Bill Burrell and Our Texas Giant Strain of Watermelon. Don't be fooled about size of 
the melons. Bill is just so big that they hardly look like Giants 
Florida Giant (Cannonball) Texas Giant Strain 
92 days. A vigorous productive melon, very popular throughout the 
South for long distance shipping. Fruits average large, and well 
grown, specimens of 40 to 60 pounds are common, shape, nearly 
round with flattened ends. Rind medium thick, very tough and 
hard: dark bluish-green with practically no variation in color. Flesh 
deep red, crisp, and when full ripe fairly tender and full flavored. 
Our stock of this is the Texas Giant Strain, the best in eating and 
shipping quality of this type of melon. If you use this variety from 
any other source, whether satisfied or not, plant a portion of your 
crop to our seed of this; you may like it well enough to become a 
Texas Giant fan, thousands have. 
STOCK SEED (Pkt. 15c) (oz. 45c) ('%4 Ib. $1.25) (Ib. $4.35) post- 
paid. Saved from selected melons for the most critical planters. 
Not postpaid (lb. $4.05) (10 Ibs. @ $3.85) (100 Ibs. @ $3.75) 
COLORADO CERTIFIED BLUE TAG: Not postpaid (Ib. $2.20) (10 
Ibs. @ $2.10) (100 Ibs. @ $2.00) | 
No. 1 SEED: (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (14 Ib. 70c) (Ib. $2.10) postpaid. 
Not postpaid (lb. $1.80) (10 ibs. @ $1.60) (100 Ibs. @ $1.50) 
Black Diamond Yellow Belly (Listed Page 44) A new Cannon Ball 
from Texas. 
Fairfax (U.S.D.A. No. 48-12] ° days. First shipping 
ji ’ variety offering com- 
bined resistance to anthracnose and to Fusarium wilt. Developed by 
Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory U.S.D.A. Weight is 
about 40 pounds. Closely resembles Garrison in appearance and 
fine flesh quality. Fairfax distinguishable by hard rind and sharper 
contrast in two shades of green. Apparently free of white heart. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 25c) (%4 Ib, 75c) (lb. $2.20) postpaid, 
Not postpaid (Ib. $1.90) (10 Ibs. @ $1.70) (100 Ibs. @ $1.60) 
46 D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
