"ITS NEW"—RHODE ISLAND RED—Variety No. 63 
Kandy—little neighbor girl who is as sweet as 
the name implies with a new ice box type water- 
melon ‘’Rhode Island Red” developed at the Rhode 
Island Agricultural Experimental Station; It is a 
cross between Dixie Queen and Honey Cream. 
The purpose of this cross was to combine the red 
flesh and tougher rind of Dixie Queen with earli- 
ness of maturity and high quality of Honey Cream. 
They mature from 80 to 90 days, usually running 
from 13 to 20 pounds, with high productiveness; 
it's not unusual to have 4 to 6 melons on one 
"Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower” 
runner all in contact with each other; the external 
color at maturity is greenish yellow with medium 
green stripes imposed. Flesh is red ripening out 
near rind, solid, crisp and high quality; rind very 
tough, they are not near so apt to burst when 
tossed on to trucks as most ice box type melons; 
seed are small brownish black. % Ib. $1.40; Y% lb. 
$2.65; % lb. $3.90; 1 lb. $5.00. All plus postage. 
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. Sup- 
ply very limited. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Variety No. 49 
Very unusual shapes and sizes, highly colored. 
All types ornamental Gourds. Plant them for a 
novelty as well as home decorations. % lb. 65c; 
Y2 Ib. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 Ib. $2.00. All plus 
postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. 
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