WATERMELON 
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Hawkesbury, Wilt Resistant — Light colored Irish 
Grey type with wilt resistance. Outer color is light 
green or gray. Rind is fairly tough. Flesh is dark 
pink, fine, and good. Seed is dark brown. Size is 
about 35 lbs. Shape is long and slender. 90 days. 
Irish Grey — Long, light gray, shipping and home - 
garden type, with tough rind. Pink fleshed. Good 
quality. Weight about 30 lbs. White seded. 90 days. 
Kleckley Sweet Improved No. 6 — Sometimes 
called Wondermelon. This is an improved, wilt-re- 
sistant type of the old Kleckley Sweet. Excellent 
flavor makes this popular with home garden and 
local markets. Size is long and cylindrical, very 
dark green rind with thin creases running length- 
wise. Not a distance shipper. Seed is white. Fruit 
is bright red, tender, very sweet. Size is about 40 
Ibs. 90 days. 
New Hampshire Midget — All American in 1951, 
this is a small icebox red meated type 6” in diam- 
eter, nearly round, dark green, mottled and striped. 
Black seed. Weighs around 4 pounds. 70 days. 
Stone Mountain No. 5 Wilt Resistant — Like the old 
Stone Mountain, but more uniform and wilt resis- 
ant. Seeds are white, spotted with black. Fruits 
are near-round. Rind is tough and permits distance 
shipping. Melon color is dark green with light — 
veining. Flesh is bright red, tender, fine flavored. 
Weighs about 30 lbs. 85 days. 
Tom Watson Cut Red — An improved type of the 
old Tom Watson, with bright red flesh and blue- — 
green rind. Fruit size is about 30 to 35 lbs., large 
and long, cylindrical, medium green with darker 
veining. Rind is thin and tough for shipping. Flesh 
is deep red and sweet, somewhat coarse. Seeds 
are brown. 95 days. 
Fairfax — Wilt and anthracnose resistant type from 
USDA, very much like Garrison in color, size, and — 
appearance. Thin tough rind for shipping, red flesh 
of high sugar content. Weight around 40 lbs., very 
productive. Seed is tan motled. 85 days. 
HERBS 
CULTURE: Herbs are plants whose leaves and seeds 
are used to flavor, season, or garnish foods and 
drinks. Some are grown indoors and other out- 
doors. Some are gathered fresh and others are 
gathered in the Fall for curing before use. Brief 
characteristics of the more important sorts are 
given below. 
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