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63 days. All America Award Winner. This very early, 
cantaloupe-sized watermelon should prove highly popu- 
lar in the home garden for many years to come. The 
small fruits are light green with broken veinings and 
are produced in great numbers. They weigh about 
three pounds and have bright red, sugary sweet flesh 
of best quality. Good eating, to say the least. 
681—Pkg., 25¢; oz., 50¢; 14 lb., $1.35, postpaid. 
TOM WATSON 
90 days. The peer of shipping melons and also fine for 
the home market. The rind is deep green and the shape 
is long and cylindrical. Often weighs 40 pounds and 
more. The deep red, firm flesh extends to within 34- 
inch of the rind. Is rather late in maturing. The flesh 
is rich red, crisp and luscious flavor. 
693—Pke., 10¢; oz., 30¢; 14 Ib., 80¢; 14 lb., $1.30; 
lb., $2.40, postpaid. 
SWEET SIBERIAN 
75 days. Very early melon maturing in about 75 days. 
Fruits are round, weighing from 8 to 5 lbs. Outside is 
cream color and the delicious crisp flesh is deep yellow. 
672—Pkg., 15¢; oz., 35¢; 14 lb., $1.00; 14 lb., $1.65; 
Ib., $3.10, postpaid. 
KING & QUEEN 
Winter Melon 
90 days. Perfectly round, averages about 10 pounds. 
The flesh is bright red, crisp and juicy and the outside 
color is white with indistinct green stripes. Can be 
stored in the vegetable cellar until February. Think of 
serving fresh watermelon in winter! Very prolific. 
657—Pke., 12¢; oz., 30¢; 14 lb., 80¢; 14 Ib., $1.30; 
Ib., $2.40, postpaid. 
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STONE MOUNTAIN 
88 days. The outstanding introduction of the past few 
years. Somewhat oblong in shape, rather light gray in 
eolor, white seeded, few seeds, medium rind, and‘rich 
red, tender, very sweet, fine grained flesh. Averages 
40 Ibs. The flesh is bright scarlet, with a large heart. 
A good shipper. 
653—Pkeg., 10¢; oz., 30¢; 14 lb., 80¢; 1%4 Ib., $1.30; 
Ib., $2.40, postpaid. 
JOHN A. SALZER SEED COMPANY, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN < 
EARLIEST —Coles Early 
bred and developed for 
which have a short growing 
ripe in about 60 days. 
Earliest weighs 
Earliest 
Melon— 
Deliciously 
NORTHERN 
SWEET 
Developed by the Min- 
nesota Experiment Sta- 
tion. Ripens in 63 to 
70 days. Green rind 
striped lighter green, 
flesh dark red and ten- 
der and of a rich sugary 
flavor. Weighs 9 to 10 
lbs, Fine for early mar- 
pee or aes saree. Northern Sweet 
—Pkg., ¢; 0z., 32¢; 14 Ib., 88¢; 14 Ib., $1.60; 
Ib., $2.90, postpaid. aad ara onan 
CITRON 
90 days. Grown for pre- 
serves and pickles. The 
fruits are perfectly 
round, striped dark 
green. Flesh is thick, 
hard, and clear white. 
Seed is red. 
663 — Pkg., 15¢; oz., 
30¢; 14 lb., 80¢; 1% Ib., 
$1.30; Ib., $2.40, post- 
paid. 
Citron 
Early 
Kansas 
EARLY KANSAS 
75 days. Also called Red Russian. An’ 
early melon of high merit maturing in 
about 75 days. It is of large size and of 
excellent quality. The attractive melons 
are nearly round, slightly longer than 
broad, of a handsome deep emerald green 
color striped irregularly with paler 
green. The bright scarlet flesh is thick, 
sweet and sugary. Seeds are reddish in 
color. Melons have been grown weighing 
up to 40 pounds, Very popular for ship- 
ping and fine for the home garden. 
668—Pkg., 10¢; oz., 30¢; 14 Ib., 80¢; 
VY \b., $1.30; Ib., $2.40, postpaid. 
OH MY! 
Florida Giant 
90 days. The Largest Watermelon 
on Earth. In our latitude, by 
September 1st Melons of this va- 
riety have attained the enormous 
weight of 45 to 75 lbs.; they all 
grow to an enormous size. Oh 
My! is an extremely prolific if 
not the most productive variety 
known. An acre bears an enor- 
mous amount of great Melons 
weighing all the way from 30 to 
75 lbs., and each fit to be set 
before a king. The Melons are 
almost round in shape, of a pe- 
culiar dark brownish green color. 
The flesh is dark red, deliciously 
sweet. Seed, mottled dark brown. 
It is a good shipper and one of 
the best all purpose-melons. Our 
old customers always welcome 
Oh, My! and our new friends 
will find it a deliciously sweet 
watermelon. 
685—Pke., 15¢; oz., 37¢; 14 Ib., 
$1.10; 14 Ib., $1.80; Ib., $3.15, 
postpaid. 
WATERMELONS 
Extremely early—A splendid strain for 
the North—Illustrated below. Especially 
those sections 
season. 
Earliest Watermelon is sure to be the 
first watermelon on the market, being 
about from 25 to 80 
pounds, is rather round in shape, of a 
light green color and striped irregularly 
with darker green. It is enormously pro- 
lific. The sparkling crisp, red flesh is of 
fine texture, has a delicious, very sweet 
flavor and ripens down to the rind. Uni- 
form in size and shape. A splendid ship- 
Sweet per. 
667—Pkg., 15¢; oz., 35¢; 14 Ib., $1.00; 
Y% \|b., $1.65; lb., $3.10, postpaid. 
Dixie 
Queen 
DIXIE QUEEN 
80 days. Also called White Seeded Cuban Queen. 
Round, good size, with light and dark green stripes, 
thin tough rind, flesh bright scarlet, solid, of fine tex- 
ture. Very prolific. Small white seeded. Averages 30 
to 35 lbs., good shipper. 
665—Pke., 12¢; oz., 32¢; 14 Ib., 88¢; 1% Ib., $1.54; 
Ib., $2.90, postpaid. ps 
EARLY 
KLONDIKE 
sweet, dark red in color. 
well. Very early, but weighs 20 pounds, often carries 
3 melons at one time. 
679—Pke., 12¢; oz., 32¢; 14 Ib., 88¢; 1% Ib., $1.54; 
lb., $2.90, postpaid. 
FOURTH OF JULY 
65 days. A sure yielder, a heavy cropper and second 
only to Earliest as an extra-early watermelon. The 
. melting sweetness of this superb melon, the delicious, 
exquisitely flavored flesh, its hardiness and ease of 
growth have delighted gardeners everywhere. As far 
north as Canada, Fourth of July will supply the tables 
just as bountifully as it does in the suany regions of the 
South. The melons are about 12 inches long and 9 
inches in diameter, weighing about 25 pounds. The 
rich, red, fine-grained flesh ripens clear to the rind 
and is most luscious and refreshing. Not a shipper 
but grand for the home and near-by markets. Thrives 
even under neglect. 
671—Pkeg., 15¢; oz., 35¢; 14 lb., $1.00; 1% Ib., $1.65; 
Ib., $3.10, postnaid. 
KLECKLEY 
SWEET 
Wilt Resistant Strain 
85 days. Also called Monte Cristo. Fruits are large 
and it is one of the most widely used for nearby 
markets. Has a big, solid, superb quality heart and the 
flavor is wonderfully sweet. It is long and symmetrical 
in shape, frequently reaching 22 inches or more in 
length. Kleckley Sweet is the old reliable standby and 
is one of the most satisfactory of all watermelons. 
Weighs about 40 pounds. It has a thin tender rind, 
dark bluish green in color and the bright scarlet flesh 
is free from fibre. 
689—Pkg., 12¢; oz., 31¢; 14 lb., 84¢; % Ib., $1.37; 
Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
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