BLUE RIND WATSON—Variety No. 23 
This is a distinct variety of the Tom Watson. 
Its rind is a deep shiny green with a bluish 
sheen; some are so dark, they are almost black. 
It has small brown seed and its flesh is a deep 
blood red and very tender and sweet. Its rind is 
thin and very tough making it a splendid shipper. 
Average from fifty to seventy-five pounds. Its gen- 
eral shape is exactly like the Willhite’s Regular 
Watson you have known and liked so well. They 
will sell and ship equal to them on any market 
and most buyers prefer them to the Regular 
Watson because they make a much better ap- 
pearance and are much better melon when cut. 
Some few regular Watsons will be found in field 
planted with Blue Rind Watson seed because the 
type is not firmly established yet, but no such 
melons found in our fields were seeded. Only 
about two per cent showed up regular Watson, 
not enough to cause complaint. We have for 
several years sold about four pounds to one of 
this melon as compared with the regular Watson, 
not because the regular Watson is not good, but 
because the Blue Rind is so much better. We 
originated this melon and recommend it to all who 
want a good shipping melon and one that will 
sell. It matures in about eighty-five days. See 
price sheet for prices. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY 
VARIETY, 25c, 
FOR PRICES, AND INSTRUCTIONS ON SETTING HOTKAPS, SEE PAGE 35 
SEED PER ACRE 
We recommend one pound of seed per 
acre of any variety. There are 4,760 aver- 
age seed to the pound. This will plant 303 
hills twelve by twelve putting about 15 
seeds to the hill, there being 43,560 feet in 
an acre. By putting enough seed to the 
hill and later thinning to two of the best 
plants to the hill, the outside plants will act 
as a protection to the inner plants, which 
often saves replanting the entire acreage. 
Thin when the plants have four leaves. 
BLUE RIND WATSON—Variety No. 23 
6 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas 
Weatherford, Texas 
