Watermelons 
3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 1 oz. for 25 hills or 50 feet of row. 
How to Grow Watermelons. (See under Cantaloupes.) 
Every home-garden should have two or three rows of 
Watermelons. Start the seed early. 
The New Hampshire Midget Watermelon. 
Awarded Gold Medal by All-America Selections. Now, for 
every home-garden, a little midget melon the size of a canta- 
loupe. Weighs 3 to 4 lbs.; bright red flesh, sweet and good. 
See it in color on page 4. 
cary (Wilt-Resistant strain.) 85 days. A 
Dixie Queen. splendid quality melon. Medium large, 
almost round. Weight 25 to 40 lbs., few seeds. The flesh is 
very richly colored, very sweet, juicy and of delicious flavor. 
It ripens right close up to the strong rind which doesn’t break 
in shipping. Our Dixie Queen yields a big crop. Every gardener 
and farmer can grow them successfully on any good soil, and 
very profitably too. 1 ounce for 50 hi'ls: 3 'bs. per acre. Plant 
an acre. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 2 ozs. 75 cts.; 4lb. $1.25; 
lb. $3.50; 5 Ibs. $15. 
New Watermelon Hybrid Dixie Queen. 
The very important value is that it is fusarium wilt-re- 
sistant and has that hybrid vigor. The stripes are a little 
darker green; has darker brownish seed. This is the first Hy- 
brid Watermelon. Pkt. 75 cts.; 1,0z. $2.75; oz. $5; 2 ozs. 
$9; 14lb. $15; lb. $50. 
Improved Kleckley Sweets. (A'so callsd “Won: 
crop for market, you will find it one of the most profitable, and 
for the home-garden too. True oblong shape, dark green rind, 
and rich red flesh, which is sweet and luscious; averages 40 lbs. 
A stronger rind than the old strain. Ready in about 87 days 
from planting. Plant an acre this year—3 to 4 lbs. of seed will 
do it and costs but $9. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 
1/A1b. $1.10; Ib. $2.50; 3 Ibs. $7.20; 10 Ibs. $22.50. 
Improved Kleckley Sweets. A long-time popular variety known 
for its rich sugar-sweet flavor. 
Harris’ Earliest. 80 days. One of the best extra-early 
BASE EO Fh FESS ** ~melons; oval, dark .green; flesh sweet, 
delicious. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 14lb. 90 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
A wilt-resistant melon, allowing them to 
Hawkesbury. be grown on land previously planted to 
melons. Shape long, tapers slightly, skin light gray with fine green 
veining. Flesh bright red, very sweet. Averages 35 pounds. 85 days. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 14lb. $1.10; lb. $2.50. 
Dixie Queen. A grand good melon in every way and a favorite 
of thousands of our customers. 
Striped Klondike No. 1]. °° °4ys. This new strain 
contains a very high con- 
tent of sugar and thus has a most delicious flavor. The rind is thin 
but strong, the flesh solid bright red. Averages 30 pounds. Long- 
oval, heavily mottled and striped. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 14lb. 
$1.10; lb. $2.50. 
90 days. The melons are oblong, 18 to 24 
Tom Watson. inches long and 10 to 14 inches in diameter, 
averaging 40 to 60 pounds each. The flesh isa deep red, of the most 
delicious quality and extends close to the rind. Rind dark green 
and very strong. Very popular on all markets. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 
40 cts.; 14lb. $1.10; lb. $2.50. 
Stone Mountain or Dixie Belle. 90 days. Round smooth, 
green skin, flesh beautiful deep crimson. 
Averages about 45 pounds. One of the finest melons of the home- 
garden and for market. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 141b. 90 cts.; 
lb. $2.25; 5 Ibs. $10. 
85 days. The fruits are long, blunt at 
Halbert Honey. both ends; skin a rich, glossy green; the 
flesh a beautiful crimson. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 14lb. 85 cts.; 
lb. $2.25. 
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New Watermelon “Congo.” 5). Ai America 
Award. Here is an extra-fine melon you will want to grow. The 
vines are very vigorous, highly resistant to anthracnose, yielding 
a big crop of very uniform oblong melons averaging 35 pounds. 
The rind is strong enough to stand up well under shipping, and the 
flesh is excellent both in sweet delicious flavor and fiery red color. 
90 days. An ounce will plant 25 hills, 3 pounds per acre. Certified 
Seed. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 2 ozs. 75 cts.; 
IAlb. $1.25; Ib. $3.50; 3 Ibs. $10.20; 10 lbs. $32.50; 25 Ibs. $75. 
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‘“‘Congo’’ Watermelon. Awarded All-America Medal for its outstanding quality and resistance to plant disease, Deliciously 
sweet; color fiery red, Highly recommended for market and home-garden. 
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