PURPLE-TOP WHITE GLOBE 
TURNIP 
Pitch et OZ LOC Oz. 2OCIEY AnD ouee 
% lb., 65c; Ib., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.75. 
ORANGE JELLY or GOLDEN BALL. This 
is the best and most deliciously flavored 
of the yellow-fleshed turnips. It is small 
topped, of rapid growth, and keeps excep- 
tionally well. The roots are of medium size. 
very smooth, and deep yellow. skinned. 
Flesh is firm, crisp and of excellent quality. 
At a diameter of 3 inches the roots are 
prime for table use. 
SEVEN TOP TURNIP. A turnip that pro- 
duces an abundance of spreading foliage, 
and is widely used in the South for the 
production of turnip greens, and also as 
stock feed. Though it produces a moderate 
sized bulb, it is more particularly used for 
its abundant foliage. 
RED or: PURPLE-TOP WHITE GLOBE. 
Grows very quickly to large size, measuring 
6 inches and more in diameter, and of per- 
fect globe form, the upper portion rich 
purplish red, and the lower half clear 
creamy white. Flesh white, firm and crisp, 
of mild flavor. 
LARGE YELLOW (AMBER GLOBE). An 
excellent turnip with smooth, oval roots, 
thick and broad at the shoulder. Skin 
smooth, pale amber; flesh, rich creamy yel- 
low of excellent flavor. 
WATERMELON 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds 
per acre. 
PES LOCs sOZ.n S0Cs 2/7. 1D DCL Dems 2.00. 
If the hills are liberally manured and culti- 
vation is careful and thorough any home 
gardener can have these delicious fruits fresh 
from his own patch. 
Plant in hills as directed for muskmelon 
and treat the same in all respects except that 
the hills should be about 8 feet apart. 
CUT-RED WATSON. There has never been, 
so far, a watermelon introduced that be- 
came so popular as the Watson. It will be 
planted commercially for a long time yet, 
provided the seed planted are of known 
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quality. Some compiaint has been in evi- 
dence about the Watson variety cutting with 
hard centers and almost worthless for 
market, which caused me to work on this 
melon with the view of breeding up a type 
that eliminates the strain that produces 
hard white centers. I have been very suc- 
cessful in this work and have perfected a 
strain of Watson that cuts red and sweet 
and grows big, glossy green melons, fre- 
quently growing 50 to 60 pounds in weight; 
produces melons 18 to 24 inches long by 10 
to 12 inches in diameter; seeds light brown 
smeared with darker brown; time for ripen- 
ing, 95 days. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. The originator of this 
outstanding variety combined extra-large 
size with earliness. In addition it combines 
nearly round, symmetrical shape with a 
very pleasing green color and produces a 
melon of unexcellea succulence and sweet- 
ness. Fruits weighing 60 to 80 pounds are 
produced in the South, and the 95 days re- 
quired for maturity make it easily possible 
to produce correspondingly large fruits in 
the North. 
HALBERT HONEY. Very large, long fruits, 
having blunt ends and often weighing 50 
pounds. The dark green rind is very thin, 
while the flesh is a rich crimson. Very 
prolific. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE (GYPSY). This 
old southern favorite is one of the largest 
and best adapted for the home-garden. It 
has the most conspicuous striping of the 
oblong types. The rind is moderately thick 
and strong and the flesh is juicy and sweet. 
A very desirable white seeded variety but 
useful only where summers are short. 
KLECKLEY’S SWEET (MONTE CRISTO). 
Similar to Wondermelon. An excellent va- 
riety for home gardens and local markets. 
It will not stand shipping long distances. 
Fruits large, cylindrical, dark bluish green, 
with thin, tender rind. Flesh bright red, 
tender and extremely sweet; seed creamy 
white with traces of brown. 30 lbs.; 85 
days. 
KLECKLEY SWEET 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 45c; 1% Ib., $1.25. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET WATERMEL- 
ON. A small watermelon, weighs from 2 to 4 
Ibs. About the size of a cantaloupe. Has a 
gray-green rind with darker green veinings, 
similar to Hawksbury. Its black seeds are 
not so abundant as in White Mountain. 
RED FLESH ICE BOX WATERMELON. 
80 to 85 days. Seeds are small, dark 
colored, and comparatively few. The fruits 
produced are about the size of the regular 
standard Honey Dew, weighing about 5 lbs. 
or thereabouts. They are almost perfectly 
round, the outside being a light green with 
a striping of darker green. 
DIXIE QUEEN. 85 days. Shipped as Cuban 
e Queen. Large, nearly round, with small 
white seed; often weighs as much as 60 
lbs. Skin is striped dark green and green- 
ish ivory; flesh is bright red, solid and 
of fine flavor. Rind thin, but strong. Uni- 
form in shape, size and color. Although 
a large melon, the quality is of the best. 
Equally as good for the home garden, mar- 
ket or shipping. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % lb., 85c; lb., $2.50. 
ABEL'S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA. 
