ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Variety No. 49 
Very unusual shapes and sizes, highly colored. 
All types ornamental Gourds. Plant them for a 
novelty as well as home decorations. '%4 lb. 65c; 
Ye lb. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 Ib. $2.00. All plus 
postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. 
PURDUE HAWKESBURY—Variety No. 8X 
(Fusarium Wilt Resistant) 
An improved strain of wilt resistant Hawkesbury, 
developed by Purdue University Agricultural Ex- 
periment Station. Of the Irish Grey type, long and 
sloping toward either end, light green rind with 
fine veining of green, rind of uniform thickness, 
flesh deep red, seed black, heavy producer and 
considered an early melon. We do not have a 
photograph of this melon, but in appearance it is 
exactly as the old type Hawkesbury—VARIETY 
NO. 8, pictured on page 8 of this book. Our seed 
supply is very limited, therefore we only have it to 
fill one-fourth pound and twenty-five cent pack- 
ages. Y% lb. 90c plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, 
ANY VARIETY, 25c. 
THE WILLHITE WONDER MELON—Variety No. 21 
The Willhite Wonder is a medium long melon 
with block ends. Color of rind is a dark shade of 
green. When young it shows a distinct stripe of 
irregularity, but as it ripens this stripe disappears 
almost completely. The rind is tough enough to 
stand hauling well. They grow to enormous size, 
often weighing up to ninety pounds. Vines grow 
rank and vigorous. We often have them grow to 
cover middles twenty feet wide and have grown 
as much as thirty-five tons per acre that averaged 
sixty pounds each. Has seed from white to light 
brown mottled color. Its flesh is red, very sweet 
and tender. Date of maturity approximately ninety 
days. Do no confuse this melon with Wondermelon 
or Blue Wonder as is so easily done when making 
out your order for seed. Be sure to give variety 
No. 21 on order blank. 
Our supply of seed is very limited, we only have 
it for one-fourth pound and twenty-five cent pack- 
ages. 4 lb. 90c plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, 
ANY VARIETY, 25c. 
HANDLING 
The profits in watermelon growing may be 
greatly reduced, if not lost, by growers who con- 
sider their work finished when the melon is cut 
from the vine. Melons, although they have thick 
rinds, have thin skins and are tender. They should 
be handled with this in mind so as to prevent 
abrasions, bruises, cuts, gouges or cracks. Any 
blemish of a melon that breaks the skin opens a 
way for the invasion by any of a large number of 
organisms that cause it to rot while in transit. 
Labor used in harvesting melons should be care- 
fully and thoroughly instructed before they are sent 
to the fields, that the handling should be done with 
care. Smooth out all obstructions such as splinters 
and nails in your transportation truck or car; see 
that a good solid false lining is present. 
Any bedding used should be perfectly dry, as 
moist conditions are especially favorable to dis- 
eases. Excelsior is one of the best things that can 
be used, as it is soft, clean and cheap. It should 
be carefully pulled apart as it is put in place. 
Melons should never be walked upon, even with 
the bare feet, during any of the loading operations, 
the weight causes the melons to crack internally 
and deteriorate much faster than sound melons. 
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