
CONGO 46-40 . . A NEW ANTHRACNOSE 
RESISTANT WATERMELON VARIETY 

CONGO (U.S.D.A. 46-40) 
Anthracnose resistant (90 days). This outstanding new disease resistant 
variety was developed and recently introduced by the U.S.D.A. Southeastern 
Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, Charleston, S.C. It is the only shipping variety 
known today which is resistant to anthracnose disease, although it is not immune 
to this disease and should be given protection like other varieties. It promises 
to be of exceptional importance not only because of its anthracnose resistance, 
but also because of its exceedingly hard, tough rind which resists breakage and 
bruising in transit. For this reason railroad men and buyers are very much in- 
terested in it. In addition to these two good qualities, it possesses many other 
desirable features. It is an enormous yielder of large size melons, under good 
growing conditions ranging from 32 to 60 pounds. Similar in size and shape to 
Garrison but having a darker green rind with darker green stripes. It does not 
produce gourd necks. Flesh of attractive bright red color, of excellent quality 
and flavor, ripening well out to the rind, with very small white seed and very 
attractive interior appearance. This is the most promising new variety of water- 
melon for shipment yet introduced, and it has a big future. A few cars shipped 
out of Florida last season topped the market. Seed supply extremely limited. 
PRICE PER OZ. 35c — PER LB. $5.00 

