Watermelons 
I Oz. to 30 Hills; 1 Lb. per Acre 
Culture—In every respect as to soil, 
planting time, cultivation and destruc- 
tion of pests, the watermelon is 
treated the same as muskmelon. The 
vines, however, are more spreading 
and the seed should be dropped in hills 
5 ft. apart and 8 ft. between the rows. 
DIXIE QUEEN OR WHITE-SEEDED 
CUBAN QUEEN 
90 Days—An outstanding melon un- 
beatable for the home gardener, road- 
side market, trucker and_ shipper. 
Fruits oblong or nearly round, fair 
size averaging 35 lbs. or more, light 
green, striped and blotched with dark 
green; rind thin but tough, Flesh rich 
scarlet, crisp and extremely sweet 
with very few seeds. Seeds white and 
Dixie Queen or 
White-Seeded Cuban Queen 
small. Watermelon 
FLORIDA GIANT, BLACK DIAMOND OR STONE MOUNTAIN 
CANNONBALL 90 Days—The popular honie garden and shipping 
90 Days—The largest of all the newer watermelons | melon. The rind is tender but this not a handicap 
averaging 50 to 60 lbs. It is now the top-notch fa- | with present day quick transportation facilities, 
vorite in the South, a good shipper and one of the | Fruits very large, 30 to 50 lbs. when grown in the 
best all purpose melons. Vines vigorous and prolific. | south, but smaller in northerly climate; oval or 
Fruits oval or nearly round with blunt ends, very | nearly round with blunt ends, medium dark green 
dark green with tough, hard rind. Flesh bright red, | with ribs shading to a darker green. Flesh brilliant 
firm textured, crisp and sweet. Seeds mottled dark | rich scarlet throughout, fine grain, firm, deliciously 
own sweet to the rind and very few seeds. Seeds white 
with black tips. 
TOM WATSON _ | 
90 Days—The ideal shipping melon. Fruits very ICEBOX 
large, 30 to 40 lbs. measuring 20 ins, long, 10 ins. | g5 Days — A home novelty melon small enough to 
in diameter with round ends; rich, deep green, in- | fit conveniently in a refrigerator. Fruits are small 
distinctively veined; rind ¢lastic and tough. Flesh |’ and rind thin. The flesh is of excellent quality and 
rich red, firm sweet and luscious, ripening close to | brient red. Seed ey ; 
the rind. Seeds brown, spotted with white. nace red. Seeds resemble apple seeds, small, light 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE COLE’S EARLY OR HARRIS’ EARLIEST. 
90 Days—An excellent shipping melon popular in | 80 Days—An extra early variety and a great fayor- 
the South for its size, productiveness and eating | ite in the North and one of the finest for family 
qualities. Fruits very long, fairly large, 25 to 30 | use or the home market. Fruits small size, 15 lbs., 
Ibs., light green, irregularly mottled with dark | short, nearly round, dark green striped irregularly 
green stripes. Rind very tough. Flesh bright scarlet, | with a lighter shade; rind tender. Flesh light red, 
crisp and sweet. Seeds dull white with black tips. | Sweet and delicious. Seeds black. 
GRAYSTONE 
90 Days—Stone Mountain type but with thin, tough, 
mottled gray-green rind. Flesh red, crisp and sweet. 
Seeds white. 
GARRISON 
90 Days—A splendid large melon 
popular for local market in the 
South, Fruits 40 to 50 Ibs., long, cyl- 
indrical, white with green irregular 
stripes. Flesh bright red and sweet. 
Seeds white. 
IRISH GRAY 
90 Days—One of the finest melons 
tu grow anywhere. It is quite produc- 
tive, very sweet and tender, a trifle 
earlier than. Tom Watson and com- 
pares equally with that variety in 
shipping quality. Fruits large, 25 to 
30 wee One ee a distinct 
mottled greenish gray; rind tough 
crone and hard, Flesh bright red, firm ara 
Watermelon sweet. Seeds white. 
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