32 L. P. GUNSON & CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
WATERMELON 
A packet will plant about 10 hills, an ounce 50 hills, 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE. In Water Melon culture it is essential to get good, strong vines early in the season. 
These may be secured by forming large, well drained hills of earth, about 8 feet apart, made very 
rich with an abundance of well rotted manure, which should be thoroughly mixed with the soil, for 
if left in a mass it will lead to the plants burning out under the hot sun. In these hills plant the seed 
as soon as the ground is warm and dry, and carefully protect the young plants from insects and 
hasten their growth by the use of liquid manure. 
DIXIE QUEEN 
EARLY CANADA 
CONGO 90 Days 
Bred for resistance to Anthracnose, 
but not immune. Firm tough rind, 
fine grained flesh makes this variety 
particularly adapted to southern 
shipping. Fruits are oblong, blocky, 
dark green faintly striped with a 
lighter green. Under ideal condi- 
tions produces very large melons. 
Seeds white with black tips. 
85 Days 
(White Seeded Cuban Queen) 
A fine quality, prolific, shipping 
type, very popular in the South 
and can be grown here in the 
North. Fruits nearly round, light 
green striped with darker green, 
weighing 20 to 30 Ibs., rind thin 
but tough. Flesh is deep red, sweet 
and crisp. 
75 Days 
Recommended for use in the North 
where the growing season is short. 
Fruits medium size, nearly round, 
814 to 10 inches in diameter. Gray- 
ish green with fine green veining. 
Flesh is bright red and good quality. 
FLORIDA GIANT (Cannon 
Ball Black, Diamond) 90 Days 
An exceptionally firm quality 
melon, bred especially for long dis- 
tance shipping. Bright glossy dark 
green rind withstands the difficul- 
ties of shipping. Unusually prolific. 
Weight 35 to 40 pounds. Some- 
times called Texas Giant. 
BLACK DIAMOND SPECIAL 
(Yellow Belly Strain) 90 Days 
Similar to regular Black Diamond 
FAIRFAX 
GARRISON 
with a darker blue-green color, 
bottom of the melon being a deep 
yellow. Rind very tough. Good 
shipper. Excellent quality red 
flesh Very heavy bearer. 
85 Days 
An extraordinarily fine shipping 
melon, well suited for either local 
use or long distance shipping. Quite 
large, it is long and cylindrical 
with blunt ends. Attractively 
striped, light and dark green, rind 
is thin, but quite strong. Its 
sparkling scarlet flesh is solid, of 
good texture, and of high sugar 
content, with excellent flavor. 
Weight around 35 Ibs. A heavy 
producer. 
85 Days. 
Very popular in the South for 
trucking and tocal markets but too 
tender for long distance shipping. 
Fruits large, 35 to 38 pounds, long 
ivory with dark green stripes and 
fine green veins. Rind thin and 
tender; flesh bright red, fine tex- 
ture and good flavor. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET 
63 Days 
All America Gold Medal for 1951. 
Fulfills the need for a cantaloupe 
sized watermelon. Far superior to. 
former midget varieties. Weight 
about three pounds, bright red 
flesh, light green color with a light. 
sugar content. GOOD EATING! 
This splendid variety should be in 
every home garden. 
