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WTO GROW . 
Rich sand 164m. soils are considered best for Watermelons, 
but good crops: are grown on any well-drained,” fertile soil. 
Adding well-rotted manure to soil gives the plants a good 
start and to commercial growers we recommend. an applica- 
tion of 600 to 800 pounds of commercial fertilizer (analyzing 
600 90 days.. This. wilt-resistant 
melon is rapidly gaining in popular- 
ity, and promises to be one of the 
leading melons for shipping. Black- 
lee is very resistant to Fusarium 
Wilt, and. where this disease has 
appeared we cannot recommend 
Blacklee too highly. The melons are 
long, oval, very symmetrical, smooth 
and of a dark green color. The 
slightly crisp and very sweet flesh 
is brilliant red with few black seeds. 
Melons average about 35 lbs. but 
specimens weighing 50 to 60 lbs. are 
not unusual. It cuts solid, is free 
from ‘stringiness and of fine texture. 
A fine shipping melon and excellent 
keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz 30c; %4 Ib. 
75c; Ib. $2.15; 5 lbs. $9.75. Not pre- 
paid: 10 lbs. $17.50; 25 Ibs. $41.25. 
ep ping 
about 4 per ‘cent ammonia, 12 per cent phosphoric acid; and 4 
per cent potash) t6 the acre. Space hills at least 10 feet apart. 
This. method. .will give. about 360 hills to the acre. When the 
soil has becOme warm, drop 6 to 8 seeds in each hill and 
cover about 1 inch. Later thin to 2 to 3 of the largest plants. 
Earlier crops may be obtained by protecting the young plants 
with Hotkaps (see page 70). One ounce will plant 25 hills; 
1% to 2 pounds per acre; 
Watermelon Wilt-Resistant BLACKLER 
627 90 days. Also called Cannonball or Black Dia- 
mond—One- of the most popular and best selling 
Watermelon on the market today. Although not a 
recent. introduction, Florida Giant has become the 
leading melon in the South. The demand for these 
seeds has been so gréat that for the last two or three 
years, our large selected. stock has been depleted 
early in’ the season. The melon is oval-round with 
blunt ends, has thick, tough rind and dark green 
skin which gives it a fresh appearance. Flesh is firm, 
deep red, sweet’ and of excellent quality. The melons 
average 35 to 40 pounds but monster melons weigh- 
ing up to 100 pounds have been produced under ideal 
conditions. Vines. are. vigorous and. productive, and 
should be pruned to one or two melons to develop 
the largest size. Pkt, 10c}; oz. 30¢;.%4 Ib. 75c¢; 
eS ARS 5 Ibs. $9. 50. Not prepaid: 10° Ibs. 
Certified Stock, Lb. 2.45 
Watermelon, Florida Giant 
Vegetable esta, 
606 85 days. A sensational Watermelon of out- 
standing merit: The size is not unduly large, yet 
under proper methods of culture, melons ‘weighing 
50 pounds or more are not-unusual. The sparkling 
crisp red flesh is deliciously sweet clear to the rind. 
It is solid, with very few small white seeds. The 
outer skin is light green, striped and blotched with 
dark green, rather tough and does not brtise easily. 
A good'shipping melon. Produces sturdy, strong 
vines that earry a larger number of melons— it will 
produce earlier and outyield most other varieties: 
It has all the good qualities demanded by commer- 
cial growers, and is perfectly adapted to the 
smaller home- garden, Genuine small white seeded, 
Pkt. {O0c; oz. 30c; % lb. 75c; lb. $2.16; 5 Ibs. 
$9.50. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $17.00. 
618: WILT-RESISTANT DIXIE QUEEN 
Certified Stock, Lb. 2.60 
608: This new wilt-resistant strain 
has proven to be as high as 80% 
resistant on very highly infested 
soils. Melons are very superior in 
quality, being sweeter with more 
luscious and deeper, richer red fiesh, 
and more uniform in size. The seeds 
are very irregular in size. Pkt. 15c¢; 
oz. 30c; % Ib. 8O0c; Ib. $2.25; 
2 Dee tt: .50. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
Watermelon, Wilt Resistant Dixie Queen 
“REUTER SEED. CO.,: Inc., New Orleans 
