Read about Kilgore’s special methods of handling and storing seeds on page 34. 
We have specialized in 
watermelon seed for 
many years. 
Our melon seed 1s produced 
from specially selected 
stock seed. 
Florida Giant (Black Diamond or Cannon Ball). A standard, high yielding variety for Florida 
FLORIDA GIANT (BLACK DIAMOND or CANNON BALL). 
(92 days.) The vines are of vigorous growth and produce large, 
nearly round, solid dark-green skin melons, with thick rind 
and firm, rather coarse grained and fibrous, sweet, deep red, 
attractive flesh, with small black seeds. Very hardy, and with- 
stands poor growing conditions better than most other var- 
ieties. This variety is sometimes called black seeded Stone 
Mountain. It resembles Stone Mountain in form, but has a 
much darker green rind and grows to much larger size. Be- 
cause of the dark green rind, it is in great demand, always 
having a fresh appearance. Has grown in favor by leaps and 
bounds among commercial melon growers in Florida. Also a 
desirable home garden variety. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
KLECKLEY’S SWEET (WONDERMELON). (95 days.) The 
vines are sturdy and prolific and the green rind fruit is long, 
slightly constricted toward the stem end, with a very crisp, 
sweet and fine flesh. The rind is too thin to make a good 
shipper, but because of its high edible quality it is very popular 
for home use and for local market. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1% lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.15 per Ib. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE. (90 days.) An early, long, medium- 
sized melon, irregularly striped with lighter green. The flesh 
is a deep red and very delicious. This melon does not ship 
very well, but it is a desirable variety for the garden and home 
market because of its very high edible quality and uniformly 
high yield. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4% Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.15 per Ib. 
STONE MOUNTAIN (Improved Light Green Rind Strain.) 
(92 days.) A large, round melon with deep red flesh that has a 
very delicious flavor. Vines are very prolific and the fruit has 
very few seeds, being almost all good, crisp, red meat clear to 
the rind, of delicious flavor and sweetness. Ours is the genuine, 
true to type, mingled light green color Stone Mountain. This 
strain has been developed and selected for uniformity and for 
high yields of true light green rind melons, free of white heart 
and solid meated throughout with relatively few pure white 
seeds having a dark ring around the edge. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 15c; %4 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
OKLAHOMA CERTIFIED BLACK DIAMOND. (92 days.) 
Our certified Black Diamond or Cannon Ball is produced for 
us by one of the best watermelon seed growers in Oklahoma 
and the fields are thoroughly inspected and certified by the 
Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association. No finer strain of 
seed of this popular variety can be secured anywhere at any 
price. Not a melon is shipped from our Oklahoma seed grow- 
ing fields, and seed is saved from only the earliest maturing, 
largest sized and best shaped melons. This certified seed is 
sold only in sealed bags with the official Oklahoma Crop In- 
provement Association Certification tag attached to each sealed 
bag. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1% Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $2.40 per Ib. 
GARRISON (DARLINGTON). (95 days.) We offer the 
genuine strain of this prized variety. Fruits are uniformly 
cylindrical in shape, very large, long, with a thin, tender rind. 
The color is white and green striped, the green stripes usually 
being broken. The shape and stripings are similar to those of 
the Georgia Rattlesnake variety, but it is an entirely different 
melon. It has a very delicate flavor, sweet and tender meat, 
and grows to weigh 40 to 50 pounds, if the vines are pruned 
to one or two good shaped melons per plant, pulling off all 
other melons at least twice a week. Because of its high edible 
quality and large size it is rapidly gaining popularity and com- 
manding premium prices. It is not, however, a shipping melon 
because of the brittle, easily broken rind, but is grown ex- 
tensively for local markets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1% Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.90 per Ib. 
A typical fruit of Garrison (Darlington) Watermelon 
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