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_ WATERMELONS 
501 Hawkesbury 
or Gray Shipper 
WILT RESISTANT 
New 87 day Melon. Wilt resistant va- 
riety. Weight 35 lbs. Valuable home, 
market and shipping variety. The out- 
side color is light gray with a fine 
green veining. The rind is remark- 
ably thick and tough for shipping pur- 
poses.- The flesh is dark pink, of fine 
texture, delicious quality, and the 
seeds are a brownish-black in color. 
Pkt., 10c; oz. 28c; 14 Ib. 65c; 14 Ib. 
$1.10; Ib. $2.00, postpaid. 










493 Genuine Tom Watson _ 
90 Day Melon—Sweet, Crisp and Coreless 
The rind, though thin, is exceedingly tough and elastic. In color it 
is deep green, lightly veined. The fruits average 35 to 40 lbs. 
28 inches long by 12 inch diameter. The flesh is rich red, firm and 
juicy. One of the best and most popular for shipping, as well as a 
home market melon. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 55c; 14 Ib. 85c; Ib. 
$1.50, postpaid. 











490 Early Kansas Red Seeded 
A new melon of genuine merit. It has. sud- 
denly become very popular on the markets 
of the Midwest, due to its earliness js 
ea combined with large size, and its at- 
te ———— tractive appearance—plus fine 
' “Pai uality. The skin is dark green 
488 Cole's Early <Puis* wath 
with alternate stripes of a 
or Harris’ Earliest 
lighter shade. The rind is of 
medium thickness—well suit- 
It is very early and will mature farther ed for carrying reason- 
north than most other sorts. Flesh of J able distances—and the 
bright red color, of granulated, sparkling flesh is a rich red color, 
appearance. In flavor lusciously sweet of delightful flavor. 
and refreshing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 
55c; 14 Ib. 85c; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 




























‘ inches; weight 40 lbs. 
Seeds. brownish-red. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 
55c; 1% Ib. 85c; Ib. 
$1.50, postpaid. 
Average size 15 by 13 











Hotkaps for 
Melons—Page 71 
502 Florida Giant 
Featured in color on page 6 
Sometimes called Cannon Ball or 
Black Diamond. 95 days. Vigor- 
ous and productive. Good shipper 
and one of the best all-purpose f i 
Melons. Very large, oval to near- y d Le Ss 
ly round. Tough, hard, dark green ; 
rind. Flesh bright red, firm tex- iy g ogers 
ture, excellent quality. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 35c; 4% Ib. 80c; Ye lb. $1.35; 
lb. $2.50, postpaid. 3 
Our Melon Seed is 
grown from Pure 
‘Bred Planting 
Stock. The Seed we 
offer you is saved 
from only the most 
perfect fruits and 
suited to the most 
critical commercial 
planters. 


487 Citron 
Red Seeded 
Used exclusively for pre- 
serving. Really not a Water- 
melon, but a wonderful melon 
for pickling. It is very hard, 
slightly striped, round in 
shape. The preserves made! 
from this melon are transpar-: 
ent and of excellent flavor. 
‘Very productive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25ce; 14 lb. 55c; % Ib. 85c; Ib. 
$1.50, postpaid. 
499 New Christmas Melon 
Greatest Little Melon on Earth—Sweet, Crisp and De- 
-licious—Small Vines Suited to Kitchen Garden—Be 
Sure to Try This Little Wonder. 
It is late to mature; size 10 inches in diameter; seed 
small, shiny black, flesh pink, solid and stringless. 
The flavor is sweet, crisp and surprisingly delicious. 
Like the Cassaba it should not be eaten right off the 
vine, but should be stored until the first signs of de- 
eay. It decays slowly like an apple, not like other 
watermelons. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 lb. 75c; % Ib. $1.25; 
lb. $2.25, postpaid. : 
Sweet as Honey; Really Delicious 
A new melon of the Stone Moun- 
tain type, named after the world’s 
famous humorist. Edible in 88 














days, average weight- about 35 
pounds. Skin is dark green; it i 
oval shape like illustration. 
flesh is bright red of excellent 
quality and flavor. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 
25¢e; % Ib. 60c; 4% Ib. 95e3 Ib. 
$1.75, postpaid. 

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Sweet as Sugar—Nothing Finer. ‘This old standby is the best general 
cropper for the home market; has too thin a rind for shipping unless 
packed in straw. Few, if any, surpass Ice Cream for quality and produc- 
tiveness. Ripens very early; fruit oblong, large size, rind light green, 
mottled and veined; flesh bright scarlet, solid to the center, melting and, 
delicious. A great favorite. Seeds white. Matures in 75 days. Pkt. 10c; 
Oz. 25c; ¥4 Ib. 55¢; ¥% Ib. 85c; Ib. $1.50, postpaid. 





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