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CONGO 90 days 
Developed by U.S.D.A. and released in 1949, it is re- 
sistant to anthracnose. The fruits are similar to Garrison, 
weigh 32-40 pounds and have a very tough rind which is 
dark green with darker green stripes. The flesh is very 
bright red, medium grain and ripens well out to the rind. 
It is the only anthracnose resistant shipping variety to date. 
DIXIE QUEEN 82-85 days 
A medium-sized, oval shaped melon with light and dark 
stripes that is popular on account of its delicious sweetness. 
The rind is thin but tough and the flesh bright red. One of the 
best shipping varieties used in the South. It is not too large, 
but sometimes reaches 50 pounds in weight. 
Dixie Queen 
TOM WATSON 90-95 days 
An improvement over the old strain of Tom Watson, with a 
darker rind and flesh of deeper red. In shape it is long, 
dark green, showing a distinctly fine vein under its general 
color. The luscious crimson flesh is very sweet and of the best 
flavor. 
COLE’S EARLY (Harris’ Earliest) 75-80 days 
A very early home garden and loca! market variety. The 
color is dark green with light green stripes, thin tender rind. 
FLORIDA GIANT (Black Diamond) 90-95 days 
A fine shipper, vigorous and productive with fruits averag- 
ing about 40 pounds, large, nearly round and with a hard, 
tough and very dark green rind. The flesh is bright red, 
coarse grained, firm and of high quality. 
HAWKESBURY (Gray Shipper) 85-90 days 
A wilt resistant variety developed by the Australian Dept. 
of Agriculture, and a good shipping variety of the Irish 
Gray type. The fruits are large, long, tapered at both ends 
and weigh 30-35 pounds. The rind is thin but very tough, 
light gray-green with veining of dark green. The flesh is a 
good quality, light red. 
STONE MOUNTAIN 90-95 days 
This is an early melon that is a large, round melon with 
deep red flesh that has a delicious flavor. The medium hard, 
green rind makes it an excellent shipping variety. 
KLECKLEY SWEET (Wonder) 80-85 days 
The melon is a long oval with a dark glossy green rind. 
The flesh is bright red, fine grained and deliciously sweet. 
The melons weigh 30 to 35 Ibs. 
LEESBURG 85-90 days 
A wilt-resistant strain of Kleckley’s Sweet developed at the 
University of Florida Experiment Station. It is a long dark 
green melon, very uniform and an excellent tough-skinned 
shipping variety. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE 88-92 days 
An old favorite for the home garden. The shape is oblong 
and the color of the rind dark green with light green stripes. 
The flesh is bright red, very sweet and of excellent quality. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE 85-90 days 
This melon, also known as the Striped Gypsy, is an oblong 
variety with decided stripes of light and dark green. The 
rind is tough and rather thick, while the flesh is bright red 
and sweet. 
PEERLESS (Ice Cream) 85-90 days 
A home garden type melon, medium size, oval, thin 
brittle rind, bright green with fine dark green veining. The 
flesh is bright scarlet and of very good quality. 
IRISH GRAY 87-92 days 
A very good shipping variety, large and oblong in shape. 
lt has an extremely tough, hard rind and is uniform light 
grayish green in color. 
HALBERT HONEY 82-87 days 
It is a little smaller than the Kleckley Sweet to which it 
bears a close resemblance, and is almost of equal quality 
and attractiveness. It has a smooth, dark green rind and 
bright red flesh. 
CITRON, GREEN SEEDED 90-95 days 
The fruits are small and round; flesh white, used for pre- 
serving. 
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