32 L. P. GUNSON & CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
WATERMELON 
A packet will plant about 10 hills, an ounce 50 hills, 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE. In Water Melon culture it is essential to get good, strong vines early in the season. 
These may be secured by forming large, well drained hills of earth, about 8 feet apart, made very 
rich with an abundance of well rotted manure, which should be thoroughly mixed with the soil, for 
if left in a mass it will lead to the plants burning out under the hot sun. In these hills plant the seed 
as soon as the ground is warm and dry, and carefully protect the young plants from insects and 
hasten their growth by the use of liquid manure. 
CONGO 90 Days 
Bred for resistance to Anthracnose, 
but not immune. Firm tough rind, 
fine grained flesh makes this variety 
particularly adapted to southern 
shipping. Fruits are oblong, blocky, 
dark green faintly striped with a 
lighter green. Under ideal condi- 
tions produces very large melons. 
Seeds white with black tips. 
DIXIE QUEEN 85 Days 
(White Seeded Cuban Queen) 
A fine quality, prolific, shipping 
type, very popular in the South 
and can be grown here in the 
North. Fruits nearly round, light 
green striped with darker green, 
weighing 20 to 30 Ibs., rind thin 
but tough. Flesh is deep red, sweet 
and crisp. 
EARLY CANADA 75 Days 
Recommended for use in the North 
where the growing season is short. 
Fruits medium size, nearly round, 
81% to 10 inches in diameter. Gray- 
ish green with fine green veining. 
Flesh is bright red and good quality. 
FAIRFAX 85 Days 
An extraordinarily fine shipping 
melon, well suited for either local 
use or long distance shipping. Quite 
large, it is long and cylindrical 
with blunt ends. Attractively 
striped, light and dark green, rind 
is thin, but quite strong. Its 
sparkling scarlet flesh is solid, of 
good texture, and of high sugar 
content, with excellent flavor. 
Weight around 35 Ibs. A heavy 
producer. 
GARRISON 85 Days 
Very popular in the South for 
trucking and local markets but too 
tender for long distance shipping. 
Fruits large, 35 to 38 pounds, long 
ivory with dark green stripes and 
fine green veins. Rind thin and 
tender; flesh bright red, fine tex- 
ture and good flavor. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET 
63 Days 
All America Gold Medal for 1951. 
Fulfills the need for a cantaloupe 
sized watermelon. Far superior to 
former midget varieties. Weight 
about three pounds, bright red 
flesh, light green color with a light. 
sugar content. GOOD EATING! 
This splendid variety should be in 
every home garden. 
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