Jhirty-Jhirid Annwersay 
Seed Treatment 
We all know how it feels to walk into our melon 
patch and find several hills in a row as thick as you 
expected, then maybe three or four hills with only a 
plant or two and in some no plant at all, dig down 
and you will find the seeds, some with rotten spots 
and many with little sprouts that are curled and 
sickly looking. 
You failed to recognize that enemies lay in the 
damp cold soil to attack that seed and the sprout it 
would put forth—enemies known as tungi, or molds, 
which are found in varying abundance in practically 
all soil. Commonly they are spoken of as seed de- 
cay, “dumping off,’ seedling blights and root rot. 
These are seed and seedling diseases. They are 
usually most destructive when soil temperature con- 
ditions are not favorable for quick soil growth. Hot, 
dry soils as well as cold wet soils may have the 
same effect. Germination is slowed down. Finally 
when the sprout does break through the seed coat, 
it is slow in its growth to the surface. This gives the 
enemy fungi a longer time during which they can 
attack the tiny plant. This danger exists in the case 
of all vegetables and flowers and is not necessarily 
confined to watermelon or other vine seed. Only 
' within recent years have a group of organic chem- 
tS CLARA LEE WILLHITE icals, mostly sulfur compounds, been developed 
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which serve as ‘overcoats’ for garden seeds. These 
are toxic to the fungi, yet harmless to the seeds themselves. They throw up a “buffer zone’ around the 
strong roots and vigorous top growth. Only a tiny amount of these chemicals is needed to coat the 
seed and sprout, warding off the enemy organisms in the soil and giving the plant a chance to develop 
seeds. We use “Spergon” on all seed we send out no matter what amount of seed you order. 
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The Citizens National Bank 
Weatherford, Texas 
To whom this may concern: 
This is to bear testimony, that The Willhite Melon 
Seeds Farms of Poolville and Weatherford, Texas, are 
the largest, most reputable and reliable producers 
of Watermelon seed in Parker County. 
This firm was founded some thirty-three years ago 
by T. A. Willhite, father of the present owner and 
manager, Miss Clara Lee Willhite, who has very 
capably and successfully carried on this business 
for the past several years. 
Having grown up with the seed business under 
the supervision of her father, any information fur- 
nished by Miss Willhite, regarding the production 
and care of watermelons is reliable, being backed 
by many years experience in growing a great many 
different varieties of watermelons for seed only. 
In view of the reliability and established reputa- 
tion of this firm, The Citizens National Bank of 
Weatherford, Texas, does not hesitate to recommend 
them to anyone who is interested in obtaining High 
Quality Watermelon seed. 
Signed |. soa oie, 
Fred Smith, Clara Lee Willhite's Texas Grown Certified 
President Black Diamond 
