IMPROVED 
WATE RME LONS ; WILT-RESISTANT STRAINS 
Four ounces will plant 100 hills; sow 3 to 4 pounds per acre, 
CULTURE—The best soil for growing watermelons is light, rich, and sandy. When the ground is 
thoroughly warm, and all danger of frost is past, drop 8 to 10 seeds in hills 8 to 10 feet apart, cover- 
ing the seed about an inch. When the plants begin to run to vines, thin out all but the three 
Be First in your eighborhood to 
Enjoy Luscious Home Grown Watermelons! 
857. Faribo Hybrid “57” 
A truly remarkable new HYBRID watermelon 
that'll ripen quickly even in the most northern 
sections of the U. 8. Matures in less than 60 
days in Southern Minnesota. Besides it's a 
high quality melon, bearing an abundance of 
attractive 8 to 10 pound fruits with crisp, 
sweet flesh of deep rich-red color. It's perfect 
for the home gardener, and the half inch rind 
permits handling for the profitable early mar- 
ket. Seeds brown. Color photo page 1. Pkt, 
25c, 5 pkts. $1.00 prepaid. 
Northern 
Sweet 
Ripens in 
9 to 10 
Weeks 
874. A 
Early Northern Sweet 
(75 days). This amazing melon ripens in 9 to 
10 weeks from planting. Of an attractive green 
color, striped with lighter green. Flesh is dark 
red and tender, with a rich sugary flavor. 
Weighs 12 pounds. Splendid for early market 
or home garden. It is important that melons 
be picked as soon as they ripen, otherwise 
flesh tends to become slightly stringy. Pkt. 
15c, oz. 30c, % Ib. 80c, ¥% lb. $1.30, lb. $2.25, 
prepaid. 
872. Early Kansas 
(80 days.) The skin is dark green with alter- 
nate stripes of a lighter shade. The rind is 
of medium thickness—well suited for carrying 
reasonable distances — and the flesh is a rich 
red color, of delightful flavor. Average size 
15 by 13 inches; weight 40 lbs. Seeds brown. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. 80c, 1/2 lb. $1.30, lb. 
$2.25, prepaid. 
875. Dixie Queen 
(85 days). An early melon of excellent quality. 
It is semi-round, with a thin, tough rind and 
stands shipping. The color is light green al- 
ternately striped with dark green. Weight 
about 32 pounds. The flesh is bright red, crisp 
and sweet, and the few seeds are small and 
white. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, % lb. $1.00, % Ib. 
$1.50, lb. $2.50, prepaid. : 
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strongest plants in each hill. 
2 Remarkable New 
HYBRID WATERMELONS 
They’re Earliest of All! 
851. Faribo Hybrid “5-11” 
Earliest of all watermelons and a true “long- 
type’’ HYBRID with crisp, rich-red flesh of high 
sugar content, thin rind, brown seeds, and 
smooth solid dark green skin. Truly outstand- 
ing in earliness, quality and yield. Fruits of 
Tom Watson shape, weigh 7 to 9 pounds, are 
ideal for home garden or local roadside mar- 
Pkt. 25c, 5 pkts. $1.00 prepaid. 
ket. 
/ 
Home Garden 
Melon Collection 
One Packet each of: 65c 
MUSKMELONS 
Minn. Midget (Early) 
Sugar Rock (Med.) 
WATERMELONS 
New Hamp. Midget 
Northern Sweet 
879. New Hampshire Midget 
Our 1951 All America Gold Medal Award Winner! 
Color Photo page 2. 
Ideal for the small family garden and especially 
valuable in northern sections, as it matures ex- 
tremely early. Most early melons lack quality, but 
New Hampshire excels in both quality and flavor. 
Our stock is the result of a 2-year’s selection from 
Dr. Yaeger’s improved strain developed at New 
Hampshire Experiment Station. Fruits 7 to 8 inches 
long, are just right for individual serving. Our strain 
has fewer seeds, very thin rind, rich red flesh that 
is crisp and juicy with extra-high sugar content. 
Easy to grow, requires little space. Seeds are 
black. Pkt. 25c, oz. 65c, 1/4 lb. $1.75, prepaid. 
880. Winter Melon => 
Long-keeping, Lusciously sweet 
(78 days). Here's a sweet, luscious watermelon for 
your Thanksgiving dinner, from your own garden, 
An early sort, very prolific and an excellent ship- 
per. Like Honey Dew in size and keeping qualities. 
This melon will keep 2 months after picking if prop- 
erly stored. Fruit: small, weight 10 lbs., round, pale 
yellow when ripening. Flesh: bright red, crystalline, 
very sweet. Pkt. l5c, oz. 30c, % Ib. 80c, % Ib. 
$1.30, lb. $2.25, prepaid. 
g90. Citron 
Used in Sweet Pickles, Preserves and Candied Fruit 
For making preserves. Flesh: clear, white and solid. 
Fruit: round and smooth, quite small. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, Yq lb. 75c. 
2 GIANT SIZE 
FAVORITES 
376. Kleckley’s Sweet 
A Giant Sweet Melon 
(85 days.) A splendid medium early 
variety, for home garden and local mar- 
kets. It will not stand long distance ship- 
ping. A melon of outstanding quality and 
unusual sweetness. Fruit: large, weight 30 
to 40 lbs., cylindrical dark bluish green, 
with thin, tender rind. Flesh is bright red, 
tender and extremely sweet. Seeds white. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, 1/4 Ib. 80c, 1/2 lb. $1.30, 
lb. $2.25, prepaid. 
878. Klondyke Sugar 
Wilt-Resistant 
(90 days). For edible qualities and attrac- 
tive appearance Klondyke is surpassed by 
no other melon. Solid dark green in color, 
with slight ribs running lengthwise. The 
rind is thick enough to stand shipping. 
Weight 25 pounds. The flesh is. scarlet to 
the rind. A truly delicious melon, high in 
sugar content. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, “4 lb. 
$1.00, % lb. $1.50, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
Klondyke Sugar Y 
New 
Hampshire 
Midget 
Melons are never so delicious as when they ripen on the vine in your own garden. 
