. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm & garden. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Our Watermelon Seed is all Southern Grown, and Produces Vastly Superior Melons to Northern or Western Grown Seed. Culture.—Cultivate exactly like cantaloupes, but give more room, say ten to twelve feet apart each way. They should not be planted near pumpkins, gourds, or their species, as they will hybridize and injure the flavor of both. One ounce wil
. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm & garden. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Our Watermelon Seed is all Southern Grown, and Produces Vastly Superior Melons to Northern or Western Grown Seed. Culture.—Cultivate exactly like cantaloupes, but give more room, say ten to twelve feet apart each way. They should not be planted near pumpkins, gourds, or their species, as they will hybridize and injure the flavor of both. One ounce will plant thirty hills; three pounds will plant an acre. Insect Remedies.—See under cantaloupes. Girardeau's Triumph. This mag- nificent new watermelon has fully sustained the claims made for it as one of the best market and ship- ping melons in cultivation, and it is in great popularity with shippers wherever grown. It is early, pro- lific, and averages very large. Its fine appearance and magnificent proportions make it a ready seller in any market. Where it has been planted for long distance shipping in comparison with other varieties, it has surpassed them all. The rind, like that of the Duke Jones, is of a dark green color with indistinct stripe; the seed is the same color as the Kolb Gem. The average size of the melon is very large; flesh very solid, melting and sweet. We strongly advise our melon growers to plant this variety ex- tensively, as we feel sure that it will give them the best and most satisfactory results, especially for market or shipping. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; i lb. 30c; lb. $ Blue Gem. This has created quite a stir among Southern shippers, whole crops being planted in Blue Gem. It will average larger than the Kolb Gem, and as a table melon, is far superior. It is of a dark bluish green color, very uniform in size and shape, crimson flesh, equal to any as a shipper, and shows up well in bulk. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; £ lb. 20c.; lb. 50c.; 5-lb. lots and over, 4
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