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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Selected Varieties of Watermelon 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 30 
hills, about four pounds per acre. Watermelons 
want rich, sandy soil. Cultural directions the 
same as for Muskmelons, except the hills should 
be eight feet apart. 
’ 75 days. The best extremely 
Cole s Early early variety; fruits medium 
size, broad oval; weighing 10 to 12 lbs., 
dark green stripes alternate with lighter; 
rind brittle, flesh bright red of good 
quality, seeds blackish. Oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 
30c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
92 days. Produces Melons 18 
Tom Watson to 24 inches long by 10 to 12 
inches in diameter, weighing 35 to 40 lbs. 
Flesh deep red and very crisp; melting 
and of exquisite flavor. Good shipper. 
Oz., 20c; 4 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
%* Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo 
85 days. One of the sweetest melons on the 
market; medium early, long, averaging 18 to 
20 inches, slightly tapering to the stem end, 
weighing 30 to 40 lbs. Rind very dark green, 
flesh very bright red and ripens nearly to 
the rind. Too tender for a shipping Melon, 
but excellent for market and home garden. 
Oz., 20c: % Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
8 : 
Peerless or Ice Cream °° ,°3 75° 924308 
early; fruit oblong, weighing 18 to 20 lbs.; 
rind light green, mottled and veined; flesh 
scarlet, solid to center, sweet, melting and 
delicious. Not a good shipper. Oz., 20c; 
1% Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
85 days. A medium early variety growing 
Sweetheart to a large size; a heavy, round to oblong 
form with rather thick, tough rind and a good shipper, 
weighing 20 to 25 lbs. Color very light green, flesh 
bright red, with black seeds. Oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 50c; 
1 lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
90 days. The old well known red- 
Citron, Red Seeded seeded preserving Melon. Oz., 
20c; % lb., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
S M - 90 days. This variety combines extra 
tone Mountain large size with earliness. It is nearly 
round in shape, pleasingly green in color and unex- 
celled for sweetness and juiciness. Fruits weigh from 
35 to 40 pounds in the South, and the 95 days re- 
quired for maturity make it easily possible to grow 
correspondingly large fruits in the North. Oz., 20c; 
1% l|b., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
[ri h ‘fi 95 days. Especially valuable for distant 
rs rey shipping. Fruits large oblong; uniform 
light grayish green, rind extremely hard and rough; 
flesh bright red, of good quality, weighing around 
85 Ibs. Oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo 









Stone 
Mountain 
Watermelon 
oe 85 days. A new variety, for the market 
Dixie Queen and the home garden. Excellent quality, 
fruit nearly round, with light and dark green stripes, 
growing to a good size. Rind thin, but tough—flesh 
bright scarlet, solid, of fine texture, weighing around 
30 lbs. Oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
Mustard 
: 380 days. Plant vigorous and 
Southern Giant Curled pardy. upright spreading 
growth, leaves large, green tinged yellow, much 
crumpled and frilled at the edges. Oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 
40c; 1 Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
50 days. Large, vigorous leaves, 
Large Smooth-Leaf large, broad and oval, deep green, 
margin toothed but otherwise plain. Oz., 15c; ™%4 Ib., 
40c; 1 Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
| Okra or 
Gumbo 
: 60 days. Plants’ 
White Velvet 3% feet high, 
pods white, long, smooth and 
tender; early and productive. 
Oz., 10c; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
Perkins Mammoth Long Pod 
56 days. For home and mar- 
ket garden. Plants 4 to 5 feet 
tall, pods dark green, fleshy, 
tender, becoming 7 to 8 inches 
long. Distinctly ribbed and 
tapered. Oz., 10c; %4 Ib., 30c; 
1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
%& This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
