Michigan Grown 
DIXIE QUEEN 
80 days. Our Michigan zrown seed of this 
melon, like all other varieties, is better than 
' Southern grown seed for planting either in the 
North or the South, for it produces EARLIER 
MELONS of the very best quality. 
Dixie Queen is a very prolific second-early va- 
riety used extensively for shipping, and is rapidly 
gaining popularity for the home garden. Fruits are 
oval-round, light green with dark green stripes, of 
medium size but often growing to a larger size 
and weighing as high as 40 pounds. Rind is thin, - 
but tough. The bright red flesh is crisp, sweet and 
practically free from fiber, and the few seeds are 
small and white. 
JUMBO 
The .100-Ib. 
State Fair Melon 
_ 90 days. Introduced by us in 1941. Grow some 
of these giant Watermelons and win some prizes at 
your State or County Fair. More prizes for large 
melons have no doubt been won with Jumbo than 
with all other varieties of Watermelons combined. 
With rich soil and gdod care, mammoth size melons 
can be produced wherever ordinary melons can be 
successfully grown. The dark green oval fruits will 
average 50 Ibs., but melons weighing 100 lbs: have 
been grown. The rind is hard and tough and will 
ship long distances. The deep red flesh is firm, 
sweet and of the finest quality. Seeds large, dark 
brown. 
“GOLDEN HONEY 
A Delicious Yellow-Fleshed Watermelon 
85 days. Flesh of rich golden color, firm, crisp and glistening, sweet 
as honey, and fairly melts in your mouth. No hard core or stringiness. 
Fruits oblong, dark green with darker green stripes and average 20 
pounds. 
MILES 
“4 Resistant to Fusarium Wilt 
80 days. Here is a new second-early melon that is making a name 
for itself because of its resistance to Fusarium Wilt. Its bright red 
fiesh has smooth texture—no white or hard hearts—and the flavor is 
Jumbo Watermelon 
excellent. Rind is thin, tough enough for shipping, bright green with 
darker stripes. 20-25 lb. fruits. White seeded. 
CITRON (Hic) 
90 days. Flesh white and solid. Used exclusively for making pre- 
serves and candied fruit. , 
TRIAL-GROUNDS MIXTURE 
‘Just right for those who want some of all the different Watermelons. 
A fine mixture of the varieties listed in this catalog and a few others 
from our, trial grounds, which we haven’t yet placed on the market. 
NOTICE 
Coconut or Climbing Watermelon For Prices of Watermelon Seed 
Described on This Page, 
See Page 16 
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“Cut-Red” Tom Watson 
TOM WATSON (CUT-RED STRAIN) 
88 days. The improved “Cut-Red’”’ or ‘‘Red-Heart’”’ strain of this outstanding shipping melon has no 
whité heart and is one of the most popular of all Watermelons. The handsome, dark green rind is thin, but hard 
and tough, so is unsurpassed as a market sort. The melons are usually 20 to 24 inches in length and 10 to 12 
inches through, averaging on good soil 40 pounds each. A good yielder and a great money maker in all markets. 
Flesh dark red, firm and of excellent quality. 
COCONUT or CLIMBING 
ICE BOX SIZE 
Melons about the size of large coconuts and 
of highest quality. Fruit ripens for a long 
period, unlike other sorts which ripen their 
fruits mostly at one time. The vine may be 
allowed to trail on the ground or may be 
trained and tied to trellis. Bright red flesh; 
crisp and sweet. An ideal melon for the small 
garden. 
One Ounce of Seed 
, MUSTARD ‘to 75 Feet of Row 
MUSTARD IS ONE OF THE BEST SOURCES OF IRON AND VITAMIN C, 
WITH FAIR AMOUNTS OF A, B, AND CALCIUM 
The large leaves make a most palatable and piquant type of greens and possess healthful 
tonic properties. Preferred by many to Spinach, but should be cut young,-for when old the 
flavor is strong. Begin sowing seed as early in the spring as the weather permits and make 
successive sowings every two weeks. 
GIANT CURLED. Leaves large, yellowish-green, much crumpled on the edges. The most 
extensively grown of any variety. Ready for table in about 35 days. (Pkt. (0c) (oz. 20c) 
(44 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.25) (5 Ibs. $5.00), prepaid. 
_ Mustard SpinachorTendergreen 
- One ounce of seed to 75 feet of row 
, Have Tender Greens in 3 Weeks from Seed 
Mustard Spinach, or Tendergreen is ready 
for the table in 3 to 4 weeks after seed is 
planted. It is a very mild Mustard with a 
distinct Spinach flavor. It is an all season 
plant, resistant to insects and blight. The plantings are possible. The leaves are cooked 
leaves, which are twice the size of Swiss and prepared for the table the same as Spin- 
Chard, are mostly used when young. Re- ach. (Pkt. 10c¢) (0z. 20c) (14 Ib. 40c) (ib. 
peated plantings every two weeks will pro- $1.25) (5 Ibs. $5.00), prepaid. 
duce an abundant supply of delicious greens 
throughout the entire summer, as well as 
spring and fall. It is extremely resistant to 
Mustard Spinach 
both hot and cold weather, so early and late 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
