WATERMELONS : 

Peerless 
Pounds 
PEERLESS (ICE CREAM) 18-20 
A home garden type. 
Fruits: Medium sized, oval. 
Rind: Thin and brittle, bright green with fine dark green 
veining. 
Flesh: Bright scarlet, of very good quality. 
Seeds: Medium sized, white. 
PHINNEY'S EARLY 20 
A home garden and local market variety, prolific and thrifty. 
Fruits : Medium large, oblong. 
Rind: Medium thick, tender, green with patchy, irregularly 
speckled, light green stripes. 
Flesh: Pink, medium textured, quite soft. 
Seeds: Medium size, black tipped white. 
PRIDE OF IOWA, Wz/t Resistant 49 
Fruits: Long, oval. 
Rind: Dark green. 
Flesh: Red, thick, firm. 
Seeds: White. 
ROUND LIGHT ICING 20-25 
Not a good shipper but is suitable for home gardens. 
Fruits: Broad, oval, medium large. 
Rind : Thin, tender, very pale green, with light green veining. 
Flesh: Bright light red, good quality. 
Seeds: Medium sized, creamy white. 
RUSSELL'S IMPROVED 35 
For home gardens in areas having long seasons. 
Fruits: Very large, oblong. 
Rind: Gray with heavy green stripes and very thick. 
Seeds: Dark brown. 
RUSSIAN RED SEEDED: Early Kansas 
Days 
85-90 
79-85 
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