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255. HEARTS OF GOLD (90 Days) 
The thick orange flesh is deliciously sweet, juicy and spicy right down 
to the thin rind. Nearly round and covered with a dense gray netting 
that is insect resistant; it is also blight resistant. About six inches long 
and usually weigh about two pounds. Highly recommended for home | 
garden and market. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00; 2-Ib. lots | 
$1.90 per Ib.; 5-Ib. lots $1.80 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.70 per Ib., postpaid. 
245. HONEY DEW (110 Days) 
The smooth skin is creamy white when ripe and so tough that the melon 
is practically sealed up and will keep for a month or more. Allow 3 
months to mature, pull when the blossom end is slightly soft, and keep 
a few days before serving. Has a flavor distinct from the flavor of 
cantaloupe. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; 4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00; 2-lb. lots $1.90 
per |b.; 5-lb. lots $1.80 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.70 per Ib., postpaid. 
261. HOLLYBROOK LUSCIOUS (90 Days} 
For flavor and size, this is the king of all melons. Too large to be 
profitable for the 
market — they 
often weigh 15 to 
20 |bs.—they are 
ideal for home 
use; one melon is 
enough for a 
family. The fla- 
vor is equal to 
that of a Honey 
Dew melon. Con- 
tinues bearing till 
cold weather and 
holds its splendid 
quality up to the 
very last. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 35c; V4 Ib. 
$1.00; Ib. $3.50; 
2-lb. lots $3.25 per lb.; 5-Ib. 
lots $3.00 per Ib., postpaid. 
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WOOD'S “crown” WATERMELON SEEDS :--. 
efter hills 8 or 10 feet apart each way by working in thoroughly rotted manure, or poultry droppings—rich ground gives the plants a good ‘na LO 
WOOD'S EARLY ROCKY FORD 
250. WOOD'S EARLY ROCKY FORD (75 Days) 
Selected for earliness; a week to ten days earlier than the original Hollybrook 
Rocky Ford, like it in shape, but a little larger. The melons are heavily _ Luscious 
netted, have small seed cavity, firm and thick green flesh, and are at- 
tractive in both shape and color. The flavor is deliciously sweet and 
spicy. It is early, prolific and of fine quality. This is just the melon 
to follow our Extra Early Hanover. Has spicy flavor found only in the 
best cantaloupes. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; '4 |b. 65c; Ib. $2.25; 2-lb. lots 
$2.10 per |b.; 5-lb. lots $2.00 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.90 per Ib., postpaid. 
262. BANANA (90 Days) 
Banana shaped and has the banana flavor; grows 15 to 20 inches 
long by four to six inches in diameter; has thick orange flesh with de- 
lightfully sweet flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 65c; Ib. $2.25; 2-Ilb. lots 
$2.10 per |b.; 5-Ib. lots $2.00 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.90 per lb., postpaid. 
263. GLASS MELON or Mango (90 Days) 
For preserving, sweet pickles, mangoes stuffed like peppers, pies, and 
may be sliced and fried like egg-plant. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c¢; !/4 Ib. 50c; 
Ib. $1.75; 2-Ib. lots $1.65 per Ib.; 5-lb. lots $1.55 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots 
$1.45 per lb., postpaid. 
before the insects attack them. When the ground is warm plant 6 or 8 seeds to the hill, covering an inch deep and, when well up, thin out, leaving 
three strong plants to each hill. One ounce will plant 30 hills; 3 pounds one acre. 
281. CONGO or 46-40 282. DIXIE QUEEN (85 Days) 
_ The only shipping variety known today which is resistant to Anthrac- (Sometimes called Cuban Queen)—Not the biggest melon, but the 
nose. This variety promises to be of exceptional importance. The quality is excellent. The sparkling, crisp, rich scarlet flesh is firm, sweet 
melons are similar in size and shape to Garrison, the rind is very tough and juicy right up to the thin, tough rind. Unbeatable for the home 
and dark green with darker green stripes. The flesh is very bright red, garden. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; '/4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00; 2-Ib. lots $1.85 per |b.; 
sweet and ripens well out to the rind. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; V4 |b. $1.20; 5-lb. lots $1.75 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.65 per lb., postpaid. 
Ib. $4.50; 2-lb. lots $4.25 per Ib.; 5-lb. lots $4.00 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots 270. IRISH GRAY (90 Days) 
_$3.85 per Ib., postpaid. In sweetness it is like Kleckley's Sweet; in shipping quality, it com- 
pares with Tom Watson. The thin rind is so tough it will not burst 
from rough treatment in transit. The color is mottled greenish gray; the 
flesh is red, sweet, crisp and free from stringiness. Although a grand 
shipper, it is equally fine for the home garden. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 
60c; Ib. $2.00; 2-lb. lots $1.90 per |b.; 5-lb. lots $1.80 per Ib.; 10-Ib. 
lots $1.70 per Ib., postpaid. 
277. TOM WATSON (90 Days} 
For years the outstanding shipping melon and equally popular for 
the home garden. The dark green melons are large and long, the 
flesh rich, red, distinctly crisp, juicy and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
4 |b. 45c; Ib. $1.50; 2-lb. lots $1.40 per |b.; 5-Ib. lots $1.30 per Ib.; 
10-Ib. lots $1.20 per Ib., postpaid. 
286. GARRISON or DARLINGTON (90 Days) 
Striped like a Georgia Rattlesnake and under favorable conditions 
Kleckley's Sweet or Wondermelon 
269. KLECKLEY'S SWEET or MONTE CHRISTO (85 Days) grows larger, is sweeter and more delicate. Often attain up to 75 lbs. 
(The "Wondermelon")—All of the sparkling, crisp, bright crimson in weight. The flesh is brilliant red, tender, luscious, very sweet and has 
meat is deliciously sweet right up to the thin rind. For the home gar- a delicious flavor. Where Garrison is best known it is preferred to all 
den we recommend it without reserve; Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 45c; other melons for home gardens and nearby markets. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; 
Ib. $1.50; 2-Ib. lots $1.40 per Ib.; 5-Ib. lots $1.30 per lb.; 10-Ib. lots V4 |b. 85c; Ib. $3.00; 2-lb. lots $2.85 per Ib.; 5-lb. lots $2.75 per Ib.; 
$1.20 per |b., postpaid. 10-Ib. lots $2.60 per Ib., postpaid. 
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