_ WATERMELONS 
_ 301 Hawkesbury . 
_ or Gray Shipper 
Fe ; WILT RESISTANT 
_ New 87 day Melon. Wilt resistant va- 
| riety. Weight 35 lbs. Valuable home, 
_ market and shipping variety. The out- 
side color is light gray with a fine 
green veining. The rind is remark- 
ably thick and tough for shipping pur- 
poses. The flesh is dark pink, of fine 
texture, delicious quality, and the 
seeds are a brownish-black in color. 
Pkt. 12c; 0z. 30c; 1% Ib. 60c; Y% Ib. 90c; 
Ib. $1,65, postpaid. 


















493 Genuine Tom Watson 
90 Day Melon—Sweet, Crisp and Coreless 
The rind, though thin, is exceedingly tough and elastic. In color it 
is deep green, lightly veined. The fruits average 35 to 40 lbs. 
28 inches long by 12 inch diameter. The flesh is rich red, firm and 
juicy. One of the best and most popular for shipping, as well as a 
home market melon. Pkt, 12c; oz. 30c; %4 lb. 60c; 1% Ib. 90c; Ib. 
$1.65, postpaid. 

490 Early Kansas Red Seeded 
A new melon of genuine merit. It has sud- 
denly become very popular on the markets 
of the Midwest, due to its earliness 
combined with large size, and its at- é 
tractive appearance—plusg fine 
quality. The skin is dark green 
with alternate stripes of a 
lighter shade. The rind is of 
medium thickness—well suit- 
ed for carrying reason- 
able distances—and the 
flesh is a rich red color, 
of delightful flavor. 
Average size 15 by 13 
inches; weight 40 lbs. 
Seeds _ brownish-red. 
Pkt L2esto7./30cs 14° 1b: 
60c; 12 lb. 90c; Ib. $1.65, 
postpaid. 


















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488 Cole's Early ¢Fxis* 
or Harris’ Earliest 
It is very early and will mature farther 
north than most other sorts. Flesh of 
bright red color, of granulated, sparkling 
appearance. In flavor lusciously sweet 
aud refreshing. Pkt. 12c; 0z. 30c; Y Ib. 
60c; 1% lb. 90c; lb. $1.65, postpaid. 
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Hotkaps for 
NMielons—Page 71 
598 Will Rogers 
Sweet as Honey; Really Delicious 
A new melon of the Stone Moun- 
tain type, named after the world’s 
famous humorist. Edible in 88 
days, average weight about 35 
pounds. Skin is dark green; it is 
oval shane. The flesh is bright red 
of excellent quality and flavor. 
Pkt. 12¢e; oz, 30c; \% Ib. 60e; Y% 
Ib. 90c; lb. $1.65, postpaid. 
Our Melon Seed is 
grown from Pure 
Bred Planting 
Stock. The Seed we 
offer you is saved 
from only the most 
perfect fruits and 
suited to the most 
critical commercial 
planters. 


487 Citron 
Red Seeded 
Used exclusively for  pre- 
serving. Really not a Water- 
melon, but a wonderful melon 
for pickling. It is very hard, 
slightly striped, round in 
shape. The preserves made} 
from this melon are transpar-' 
ent and of excellent flavor. 
Very productive. Pkt. 12c; oz. 
30c; % Ib. 60c; % Ib. 96c; lb. 
- $1.65, postpaid. 
499 New Christmas Melon 
Also Known as King & Queen 
Greatest Little Melon on Earth—Sweet, Crisp and De- 
‘ litious—Small Vines Suited to Kitchen Garden—Be 
Sure to Try This Little Wonder. 
| It is late to mature; Size 10 inches in diameter; sced 


















95 days. Very large. Melons 
weighing 606 lbs. or more are not 
unusual, Sometimes called Cannon 
Ball or Biack Diamond. Vigorous 
and productive. Good shipper and 
one of the best all-purpose|melons. 
Very large, oval te nearly round. 
% Tough, hard, dark green _ rind. 
Flesh: bright red, firm texture, 
WS excellent quality. (Seed Darkest 
WS Brown.) Pkt, 15c; oz. 40¢; \%4 Ib, 
0c; % Ib. $1.15; Ib. $2.00, 
postpaid. 















small, shiny black, flesh pink, solid and stringless, 
The flavor is sweet, crisp and surprisingly delicious. 
Like the Cassaba it should not be eaten right off the 
vine, but should be stored until the first signs of de- 
cay. It decays slowly like an apple, not like other 
; watermelons. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40c; 14 1b. 85c; 44 lb. $1.50; 
| Ib. $2.75, postpaid. 
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Sweet as Sugar—Nothing Finer. This old standoy is the best general 
cropper for the home market; has toe thin a rind for shipping unless 


packed in straw. Few, if any, surpass Ice Cream for quality and produc- 
tiveness. Ripens very early; fruit oblong, large size, rind light green, 
mottled and veined; flesh bright scarlet, solid to the center, melting and 
delicious. A great favorite. Seeds white. Matures in 75 days. Pkt. 12¢; 
0z. 30c; %4 Ib. 60c; 1% Ib. 90c; lb. $1.65, postpaid. 













499 New Christmas Melon 
~ Also Known as King & Cueen 


