T. W. WOOD & SONS + SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 + RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
WOOD'S “sown WATERMELON SEEDS 
Wilt Resistant Watermelons 
Wilt is the greatest menace to watermelon production in the South 
_and varieties resistant to fusarium wilt have become a real necessity. 
Wilt is a soil-borne disease and lives in the land for ten to fifteen 
years. The only remedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties. 
273. BLACKLEE—Wilt Resistant 
A Florida grower says: Blacklee is the best wilt-resistant melon of them 
all; practically 100 per cent immune to wilt, and in quality ranks with 
the best. The dark green rind is about half an inch thick; the flesh 
deep rich red; seeds black. The rind is very tough, making it excellent 
for shipping; after pulling it keeps in fine condition longer than other 
melons; attains a weight up to 50 Ibs. To have extra large melons, it is 
sometimes necessary to remove some young fruits, as the vines are so 
vigorous and prolific they have a tendency to produce so many the 
average size is reduced. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 |b. 70c, postpaid. 
285. LEESBURG or Wilt Resistant Kleckley's Sweet (90 Days) 
In every way fully equal to our standard strain of Kleckley's Sweet in 
quality and size, with the distinct advantage of being wilt resistant. It 
marks a conspicuous advance in the development of this universally 
popular melon for growing on wilt-sick soils. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 Ib. 
70c, postpaid. 
283. HAWKESBURY—Wilt Resistant (90 Days) 
Florida Giant or Cannonball Watermelon 
276. FLORIDA GIANT or CANNONBALL (Black Diamond) 
(90 Days)—If you grow them on good land, feed them well and leave 
only one or two melons to the vine, melons weighing nearly a hundred 
pounds may be grown under favorable growing conditions. The size 
depends on the land and the supply of proper plant food, but melons 
averaging 40 Ibs. should be produced under usual cultural methods. 
The melons are oval shaped with blunt ends, dark green skin, firm, 
crisp, bright red flesh. It is the largest of the newly introduced varie- 
ties. To produce extra big melons prune the vines to one or two 
fruits. Seeds are black. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; '/4 lb. 60c, postpaid. 
279. IMPROVED GEORGIA or AUGUSTA RATTLESNAKE 
(90 Days)—Rattlesnake has always been regarded as a fine melon 
and by many is preferred to all others. The rind is thin and tough, the 
flesh deep scarlet, the flavor and fine quality are unsurpassed by any 
other melon. We recommend it for both the home garden and for 
shipping. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; '/4 lb. 60c, postpaid. 
271. FLORIDA FAVORITE (85 Days) 
(Sometimes called Pearson)—Not as early as the earliest varieties, 
yet Florida Favorite is classed as an extra early melon. It is not stringy; 
the flesh is bright crimson, crisp, solid and deliciously sweet. Although 
bigger melons have been introduced, Florida Favorite holds its splen- 
did reputation for uniformly good quality and is a prime favorite, es- 
pecially for the home garden and for shipment to nearby markets. Pkt. 
10c; 0z. 25c; 4 Ib. 60c, postpaid. 
275. STONE MOUNTAIN (90 Days) 
One of the largest of the round or nearly round melons, for they fre- 
quently weigh 50 pounds or more. The outside color is dark green; 
the flesh is deep red, firm ana solid, almost all heart with no white 
hearts or stringiness. It is especially recommended for the home gar- 
den and nearby markets; the rind is tough enough to stand consid- 
erable handling. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; '/4 Ib. 60c, postpaid. 
284. PRESERVING CITRON (95 Days} 
Used for making preserves and sweetmeats and for stock feeding. 
Enormously productive; keeps for months. Grow them just as you do 
watermelons, but not near your melon patch. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25¢; 4 Ib. 
60c, postpaid. 
FOR LARGER QUANTITIES WRITE FOR SPECIAL PRICES 
Brought from Australia by the Norfolk Truck Experiment Station and 
grown on a severely wilt infested farm, where our planting stock was 
obtained. It makes an oblong melon of good size, averaging about 35 
Ibs.; light grayish green color; tough rind; medium to deep red flesh; 
tender, sweet and juicy. It should be planted wherever wilt is preva- 
lent. Seeds are brownish black. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; !/4 Ib. 70c, postpaid. 
Wilt Resistant Dixie Queen 
274. WILT RESISTANT DIXIE QUEEN 
Is highly resistant to Fusarium Wilt, which has become so prevalent in 
some parts of the country as to render growing watermelons extremely 
hazardous. Melons are very superior in quality, being sweeter, with 
more luscious, and deeper, richer red flesh. A prolific bearer of melons 
larger and more uniform in size, shape and coloring than the original 
and other strains. Other distinctive characteristics are larger seed, 
greater vigor and hardiness of vines, which are less affected by ad- 
verse weather conditions, and denser foliage giving greater protec- 
tion to the melons against sun-burn. Wilt resistant Dixie Queen has 
been bred by careful selection to a perfection that assures the highest 
degree of resistance to the Wilt disease, and reproduction true to type. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; 74 Ib. $1.00, postpaid. 
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