STONE MOUNTAIN mee 90 days 
The rind of this melon is hard and fairly tough, medium green with slight 
veining. The fruits are very large (35-40 Ibs.), round-oval with blunt 
ends. The flesh is bright red, very sweet and of good quality. The seeds 
are medium sized, white with black tip. 
STONE MOUNTAIN NO. 5 - © os 4 4 3 S8OS8SeC eae 
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station developed this strain which 
is resistant to fusarium wilt. It is earlier and slightly smaller than the 
original strain, its rind is not as tough nor the quality as good. 
SUPER RED HEART a 
An improved STONE MOUNTIAN, slightly larger than that variety, oval in 
shape, with a hard and tough rind which is medium to dark green. The 
flesh is bright red, very sweet and stringless. The seeds are white with 
black tip. 
SWEETHEART ot tt oe SED 
A home garden melon with medium sized fruits weighing 20-25 Ibs., nearly 
round, light or gray-green with veining of darker green. The rind is tough, 
the flesh light red, seeds black. 
TENDERSWEET (BANKHEAD) . . . - . 75-80 days 
The flesh of this melon is a golden yellow, the fruits long and cylindrical, 
weighing 30-35 Ibs. The rind is dark green with a lighter green stripe, 
and thick enough to ship well. 
TEXAS SWEETHEART (TEXAS SWEET) _ . - «= SOS OR ve 
A very large melon averaging 30-45 lbs. with fruits an elongated oval 
shape. The rind is tough, medium to dark green with irregular or mottled 
lighter stripes. The flesh is red and very sweet. The seeds are very small, 
black, with small white speckles. 
THURMONDGRAY. . . |. |. -  » 90-95sdays 
A wilt resistant variety with large, long, cylindrical fruits which weigh 
35-40 Ibs. The rind is exceedingly hard and tough and is light green with 
darker veining. The flesh is deep red and fine quality. The seeds are 
brown, medium sized. 
TOM WATSON] te - . . 90-95 days 
A standard shipping variety weighing 35-40 Ibs. Fruits are very large, 
cylindrical, with a thin but tough rind which is a dark green with fine 
veining of even darker green. The flesh is dark red and firm, with large, 
brown seeds. 
U.S.D.A. 46-40 aa ty ee | | 
A new variety developed by the U.S.D.A. Vegetab'e Breeding Laboratory 
at Charleston, S. C., and as yet not officially named. It is resistant to 
anthracnose, the only shipping variety having this quality, which gives 
it great promise. The fruits are similar to DARLINGTON, weigh 32-40 lbs., 
and have a very tough rind which is dark green with darker green stripes. 
The flesh is a very bright red, medium grain, and ripens well out to the 
rind. The seeds are white with black tip and side markings. 
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