
Michigan Watermelon Seed Produces Earlier Melons | 
| 7 co Plant Burgess’ Watermelon Seed for Early Maturity. Be First on 
the Market. Our seed is adapted to all climates and is the best for both 
the Northern and the Southern planter. ds 
of Watermelon seed to Southern planters who grow early melons to ship | 
The fact they continue planting our seed each year should be 
proof that our seed is worth more. A few days earlier maturity meang > 
considerable to both the Northern and the Southern market gvower, 
One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 4 pounds per acre. 

Kleckley Wilt-Resistant 
This is a wilt-resistant strain of Kleckley’s Sweet that 
will grow and thrive on wilt sick soil. 
superb qualities of the old reliable Kleckley’s Sweet or 
Monte Cristo. In fact, it is superior to that variety. The 
attractive, oblong melons will average 30 pounds. 
rich, glossy, dark green rind is tougher than Kleckley’s 
Sweet, making it a better shipper. 
red, crisp, tender and deliciously sweet and melting. 

Klondike 
KLONDIKE 
The Sweetest of All 
Early Melons 



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8 days. This is one of the best early 
watermelons from a quality standpoint, 
ripening a few days later than the first 
early varieties. The melons are oblong, 
of an even dark green color, and usually 
weigh 25 lbs. Flesh is deep red, excep- 
tionally crisp and tender, as well as 
most delicious in flavor. The seeds are 
small, black, with brown markings. Klon- 
dike has for years been the leading early 
variety in melon growing districts along 
the Pacific Coast. Our strain of this 
meion is an exceptionally heavy yielder 
and gives excéllent satisfaction in the 
North. You willbe pleased with it either 
for the market or home use. Give it a 
trial this year. 













NOTICE 
DESCRIPTIONS OF 
OTHER VARIETIES 
OF WATERMELON 
ON PAGE 17 

North. 
Earliest Melon 
68 days. 
It retains all the 
stripes; rind very thin. 
The 
The flesh is bright 
you will not 
with Northern Sweet. 
80 days. 
eeed on 
of soil. 
with fine 
and will 
20 pounds. 
delicious. 
white. Few, if 
any, surpass 
it for quality 
or productive- 
ness, 
Winter Watermelon 
90 days. A home grown melon for your Thanksgiving dinner. 
It is not a citron or a freak, but a very prolific long-keeping 
true Watermelon. Flesh red, extremely firm, very brittle and 
deliciously sweet. Fruits taken from the field before killing 
frost and stored in a cool place will keep long into the late fall 
and early winter and retain their delicious sweetness and flavor. 
Kleckley's Sweet 
or Monte Cristo 
80 days. One of the most popular melons for the home gars 
den and nearby markets, because of its superb flavor and sur- 
passing crispness. Fruits cylindrical, very dark green and will 
average 30 pounds. Flesh bright red. Seeds white with traces 
of brown. 
Hawkesbury, or Gray Shipper 
85 days. <A wilt-resistant variety developed by the Australian 
Department of Agriculture. The long fruits weigh 35 lbs. and 
are light gray with a fine veining of green. The rind is tough, 
making it excellent for market and shipping purposes. Flesh 
dark pink, sweet, crisp, of excellent quality. Seed brownish 
Winter 





black. 
Watermelon Seeds Delivered Prepaid at the Following Prices | 
Packet Oz. V, Lb. | Eb asap | 10 Lbs. 
Chel) Chea eR eine, ©) ke eS ay $0.10 | $0.25 | $0.65 $1.85 | 
@otonut:or Climbing 1.6" «tlie oo eee Aa lisy -40 15103) 
Deeley Ghicen teres ab iiednie eee ht eric eee eS ae 15 | .35 -£0 | 2.60 |$11.75 | $22.00 
Golden toners. oc Gait tintin ee a te, -10 | 25 | .65 | 1.85 | 
LICR Bite] O) bh y ip aa eee an Ps ag eet NE -10 -30 | 80 2.30 | 10.25 19.00 
OID. (ove, we, AMM A hae ae he te eis 15 | .35 -90 2.60 | 11.75 | 22.00 
Kleckley’s Sweet Arie Se Maer ke phere ete ob ae -10 | e745) -65 1.85 8.00 14.50 
Kleckley Wilt-Resistant..................... -10 | -30 | .80 2.30 | 10.25 | 19.00 
KiGndiker the aor nats ie eee eae a eee te .15 .35 .90 2.60 | 11.75 | 22.00 
is Ce ae ea 15 .45 1.25 | 3.65 | 17.00 | 32.00 
Northoci Sweets: seh. . Lean eee ati), | 28 75 2.10 | 9.25 | 17.00 
Peerless........ Sam eee -10 | .28 af ee.10 |e O25 5) 17200 
Stone Mountain......,. -10 | 220 -65 | 1.85 8.00 14.50 
Tons: Watson, 1.) 2 oe eee ee -10 ap 4s .65 1.85 8.00 14.50 
Gul Winter... <- :? 55 yee ee cao .10 .28 .75 2.10 | 9.25 | 17.00 
Trial-Grounds Mixture................. -10 -28 i) 2.10 | 

Northern Sweet 
This Early Ice-Box- 
Size Watermelon weighs only 15 
Ibs., and is the earliest water- 
melon, Fruits are nearly round, 
medium green with dark green 
Flesh 
very deep red, crisp, sweet, and 
delicious ; seeds light brown. If 
you want an extra early melon 
be disappointed 
Ideal for 
home garden and local truckers. 

We sell thousands of pounds 

Northern Sweet 
Peerless, or Ice Cream 
Succeeds on All Kinds of Soil 
Peerless is one of the finest. early long melons, and 
is especially recommended for the home garden, as it will sue 7 
all kinds 
The fruits 
are medium green 
veining 
average 
Flesh 
bright red, solid to 
the center, tender, 
sweet, melting and 
Seeds 

Peerless 



Stone Mountain 
Stone Mountain ~ 
Stone Mountain is a large, round, me- 
88 days. 
dium dark green, high quality melon, Flesh highly 
colored, very solid, with fewer seeds than most va- 
rieties. The fruits average 35 pounds. The rind is 
tough enough to stand handling for nearby markets, 
but will not stand long distance shipping. Seeds white 
With black tips. It produces an abundant crop and 
can be grown successfully on all types of soil. 
WATERMELON BARGAIN! 
! Pkt. Northern Sweet 
1 Pkt. Kleckley’s Wilt Resistant 
! Pkt. Dixie Queen 
1 Pkt. Coconut or Climbing 
Ali 4 Pkts. only 45¢ 
Prepaid 



