GncsgMELon SES hipping, 
HOW TO GROW 'EM 
Rich sandy loam soils are considered best for Watermelons, 
but good crops are grown on any well-drained. fertile soil. 
Adding’ well-rotted manure to soil gives the planis a good 
start, and to commercial growers we recommend an applica- 
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. 
Blaecklee 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 ark green ‘color. The 
slightly crisp and very sweet’ flesh 
is brilliant red with few black s seeds. 
Melons average about 35 lbs. but 
specimens wéighing 50 to 60 lbs. are 
not unusual. It cuts solid,:is free 
from stringiness and of fine texture. 
A fine shipping melon and excelle ont 
keeper PKt.. Oc; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 
90c; Ib. $2.75; 5 Ihs. $12.50. Not 
prepaid: 10. lbs. $24.00; 25 Ibs. $58.00. 
about 5 per eent ammonia, 7 
per cent phosphorie acid, and : 
per cént potash) to the aere. Space hills at least 10 feet bey 
This method will give about 360 hills to the acré. When the 
soil has become warm, drop 6 to’ & seeds in each hill and 
cover ou 1 inch. Later thin to ® to 8 of the largest 
plants, arlier crops may be obtained by protecting the youns 
plants ean Hotkaps (see page 70). One eunce will plant 
20 hills; $142 to 2 
pounds per acre, 

Watermelon Wilt-Resistanf BLACKLEE 
Frorion Giant 

627 90 days. 
mond—Without a doubt the most popular 
selling Watermelon on the market today. Although 
introduced only a few years ago, Florida Giant has 
become the leading melon-in the South. The de- 
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- 
ance. Flesh is firm, deep red, sweet and of excel- 
lent quality. The melons average 35 to 40 pounds but 
monster melons weighing up to’ 100 pounds have 
been produeed under ideal conditions. Vines are 
vigorous and productive, and should be pruned to 
one or two melons to develop the largest size. Pkt. 
oz 256; ™% Ib. 7O0c; Ib. $2.25; 3&3 Ibs. 
$10.50. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $20.00. Certified 
Stock. Put up in one pound sealed bags. Lb. $2.65. 

so Watermelon, Florida, Giant. 
Vegetable Seeds 
Also called Cannonball or Black Dia- 
and best 
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 skin and the strength of the rind, and it will 
travel to-distant markets and arrive in perfeet con- 
dition. Produces sturdy, strong vines that carry a 
larger number, of melons—it will produce earlier 
and outyield most other varieties. It has all the 
good qualities demanded by conimercial growers, 
and is perfeetly adapted to the smaller home-garden, 
Genuine small: white seeded. Pkt. 1O0c; oz. 306: 
4 Ib. 90c;3 Ib.- $2.75; 5 lbs. $12.50. Not pre- 
paid: 10 dbs, $24.00, 
Certified Stock, Put-up in one pound sealed bags.. 
Lb. $3.00. 

Watermelon, Dixie Queen 
REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Oriedns 

