Cantaloupe cconinvee) 
247. EXTRA EARLY HANOVER 
(70 Days) The earliest cantaloupe in cultivation, 
ripening fully ten days ahead of the Rocky 
Ford. Nothwithstanding its extreme earliness, it 
makes a large melon, round, slightly flattened 
at the ends and well netted. The flesh is green, 
thick and can be eaten to the skin. In earliness, 
Extra Early Hanover is without a competitor. 
249. EARLY KNIGHT 
(Maryland or Sweet Air) 
(80 Days) In earliness Knight ranks next to our 
Extra Early Hanover and Early Rocky Ford. A 
happy combination of earliness, productiveness 
and quality. Nearly oval shaped, densely netted, 
of good size with thick green flesh; very lus- 
cious and ripens close to the skin. Uniform in 
size, averaging 7 to 8 in. long, 5 to 6 in. across. 
259. LARGE HACKENSACK or Turk’s 
Cap 
(85 Days) Once called a muskmelon. The fruits 
are large, nearly round, flattened at the ends, 
has wide slices; is densely netted; the flesh 
is thick, sweet and juicy. Recommended only 
for the home garden and nearby market, 
255. HEARTS OF GOLD 
(90 Days) The thick orange flesh is deliciously 
sweet, juicy and spicy right down to the thin 
rind. Nearly round and covered with a dense 
gray netting that is insect resistant; it is also 
blight resistant. About six inches long and 
usually weighs about two pounds. Highly recom- 
mended for home garden and market. 
248. WOOD’S PERFECTION 
(80 Days) The most delicious of all orange- 
fleshed cantaloupes; beautiful in appearance, 
but the deliciously sweet spicy flavor of its fine- 
grained, solid flesh is its outstanding charac- 
teristic. There is no trace of stringiness; the 
flesh is so thick that the seed cavity is unusually 
small; it is covered with a lace-like netting over 
the entire melon. We recommend it to everyone 
as a melon of surpassing quality and flavor. 
245. HONEY DEW 
(110 Days) The smooth skin is creamy white 
when ripe and so tough that the melon is prac- 
tically sealed up and will keep for a month or 
more. Allow 3 months to mature, pull when 
the blossom end is slightly soft, and keep a 
few days before serving. Has a flavor distinct 
from the flavor of cantaloupe. 
262. BANANA 
(90 Days) Banana shaped and has the banana 
flavor; grows 15 to 20 inches long by four to 
six inches in diameter; has thick orange flesh 
with delightfully sweet flavor. 
250. WOOD’S EARLY ROCKY FORD 
(75 Days) Selected for earliness; a week to ten 
days earlier than the original Rocky Ford, like 
it in shape, but a little larger. The melons are 
heavily netted, have small seed cavity, firm and 
thick green flesh, and are attractive in both 
shape and color. The flavor is deliciously sweet 
and spicy. It is early, prolific and of fine 
quality. This is just the melon to follow our 
Extra Early Hanover. Has spicy flavor found 
only in the best cantaloupes. 
263. GLASS MELON or Mango 
(90 Days) For preserving, sweet pickles, man- 
goes stuffed like peppers, pies, and may be 
sliced and fried like egg-plant. 
16 es 
W. WOOD & SONS : 
WATERMELONS 
SOUTHERN GROWN PLANT IN May 
AND JUNE 
Prepare hills 8 or 10 feet apart each way by working in 
thoroughly rotted manure, or poultry droppings—rich 
ground gives the plants a good start before the insects 
attack them. When the ground is warm plant 6 or 8 
seeds to the hill, covering an inch deep and, when well 
up, thin out, leaving three strong plants to each hill. 
One ounce will plant 30 hills; 3 pounds one acre. 
272. NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET 
ICEBOX WATERMELON 
See page 1 for description and price. 
286. GARRISON or DARLINGTON 
(90 Days) Striped like a Georgia Rattlesnake 
and under favorable conditions grows larger, is 
sweeter and more delicate. Often attain up to 
75 \|bs. in weight. The flesh is brilliant red, 
tender luscious, very sweet and has a delicious 
flavor. Where Garrison is best known it is pre- 
ferred to all other melons for home gardens. 
282. DIXIE QUEEN 
(85 Days) (Sometimes called Cuban Queen) Not 
the biggest melon, but the quality is excellent. 
The sparkling, crisp, rich scarlet flesh is firm, 
sweet and juicy right up to the thin, tough 
rind. Unbeatable for the home garden. 
269. KLECKLEY’S SWEET or MONTE 
CHRISTO 
(85 Days) (The “‘Wondermelon”) All of the 
sparkling, crisp, bright crimson meat is de- 
liciously sweet right up to the thin rind. For 
home garden we recommend it without reserve. 
270. IRISH GRAY 
(90 Days) In sweetness it is like Kleckley’s 
Sweet; in shipping quality, it compares with 
Tom Watson. The thin rind is so tough it will 
not burst from rough treatment in transit. The 
color is mottled greenish gray; the flesh is red, 
sweet, crisp and free from stringiness. Although 
a grand shipper, is equally fine for home garden. 
277. TOM WATSON 
(90 Days) For years the outstanding shipping 
melon and equally popular for the home- 
garden. The dark green melons are large and 
long, the flesh rich, red, crisp, juicy and sweet. 
276. FLORIDA GIANT or 
CANNONBALL _ (Black Diamond) 
(90 Days). If you grow them on good land, 
feed them well and leave only one or two 
melons to the vine, melons weighing nearly a 
hundred pounds may be grown under favorable 
growing conditions. The size depends on the 
land and the supply of proper plant food, but 
melons averaging 40 Ibs. should be produced 
under usual cultural methods. The melons are 
oval shaped with blunt ends, dark green skin, 
firm, crisp, bright red flesh. It is the largest of 
the newly introduced varieties. Seeds are black. 
271. FLORIDA FAVORITE 
(85 Days) (Sometimes called Pearson)—Not as 
early as the earliest varieties, yet Florida Fa- 
vorite is classed as an extra early melon. It is 
not stringy; the flesh is bright crimson, crisp, 
solid and deliciously sweet. Although bigger 
melons have been introduced, Florida Favorite 
holds its splendid reputation for uniformly good 
quality and is a prime favorite, especially for 
the home garden and for shipment to nearby 
markets. 
Seedsmen Since 1879 ° 
275. STONE MOUNTAIN € 
(90 Days) One of the largest of the round or 
nearly round melons, for they frequently weigh 
50 pounds or more. The outside color is dark 
green; the flesh is deep red, firm and solid, 
almost all heart. Is especially recommended for 
home garden and nearby markets; the rind is 
tough enough to stand considerable handling. 
281. CONGO or 46-40 
The only shipping variety known today which 
is resistant to Anthracnose. This variety promises 
to be of exceptional importance. The melons 
are similar in size and shape to Garrison, the 
rind is very tough and dark green with darker 
green stripes. The flesh is very bright red. 
Sweet and ripens well out to the rind. 
279. IMPROVED GEORGIA or: 
AUGUSTA RATTLESNAKE 
(90 Days) Rattlesnake has always been regarded 
as a fine melon and by many is preferred to 
all others. The rind is thin and tough, the flesh 
deep scarlet, the flavor and fine quality are 
unsurpassed by any other melon. We recom- 
mend it for home garden and for shipping. 
284. PRESERVING CITRON 
(95 Days) Used for making preserves and sweet- 
meats and for stock feeding. Enormously pro- 
ductive; keeps for months. Grow them as you do 
watermelons, but not near your melon patch. 
WILT RESISTANT WATERMELONS 
Wilt is the greatest menace to watermelon production 
in the South and varieties resistant to fusarium wilt 
have become a real necessity. Wilt is a soil-borne dis- 
ease and lives in the land for ten to fifteen years. The 
only remedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties. 
278. FAIRFAX WILT and 
ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANT 
See full description on page 1. 
273. BLACKLEE—Wilt Resistant 
The dark green rind is about half an inch thick; 
the flesh deep rich red; seeds black. The rind 
is very tough, making it excellent for shipping; 
after pulling it keeps in fine condition longer 
than other melons; attains a weight up to 50 
Ibs. To have extra large melons, it is sometimes 
necessary to remove some young fruits, as the 
vines are so vigorous and prolific they have a 
tendency to produce so many the average size 
is reduced. 
285. LEESBURG or Wilt Resistant 
Kleckley’s Sweet 
(90 Days) In every way fully equal to our 
standard strain of Kleckley’s Sweet in quality 
and size, with the distinct advantage of being 
wilt resistant. It marks a conspicuous advance 
in the development of this universally popular 
melon for growing on wilt-sick soils. 
283. HAWKESBURY—Wilt-Resistant 
(90 Days) It makes an oblong melon of good 
size, averaging about 35 lbs.; light grayish 
green color; tough rind; medium to deep red 
flesh; tender, sweet and juicy. It should be 
planted wherever wilt is prevalent. 
274. WILT RESISTANT DIXIE QUEEN 
Is highly resistant to Fusarium Wilt, which has 
become so prevalent in some parts of the coun- 
try as to render growing watermelons extremely 
hazardous. Melons are very superior in quality, 
being sweeter, with more luscious, and deeper, 
richer red flesh. Distinctive characteristics are 
larger seed, greater vigor and hardiness of 
vines, which are less affected by adverse 
weather conditions, and denser foliage giving 
greater protection to melons against sun-burn. 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
