Black Diamond (Florida Giant) 
(Cannon Ball) 90 to 95 days 
Fruit—15 inches long x 12 inches diame- 
ter, nearly round, blocky, skin very 
dark green with bluish cast; rind thick; 
flesh bright red, firm, sweet, and deli- 
cately flavored. Seeds large, mottled, 
dark brown. 
This variety has a vigorous and productive 
vine that gives protection from sunburn. 
The fruits are large, attractive and ship 
well. An excellent late season, home 
garden and shipping variety especially 
popular in the South. 
Citron (Red Seeded) 
Fruit—6 to 8 inches in diameter; nearly 
round, skin is alternating light and dark 
green stripes; flesh solid white and 
Et in the raw state. Seeds smooth, 
red. 
The most popular citron for preserves and 
candied fruit. Ideal for making Water- 
melon pickles. Vines prolific and hardy. 
90 to 95 days 
Coles Early (Harris Earliest) 
75 to 80 days 
Fruit—10% inches long x 8% inches 
diameter, short oval in shape; skin dark 
green with irregular lighter green 
stripes; thin brittle rind makes it a 
poor shipper; flesh pink-red and has fine 
flavor. Seeds medium. sized, black. 
Coles Early is widely used and because of 
its earliness it is chiefly of value in 
sections with a short growing season. 
Very productive and fine in quality. 
Excellent for home use and nearby 
market trade. 
80 to 85 days 
Fruit—15 inches long x 12% inches diame- 
ter, skin light green with narrow dark 
green wavy stripes; the thin but tough 
rind makes this a good shipper; flesh 
solid red, crisp, stringless and very 
sweet. Seeds small, white. 
A large, attractive, top quality melon 
which is becoming increasingly popular 
wherever grown. Excellent for home, 
market gardening and as a shipping 
variety. 
Dixie Queen 
_ Florida Favorite 80 to 87 days 
Fruit—16 inches long x 10 inches diame- 
ter, a long cylindrical melon; skin light 
green with dark green striping and 
mottling; rind moderately hard; flesh 
] light red and sweet. Seeds medium 
; large, white. 
. Used principally as an early home and 
market gardening variety in the South. 
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Kansas King 
Georgia Rattlesnake (Gypsy) 
85 to 90 days 
Fruit—211% inches long x 9 inches diame- 
ter, a long, fairly large melon of strik- 
ing appearance; skin light green with 
irregular dark green stripes; rind is 
thick and tough, holding up well in 
shipping; flesh bright pink, sweet and 
firm. Seeds large, cream colored with 
dark tips. 
This is an old favorite of the South. 
Ice Cream (Peerless) 85 to 90 days 
Fruit—18% inches long x 9 inches diame- 
ter; tapers at stem end; a rather long 
fruit with darker veining on a light 
green skin; the rind is thin and brittle; 
flesh dark pink and fine flavored. Seeds 
medium sized, white. 
A home garden white-seeded variety with 
considerable merit. Prolific vine growth. 
Kansas King (Early Kansas) 
(Hutchinson) (Russian Red 
Seeded) 80 days 
Fruit—15 inches long x 13 inches diame- 
ter, nearly round to blocky-oval; skin 
dark green with alternate wavy stripes 
of a lighter shade; rind medium thick, 
firm, hard; flesh deep rich red and fine 
flavored. Seeds maroon changing to buff 
when dry. 
An early and productive variety of great 
merit, especially adapted. to Midwest 
growing conditions. 
Kleckley’s Sweets (Wondermelon, 
Monte-Cristo) 85 days - 
Fruit—24 inches long x 12 inches diame- 
ter, large, cylindrical in shape; skin 
dark bluish-green;. rind thin, therefore 
not adapted to shipping; flesh bright 
scarlet, deliciously sweet, crisp with no 
stringiness. Seeds creamy white with 
trace of brown. 
A popular home garden variety that is 
widely adapted and unsurpassed in 
quality. 
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