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228—DIXIE QUEEN.—This comparatively new melon has already 
made an important place for itself. The South is shipping more and 
more of them to Northern markets each year and its excellent quality 
is being appreciated. Dixie Queen is a round melon growing to an 
average of forty pounds. However, many have been grown as large 
as sixty pounds. The color is a light green striped with dark green, 
like the Florida Favorite. The rind is thin but tough enough to 
stand hauling. The flesh is bright pink, very sweet, tender and crisp. 
The seed are unusually small and white. It is vigorous in habit and 
known as a good producer of uniform melons. We predict that Dixie 
Queen will soon be one of the leading varieties for both home and 
market. 
Pkt. 5c, 0z. 25c, 14 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
226—BLACKLEE WILT RESISTANT.—This melon was de- 
veloped at the Florida Experiment Station and is a cross of two 
highly resistant varieties. Experienced growers have reported it al- 
most 100% resistant to Fusarian wilt, therefore it will make a good 
crop on soils that would not grow ordinary commercial varieties at 
all. Blacklee is a black seeded melon with rich red flesh, free from 
white hearts and with a strong thin rind. It is suitable in every re- 
spect for a commercial melon and its vigorous and productive vines 
make it most profitable. The melons run from medium size to 40 lbs. 
or better, oval shape, and have a dark green skin. While this is pri- 
marily a commercial melon, home gardeners will find its vigorous 
habits and excellent quality all that could be desired. 
Pkt. 5c, 0z. 25c, Y% Ib. 90c, lb. $3.00, postpaid. 
229—GARRISON.—This new variety has created quite a sensa- 
tion among melon growers. It has every good quality of the best sorts 
and grows to an enormous size. It is nothing uncommon for a Garri- 
son melon to weigh 75 lbs. The plants are not wilt resistant but grow 
vigorous and strong. The melons are long and large. The flesh is a 
bright red, fine grained and very sweet. In outward appearances the 
Garrison is light and dark green striped like the old Rattlesnake 
melon. For home and local market nothing better can be found. Its 
enormous size and delicious quality make this the leading melon of 
the day. 
Pkt. 10¢, oz. 25ce, %4 lb. 90e, lb. $3.00, postpaid. 
227—TOM WATSON, CUT RED STRAIN.—The melons grow 
very large, are oblong, and of a deep green color. The seed are a dark 
brownish color. We are confident that both home and market growers 
will find this strain a great improvement over the old type. 
Pkt. 5c¢, oz. 15c, 14 Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50, postpaid. 
225—FLORIDA GIANT or CANNON BALL.—This comparative- 
ly new variety has taken the southern shipping section by storm. Its 
large size, handsome oblong shape, and dark green skin make it one 



HERBS 
357 — DILL. — Excellent for 
pickles. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
360—BROAD LEAF SAGE. 
An easily grown perennial 
plant. Useful for seasoning. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 65ce, 14 lb. $2.00, 
postpaid. 

of the best looking melons that can be grown. Further its large size makes it command top market prices 
wherever melons are sold. Florida Giant is medium early maturing along with Stone Mountain. The melons 
are very large often weighing seventy or eighty pounds and with reasonable soil and cultivation will aver- 
age forty to fifty pounds each. The fruit is of medium length and rather blocky shape, being blunt at both 
ends. The rind is strong, medium thick, and covered with a black green skin. The flesh is bright red, very 
sweet, and studded with black seed. Market growers will find this one of the most profitable of recent intro- 
duetions and home gardeners will take pride in its excellent fruit. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, %4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50, postpaid. 

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