DESSERT SEED CO. Eos EL CENTRO, CALIF. 

WATERMELON, Continued 
sugar) of 12 per cent. It has a very tough rind and a firm flesh 
which has some tendency to separation at maturity. Seed is a light 
tan with side pattern of darker tan. 
(*Garrison is rather like Dude Creek, but has white seed). Congo 
is definitely anthracnose resistant but will need the usual treat- 
ments for such things as downy-mildew and fusarium wilt. 
Dixie Queen. Fruits nearly round or stumpy oval, 15 by 12 inches. Color 
light green with darker green stripe, weight 30 to 35 pounds (some- 
times nearer 50 pounds). Flesh deep red, crisp and sweet, splendid 
shipping type. Seed very small, white. 
Dude Creek (Dove or Coker). Fruits large cylindrical with irregular 
stripes of light and dark green. Flesh sweet and of good quality, 
much used in the South. Rind is thin and rather tender, good for 
local use only. Weight up to 40 pounds. Seed white with brown 
markings. 
Early Canada. Fruit almost round, 812 by 10 inches. Color grayish 
green with fine green veining. Weight up to 10 lbs. Flesh bright 
red, very fine quality. Can be used in the more northerly states. 
Seed, small reddish brown. 
Florida Giant (Black Diamond, Cannonball). Fruit almost round, large, 
color very dark green with slatey green bloom. Weight 40 to 50 
pounds. Excellent shipper, tough rind. Flesh bright red, crisp and 
sweet. Seed large mottled brownish black. 
Harris’ Earliest (Coles Early). Fruits broad oval, color alternate dark 
and light green stripes. Weight up to 20 lbs. Flesh bright red of 
good quality. One of the best early varieties, suitable for sections 
having a short growing season. Seed medium size black. 
Ice Box (Bowling Ball). Round, about 6 inches in diameter, color dark 
green with faint striping, thin shell, ripens quickly, hardy. Flesh 
red, very sugary, excellent flavor. Seed black. 
Kleckley’s Sweet (Monte Cristo). Fruits long cylindrical with rounded 
ends, 20 by 12 inches, color dark bluish green, weight 30 to 35 
pounds. Flesh bright scarlet, extremely sweet. Principally useful 
for local markets. Seed creamy white with traces of brown. 
Klondike Black Seed. Fruits oblong, tapered slightly at blossom end, 
14 by 10 inches. Color dark green, very thin rind, splendid local 
shipping variety. Weight 25 pounds. Particularly adapted to the 
Pacific Coast. Flesh brilliant red, crisp and sweet. Seed small black. 
Klondike Brown Seed. Fruits oblong, blocky, a little larger than the 
black seeded variety. 16 by 10 inches in size. Color dark green, 
very thin rind. Flesh very dark pink of fine quality, crisp and 
sweet. Weight 25 pounds. Largely a Pacific Coast variety, good for 
local shipping. Seed small brown with black tip. 
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