Read about Kilgore’s special methods of handling and storing seeds on page 34. 
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We have specialized in 
watermelon seed for 
many years. 

Florida Giant (Oklahoma Black Diamond or Cannon 
FLORIDA GIANT (OKLAHOMA BLACK DIAMOND or 
CANNON BALL). (92 days.) The vines are of vigorous growth 
and produce 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; 0z. 15c; 14 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
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 quality it is very popular 
for home use and for local market. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.15 per Ib. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE. (90 days.) An early, long, medium- 
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 uniformly 
high yield. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 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. 15c; 14 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
Our melon seed is produced 
from specially selected 
stock seed. 
Ball). A standard, high yielding variety for Florida 
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. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.15 per Ib. 
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 different 
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 com- 
manding premium prices. It is not, however, a shipping melon 
because of the brittle, easily broken rind, but is grown ex- 
tensively for local markets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.90 per Ib. 
STONE MOUNTAIN (Improved Light Green Rind Strain.) 
(92 days.) A large, round melon with deep red flesh that has a 
very delicious flavor. Vines are very prolific and the fruit has 
very few seeds, being almost all good, crisp, red meat clear to 
the rind, of delicious flavor and sweetness. Ours is the genuine, 
true to type, mingled light green color Stone Mountain. This 
strain has been developed and selected for uniformity and for 
high yields of true light green rind melons, free of white heart 
and solid meated throughout with relatively few pure white 
seeds having a dark ring around the edge. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 

The Standard of Quality in Florida for 40 Years 
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