20 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Selected Varieties of Watermelon 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 30 hills, about four 
pounds per acre. Watermelons want rich, sandy soil. Cultural 
directions the same as for Muskmelons, except the hills should 
be eight feet apart. 
HARRIS EARLIEST. (Cole’s Early). 75 days. The best ex- 
tremely early variety; fruits medium size, broad, oval; weighing 
10 to 12 Ibs., dark green stripes alternate with lighter; rind 
brittle, flesh bright red of good quality, seeds blackish. 
TOM WATSON. 92 days. Produces Melons 18 to 24 inches 
Joug by 10 to 12 inches in diameter, weighing 35 to 40 Ibs. 
Flesh deep red and very crisp; melting and of exquisite flavor. 
Good shippei. 
WKLECKLEY’S SWEET or MONTE CRISTO. 85 days. 
One of the sweetest Melons on the market; medium early, 
long, averaging 18 to 20 inches, slightly tapering to the stem 
end, weighing 30 to 40 pounds. Rind very dark green, flesh 
very bright red and ripens nearly to the rind. Too tender for 
a shipping Melon, but excellent for market and home garden. Dixie Queen Watermelon 
DIXIE QUEEN. 85 days. A new variety, 
for the market and the home garden. Ex- 
cellent quality, fruit nearly round, with 
light and dark green stripes, growing to a 
good size. Rind thin, but tough—flesh 
bright scarlet, solid, of fine texture, weigh- 
ing around 30 Ibs. 
IRISH GREY. 95 days. Especially vwalu- 
able for distant shipping. Fruits large ob- 
long; uniform light grayish green, rind ex- 
tremely hard and rough; flesh bright red, 
of good quality, weighing around 35 Ibs. 
o Oz., 25c; VY Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo postpaid. 
PEERLESS or ICE CREAM. 85 days. An old _ standby. 
Medium early; fruit oblong, weighing 18 to 20 lbs.; rind NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET. Was introduced by the 
light green, mottled and veined; flesh scarlet, solid to New Hampshire Experiment Station and won an All-Amer- 
center, sweet, melting and delicious. Not a good shipper. ica Selection Award. It is a small or “ice-box’” type of 
: ; Tate Melon. It reaches maturity much earlier than most varieties 
SWEETHEART. ne SESE are ae aie! variety eee in the northern areas, and its popularity will probably be 
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Unicloatone barumiend reve Pee aes AUR EES shaped, with a thin rind and many small seeds. It must be 
Color very light green, flesh ‘bright'red, with black seeds. harvested at early maturity, since it will not hold up well 
CITRON, RED SEEDED. 90 days. The old well known _ if it becomes over-ripe. 
DRE SA IES PESTS IEC, Oz., 30c; %4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. This variety combines 
extra large size with earliness. It is nearly round in No. 10 PYROCIDE DUST is 
shape, pleasingly green in color and unexcelled for the control measure against 
sweetness and juiciness. Fruits weigh from 35 to 40 beetles and other insects. Apply 
pounds in the South, and the 95 days required for promptly and grow your Melons 
maturity make it easily possible to grow correspon- without any trouble. Circular 
dingly large fruits in the North. free on request. 
Prices except as noted above: Oz., 25c; %4 Ib., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
Mustard 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED. 60 days. Plant vigorous and hardy, upright spreading 
growth, leaves large, green tinged yellow, much crumpled and frilled at the edges. 
LARGE SMOOTH-LEAF. 50 days. Large, vigorous leaves, broad and oval, deep green, 
margin toothed but otherwise plain. 
FLORIDA BROAD LEAF. 50 days. Large vigorous growth; leaves green, large, thick, 
broad-oval with distinct whitish mid-rib, margin toothed, but not frilled. 
Oz., 15¢; 1% |b., 45c; Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
Okra or Gumbo 
WHITE VELVET. 60 days. Plants 3¥2 feet high, pods white, long, smooth and tender; 
early and productive. 
PERKINS MAMMOTH LONG POD. 56 days. For home and market garden. Plants 4 
to 5 feet tall, pods dark green, fleshy, tender, becoming 7 to 8 inches long. Distinctly 
ribbed and tapered. 
Oz., 15¢; % Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00, postpaid. Okra 
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College 
