IMPROVED 
WATE RMELONS WILT-RESISTANT STRAINS — 
Four ounces will plant 100 hills; sow 3 to 4 pounds per acre, 
DIXIE QUEEN 
HYBRID 
CULTURE—The best soil for growing watermelons is light, rich, and sandy. When the ground is 
850. Dixie Queen Hybrid 
(90 days). The sweetest, most luscious water- 
melon available. A true F1 hybrid of the 
Dixie Queen type with deep dewy-red flesh 
and uniform fruits, which usually weigh from 
30 to 45 lbs. Because of their hybrid vigor, 
vines grow better and withstand dry weather. 
Fruits remain in prime eating condition longer 
than the ordinary Dixie Queen. Pkt. 25c, 5 
pkts. $1.00, ppd. 
857. Faribo Hybrid “57” 
Sorry — due to crop failure the past season, 
no seed of this excellent early watermelon 
will be available until 1953. 
Northern 
Sweet 
Ripens in 
9 to 10 
874. A 
Early Northern Sweet 
(75 days). This amazing melon ripens in 9 to 
10 weeks from planting. Of an attractive green 
color, striped with lighter green. Flesh is dark 
red and tender, with a rich sugary flavor. 
Weighs 12 pounds. Splendid for early market 
er home garden. It is important that melons 
be picked as soon as they ripen, otherwise 
flesh tends to become slightly stringy. Pkt. 
15c, oz. 30c, % Ib. 80c, 2 lb. $1.30, lb. $2.25, 
prepaid. 
872. Early Kansas 
(80 days). Very popular on the markets of the 
Midwest, due to its earliness combined with 
large size, and its attractive appearance—plus 
fine quality. The skin is dark green with al- 
ternate stripes of a lighter shade. The rind is 
of medium thickness—well suited for carrying 
reasonable distances—and the flesh is a rich 
red color, of delightful flavor. Average size 
15 by 13 inches; weight 40 Ibs. Seeds brown. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, % lb. 80c, % Ib. $1.30, lb. 
$2.25, prepaid. 
875. Dixie Queen 
(85 days). An early melon of excellent quality. 
It is semi-round, with a thin, tough rind and 
stands shipping. The color is light green al- 
ternately striped with dark green. Weight 
about 32 pounds. The flesh is bright red, crisp 
and sweet, and the few seeds are small and 
white. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, % lb. $1.00, % lb. 
$1.50, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
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thoroughly warm, and all danger of frost is past, 
strongest plants in each hill. 
876. Kleckley’s Sweet 
A Giant Sweet Melon 
(85 days). A splendid medium early variety, es- 
pecially desirable for home garden use and for 
truckers serving local markets. It will not stand 
long distance shipping. A melon of outstanding 
quality and unusual sweetness. Fruit: large, weight 
30 to 40 lbs., cylindrical dark bluish green, with thin, 
tender rind. Flesh is bright red, tender and extremely 
sweet. Seeds white. Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, % lb. 80c, ¥% 
Ib. $1.30, lb. $2.25, prepaid. 
Home Garden 
Melon Collection 
One Packet each of: 45¢ 
Muskmelons — 
Hales Best (Early) 
Sugar Rock (Med.) 
Watermelons — 
Early Northern Sweet 
Klondyke Sugar (Late) 
879. New Hampshire Midget 
Our 1951 All America Gold Medal Award Winner! 
Color Photo page 2. 
Ideal for the small family garden and especially 
valuable in northern sections, as it matures ex- 
tremely early. Most early melons lack quality, but 
New Hampshire excels in both quality and flavor. 
Our stock is the result of a 2-year’s selection from 
Dr. Yaeger’s improved strain developed at New 
Hampshire Experiment Station. Fruits 7 to 8 inches 
long, are just right for individual serving. Our strain 
has fewer seeds, very thin rind, rich red flesh that 
is crisp and juicy with extra-high sugar content. 
Easy to grow, requires little space. Seeds are 
black. Pkt. 25c, 5 pkts. for $1.00, % lb. $1.75, ppd. 
Dixie 
Queen a 
One of the 
Sweetest 
880. Winter Melon => 
Long-keeping, Lusciously sweet 
(78 days). Here's a sweet, luscious watermelon for 
your Thanksgiving dinner, from your own garden. 
An early sort, very prolific and an excellent ship- 
per. Like Honey Dew in size and keeping qualities. 
This melon will keep 2 months after picking if prop- 
erly stored. Fruit: small, weight 10 lbs., round, pale 
yellow when ripening. Flesh: bright red, crystalline 
very sweet. Pkt. l5c, oz. 30c, % lb. 80c, %2 Ib. 
$1.30, lb. $2.25, prepaid. 
Melons are never so delicious as when they ripen on the vine in your own garden : 
: 
ing the seed about an inch. When the plants begin to run to vines, 
drop 8 to 10 seeds in hills 8 to 10 feet apart, cover- 
thin out all but the three 
878. Klondyke Sugar © 
Wilt-Resistant 
(90 days). For edible qualities and attrac. 
tive appearance Klondyke is surpassed by 
no other melon. Solid dark green in color, 
with slight ribs running lengthwise. The 
rind is thick enough to stand shipping. 
Weight 25 pounds. The flesh is scarlet to 
the rind. A truly delicious melon, high in 
sugar content. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, “% Ib. 
$1.00, %2 lb. $1.50, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
Klondyke Sugar 
New 
Hampshire 
Midget 
g90. Citron 
Used in Sweet Pickles, Preserves and Can- 
died Fruit 
For making preserves. Flesh: clear, white 
and solid. Fruit: round and smooth, quite 
small. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Y% lb. 75c, ¥2 Ib. 
$1.25, prepaid. . 
Protect Your Mellon Patch 
with Non-Poisonous 
PYRO-DUST 
1 Pound 80c, 4 Pounds $2.50 ppd. 
(See page 68) 
Winter Melon 
