-WATERMELONS 
Packet 10c 
Planting Instructions: The same as for Muskmelons, except that they 
should be planted from 8 to 10 feet apart each way. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET. 1951 All American Gold Medal Winner. A very 
small, extremely early maturing oval melon. Under favorable conditions it 
ripens in 65 days, and therefore very desirable for short growing seasons. 
Light or grey-green in color with narrow, irregular markings, average weight 
21%% pounds, diameter 6 inches, with red flesh and very thin rind. Flesh solid 
and sweet. Seed black. : 
IRISH GRAY. Free from hard centers and strings, very firm, and does not 
break when sliced. Greenish gray color; does not sunburn. Seed white. 
Days to maturity, 90. : 
TOM WATSON. Immensely popular because there is delicious sweetness. The 
flesh is. rich red, crisp and tenderly melting. Reaches the size of 24 to 28 
inches in length, and 12 to 14 inches in diameter. It has a mottled, dark 
green rind, thin, but tough enough to stand shipping. Seed white, spotted 
with brown. Days to maturity, 90. 
KLECKLEY SWEET. Well named, for the flesh of this melon is as sweet as 
honey. The rind is dark green, and only about one-half inch thick. Seeds 
eee lying close to the rind, leaving a large solid heart. Days to ma- 
urity, 
KLECKLEY NO. 6. A wilt resistant variety of high quality developed by 
Dr. I. J. Wilson at the Iowa Experiment Station. Same type as Kleckley 
Sweet with same high sugar content. Days to maturity, 88. 
EARLY KANSAS or RED RUSSIAN. Fruits large, oval, striped, with bright 
red flesh. Very sweet and of fine flavor. Rather hard shell makes it a good 
shipper. Seed reddish brown. Days to maturity, 82. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. The fruits frequently weigh 50 to 80 pounds. The flesh 
is solid, bright scarlet in color, has few seeds, and is very sweet. Seed 
white. Days to maturity, 88. 
STONE MOUNTAIN No. 5. A wilt resistant strain. 
“KING AND QUEEN” WINTER WATERMELON. Spherical in shape, ivory 
shell, pink center. Average weight 25 pounds. The most luscious, handsome, 
and aalueys winter watermelon in the world. Seeds black. Days to matur- 
ity, 
PIE MELON. Kansas Stock Pie Melon or Colorado Preserving Melon. A boon 
to the dry land farmer. The melons grow to a large size, some of them 
weighing as high as 60 to 70 pounds. The flesh is firm and solid with few 
seeds. Will keep all winter and can be fed to stock the same as turnips and 
beets. 
FLORIDA GIANT or BLACK DIAMOND. Very popular throughout the Cen- 
tral West and southern districts. Makes a vigorous vine growth, does not 
sunburn as easily as many varieties; develops unusually attractive enormous 
fruits. Fruit large oval shape, very dark green color with blush bloom; 
flesh bright red and of very sweet delicate flavor. Seeds dark brownish 
black. Days to maturity, 95. 
DIXIE QUEEN. Flesh is bright red, rind thin, but tough; heavy yielder. 
-- Outer skin is light green splotched and striped with dark green. White seed 
Days to maturity, 85. 
KLONDIKE. A wonderful variety for local markets. Fruit is oblong, 16x10 
inches,.and weigh about 25 pounds. Flesh is deep red and the rind is dark. 
Sweet and firm. Days to maturity, 85. 
Striped Klondike. Similar to Klondike except rind has irregular dark green 
green stripes on light green gackground. 
NORTHERN SWEET. Sometimes referred to as Ice Box Melon. Melons small, 
nearly round, medium green with dark green stripes; rind very thin. Flesh 
deep red, crisp, sweet and of good flavor. Seeds light brown with darker 
edge. 
SWEETHEART. Vine vigorous and productive. Fruit large, rounded or slight- 
’ ly oblong; skin pale green, with bands of deeper color, flesh red, melting 
=! and very sweet. Seed black. Days to maturity, 89. 
= in Aa 
See page 17 for Vegetable Seed Prices. 
_ FLORIDA GIANT or BLACK DIAMOND 
—" 
ICEBERG, 
White Seed 
oe BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON 
Welering 
For best results, a garden 
should have moisture equal 
to about an inch of rain a 
aa OC. 
But remember, too much 
water is just as injurious, if 
not more so, than too little. 
Do not apply water until 
needed, but then do a thor- 
ough job. The water can be 
applied with a lawn sprinkler 
or can be applied by the irri- 
gating method which flows 
the water along the rows. Soil soakers are 
excellent for watering rows of vegetables. 
A good soaking about once a week under 
normal conditions is sufficient and very, 
very much better than more frequent light 
sprinkling. : 
TRY THIS 
In watering your vegetables or flowers 4 
once every two or three weeks, add two 
level teaspoonfuls of Ra-Pid-Gro to each gal-- 
lon of water. Apply with a sprinkling can 
and the results will amaze you. 
Mulching is for two purposes. 1—To con- 
serve the moisture in the soil and “To keep 
down the growth of weeds.” 
Peat Moss is in our opinion the best ma- 
terial for mulching. Other materials such 
as straw, dried lawn clippings, leaves or 
similar material can be used very effective- 
ly. 
The mulch should be applied between the 
rows and around the plants early, before the 
soil dries out. Such mulch is valuable, too, 
around non-staked tomatoes, cucumbers and 
bush squash plants to keep the fruits from 
contact with the soil, thus keeping the fruit 
clean. ; 
The mulch should be of only medium 
depth after it has settled down, about 2 
inches. A very deep, or thick much may 
defeat its purpose by absorbing the water 
from any light rain before it reaches the 
soil, thus making the water shortage more 
acute. Mulch is harmful in rainy areas, be- 
cause it keeps the soil too wet. 
As a general rule, it is 
best to rake off the gar- 
den and compost the ma- 
terial rather than working 
it into the soil. 
