SEED GROWERS 
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WATERMELON — Continued 
COLE’S EARLY OR HARRIS EARLY 80 Days 
he best of the extra early sorts. Fruits slightly oval with irregular 
mottled stripes of light and dark green. Flesh bright red, sweet and 
tender. A desirable variety where the season is short. It is hardy, pro- 
ductive and the largest of the early kinds. 
CONGO 90 Days 
An Anthracnose resistant variety developed to permit normal development 
in the Gulf Coast and Southeastern states where Anthracnose frequently 
kills the vines preventing normal development of the melons. Yields well 
and has nice marketable fruits. A good shipper, not resistant to wilt and 
mildew. All America Selection B.M. 1949. 
DIXIE QUEEN 85 Days 
Fruit round or blunt oblong, grey with prominent dark green stripes. 
Flesh richly colored, firm, sweet and juicy, with very small white seeds. 
Good shipper. 
DUDE CREEK 95 Days 
Fruits large and cylindrical, rind thin and tender with irregular stripes of 
dark and pale green. Flesh bright red, sweet and of good quality. Popular 
in the South for local market and home garden. 
EARLY KANSAS OR RED RUSSIAN 80 Days 
Large fruits, nearly round, bright green with broad wavy stripes of lighter 
green. Flesh bright red. Thin, tough rind. Brownish seed turning to 
buff when dry. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE 88 Days 
A very large, long melon, mottled dark green with stripes of lighter shade. 
Rind thin but firm; flesh very bright, deep red, very sweet, tender and of 
excellent flavor. Finest flavored melon for home garden. 
FLORIDA GIANT, Black Diamond or Cannon Ball 95 Days 
Fruits dark green, nearly round; flesh firm and red; of excellent quality. 
Ships well and is one of the best all-purpose varieties. Seed with heavy 
dark brown flecking on tan ground. Weight about 40 lbs. 
GARRISON f 90 Days 
Similar to Dude Creek but slightly smaller, shorter and with white seeds. 
GOLDEN HONEY (Yellow Meated) 90 Days 
The best of the yellow fleshed melons. It is oblong in shape and the 
average weight is 20 pounds. The rind is dark green with irregular 
stripes of darker green. 
GYPSY OR GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE 94 Days 
Fruit cylindrical, square at the ends, smooth and distinctly striped and 
mottled light and dark green. Flesh bright scarlet and very sweet. 
HALBERT HONEY 85 Days 
Fruit long, 12x 18 inches, slightly tapered, dark green with lighter green 
veins or net. Flesh rich, bright red, fine grained, sweet and well flavored. 
Skin is thin and crisp; seed white with black or brown tip and rim. An 
excellent garden type. 
HAWKESBURY 85 Days 
A wilt resistant shipping variety. Of the Irish Grey type; long and slop- 
ing toward either end. Flesh dark pink, of good quality. Seeds brownish 
black. Weight about 35 lbs. 
HUNGARIAN HONEY 87 Days 
An early sort, fine for northern latitudes; perfectly round with brilliant 
red flesh. 
