istamt Garrison First Offered in 1950 
The Most Valuable Melon Introduction 
In The Last Twenty-Five Years 
AN EXCELLENT SHIPPER. A North Carolina shipper 
said, “In 1949 I bought some Wilt Resistant Garrisons you 
had on test here. They did not bruise in shipment; looked 
better and sold better than other varieties.” A Central 
Florida grower wrote, “Made good melons when other 
varieties failed in hot, dry weather. Nice vines, excellent 
quality. Book me for the coming season.” 
A South Carolina shipper reported, “The best melon I 
ever used on old land. Excellent quality. Shipped one 
car to my New York house which wired, ‘Ship ten more 
cars - price no object.” A southern shipper said, ““Was 
the best accepted variety I shipped North in 1949, and sold 
for more money.” 
Another Southern shipper wrote, “Picked from the same 
field six weeks. This melon made the largest yield of 
marketable melons I’ve ever grown. Had excellent qual- 
ity, and nice appearance when loaded in cars and trucks.” 
A Maryland grower says, “I watched your seed fields 
all summer. The vines were beautiful in spite of extreme 
heat. I never saw more or nicer melons in any field, 
Ships Better Than Garrison running from forty to sixty pounds, and no bottlenecks.” 
ORIGIN This new melon is a Garrison and Hawkesbury cross, the result of eleven years 
crossing and selection. It has Garrison shape and color; the bright red meat 
and brown seeds of Hawkesbury, and Garrison flavor and quality. In appearance and all 
around quality it is better than either parent. 
WILT RESISTANCE This melon has been tested by well known melon growers and ship- 
pers, county agents and experiment stations in the South, East and 
Midwest. Everywhere it has proved nearly 100 per cent wilt resistant, with high yield and 
excellent quality. Grows well on old land where other varieties fail. 
VIGOR Having hybrid vigor the vine growth is strong; large leaves protect the melons 
from sun scald better than most varieties. Both melons and vine hold up well due 
to this hybrid vigor. In North Carolina tests it showed high resistance to bacterial wilt, and 
some resistance to anthracnose. 
ATTRACTIVE MELON From the photo you notice wilt Resistant Garrison has better shape 
than Coker or Garrison, running more even from stem to blossom 
end. Has a tougher rind and ships better, with less tendency to produce bottlenecks. For at- 
tractive shape and color, excellent flavor, and shipping quality, Wilt Resistant Garrison is 
the best melon we have been privileged to observe. 
COLOR OF SEED You will note that growers and shippers who have tested this 
GENERAL COMMENTS melon know it is tops as a shipper and market variety. Seeds 
are dark brown, and very much stronger germination than the 
white seeded Coker or Garrison, making it easier to get an early stand with this variety. A 
few Hawkesbury melons show up in this strain after eleven years of selection, as this melon 
retains true hybrid qualities which give it exceptional vigor. 
We are the sole introducers of Twilley’s Wilt Resistant Garrison, and originator’s stock 
in 1951 can only be secured from us. We offer hand saved, treated seed of our own breed- 
ing and selection. Naturally, the supply is limited. 
389. Pkt. 20c; Oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.00; 14 lb. $1.90; 1 lb. $3.50; 5 lbs., $3.45 per lb.; 10 bbs., 
$3.40 per lb.; 25 lbs., $3.35 per lb. Postpaid. 
