WATERMELON 
CuLturE.—Plant in a light, loose, rich soil, dig deep 
and work several .shovels of well-rotted manure or dried 
manure in each hill. Make the hills 6 to 8 feet apart; 
plant 10 to 12 seeds in each hill. 
Blacklee. 85 days. Developed by Florida Experi- 
mental Station. Vines vigorous and very resistant 
to fusaritum wilt. Fruits of Tom Watson type but 
somewhat thicker and shorter. The rind is dark 
green, thin but tough. Flesh bright red, of good 
texture and sweet flavor. Seeds black. 
Burrell’s Gray. 90 days. A very good shipper. Large, 
oblong, weighing about 40 pounds. Light grayish 
green skin; thin, hard, tough rind. Flesh is bright 
red, sweet, solid, free of stringiness. Seeds brown, 
splotched with buff. 
Dixie Queen. 85 days. Very prolific, good-quality 
shipping melon of attractrve market appearance. 
Fruits oval-round, light green with dark green 
stripes, weigh 30 pounds and have a tough, thin 
rind. Flesh bright red, crisp, quite free from fiber. 
Dude Creek. 92 days. Seed white, with touch of brown 
on each side. Fruit large, long, cylindrical with blunt 
end, weighing up to 50 pounds. Thin rind, white 
with dark green, irregular stripes. Flesh bright red, 
solid, very sweet. 
Early Kansas. 80 days. Seed reddish brown. Vigorous 
and productive. Flesh bright red; skin light green 
with wavy stripes; shape nearly round. A good 
shipper. Melons occasionally weigh 60 pounds. 
Florida Giant or Cannonball. 90 days. The largest and 
the best of the so-called round type. Dark green 
skin; flesh deep, bright red. Very fine quality and 
flavor. Seeds dark brown mottled. 
Florida Favorite. 85 days. A fine melon for the home 
market trade. Fruits large, weighing 25 pounds, 
long with round ends. Light green with mottled 
stripes of dark green; rind fairly tough. Flesh dark 
red, crisp and sweet. Seeds white. 
Garrison or Darlington. 90 days. Striped like Georgia 
Rattlesnake but about twice as long as thick, and 
under favorable conditions grows larger and _ is 
sweeter. It is among the best for home-gardens and 
local markets. Often attains up to 75 pounds in 
weight. The flesh is brilliant red, tender, luscious, 
very sweet and has a distinctly delicious flavor. 
Watermelon, Garrison or Darlington 
Watermelon, Dixie Queen 
Georgia or Augusta Rattlesnake. 90 days. Has always 
been regarded as a fine melon and by many is pre- 
ferred to all others. Our improved strain is better 
than it ever was. The rind ts thin and tough, the 
flesh deep scarlet; the flavor and quality are unsur- 
passed by any other melon. We recommend it for both 
home-garden and shipping. 
Hawkesbury Wilt-Resistant. 85 days. Oblong melon, 
ends slightly tapered. Rind light gray with fine 
green veining. Flesh bright reddish pink. A good 
shipping variety. 
Improved Kleckley Sweet Wondermelon. 85 days. 
This is a melon of quality, averaging 18 to 20 inches 
long by 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Its bright red 
flesh is sweet, crisp, and melting. The white seeds 
are near the rind, leaving a larg clear heart. Dark 
green skin, thin rind, suitable for home and near-by 
markets. 
Irish Grey. 90 days. Seed creamy white. Popular as 
a shipper. Fruit long, oval, light grey outside. Flesh 
bright red, free from hard centers. Often weighs 
25 pounds. 
Leesburg Wilt-Resistant. 85 days. In every way fully 
equal to our standard strain of Kleckley’s Sweet in 
quality and size, with the distinct advantage of 
being wilt-resistant. It marks a conspicuous advance 
in the development of this universally popular melon 
for growing on wilt-sick soils. 
Stone Mountain. 90 days. The highest quality home, 
market, and shipping melon. Fruit is very large 
(35 pounds), oval-round with blunt ends, medium 
green; thin but rather tough rind. Flesh is rich scarlet, 
fine grained, and extremely sweet-flavored. Seed 
white with black edges. Improved strain. 
Tom Watson. 95 days. Large long melon similar in 
shape, color and splendid quality to Kleckley Sweet 
but averaging larger in size and with a tougher rind, 
making it especially adapted for shipping. Vines 
vigorous and productive. Flesh is rich red; sweet 
and tender. Seed brown. 
DAVID LANDRETH, Owner 
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