is superior to that variety. The very deep red, crisp, sweet, and 
attractive, oblong melons will average 30 pounds. ‘The delicious; seeds light brown. If 
rich, glossy, dark green rind is tougher than Kleckley’s 
Sweet, making it a better shipper. The flesh is bright 
red, crisp, tender and deliciously sweet and melting. 
you want an extra early melon 
you will not be disappointed 
with Northern Sweet. Ideal for Z 
home garden and local truckers. Northern Sweet 

Peerless, or Ice Cream 
Succeeds on All Kinds of Soil 
80 days. Pecrless is one of the finest early long melons, and 
is especially recommended for the home garden, as it will suc- 
ceed on all kinds 
of soil. The fruits 
are medium green 
with fine veining 
and will average 
20 pounds. Flesh 
bright red, solid to 
the center, tender, 
sweet, melting and 
apne Seeds 
white. Few, if 
Peerless 
‘ 
i 
Boerne ; 
any, surpass q 

Klondike 
KLONDIKE 
The Sweetest of All 
Early Melons 













it for quality 
Winter or productive- 
ness, 
78 days. This is one of the best early 
watermelons from a quality standpoint, 
ripening a few days later than the first 
early varieties. The melons are oblong, 
of an even dark green color, and usually 
weigh 25 lbs. Flesh is deep red, excep- 
tionally crisp and tender, as well as 
most delicious in flavor. The seeds are 
small, black, with brown markings. Klon- 
dike has for years been the leading early 
variety in melon growing districts along 
the Pacific Coast. Our strain of this 
melon is an exceptionally heavy yielder 
and gives excellent satisfaction in the 
North. You will be pleased with it either 
for the market or home use. Give it a 
trial this year. 
Winter Watermelon 
90 days. A home grown melon for your Thanksgiving dinner. 
It is not a citron or a freak, but a very prolific long-keeping 
true Watermelon. Flesh red, extremely firm, very brittle and 
deliciously sweet. Fruits taken from the field before’ killing 
frost and stored in a cool place will keep long into the late fall 
and early winter and retain their delicious sweetness and flavor, 
Kleckley's Sweet 
or Monte Cristo © 
80 days. One of the most popular melons for the home gar- 
den and nearby markets, because of its superb flavor and sur- 
NOTICE passing crispness. Fruits cylindrical, very dark green and will 
average 30 pounds. Flesh bright red. Seeds white with traces 
of brown. 
DESCRIPTIONS OF = 
ete ince Hawkesbury, or Gray Shipper oo ee 
5 days. A wilt-resistant variety developed by the Au: stralian 
OF WATERMELON Saree | of Agriculture. The long fruits weigh 35 lbs. and 





’ 4 
are light gray with a fine veining of green. The rind is tough, 4 
making it excellent for market ‘and shipping purposes. Flesh Stone Mountain ‘ 
ON PAGE 17 dark pink, sweet, crisp, of excellent quality. Seed brownish ’ . 
black. 88 days. Stone Mountain is a large, round, me- ’ 
: = = - dium dark green, high quality melon. Flesh highly 3 
Watermelon Seeds Delivered Prepaid at the Following Prices colored, very solid, with fewer seeds than. most va- 
Packet | y A beoaro lL bee rieties, The fruits average 35 pounds. The rind is 
- tough enough to stand handling for nearby markets, j 
ae Ree or Climbing . eT ee eS alin | but will not stand long distance shipping. Seeds white 
pine. Sete : Rhee 2 cdc ‘ $13.75 with black tips. It produces an abundant crop and 
bootie sury Se ct ee ree : = ee can be grown successfully on all types of soil. 
Jumbo..... eet ee : 13.75 
Kleckley’s Sweet... .. E ; 5! 7.cO 
Kleckley Wilt-Resistant. |. 01121” 10.00 WATERMELON 
oh enn a , Mae owe 13.75 ; 
Northern Swe 
ee i 33 | Teo | ‘900 pp tate NN: 
Stone Mountain... : 7.00 
Tom Watson........ : 7.00 Vitamin C 
. 7.75 







Plant Burgess' Blizzard-Belt Brand Seed . 
