GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 19 
Selected Varieties of Watermelon 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 30 hills, about four 
pounds per acre. Watermelons want rich, sandy soil. Cultural 
directions the same as for Muskmelons, except the hills should 
be eight feet apart. 
HARRIS EARLIEST. (Cole’s Early). 75 days. The best ex- 
tremely early variety; fruits medium size, broad, oval: weighing 
10 to 12 Ibs., dark green stripes alternate with lighter; rind 
brittle, flesh bright red of good quality, seeds blackish. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1. 50, postpaid. 
TOM WATSON, 92 days. Produces Melons 18 to 24 inches 
Jong by 10 to 12 inches in diameter, weighing 35 to 40 Ibs. 
Flesh deep red and very crisp; melting and of exquisite flavor. 
Good shipper. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, 
postpaid. 
AKLECKLEY" S SWEET or MONTE CRISTO. 
85 days. One of the sweetest Melons on the market; medi- 
um early, long, averaging 18 to 20 inches, slightly taper- 
ing to the stem end, weighing 30 to 40 Ibs. Rind very 
dark green, flesh very bright red and ripens nearly to 
the rind. Too tender for a shipping Melon, but excellent 
for market and-home garden. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 
50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
PEERLESS or ICE CREAM. 85 days. An old standby. 
Medium early; fruit oblong, weighing 18 to 20 Ibs.; rind 
light green, mottled and “veined; flesh scarlet, solid to 
center, sweet, melting and delicious. Not a good shipper. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 4 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
SWEETHEART. 85 days. A medium early variety grow- 
ign to a large size; a heavy, round to oblong form with 
rather thick, tough rind and a good shipper, weighing 
20 to 25 Ibs. Color very light green, flesh bright red, with 
black seeds. Pkt., 10c; 02., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, 
postpaid. 
CITRON, RED SEEDED. 209 days. The old well known red-seeded preserving 
Melon. Pkt., 10c; 02z., 20c; 4 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. 99 days. This variety combines extra large size with 
earliness. It is nearly round in shape, pleasingly green in color and unexcelled 
for sweetness and juciness. I'ruits weigh from 35 to 40 pounds in the South, 
and the 95 days required for maturity make it easily possible to grow cor- 
respondingly large fruits in the North. Pkt., 
$1.50, postpaid. 
10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo 
Mustard 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED. 3° days. Plant vigorous and hardy, 
growth, leaves large, green tinged yellow, 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
LARGE SMOOTH-LEAF. 
50 days. Large, vigorous leaves, broad and oval, 
Okra or Gumbo 
WHITE VELVET. 60 days. Plants 312 feet high, 
early and productive. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
PERKINS MAMMOTH LONG POD. 
to 5 feet tall, pods dark green, Heshy, tender, 
ribbed and tapered. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
ry 
upright spreading 
much crumpled and frilled at the edges. 
deep green, 
margin toothed but otherwise plain. Pkt. 10¢; oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
pods white, long, smooth and tender; 
56 days For home and market garden. 
becoming 7 to 8 inches “long. Distinctly 
Dixie Queen 
Watermelon 
IRISH GREY. 9% 
able for distant shipping. Fruits large ob- 
tong; uniform light grayish green, rind ex- 
tremely hard and rough; flesh bright red, 
of good quality, weighing around 35 Ibs. 
Pkt., 10c; 02., 20c; 1% Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, 
postpaid. 
days. Especially valu- 
DIXIE QUEEN, 85 days. A new variety, 
for the market and the home garden. Ex- 
cellent quality, fruit nearly round, with 
light and dark green stripes, growing to a 
good size. Rind thin, but tough—flesh 
bright scarlet, solid, of fine texture, weigh- 
ing around 30 lbs. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 
50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
Plants 4 
Okra 
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College 
