GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Selected Varieties of Watermelon 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 30 hills, about four 
pounds per acre. Watermelons want rich, sandy soil. Cultural 
directions the same as for Muskmelons, except the hills should 
be eight feet apart. 
HARRIS EARLIEST. (Cole’s Early). 75 days. The best ex- 
tremely early variety; fruits medium size, broad, oval: weighing 
10 to 12 Ibs., dark green stripes alternate with lighter; rind 
brittle, flesh bright red of good quality, seeds blackish. 
TOM WATSON, 92 days. Produces Melons 18 to 24 inches 
Jong by 10 to 12 inches in diameter, weighing 35 to 40 Ibs. 
Flesh deep red and very crisp; melting and of exquisite flavor. 
Good shipper. 
* KLECKLEY’S SWEET or MONTE CRISTO. 
85 days. One of the sweetest Melons on the market; medium 
early, long, averaging 18 to 20 inches, slightly tapering to the 
stem end, weighing 30 to 40 Ibs. Rind very dark green, flesh 
very bright red and ripens nearly to the rind. Too tender for 
a shipping Melon, but excellent for market and home garden. 
Pkt., 10c. 
PEERLESS or ICE CREAM. 85 days. An old standby. 
Medium early; fruit oblong, weighing 18 to 20 Ibs.; rind 
light green, mottled and veined; flesh scarlet, solid to 
center, sweet, melting and delicious. Not a good shipper. 
SWEETHEART. 85 days. A medium early variety growing 
to a large size; a heavy, round to oblong form with rather 
thick, tough rind and a good shipper, weighing 20 to 25 Ibs. 
Color very light green, flesh bright red, with black seeds. 
Oz., 25c; V4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
CITRON, RED SEEDED. 90 days. 
red-seeded preserving Melon. 
Oz., 25¢; 4 1b., 85; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
The old well known 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo 
STONE MOUNTAIN. This variety combines 
extra large size with earliness. It is nearly round in 
shape, pleasingly green in color and unexcelled for 
sweetness and juiciness. Fruits weigh from 35 to 40 
pounds in the South, and the 95 days required for 
maturity make it easily possible to grow correspon- 
dingly large fruits in the North. 
Oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
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SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED. 60 days. Plant vigorous and hardy, upright spreading 
growth, leaves large, green tinged yellow, much crumpled and frilled at the edges. 
LARGE SMOCOTH-LEAF. 50 days. Large, vigorous leaves, br 
margin toothed but otherwise plain. 
FLORIDA BROAD LEAF, 50 days. Large vigorous growth; 
broad-oval with distinct whitish mid-rib, margin toothed, but 
Oz., 15¢; VY |b., 45c; Ib., $1.25, pos 
Okra or Gumbo 
WHITE VELVET. 60° days. Plants 342 feet high, pods white, 
early and productive. 
PERKINS MAMMOTH LONG POD. 56 days. For home and market garden. Plants 4 
to 5 feet tall, pods dark green, fleshy, tender, becoming 7 to 
ribbed and tapered. 
Oz., 15c; V4 Ib., 30c; tb., $1.00, postpaid. 
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Dixie Queen Watermelon 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET. Was introduced by the 
New Hampshire Experiment Station and won an All-Amer- 
ica Selection Award. It is a small or “‘ice-box’’ type of 
Melon. It reaches maturity much earlier than most varieties 
in the northern areas, and its popularity will probably be 
restricted to this section. The Melon is small, elliptically 
shaped, with a thin rind and many small seeds. It must be 
harvested at early maturity, since it will not hold up well 
if it becomes over-ripe. 
Oz., 40c; 1% Ib., $1.20; Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 
IRISH GREY. 95 days. Especially walu- 
able for distant shipping. Fruits large ob- 
long; uniform light grayish green, riid ex- 
tremely hard and rough; flesh bright red, 
of good quality, weighing around 35 Ibs. 
Oz., 25c; VY Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, 
postpaid. 
DIXIE QUEEN. 85 days. A new variety, 
for the market and the home garden. Ex- 
cellent quality, fruit nearly round, with 
light and dark green stripes, growing to a 
good size. Rind thin, but tough—flesh 
bright scarlet, solid, of fine texture, weigh- 
ing around 30 lbs. 
Oz., 25¢; Va bb., 70c; Ib., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
10 PYROCIDE DUST is 
measure against 
and other insects. Apply 
trouble. Circular 
oad and oval, deep green, 
leaves green, large, thick, 
not frilled. 
tpaid. 
long, smooth and tender; 
8 inches long. Distinctly 
Okra 
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College 
