WATERMELONS : 


Florida Favorite 
Pounds Days 
EXCEL 20-25 85-90 
Fruits: Good shipper; large, oblong. 
Rind: Tough, dark green. 
Flesh: Deep red, crisp, solid, poor quality. 
Seeds: Medium sized, white. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE 24-28 85-90 
Popular in the South as a home and market garden type. 
Fruits: Large, cylindrical. 
Rind: Moderately hard, light green with dark green stripes. 
Flesh: Bright red, of excellent quality, sweet. 
Seed: Medium, large white. 
FLORIDA GIANT (CANNON BALL, BLACK DIAMOND) 35-45 90-95 
Vigorous and productive; a good shipper, and one of best 
all purpose melons. 
Fruits: Very large, oval to nearly round. 
Rind: Hard, tough, very dark green. 
Flesh: Bright red, firm textured, excellent quality, coarse 
grained. 
Seeds: Large, mottled dark brown, appearing black. 

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