NORTHERN SWEET 
Early Icebox Melon 
68 days. Earliést Melon. This Early Ice-Box-Size 
Watermelon weighs only 15 lbs., and is the earliest 
watermelon. Fruits are nearly round, medium green 
with dark green stripes; rind very thin. Flesh very 
deep red, crisp, sweet, and delicious; seeds light 
brown. Ideal for home garden and local truckers. 
TOM WATSON 
No White Heart 
The improved ‘‘Cut-Red’”’ or ‘‘Red-Heart’’ 
88 days. 
strain has no white heart. The handsome, dark green 
Find is thin, but hard and tough, so is unsurpassed as 
a market sort. The melons are usually 20 to 24” in 
Iength and 10 to 12” through, averaging 40 lbs. each. 
A good yielder and a great money maker in all markets. 
Flesh dark red, firm and of excellent quality. 
KLONDIKE—Sweetest of All 
Early Long One 
78 days. One of the best early melons. They are 
oblong, of an even dark green color, and usually 
weigh 25 lbs.. Flesh is deep red, exceptionally crisp 
and tender, as well as most delicious in flavor. The 
seeds are small, black, with brown markings. Our 
strain of this melon is an exceptionally heavy yielder 
and gives excellent satisfaction in the North. 
Improved Kleckley Wilt-Resistant 
A wilt-resistant strain of Kleckley’s Sweet that 
will grow and ‘thrive on wilt-sick soil. It retains all 
the superb qualities of the old! reliable Kleckley’s 
Sweet or Monte Cristo. The attractive, oblong melons 
will average 30 lbs: The rich, glossy, dark green rind 
is tougher than Kleckley’s Sweet; making it a better 
shipper. The flesh is bright red, crisp, tender and 
deliciously sweet and melting, 
One Oz. for 25 Hills—4 Lbs. per Acre. Michigan- 
Grown Burgess Watermelon is best for all climates. 
New Hampshire 
Midget 
Smallest of All 
65 days. An ‘‘ice-box” 
type, with small 2 to 6 lb. 
fruit, and brown _ seeds. 
Thin rind and strawberry- 
red flesh. Very prolific 
light green melon with 
dark green stripes. De- 
licious flavor. 
A Delicious Yellow-Fleshed Watermelon 
85 days. Flesh of rich golden color, firm, crisp 
and glistening, sweet as honey, and fairly melts in 
your mouth. No hard core or ‘stringiness. Fruits 
oblong, dark green with darker green stripes and 
average 20 Ibs. 
WINTER WATERMELON 
The Long-Keeper 
90 days. A home grown melon for your Thanks- 
giving dinner. It is not a citron or a freak, but a 
very prolific long-keeping true Watermelon. Flesh red, 
extremely firm, very brittle and deliciously sweet. 
Fruits taken from the field before killing frost and 
stored in a cool place will keep long into the late fall 
and early winter and retain their delicious Sweetness 
and fiavor. 
Watermelon Seeds Delivered Prepaid at the Following Prices 
Jumbo Watermelon 
100 LB. JUMBO 
State Fair Melon 
90 days. State Fair Melon—Introduced ‘by us in 1941. 
Grow some of these giant Watermelons and win some 
prizes at your State or County Fair. More prizes for 
large melons have no doubt been won with Jumbo than 
with all other varieties of Watermelons combined. With 
rich soil and good care, mammoth size melons can-be 
produced wherever ordinary melons can be successfully 
grown. The dark green oval fruits will average 50 Ibs., 
but melons weighing 100 lbs. have been’ grown. The rind 
is hard and tough and will ship long distances. The 
deep red flesh is firm, sweet and of the finest quality. 
Seeds large, dark brown. 
Packet| Oz. ly Lb. Lb. 5 Lbs. 
Citronenes eaccart hee naa anaes $0.10 | $0.25 | $0.70 | $1.90 
CONS Gere scsi echo ds) oe hs -20 -45 1.15 | 3.20 |/$15.00 
Mixies Queene tes. hee i ae ; -15 -35 -90| 2.50 | -11.25 
Goldentitoneys. sisi spe al, -10 25 -70 1.90 
Improved Kleckley Wilt-Resistant. . -10 25 -70 1.90 8.50 
TUTDO we ee ce. a ae -15 -35 -90 2.50 | 11.25 
KiONGLRGR er cess « date ee he ae -15 -35 -90| 2.50] 11.25 
New Hampshire Midget -20 -50 1.25 3.50 
Northern sweet. 788.05 oh Pe -15 -30 -80 2.20 9.75 
DCCLOns ime et eins Meee ae (10 Seeds 50c) (830 Seeds $1.25) 
StonecViountain: 09. 2 tee Se. -10 -25 -70 1.90 8.50 
Z PLOMIRVAtsON oth Tee a -10 -25 -70 1.90 8.50 
Ss EED LESS WEGeris nica td de COR hee ee -80| 2.20 9.75 
Seagate ie Le -80| 2.50 
The Wender of Wonders! 
We can hardly believe it either, but it’s true—A 
SEEDLESS WATERMELON. A 10 to 12 lb. light 
bright green melon, with amazingly red and sweet 
fiesh and NO SEEDS. This amazing hybrid is ex- 
pensive, but surely worth it. 
CONGO 
A new outstanding melon developed by the U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture. It is a long, medium thick melon 
with slick green appearance and darker green stripes. 
Anthracnose resistant, even in wet weather. Beautiful 
red deep heart, medium size, white seeds with brown 
smears. Excellent shipper, good for home garden. 
STONE MOUNTAIN 
88 days. Stone Mountain is a large, round, me- 
dium dark green, high quality melon, Flesh highly 
colored, very solid, with fewer seeds than most va- 
rietiés. The fruits average 35 pounds. - The rind is 
tough enough to stand handling for nearby markets, 
but will not stand long distance shipping. Seeds white 
with black tips. It produces an abundant crop and 
can be grown successfully on all types of soil. 
CITRON 
90 days. Preserving Melon—Flesh white and solid. 
Used exclusively for making preserves and candied 
fruit. 
TRIAL-GROUNDS MIXTURE 
Just right for those who want some of all the differ- 
ent Watermelons. A fine mixture of the varieties listed 
in this catalog and a few others from our trial 
grounds, which we haven’t placed on the market. 
WATERMELON BARGAIN! 
{ Pkt. Northern Sweet 
! Pkt. Imp. Kléckley’s Wilt Resistant 
{ Pkt. Dixie Queen 
{ Pkt. New Hampshire Midget 
All 4 Pkts. only 50c 
Prepaid 
Michigan Grown 
DIXIE QUEEN 
80 days. Our Michigan grown seed of. this 
melon, like~all other varieties, is better than 
Southern grown seed for planting either in the 
North or the South, for it produces EARLIER 
MELONS of the very best quality. 
Dixie Queen is a very prolific second-early va- 
riety used extensively for shipping, and is rapidly 
gaining popularity for the home garden. Fruits are 
oval-round, light green with dark green stripes, of 
medium size but often growing to a larger size 
and weighing as high as 40 pounds. Rind is thin, 
but tough. The bright red flesh is crisp, sweet and 
practically free from fiber, and the few seeds are 
small and white. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co., Galesburg, Michigan 21 
