. Burpee's farm annual for 1900. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. " kleckley sweets" watermelon. From a Photograph. Watermelon,—" KLECKLEY ; In our extensive trials of Watermelons, embracing all the new varieties as well as many choice selections sent us by friends and customers, we fail to rind any of so uniformly fine quality as the Kleckley Sweets. Our Trial Grounds for vine crops in Southern New- Jersey are located in the heart of an extensive melon-growing section, and i
. Burpee's farm annual for 1900. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. " kleckley sweets" watermelon. From a Photograph. Watermelon,—" KLECKLEY ; In our extensive trials of Watermelons, embracing all the new varieties as well as many choice selections sent us by friends and customers, we fail to rind any of so uniformly fine quality as the Kleckley Sweets. Our Trial Grounds for vine crops in Southern New- Jersey are located in the heart of an extensive melon-growing section, and it is the unan- imous verdict of these growers that it is the finest of all Watermelons for home use or nearby market. The only drawback to the variety is that the fruits are too tender to stand shipment,— the rind being so brittle that it is apt to split open in cutting the fruits for the table. The vines are strong and vigorous and the fruits grow uniformly to quite large size ; oblong in form, eighteen to twenty inches long and ten to twelve inches in diameter, rather tapering at the ends. The skin is a rich dark green, while the flesh is bright scarlet, ripening close to the skin, the rind being only about half an inch in thickness. The seeds are white and rather long in shape ; being in two rows lying close to the rind, the3r leave a very large, solid heart which does not crack open when ripe, as is the case in many large melons. The rich, bright-scarlet flesh is crisp, sugary, and melting to the highest degree, being entirely free from any stringiness. The rich coloring of the flesh together with its luscious sweetness combine to make it the finest table melon nowT in cultivation. We have contracted again with Mr. Kleckley for nearly his entire crop, and seed grown by the origi- nator can be had only from one other firm. Pkt. 5 ets.; oz. 10 cts.; \ ft) 30 cts.; ft) , Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been
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