WATERMELONS 
Ice cold watermelon is a much welcomed treat during the 
hot summer days. Take your choice of round, oval, long 
shaped melons and pink, red or golden yellow flesh. If you live 
in the North, plant the quickest maturing varieties (Fordhook 
Early, Sunnybrook Hybrid). For preserves, sweet pickles and 
candied fruit, grow Colorado Preserving Citron. 
609 Kieckley’s Sweet Improved 
88 days. Also known as Wondermelion. A large 
melon that is distinct from Kleckley Sweets in that 
it has a tougher rind which makes it ideal for long 
distance shipping. The skin is attractive, solid, 
bluish-green color. Flesh is dark red, of fine texture, 
juicy, and delectable flavor. Fruits grow 12 in. in 
diameter, 24 in. long and weigh up to 40 lbs. each. 
Splendid for home garden as well as for market. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 85¢ 
588 Burpee’s Fordhook Early °3 days. Named 
after Burpee’s Ford- 
hook Farms. A most excellent, quick growing watermelon which 
will mature in sections too cool for most varieties. Fruits are large, 
slightly oval in shape, and about 25 Ibs. in weight. The dark green 
skin is faintly marked with a darker green mottling. Sugary sweet, 
rich pink flesh. Popular for home and early market trade. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; % Ib. $1.25 
611 Burpee’s Halbert Honey © 87 days. Fruits 
are large, meas- 
uring 18 to 20 in. in length, 12 in. in diameter, and weigh up to 
30 lbs. each. Skin is a beautiful deep green with fine veining; flesh 
is bright crimson, crisp, and of a remarkably luscious flavor. One 
of the sweetest for home, roadside stands or nearby markets. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% Ib. $1.25 
90 days. Oblong, blocky, dark green melons faintly 
616 Congo striped lighter green; flesh is bright red, crisp 
and sweet. Highly resistant to anthracnose. Weigh 30 to 40 Ibs. 
Good for home and market; tough rind makes it a good shipper. 
Pkt. 25¢; oz. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.75 
iwe 90 days. Fruits are round to slightly 
604 Dixie Queen oblong, 12 in. across, 15 in. long, aver- 
aging 30 to 35 lbs. each. Has light green skin with irregular stripes 
of dark green. Flesh is brilliant red, of fine texture and excellent 
quality; quite free from fiber and good clear to the rind, which 
is thin but tough, so stands shipping. Seeds are small and white. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% Ib. $1.25 
641 Early Kansas 80 days. Popular in the Midwest for 
the home garden, local market and 
shipping. Fruits weigh 20 to 30 lbs., are round to oval in shape; 
skin is bright green with broad lighter green wavy stripes. Rind is 
thin but tough; flesh is firm, deep red, free from stringy heart. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% Ib. $1.25 
539 Early Northern Sweet 78 days. Especially 
adapted to our Northern 
States and the Canadian Provinces. Fruits are small, weigh 10 to 
12 pounds,enearly round, medium green with a suggestion of 
darker green striping. The flesh is bright pink and of good flavor. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; %, lb. 95¢ 
5 + 90 days. Fruits average 35 lbs. 
610 Florida Giant oO when well grown, oval in shape, 
14 in. in length and 12 in. in depth. They have a thick, dark green 
rind; the flesh is brilliant pink and of excellent flavor. Ships well. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; % lb. $1.25 
i ' 83 days. Delici 
644 Luscious Golden Sweet 2.935 yeitow 
flesh and unusual sugary flavor. It is as good as any of the red- 
fleshed varieties; many claim it is better. The skin is dark green 
and the rind is very thin. Melons grow 18 in. long, 10 in. across 
and weigh 20 to 25 lbs. Desirable for home use or local market. 
t Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.25 
623 Stone Mountain 88 days. Known as Dixie Belle. 
melon with grayish green smooth skin and beautiful deep crimson 
flesh without any ‘white or stringiness in the heart. The average 
melon weighs about 45 lbs. It is fine for home use and market. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 85¢ 
aq 75 days. Burpee’ 
595 Sunnybrook Hybrid 2 cys, parece 
brid watermelon. Produces a large number of medium size, dark 
green fruits. The shape is nearly round, 10 in. long and 9 in. deep, 
slightly indented at both ends. Flesh is crisp, quite sweet, medium 
red, with no heavy fibers. The medium size seeds are black. Séed 
supply is very limited. Pkt. 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 5 pkts. $2.00 
613 Tom Watson 95 days. A tough rind shipping melon 
that grows exceptionally large—20 in. 
in length and 12 in. in diameter. Dark green skin; deep red, firm 
flesh of luscious sweetness. Often weigh 35 lbs. Quality is good. 
f Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; % Ib. $1.25 
“108 *... W. ATLEE BURPEE'COMSeed Growers 
High quality oval-round water- 
DISEASE RESISTANT WATERMELONS 
If you have not been able to grow melons, because disease pr ie: 
vented non-resistant varieties from producing a crop, try these: — 
15 in. long and: 12 in. across; in weight, 30 to 35 Ibs. — 
and the flesh is just as delicious—deep red when ripe, — 
extremely sweet and free from fiber. Seeds are white 
but two to three times the size of regular Dixie Queen. 
Vines are highly resistant to wilt. Thin, tough rind. — 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 50¢; 14 lb. $1.51 
95 days. A fusarium wilt resistant variety 
619 Blacklee marketed by some growers as Imiproveln 
Watson. Fruits weigh 40 Ibs. or more, are long, dark green with a 
thin but firm rind making suitable for long distance shipment. — 
Flesh is rich red, finely grained, and of smooth, crisp texture. __ 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; % Ib. $1 
80 days. Prolific, early ‘me a, 
615 Black Kleckley highly resistant to both fusariur 
wilt and anthracnose. Skin is so dark as to appear black, ri 
tough, flesh is of excellent quality, deep red and very sweet. We! 
15 to 25 lbs., mostly oblong. Desirable melon for home and market. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% Ib. $1.25 
85 days. Highly resistant to alee its 
642 Hawkesbury are large, weighing 25 to 40 Ibs., oblong, 
sloping toward both ends, light gray-green, tough rind with slight 
deeper green veining. Flesh is dark red, sweet, and of good quality, 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; % Ib. $1 
90 days. Wilt resistant; the sa 
607 Kieckley No. 6 type as Kleckley’s Sweet with al 
fine qualities to which wilt resistance has been added. Weigh 3 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% lb 
H 82 days. Medium sized, dark gr 
631 Kiondike R7 melons with tough but thin rind an 
bright, deep red flesh. Should be used only where wilt is prev: 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 lb. $ 
646 Striped Klondike ®2 ‘avs. Large, light green n 
; : g ons with irregular darker 
stripes; flesh is dark pink, sweet and delicious. Wilt resistan 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 
to 2 or 3 plants in each group after plants are well estab 
Rich, rather sandy soils produce the finest watermelons 
well-drained loam is also suitable. A pkt. will plant 6 
or so-called ‘‘hills’’; 1 oz. about 30 groups, SAS 
645 COLORADO PRESERVING CITRON 
90 days. Not edible as fresh fruit, but the solid white fles 
used for preserves, sweet pickles, and candied fruit. { 
round, light green, with heavy, broad, dark green ; 
is white and solid. They weigh about 10 lbs. each. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz, 45 
