Archive image from page 101 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1942). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1942asso Year: 1942 98 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Florida Giant: A very large Southern variety WATERMELON-Continued Weight pounds Days FLORIDA GIANT (Cannonball) Vines vigorous and very productive. Fruits dark green, nearly round; flesh firm and red; of excellent quality. Ships well, though rather large for some markets, and is one of the best all-purpose varieties. Seed with heavy dark brown flecking on tan ground. Georgia Rattlesnake (Augusta Rattlesnake) Fruits
Archive image from page 101 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1942). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1942asso Year: 1942 98 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Florida Giant: A very large Southern variety WATERMELON-Continued Weight pounds Days FLORIDA GIANT (Cannonball) Vines vigorous and very productive. Fruits dark green, nearly round; flesh firm and red; of excellent quality. Ships well, though rather large for some markets, and is one of the best all-purpose varieties. Seed with heavy dark brown flecking on tan ground. Georgia Rattlesnake (Augusta Rattlesnake) Fruits large, elongated, gray-green, with irregular very dark green stripes; rind very tough. Flesh bright pink, seed dull white with black tip. Golden Honey (Honey Cream: Golden Sweet) Fruits chunky, nearly round, medium sized, light green with mottled darker green stripes; rind brittle. Flesh amber-yellow, seed brown. Graystone Introduced by H. G. Hastings Co. All-America Silver Medal for 1933. Of Stone Mountain type but with thin, tough, mot- tled gray-green rind. Flesh crisp, red and exceptionally sweet. Seed white. Halbert's Honey Similar to Kleckley's Sweet, but somewhat larger; desirable for home and market gardens, but not for shipping. Fruits long, cylindrical, with blunt ends, slightly ridged, dark green, lightly veined; rind very tender. Flesh bright red, and excep- tionally sweet; seed white with blackish tip. 40 95 28 90 20 85 35 90 35 82
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