caintat!___WATERMELONS 
strongest plants in each hill. 
876. Kleckley’s Sweet 
A Giant Sweet Melon 
(85 days). A splendid medium early variety, es- 
pecially desirable for home garden use and for 
truckers serving local markets. It will not stahd 
* long distance shipping. A melon of outstanding 
quality and unusual sweetness. Fruit: large, weight 
30 to 40 lbs., cylindrical dark bluish green; with thin, 
tender rind. Flesh is bright red, tender and extremely 
sweet. Seeds white. Pkt.-10c, oz. 25c, %4 Ib. NE Yn 
857. Fonbs Figen ie Ee Ib. $1.25, Ib. $2.00, prepaid. 
Be First in your Neighborhood to 
Enjoy Luscious Home Grown Watermelons! Home Garden 
It’s Earliest of All! | . 
A truly remarkable new HYBRID watermelon Melon Col ection 
that'll ripen quickly even in the most northern 35 
sections of the U.'S. Matures in less than 60 One Packet each of: C 
days in Southern Minnesota. Besides it's a Muskmelons— 
high quality melon, bearing an abundance of Hale’s Best (Earl ) 
attractive 8 to 10 pound fruits with crisp, sweet y 
flesh of deep rich-red color. It's perfect for Sugar Rock (Med.) 
the home gardener, and the half inch rind Watermelons— 
oo pontine for ae Seek. eel ae Early Northern Sweet 
et. Seeds brown. olor photo page 1. . 
25c, 5 pkts. $1.00, ppd. Klondyke Suger (Late) 
Northern Ripens in cae 
Sweet 9 to 10 
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_""_ 379.New Hampshire Midget 
Our 1951 All America Gold Medal Award Winner! 
Color Photo page 2. 
Ideal for the small family garden and especially 
valuable in northern sections, as it matures ex- 
tremely early. Most early melons lack quality, but 
New Hampshire excels in both quality and flavor, 
Our stock is the result of a 2-year’s selection from 
Dr. Yaeger’s improved strain developed at New 
Hampshire Experiment Station. Fruits 7 to 8 inches 
long, are just right for individual serving. Our strain 
has fewer seeds, very thin rind, rich red flesh that 
is crisp and juicy’ with extra-high sugar content. 
A Easy to grow, requires little space. Seeds are 
874, black. Pkt. 25c, 5 pkts. for $1.00, %4 lb. $1.75, ppd. 
Early Northern Sweet 
(75 days). This amazing melon ripens in 9 to 
10 weeks from planting. Of an attractive green 
color, striped with lighter green. Flesh is dark 
red and tender, with a rich sugary flavor. 
Weighs 12 pounds. Splendid for early market 
or home garden. It is important that melons 
be picked as soon as they ripen, otherwise 
flesh tends to become slightly stringy. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, 4 Ib. 75c, V2 lb. $1.25, lb. $2.00, pre- 
paid. 
872. Early Kansas 
(80 days). Very popular on the markets of the 
Midwest, due to its earliness combined with 
large size, and its attractive appearance—plus 
fine quality. The skin is dark green with al- 
ternate stripes of a lighter shade. The rind is 
of medium thickness—well suited for carrying 
reasonable distances—and the flesh is a rich 
red color, of delightful flavor. Average size 
15 by 13 inches; weight 40 lbs. Seeds brown. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Y% Ib. 75c, Y2 lb. $1.25, Ib. ° 
$2.00, prepaid. : 880. Winter Melon =e 
875. Dive Queen vf Long-keeping, Lusciously sweet 
(78 days). Here’s a sweet, luscious watermelon for 
(85 days). An early melon of excellent quality. your Thanksgiving dinner, from your own garden, 
It is semi-round, with a thin, tough rind and An early sort, very prolific and an excellent ship- 
stands shipping. The color is light green al- per. Like Honey Dew in size and keeping qualities, 
ternately striped with dark green. Weight This melon will keep 2 months after picking if prop- 
about 32 pounds. The flesh is bright red, crisp _ erly stored. Fruit: small, weight 10 lbs., round, pale 
and sweet, and the few seeds are small and yellow when ripening. Flesh: bright red, crystalline, 
white. Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, Y% Ib. $1.00, % Ib. very sweet. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, %4 lb. 75c, Ya Ib. 
$1.50, lb. $2.50, prepaid. $1.25, lb. $2.00, prepaid. 
Dixie 
Queen 
One of the 
Sweetest 
IMPROVED 
WILT-RESISTANT STRAINS 
Four ounces will plant 100 hills; sow 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 
CULTURE—The best soil for growing watermelons is light, rich, and sandy. When the ground is 
thoroughly warm, and all danger of frost is past, drop 8 to 10 seeds in hills 8 to 10 feet apart, cover- 
ing the seed about an inch. When the plants begin to run to vines, thin out all but the three 
878. Klondyke Sugar 
Wilt-Resistant 
(90 days). For edible qualities and attrac- 
tive appearance Klondyke is surpassed by 
no other melon. Solid dark green in color, 
with slight ribs running lengthwise. The 
tind is thick enough to stand shipping. 
Weight 25 pounds. The flesh is scarlet to 
the rind. A truly delicious melon, high in 
sugar content. Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, % Ib. $1.00, 
Y% Ib. $1.50, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
Klondyke Sugar 
New 
Hampshire 
Midget 
s90. Citron 
Used in Sweet Pickles, Preserves and Can- 
died Fruit 
For making preserves. Flesh: clear, white 
and solid. Fruit: round and smooth, quite 
small. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Y% Ib. 75c, Y2 Ib. 
$1.25, prepaid. 
Winter Melon 
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