WATERMELON 
Angelino Black Seed 90 days 
Fruit—10 x 11 inches, nearly round, rind 
solid black-green, quite thin rind. Flesh 
is brilliant red, fine texture and good 
quality. The black seeds create an 
attractive appearance inbedded in the 
brilliant red flesh. 
Black Diamond 90 to 95 days 
(Florida Giant) (Cannon Ball) 
Fruit—15 x 12 inches, nearly round, 
blocky, skin very dark green with bluish 
cast, rind thick, flesh bright red, firm, 
sweet, and delicately flavored. Seed 
large, mottled, dark brown. 
This variety has a vigorous and produc- 
tive vine that gives protection from 
sunburn. 
The fruits are large, attractive and ship 
well. An excellent late season, home 
garden and shipping variety especially 
popular in the South. 
California Honey 73 days 
Fruit—8-91%4 x 7% inches, solid dark 
green exterior, thin rind, solid red in- 
terior, good flavor, black seed. 
A vigorous vine growth and a _ good 
vielder. The earliest medium size qual- 
ity melon. 
Chilean Black Seed 80-85 days 
Fruit—10 x 9 inches, almost round, me- 
dium green exterior with darker green 
stripes, brilliant red flesh, black seed. 
A popular medium sized variety. 
Citron 95 days 
(Red Seeded) 
Fruit—6-8 inches in diameter, nearly 
round, skin is alternating light and 
dark green stripes, flesh solid white 
and inedible in the raw state, seeds 
smooth, red. 
The most popular citron for preserves and 
candied fruits. Ideal for making Water- 
melon pickles. Vines prolific and hardy. 
Coles Early 75 days 
(Harris Earliest) 
Fruit—10% x 8% inches, short oval in 
shape, skin dark green with irregular 
lighter green stripes, flesh pink-red and 
Teese flavor, seeds medium-sized, 
ack. 
Coles Early is widely used. Because of its 
earliness it is chiefly of value in sec- 
tions with a short growing season. 
Very productive and fine in quality. 
Excellent for home use and nearby 
market trade, but thin, brittle rind 
makes it a poor shipper. 
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Kansas King 
85 days 
Dixie Queen 
Fruit—15 x 12% inches, light green with 
narrow dark green wavy stripes, the 
thin but tough rind makes this a good 
shipper, flesh solid red, crisp string- 
less and very sweet, seed small, white. 
A large, attractive, top quality melon 
which is becoming increasingly popular 
wherever grown. Excellent for home, 
market gardening and as a shipping 
variety. 
Georgia Rattlesnake 90 days 
(Gypsy) 
Fruit—2142 x 9 inches, a long fairly 
large melon of striking appearance, 
skin light green with irregular dark 
green stripes, rind is thick and tough, 
holding up well in shipping, flesh bright 
pink, sweet and firm. Seeds large, 
cream colored with dark tips. 
This is an old favorite of the South. 
Ice Cream 90 days 
(Peerless) 
Fruit—18% x 9 inches, tapers at stem 
end, a rather long fruit with darker 
veining on a light green skin, the rind 
is thin and brittle, flesh dark pink and 
fine flavored, seeds medium-sized, 
white. 
A home garden white-seeded variety with 
considerable merit. Prolific vine 
growth. 
Kansas King 80 days 
(Early Kansas) (Hutchinson) 
(Russian Red Seeded) 
Fruit—15 x 13 inches, nearly round to 
blocky-oval, skin dark green with al- 
ternate wavy stripes of a lighter shade, 
rind medium thick, firm hard flesh 
deep rich red and fine flavored. Seeds 
maroon changing to buff when dry. 
An early and productive variety of great 
merit, especially adapted to Midwest 
growing conditions. 
