
Florida Giant (Black Diamond or Cannon Ball). A standard, high yielding variety for Florida 
FLORIDA GIANT (BLACK DIAMOND or CANNON 
BALL). (92 days.) The vines are of vigorous growth and pro- 
duce large, nearly round, solid dark-green skin melons, with 
thick rind and firm, rather coarse grained and fibrous, sweet, 
deep red, attractive flesh, with small black seeds. Very hardy, 
and withstands poor growing conditions better than most other 
varieties. This variety is sometimes called black seeded Stone 
Mountain. It resembles Stone Mountain in form, but has a much 
darker green rind and grows to much larger size. Because of 
the dark green rind, it is in great demand, always having a fresh 
appearance. Has.grown in favor by leaps and bounds among 
commercial melon growers in Florida. Also a desirable home 
garden variety. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 44 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.75 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.65 per lb. 
KLECKLEY’S SWEET (WONDERMELON). (95 days.) 
The vines are sturdy and prolific and the green rind fruit is 
long, slightly constricted toward the stem end, with a very 
crisp, sweet and fine flesh. The rind is too thin to make a 
good shipper, but because of its high edible CARA it is very 
popular for home use and for local market. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e; %4 lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.15 per Ib. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE. (90 days.) An early, long, medi- 
um-sized melon, irregularly striped with lighter green. The 
flesh is a deep red and very delicious. This melon does not 
ship very well, but it is a desirable variety for the garden and 
home market because of its very high edible quality and uni- 
formly high yield. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.15 per Ib. 
WATSON (Improved). (100 days.) . Cylindrical in shape, 
with medium dark green, thick, tough rind. The flesh is very 
firm, sweet, and has been bred especially for solid, deep red 
meat, entirely free of hard, white center, commonly called white 
heart. Our stock of this variety has been developed for high 
yielding qualities of uniformly true-to-type melons. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e; 4 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 lbs. $1.40 per lb. 

The Standard of Quality in Florida for Over 35 Years 
DUDE CREEK. (95 days.) This variety is very similar to 
the famous Garrison and Darlington in general shape, color 
and appearance of the fruits, but the fruits will average slightly 
smaller in size, have a thicker, tougher rind and stand ship- 
ment better than Garrison or Darlington. The plants of Dude 
Creek are tougher, stand drought and hardships better, making 
them more productive, and the fruits are not so subject to 
blossom end rot as Garrison. The flavor and edible quality of 
Dude Creek is not quite so good, and the flesh is somewhat 
coarser than that of Garrison or Darlington. Dude Creek is an 
excellent shipping melon of the Garrison type. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15ce; 4% lb. 45e; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 lbs. $1.40 per lb. 
GARRISON (DARLINGTON). (95 days.) We offer the 
genuine strain of this prized variety. Fruits are uniformly 
cylindrical in shape, very large, long, with a thin, tender rind. 
The color is white and green striped, the green stripes usually 
being broken. The shape and stripings are similar to those 
of the Georgia Rattlesnake variety, but it is an entirely dif- 
ferent melon. It has a very delicate flavor, sweet and tender 
meat, and grows to weigh 40 to 50 pounds, if the vines are 
pruned to one or two good shaped melons per plant, pulling 
off all other melons at least twice a week. Because of its high 
edible quality and large size it is rapidly gaining popularity 
and commanding premium prices. It is not, however, a ship- 
ping melon because of the brittle, easily broken rind, but is 
grown extensively for local markets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25 
5 te 25 Ibs. $2.15 per Ib. 

A typical fruit of Garrison (Darlington) Watermelon 

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