“Goed Pure Seed from
Grower to Grower is
Tradé Mark Registered
SUGAR LOAF—Variety No. 9
See description page 20
Texas Largest
| Seed Grower
POOLVILLE, TEXAS
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
Wholesale and Retail
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CATALOGUE
ORANGE FLESH TENDERSWEET—Variety No. 62
See description page 35
DESERT KING—Variety No. 1
See description page 33
NOTICE
All prices are quoted for immediate acceptance and confirmation, and all sales
made subject to stocks remaining unsold, loss or damage by fire, shortage or failure
of crop, stenographic errors and delays and contingencies beyond our control.
MISSOURI QUEEN (WILT RESISTANT)—Variety No. 52
This is our sixth time to list the MISSOURI
QUEEN (WILT RESISTANT) although it has been
on the market for some seven or eight years. This
melon was developed out of the Dixie Queen and
is very similar to it in almost all respects. It has
an exceedingly high degree of resistance to wilt
and its production characteristics are almost iden-
tical to that of the Dixie Queen; medium early, ma-
turing in about eighty days. The rind is thin and
tough, light green with darker stripes; flesh bright
red, tender, crisp, and well flavored. % lb. 90c;
2 lb. $1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1 Ib. $3.00. All plus post-
age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
TSE THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
To whom this may concern:
This is to bear testimony, that The Willhite Melon
Seed Farms, Poolville and Weatherford, Texas, are
the largest, most reputable and reliable producers of
Watermelon seed in Parker County.
This firm was founded some thirty-four years ago
by T. A. Willhite, father of the present owner and
manager, Miss Clara Lee Willhite, who has very
capably and successfully carried on this business for
the past several years.
Having grown up with the seed business under
the supervision of her father, any information fur-
nished by Miss Willhite, regarding the production of
watermelons is reliable, being backed by many
years experience in growing a great many different
varieties of watermelons for seed only.
In view of the reliability and established reputa-
tion of this firm, The Merchants and Farmers Bank of
Weatherford, Texas, does not hesitate to recommend
them to anyone who is interested in obtaining High
Quality Watermelon seed.
Signed,
. : James Dasa
MISS CLARA LEE WILLHITE
Owner and Manager President
Jhurty-Fowth Annwersay
We present you this thirty-first annual catalogue which represents our thirty-fourth anniversary in
growing high-grade watermelon and other seed strictly for seed, as we do not sell any melons whatever
regardless of the price. We grow thousands of acres each year and no matter how many are produced
on this acreage, there are none sold.
All seed are processed, treated and tested before leaving our plant, which gives you a much higher
quality product, as you are not paying for light immature seed that are not first grade, these seed can-
not be detected with the eye and can be removed only by proper processing and cleaning, we are the
only firm in the state of Texas properly equipped to clean, process and treat watermelon seed as they
should be. We have thousands of dollars invested in machinery to do this with, as well as first class
warehouses for their storage while awaiting shipment to you.
We could not afford this investment if we did not sell, ship and grow more seed than any one in the
state, we are the largest growers of seed in the state of Texas.
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WILLHITE OFFICE AND CLEANING PLANT, POOLVILLE, TEXAS
To Our Older Customers
We want to take this opportunity to tell you how much we appreciate the business that we have
been getting from you. We sincerely hope that using our seed is continuing to be a profitable
medium for you. It must be as some of you have been with us the full 34 years, and we feel
much gratified over the fact that we must be serving you satisfactorily.
We feel that we have contributed a great deal to the agricultural growth and prosperity that
we now enjoy, just as you have. We recognize our obligations and responsibilities and assume
these with the determination to carry forward the interest of agriculture to all our people. In
this way we feel that we are being of service to you, our customers; you are our friend and cus-
tomer, and we want to please you in every way we can. We are continually pushing forward and
striving to better our products as well as keeping you advised and supplied with the newest va-
rieties. We endeavor to keep abreast of the times so that we all may benefit by our work.
Sincerely thanking each of you who have passed a good word on regarding our seed, for with-
out friends and customers like you, we would not prosper.
Very truly yours,
Agra Lee Witthite
“WILLHITE'S SEED ARE EQUALLED BY FEW AND SURPASSED BY NONE”
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Truck Load of Watermelon Seed Being Checked Out to Move Into Florida
2 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas Weatherford, Texas
WILLHITE SYMBOL OF PURE VINE SEED SHIPPED NATION WIDE
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“CONGO"
CONGO—Variety No. 55—ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANT (USDA-46-40)
The Congo was developed at the Regional Vege-
table Breeding Laboratory of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture at Charleston, S. C., by Drs. C. F.
Poole and C. F. Andrus. Seed of this variety, then
known only as USDA-46-40, was offered for in-
crease in October 1948 and from this source we
obtained our original stock seed. The name
Congo was given this new variety to symbolize
the continent from whence it obtained its resistance
to Anthracnose. The African variety, after being
crossed with the “Iowa Belle,’’ was inbred for a
number of years. This inbred line was crossed
with the Garrison watermelon in 1941 by Dr. C. F.
Poole. Selections from this cross being made over
a number of years by Dr. C. F. Andrus, we now
have the “Congo” which is definitely resistant, but
not entirely immune to Anthracnose. It is suscep-
tible to Downy Mildew and Fusarian Wilt and
growers are urged to give it the same protection
by dusting or spraying that they would give other
varieties.
The Congo is a large, semi-long or blocky end
type of melon that matures in 90 days. The rind
is very tough, dark green in color with a darker
green stripe; flesh is deep red, very solid with a
medium grain. This melon possesses total solids
of 12 per cent (mostly sugar). The seed are slightly
smaller than the Watson seed, light tan with side
pattern of darker tan. It has been proven, as a
result of commercial plantings, that the Congo is
vastly superior to the other common varieties in
regard to breakage during shipment. However,
care should be taken in loading as it is not im-
mune to bruising. We grow them to weigh 70
pounds. % lb. 65c; Y2 lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb.
$2.00. Certified Congo $2.50 per lb. SPECIAL
STOCK, 1 lb. sealed bags, $4.00. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 3
BLUE RIND WATSON—
Variety No. 23
This is a distinct variety of the Tom Watson.
Its rind is a deep shiny green with a bluish
sheen; some are so dark, they are almost black.
It has small brown seed and its flesh is a deep
blood red and very tender and sweet. Its rind
is thin and very tough making it a splendid
shipper. Average from fifty to seventy-five
pounds. Its general shape is exactly like the
Willhite’s Regular Watson you have known
and liked so well. They will sell and ship equal
to them on any market and most buyers prefer
them to the Regular Watson because they make
a much better appearance and are much better
melon when cut. Some few regular Watsons
will be found in field planted with Blue Rind
BLUE RIND WATSON—Variety No. 23
Watson seed because the type is not firmly established yet, but no such melons found in our fields were
seeded. Only about two per cent showed up regular Watson, not enough to cause complaint. We have
for several years sold about four pounds to one of this melon as compared with the regular Watson,
not because the regular Watson is not good, but because the Blue Rind is so much better. We originat-
ed this melon and recommend it to all who want a good shipping melon and one that will sell. It
matures in about eighty-five days. % lb. 80c; ¥ lb. $1.40; % Ib. $2.05; 1 lb. $2.50. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
See Color Photograph on page 26
The New Cuban Queen is a highly improved
strain of the old Cuban Queen, hardly as long in
shape as the old variety, it being slightly oblong
and growing very large, many of the melons will
weigh up to 80 and 90 pounds each. This is an
exceptionally showy and attractive melon with
light green rind and a darker mottled green stripe,
4 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
THE NEW CUBAN QUEEN—Variety No. 22
the rind is medium thin and tough enough to ship
anywhere. The flesh is bright red, crisp and very
delicious. You will find this melon to be mostly
heart, ripening uniformly clear through. Seed are
small, white and set close to the rind. % lb. $1.15;
¥2 lb. $2.15; % lb. $3.15; 1 Ib. $4.00; 2 Ibs. $7.50.
All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA-
RIETY,.25¢.
Weatherford, Texas
Our WILLHITE’S FAMOUS WATSONS are
grown for seed only and as we grow for seed only
we have not the temptation to sell the large melons
and seed which cannot be sold at a profit as other
seed growers do here. These seed are from
melons grown in a community that produces as
fine melons as are produced in Parker County.
All melons were seeded regardless of the fact that
they could have been sold at several times the
amount we get for the seed, but we are not growing
melons for the market, they are for seed only and
WILLHITE'S FAMOUS WATSONS—Variety
No. 24
we cannot afford to cheapen our product by selling
the best and seeding only those we cannot sell.
As this is one of the oldest melons grown we feel
it isn't necessary to take up much space with de-
scription, they are exactly as pictured, seed brown
and small, average from fifty to seventy-five
pounds in weight, flesh red, tender and sweet,
rind hard and tough, making them an excellent
shipper. Y% lb. 65c; ¥% lb. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 Ib.
$2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE,
ANY VARIETY, 25c.
WILLHITE'S FAMOUS WATSONS—Variety No. 24
See color photograph page 24
"Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 5
WILLHITE'S NEW
WHITE SEEDED WATSON
—Variety No. 44
It is without a doubt the largest grow-
ing Watson melon and will grow well
over a hundred pounds, if properly
pruned and growing conditions are fa-
vorable. It has a blue-green shiny rind,
although not quite as blue as the Blue
Rind Watson. Seeds are white to cream,
same size as Regular Watson seed,
‘ost melons same shape, some few run
‘aore blunt ends. Red flesh, the vines
grow rank and very vigorous, having
large leaves which cover the melons
-and help to prevent sunburn, they will
grow to a much larger and more uni-
form size than any Watson. We had the
best crop this year that we have ever
grown of this variety. You could walk
all over the field without touching the
around on melons weighing from
fifty to eighty-five pounds, and some
weighed as much as 100 pounds, I
strongly advise you to try this fine
melon if it’s tonnage and size you want.
% Ib. $1.15; 2 Ib. $2.15; % lb. $3.15;
1 lb. $4.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL
PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
See color photograph page 24
THE WILLHITE WONDER MELON—Variety No. 21
The Willhite Wonder is a medium long melon
with block ends. Color of rind is a beautiful dark
shade of green. When young it shows a distinct
stripe of irregularity, but as they ripen this stripe
disappears almost completely. The rind is tough
enough to stand hauling well. They grow to enor-
mous size, often weighing up to ninety pounds.
Vines grow rank and vigorous. We often have
them grow to cover middles twenty feet wide and
have grown as much as thirty-five tons per acre
that average sixty pounds each. It resembles the
6 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
Russell's Improved very closely. Has seed from
white to light brown mottled color. Its flesh is red,
very sweet and tender with the delicate flavor of
Improved Kleckly Sweet. Date of maturity approx-
imately ninety days. Do not confuse this melon
with Wondermelon or Blue Wonder as is so easily
done when making out your order for seed. Be
sure to give variety number 21 on order blank.
Y% Ib. 80c; Y2 lb. $1.40; % Ib. $2.05; 1 lb. $2.50. All
plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA-
RIETY, 25c.
Weatherford, Texas
FAIRFAX (USDA 48-12)—Variety No. 61
f
(Anthracnose and Fusarium Wilt Resistant)
Fairfax is a new variety of watermelon, which
offers combined resistance to anthracnose and fu-
sarium wilt, produced at Southeastern Vegetable
Breeding Laboratory of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture at Charleston, 8. C. Fairfax is a long
striped melon exactly as pictured above, capable
of developing to 50 pounds. One carload in 1951
averaged 42 pounds, but the melons generally fall
in the 30-35 pound class. It is a heavy producer
THE ROYAL GOLDEN—Variety No. 7
—Golden Rind Melon—
very sweet and tender. The seeds are light cream
colored. Every grower who operates a roadside
stand should plant a few at least, as they present
a very beautiful appearance as well as attracting
wide-spread attention, when placed among the
with hard rind and is considered a good shipper,
matures in 85 or 90 days depending on the weath-
er and size of the melons; flesh red; seed white
with slight black markings on rim. Our stock seed
came direct from the breeding plant. '% lb. $1.40;
Ya Ib. $2.65; % Ib. $3.90; 1 lb. $5.00; 2 lbs. $9.50;
3 lbs. and over $4.00 per lb. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
When ripe, the out-
side color of The Roy-
al Golden melon is a
rich deep orange yel-
low, the vines also
are a golden yellow
being more sc near
or around ihe tap-
root, the color travel-
ing outwar” th 5
vine grows until at
full growth or matu-
rity practically all of
the vine is a golden
yellow. A field of
these melons makes
a very beautiful sight
indeed. In size this
melon will weigh
from twenty to forty
pounds at maturity, with a deep blood red flesh,
green rind varieties. This is an early maturing
melon. Our supply of this seed is very limited,
we have it for 25c packages only. LIBERAL PACK-
AGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 7
THE HALBERT HONEY MELON—Variety No. 12
extremely tender and fine flavored. % lb. 65c; 2
Ib. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
This is one of the best early varieties. Color of
rind black green, flesh is blood red and white
seeds. They grow up to forty pounds and are
THE
HAWKSBURY
(or
Gray Shipper) +
(Wilt
Resistant)
Variety No. 8
The Hawksbury is very much in demand in the
arid and wilt infested areas, due largely to its
drought and Wilt Resistance qualities. This is an
exceptionally hardy melon, very similar in ap-
pearance to the Sugar Loaf, but not growing nearly
so large; under favorable conditions they will
8 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
grow to 65 pounds. The rind is grey-green, very
thin, hard and tough. The flesh is a deep blood
red with black to brownish-black seed. Y4 lb. 80c;
Ya lb. $1.40; % Ib. $2.05; 1 Ib. $2.50. All plus post-
age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
Weatherford, Texas
GARRISON (Coker)—Variety No. 48
Although this is only our seventh season to grow
this watermelon, we find it to be one among the
finest and becoming more popular with the melon
growers each year. It grows to a very large size
and with proper pruning and under favorable
conditions will grow to weigh seventy-five and
eighty pounds each. The Garrison is a very
attractive melon, having a pea-green rind with a
darker green mottled stripe; the flesh is brilliant
red, tender and crisp; the seeds are white to
cream, with very few to the melon, it has a com-
paratively thin rind and tough. The high quality
and attractiveness of this melon will make it sal-
able on any market. % lb. 90c; ¥2 Ib. $1.65; % lb.
$2.40; 1 lb. $3.00; Certified Garrison: 1 lb. bag
$4.00 per lb.; 5 lb. bag $18.75. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Due to advance cost of production, coupled with
increased postage rates, we are forced to reduce
the amount of seed in our 25c packages to 2 oz.
of seed per package postpaid. Should your order
include as much as %4 lb. of any variety of seed
other than 25c packages, you pay postage on the
full amount. If your order contains Hotkaps, Ray-
domes, Black Leaf 40, Spergon Seed Treatment,
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE
There will be no refund on seed that has been
out of our office more than thirty days from ship-
ping date. We have in a few instances had cus-
tomers ask to return surplus seed when they had
ordered too heavily, anticipating a freeze, and in
practically every case it has been too late for us to
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
Twist-Ems, ENDOpest, or ENDOweed, you pay
postage on the entire shipment. Please be sure
to send enough to cover this charge so we will
not have to write you regarding shortage or de-
duct from your seed. If too much is sent same will
be refunded to you in postage stamps wrapped in
waxed paper inside your package. Please notice
increase in postage rates on page 48.
PLACING YOUR ORDER
resell the seed that season. For this reason we will
not accept seed returned for refund that has been
out of our office more than thirty days from our
shipping date; positively no refund at any time
after the seal has been broken on the bag.
“We Cover the Globe” 9
NEW IRISH GREY—Variety No. 13
This is a comparatively new type of Irish Gray,
although it has been on the market in a very
limited way for the past several years. Perhaps,
at one time it was known to you as the ‘’Texas
Gray Beauty.” This is one of the finest of melons,
with deep red flesh, crisp, tender and sweet. The
rind is light pea green with slightly darker vein
GRAYSTONE—Variety No. 53
ALL AMERICAN WINNER 1933
This is our sixth year to grow and list this fine melon
which was an ALL AMERICAN WINNER in 1933 and intro-
duced by one of our leading seedsmen. The rind has outside
markings of the Stone Mountain, thin and tough enough to
ship and haul well. They will grow to 60 pounds under favor-
able conditions, average maturity ninety to ninety-five days;
shape large oval with block ends. It is one of the most deli-
cious flavored, fine textured, sweetest melons we have ever
grown. Seeds are white and small, they go a long way when
planting. The vines are very prolific and produce a heavy
growth, covering the melons well which prevents sunburn. Be
sure to try these seeds. '% lb. 90c; ¥% lb. $1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1
Ib. $3.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA-
RIETY,, 29¢.
10 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
markings, very tough and stands hauling well.
Seeds are large white with black rim and tip. This
melon will grow to forty or fifty pounds, very uni-
form in shape and you will have very little pruning
to do. Matures in approximately 90 days. % lb.
65c; ¥2 Ib. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus
postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
Weathertord, Texas
BLACKLEE
(Wilt Resistant)
Variety No. 45
This melon has gained
in popularity to such an
extent in the past few
years that it is now be-
ing planted quite exten-
sively in_ practically
every melon growing
section in the country,
and more especially in
those areas badly af-
fected with Fusarium
Wilt. We recommend
this melon as being one
of the best Wilt Resistant types, having proved
its qualities in this respect in the most heavily in-
fested fields. This is a medium size melon, averag-
ing in weight from 35 to 40 pounds; capsule in
shape, running exceptionally uniform, with very
little pruning necessary. The rind is dark blue
or black-green in color, thin and tough, which
makes it quite satisfactory for shipping. The flesh
BLACKLEE (Wilt Resistant)—Variety No. 45
is a rich blood red, very tender, crisp and sweet.
Seeds are medium size and black. This melon
matures in 85-90 days. Its dark green rind, uni-
form shape and size makes it very attractive on
any market.
V4 Ib. 65c; Ya lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00.
All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA-
RIE TYga2oc.
Field view BLACKLEE (Wilt Resistant)—Variety No. 45
THE WILSON MELON
«<—_—_——-a Variety No. 68
The Wilson is another small family size melon
weighing about 20 pounds, with Cletex marked
rind, that is very tough and thin, will ship or haul
anywhere. The shape is round, exactly as pic-
tured; flesh beautiful red, solid and firm, fine tex-
ture; cutting qualities perfect. They have yellow
bellies when ripe; medium size seed that are white
with black tips. % lb. $1.15; % Ib. $2.15; % Ib.
$3.15; 1 Ib. $4.00 per Ib. All plus postage. LIB-
ERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 11
~”
MOUNTAIN SWEET—Variety No. 60
The Mountain Sweet—Variety No. 60, is an old
timer as far as watermelons are concerned and
does not need much introduction. It is of the round
type slightly oblong. The outside coloring moder-
ately green with darker stripe intermingled with
mottled shades of green; medium tough rind 1 to
12 inches thick at stem end and much thinner at
the blossom end. Flesh deep red crisp and of high
HOW TO TELL WHEN
Never press on a watermelon with the palm of
the hand to see if it is ripe. To do so bruises the
melon and makes it unfit for consumption. A green
melon will have a clear ring when thumped, with
shiny glossy rind, whereas a ripe melon has a dull
dead sound, with not so much sheen and on the
quality both for texture and taste; melons will
grow to large size, often 100 lbs. if properly pruned,
seed large and brownish black that make an ex-
cellent appearance with deep red flesh; 90 days
to maturity. Y% lb. 90c; 2 lb. $1.65; %4 Ib. $2.40; 1
Ib. $3.00; 2 lbs. $5.50; and over 2 lbs. $2.50 per lb.
ALL plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY
VARIETY i 2oc:
A WATERMELON IS RIPE
dark rind varieties they are usually a little rough
to the feel of your hand, with rind becoming much
harder due to the fact they have completed their
growth. The quality of many melons is ruined by
abuse trying to see if they are ripe. One that is
vine ripened is much better in every respect.
KEEP THIS CATALOGUE
Be sure to keep this catalogue for future refer-
ence. Even after your seed supply has been or-
dered there will be times when you will wish to
12 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
consult it. You may have friends and neighbors
who do not have a catalogue and who will ap-
preciate the favor of being allowed to use yours.
Weatherford, Texas
“COBB GEM"—No. 59—100 Pound Average
If it's large attractive melons you wish to grow,
don't fail to try a few of the “Cobb Gem” we grew
them last season as a trial that weighed one hun-
dred thirty pounds. The ones in the above photo-
graph are one hundred pound average. They are
beautiful things, heavy producers, maturing in
about one hundred days, seed black, average size,
flesh red, cutting qualities fair, and are grown prin-
cipally for show melons and to win prizes. We do
not know the history of this melon, but have grown
and listed it because of repeated requests for the
seed. ¥% lb. $1.15; ¥% lb. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 Ib.
$4.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY
VARIETY, 25c.
HOW TO SEND MONEY
Money may be sent safely by post office money
order, registered letter, telegraph money order.
Postage stamp remittances are acceptable in
amounts less than one dollar. We will not be
responsible for money sent by mail unless letter
is registered. Address all orders to Willhite Melon
Seed Farms, Poolville, Texas—or P. O. Box 85,
Weatherford, Texas.
CUSTOMERS—NOTICE AND REMEMBER!
We pay the postage when only 25c packages
are ordered. Should your order include as much
as Y4 pound of any variety of seed other than 25c
packages, you pay the postage on the full amount.
If you send too much postage, same will be re-
funded to you in postage stamps in your package
of seed, wrapped in wax paper.
Please remember there has been an increase in
postal rates. I would advise you, whenever it's
just as convenient, to order your shipment made
by railway express and you can pay the shipping
charges at your end of the line and, too, the pack-
age is automatically insured up to fifty dollars
without additional cost.
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 13
Color Photograph—Page 23
MOUNTAIN HOOSIER—Variety No. 11
Due to the gaining popularity of the ‘‘Mountain
Hoosier’’ which we think is one of the very finest
of large growing red-fleshed varieties that we have
ever produced, it has been necessary to increase
the acreage each season for the past several years
in order to enable us to meet the demand for this
variety of seed.
The Mountain Hoosier is by no means a new
melon, having been grown in the middle eastern
states even before the Civil War, however up until
the past few years it has been little known in
Texas and adjoining states, but many melon grow-
ers are now beginning to become better acquaint-
ed with its many high qualities, especially its me-
dium thick rind which makes it a good shipper;
also the large tonnage production per acre, which
equals most if not all popular shipping melons.
This melon is slightly oblong in shape, with dark
green rind which gives it a very attractive appear-
ance. The flesh is a rich deep red, crisp, very
sweet and tender, making it an exceptionally ed-
ible melon. Seeds are white with slightly black
rim and tip. Under favorable conditions this melon
will grow to seventy-five and eighty pounds, ma-
turing in approximately 85 days. % lb. 90c; 2 lb.
$1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1 lb. $3.00. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
“THE PEACOCK"—Variety No. 67
+
THE PEACOCK—Variety No. 67
s
While this melon is not new in the
U. S. it is a new melon in Texas and
the surrounding states. It is a small
melon, ideal for small families and for
cooling in standard refrigerators. Its
weight is from 15 to 20 pounds; loads
up heavily with uniform melons; blood-
red flesh; very thin rind that is tough
and will ship and haul as good or better
than any melon despite its thinness.
The past season the demand for Pea-
cock melons was so great in the north-
erm part of our state that they sold for
four times as much as Black Diamond
and other similar melons. The seeds
are small and black, which makes an
attractive appearance in the blood-red
flesh. Rind is dark green. Seed supply is short. Y% lb. $1.15; ¥ lb. $2.15; % lb. $3.15: 1 lb. $4.00. CER-
TIFIED PEACOCK: $5.00 per Ib. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
14 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
Weatherford, Texas
WILLHITE’S IMPROVED JUMBO TRIUMPH—Variety No. 18
This is a slightly oblong melon, color very rich
dark green with slight mottled effect shown on
some of them, but nothing that could be called a
stripe. Its flesh is red and unlike the old type of
Jumbo. Its cutting qualities are good. Seed are
black. We have by careful seed selection during
the past twenty years, greatly improved this
melon. Its cutting qualities are far ahead of the
old type. They will ship crated anywhere. Many
$50.00 IN PRIZES GIVEN
We want photographs for our catalog. We want
them from customers who planted our seed and
from photographs made of melons grown from our
seed. For the best photograph (NOT KODAK) of
largest melons grown from our seed and used in
our THIRTY-FIRST annual catalog we will give
Jumbos that weigh more than one hundred pounds
are shipped from Parker County via express every
year. It ripens 10 days later than the Watson, or
in about 100 days. They come in at a time when
there are but few other melons on the market. If
you want to astonish your neighbors, plant a few
acres and you will have them coming for miles
around to see them. Y% lb. 65c; 2 Ib. $1.15; % lb.
$1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL
PACKAGE ANY] VARIELY 3: 25c,
FOR PHOTOGRAPHS USED
$25.00 worth of any seed quoted retail in this
catalog. As second prize we will give $15.00 worth
and as third prize $10.00 worth. This applies only
to the largest melon grown and to the best views
of whole fields of melons. Do no write on photo-
graph. Write a separate letter stating weight and
all information you are able to give.
Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 15
TEXAS GIANT
Variety No. 10
This is the leading shipping melon,
having created quite a sensation
among most of the melon growers,
due to its ability to produce an excep-
tionally heavy yield of choice market
melons per acre. We produced the
enormous amount of 30 tons per acre
in our seed fields this past season,
hundreds of those melons weighing
up to seventy-five pounds each and
many weighing up to ninety pounds.
TEXAS GIANT—Variety No. 10 This melon is nearly round in shape
poco, - clot nctogna pl nage, 22) with stubby or nearly flat ends. Its
rind is medium thick, very tough and hard, dark bluish green, even colored and smooth. The flesh is a
deep blood red and when fully ripe is free of strings, very crisp, tender, sweet and full flavored. The
seed are grayish black. This melon looks very much like the Clara Lee or Florida Giant, however the
flesh is of a finer texture than that of the Clara Lee. Vines grow very vigorous und load up quickly with
fine smooth neckless melons. It ripens along with the Clara Lee, we think the quality is much better.
Like the Florida Giant it must be allowed to stay on the vine until fully ripe, before it is really good
and it will stay on the vine for weeks after ripening and still cut good. You can be well assured that
there is no better shipper than the “Texas Giant.”” Y% lb. 65c; 2 Ib. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 lb. to 5 lbs. $1.95;
6 to 9 lbs. $1.90; 10 lbs. $1.85; 11 to 24 lbs. $1.80; over 24 Ibs. $1.75 per lb. All plus postage. LIBERAL
PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
PRICE SHEETS, ORDER BLANKS AND ENVELOPES
Should you misplace your price sheet or need extra order blanks and our self-addressed envelopes
they will be sent you upon request.
TEXAS GIANT—Variety No. 10 (Field View)
30 tons per acre grown on this field
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YELLOW BELLY BLACK DIAMOND—Variety No. 66
This is our first time to grow and list this fine
melon, although we have been having calls for the
seed for the past two seasons, I do not know the
history of the variety, but do know it is a fine
melon, slightly oblong shape with prominant
creases, and the darkest blue black rind I have
ever seen, with yellow bellies where it lays on the
ground, which makes it very attractive and out-
standing, if you can visualize how attractive blue
black and yellow is together, you can imagine
how beautiful they are.
Flesh is bright red with black seed, slightly
smaller than the ordinary Black Diamond type,
cutting quality is supreme; grow very uniform and
to seventy and eighty pounds under favorable con-
ditions; vines grow rank and vigorous, having
large leaves which cover the melons and helps to
prevent sunburn; good shipper with about 90 days
to maturity. You will notice we have had bottoms
of some of the melons exposed to the camera in
order that you may get an idea of the yellow
bellies. There will be about | per cent of the plants
that will produce regular type Black Diamond, that
I believe we can eliminate with the next two years.
I strongly urge you to try this variety. 4 lb. $1.40;
Ya lb. $2.65; % lb. $3.90; 1 lb. $5.00; 2 Ibs. $9.50;
3 lbs. and over $4.50 per pound. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. Supply
short.
HANDLING
The profits in watermelon growing may be
greatly reduced, if not lost, by growers who con-
sider their work finished when the melon is cut
from the vine. Melons, although they have thick
rinds, have thin skins and are tender. They should
be handled with this in mind so as to prevent
abrasions, bruises, cuts, gouges or cracks. Any
blemish of a melon that breaks the skin opens a
way for the invasion by any of a large number of
organisms that cause it to rot while in transit.
Labor used in harvesting melons should be care-
fully and thoroughly instructed before they are sent
to the fields, that the handling should be done with
18 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
care. Smooth out all obstructions such as splinters
and nails in your transportation truck or car; see
that a good solid false lining is present.
Any bedding used should be perfectly dry, as
moist conditions are especially favorable to dis-
eases. Excelsior is one of the best things that can
be used, as it is soft, clean and cheap. It should
be carefully pulled apart as it is put in place.
Melons should never be walked upon, even with
the bare feet, during any of the loading operations,
the weight causes the melons to crack internally
and deteriorate much faster than sound melons.
Weatherford, Texas
Sub a a
CERTIFIED BLACK DIAMOND—Variety No. 17
WILLHITE'S
OKLAHOMA GROWN
CERTIFIED
BLACK DIAMOND
Variety No. 17
We will continue to grow a few hun-
dred acres of Certified Black Diamond,
in the state of Oklahoma, (as we have
done for the past several years), due to
the fact there is a certain demand for
seed grown in that state, we having
built up a good trade on this seed be-
fore a certification program was estab-
lished in Texas. The stock this seed is
grown from was originally our stock.
These fields are inspected by the state
inspectors to see that they conform
with the state inspection laws, as well
as by us and our inspectors, which
gives you double protection, usually
not found in certified seed. They
were well isolated, even further from
any other watermelons than the cer-
tification program calls for. Grown on rich sandy loam, with background of timber which in our opinion
serves better than distance to halt or stop insects that are the prime cause of mixture.
These seed come to you in one, five and ten pound sealed bags, already treated with Seed Treatment.
We cannot break the seal on a bag to ship you a smaller amount than one pound, so please do not
order less than this amount. This seed should be ready for shipment shortly after December 15, 1953.
We will be pleased to accept your early booking and ship the seed at a later date. 1 lb. bag $2.35;
5 lb. bag $2.30 per lb.; 10 lb. bag $2.25 per lb.; over 10 lbs. $2.10 per lb. All plus postage. Remember
no 25c packages on these seed.
“Quality Is Never Obsolete”
CERTIFIED BLACK DIAMOND—
Variety
No. 17
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“We Cover the Globe” 19
THE SUGAR LOAF MELON—Variety No. 9
See color photograph on front cover
The Sugar Loaf is a long melon with a pea
green rind, seeds are white and blood red flesh.
It grows very large, often weighing more than one
hundred pounds, yet the cutting qualities are
beyond reproach, which is very unusual in an
extra large melon. They are very hardy and
prolific. Flesh is fine grained, very tender and
sweet. When they get a little over-ripe, instead
of turning to water, as most others do, the flesh
is grainy like sugar. It stands hauling well, the
rind being thin and tough. You will find no hard
hearts in this melon. It matures in about 80 days.
We advise you to order these seed early as we
have never been able to grow enough of them to
supply the ever-increasing demand. %4 lb. 90c;
Ya Ib. $1.65; % Ib. $2.40; 1 lb. $3.00; 2 Ibs. $5.50.
All plus pastage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA-
RIETY, 29c.
SUGAR LOAF DEAD RIPE READY FOR SEEDING
20 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
Weatherford, Texas
"ITS NEW"—RHODE ISLAND RED—Variety No. 63
Kandy—little neighbor girl who is as sweet as
the name implies with a new ice box type water-
melon ‘’Rhode Island Red” developed at the Rhode
Island Agricultural Experimental Station; It is a
cross between Dixie Queen and Honey Cream.
The purpose of this cross was to combine the red
flesh and tougher rind of Dixie Queen with earli-
ness of maturity and high quality of Honey Cream.
They mature from 80 to 90 days, usually running
from 13 to 20 pounds, with high productiveness;
it's not unusual to have 4 to 6 melons on one
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runner all in contact with each other; the external
color at maturity is greenish yellow with medium
green stripes imposed. Flesh is red ripening out
near rind, solid, crisp and high quality; rind very
tough, they are not near so apt to burst when
tossed on to trucks as most ice box type melons;
seed are small brownish black. % Ib. $1.40; Y% lb.
$2.65; % lb. $3.90; 1 lb. $5.00. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. Sup-
ply very limited.
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS
Variety No. 49
Very unusual shapes and sizes, highly colored.
All types ornamental Gourds. Plant them for a
novelty as well as home decorations. % lb. 65c;
Y2 Ib. $1.15; % lb. $1.65; 1 Ib. $2.00. All plus
postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
“We Cover the Globe” 21
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET—Variety No. 57
ALL-AMERICAN GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Truly a “MIDGET” watermelon, introduced by
Dr. A. F. Yeager, University of N. H. This melon
has grayish green rind similar to Hawksbury. Ma-
tures in about 60 days making it adapted to north-
ern states. Heavy producer and no larger than a
good size cantaloupe, 32 lbs. was the largest we
had in our field; with juicy red flesh that ripens
out to the rind and small black seed; can be
stored in your refrigerator like you would veg-
etables; they are extremely heavy producer, I
counted nine on one runner about five feet long,
they sell on the market here by the bushel. You
can judge the small size of the melons by the
little Chihuahua dog in background of the picture.
Ya Ib. $1.15; 2 |b. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 lb. $4.00;
2 lbs. $7.75. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACK-
AGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
SPERGON SEED TREATMENT—Prices
l-oz. package 25c plus postage
2-0z. package 40c plus postage
9-oz. can $1.10 plus postage
l-lb. can $2.50 plus postage
HOW TO TREAT SEED WITH SPERGON
Spergon is extremely safe to use on seed and
has never been known to cause injury even when
used in excess. It is a yellow powder and very
easy to apply. Put seed and Spergon in any clean
container with a cover (jar or bucket is good) and
shake lightly until seed are thoroughly covered.
No need to worry about getting too much, if you
do it will do no harm. The seed can be treated
several days in advance of planting and will still
have the same effect. Always wash your hands
after treating the seed.
ARASAN
We had intended to have a supply of Arasan
for your needs this season, but find we do not
have space for it without adding another page to
our catalogue, no doubt we will be able to do this
another year.
SEE PAGE 41
22 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
Weatherford, Texas
THE MILES WATERMELON (Wilt Resistant)—Variety No. 54
This is our fourth year to grow The Miles Mel-
on, developed especially for its resistance to Fu-
sarium Wilt, and after this fourth crop which
was planted on land badly infested with wilt, with
not one vine showing any signs of the disease we
do not hesitate to recommend it to growers who
have experienced difficulty in raising watermel-
ons on their farms because of wilt and who want
a high quality variety. This melon is oblong, very
similar to the Florida Giant in shape. The rind is
a bright green, with a somewhat darker green
stripe and occasional almost greenish cream mot-
tling, is thin, tough and apparently will stand ship-
MOUNTAIN HOOSIER
Variety No. 11
See full description on page 14
ping if care is exercised in handling. The flesh is
bright-red with a smooth texture and an excellent
flavor being very high in sugar content. Under
favorable conditions and careful pruning they will
grow up to 45 pounds each, however, the uniform
average of this melon is 20 to 30 pounds. It has
the same ripening season as the Dixie Queen and
the seeds are very similar both in size and color.
Its high quality, general adaptability to growing
conditions and resistance to Fusarium Wilt lead
us to urge all growers to try a few of these seeds
this year. Y% lb. $1.05; ¥% lb. $1.90; % lb. $2.80; 1
Ib. $3.50. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE,
ANY VARIETY, 25c:
FLORIDA GIANT
Variety No. 17
See page 30
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“We Cover the Globe” 23
WILLHITE'S FAMOUS WATSON
Variety No. 24
See full description on page 5
In Presenting Our
31st Annual Catalogue
We Are Pleased To Furnish The
Following References:
Dun & Bradstreet
Citizens National Bank—First National Bank
Merchants & Farmers State Bank
- WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
WILLHITE’S NEW WHITE SEEDED WATSON
Variety No. 44
See Full Description on Page 6
The sweetness of low price
never equals the bitterness of
low quality. Look to Willhite's
for perfection.
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TEXAS GIANT—Variety No. 10
See full description on page 16
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COLORADO CUCUMBER—Variety No. 37
See full description on page 22
Grown in our garden weighing three pounds,
measuring 13 inches long and 11’ inches around,
perfect shape, they were planted where an old
chicken house had been. They received the bene-
fit of well-rotted chicken droppings, which has
proved to be the best fertilizer possible for use on
them. We have never before seen so many cu-
WILLHITE'S SUGAR PUMPKIN
Variety No. 43
The best variety for general use. Of small handy
size, but tonnage equals others. Fruits round,
tened at ends, 6-8 pounds, skin hard, smooth, some-
what ribbed, deep orange; flesh thick, sweet and dry,
of bright orange color and high quality. Sometimes
called New England Pie. % lb. 55c; % lb. 95c; % |b.
$1.30; 1 Ib. $1.50. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACK-
AGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
flat-
cumbers grown on one small plot. Even in fruit
as large as the above the seed remained small
and tender, due to the variety, quick growth and
heavy production. Don’t fail to order at least a
twenty-five cent package of this seed. % lb. 75c;
Ya Ib. $1.35; % Ib. $2.00; 1 lb. $2.25. All plus post-
age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
PERFECTED PERFECTO
Variety No. 33
See full description on page 38
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WILLHITE'S SPOTTED WATSON OR CLETEX—Variety No. 26
This is not a new melon, but it is not known
just where or by whom it was originated. It has
been called the Smith melon in parts of eastern
Oklahoma, and around Atlanta, Texas, it is known
as the Spotted Watson, and at Cleburne, Texas,
it is called the Cletex, and in some localities the
Icy-Rind melon. However, we think the name
Spotted Watson describes it better than any other
name. It is an extremely popular melon wherever
grown. It grows up to eighty pounds, its rind
is tough and thick enough to make it one of the
best shippers. Its flesh is a blood red and very
firm. It is a sweeter melon than the regular Wat-
son and is a better melon in every way. Its seeds
are a light brown color. Its color is dark green
with very irregular grey spots or a sort of marbled
effect mixed with the dark green color; this gives
it a most odd and beautiful appearance. They
do not sunburn easily as the old Regular Watson.
If you want a melon that will haul or ship well
and at the same time give your customers entire
satisfaction, we strongly recommend that you plant
a part of your crop to this melon. % lb. 65c; Y2 lb.
$1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
THE NEW CUBAN QUEEN
Variety No. 22
See full description on page 4
IRONSIDES—Variety No. 56
A New Fusarium Wilt-Resistant Variety
IRONSIDES: A new release from Florida Ex-
perimental Station and United States Regional
Vegetable Breeding Laboratory in South Carolina.
A Wilt-Resistant early maturing variety; 35 pound
average. Requires very little pruning due to the
fact it does not set fruit heavy as most wilt-resistant
varieties do. Rind thin and tough which makes
it ship and haul well. It has an attractive appear-
ance both externally and internally, is free from
goose necks and blossom end rot and possesses
much resistance to sunburn. About the only weak-
ness of Ironsides is its tendency to hollow-heart.
This can be avoided to a large degree by picking
the melons as soon as they are ripe. Over ripe
melons develop hollow-hearts very rapidly. It is
a long dark melon, rind shows a longitudinal rib-
bing, the dark green skin of Ironsides may show a
few lighter colored flecks under certain growing
conditions. The ends taper somewhat without be-
ing pointed. Deep red flesh is clearly demarked
from the rind, is of a very fine smooth crisp texture
and free of stringiness. The flavor is excellent,
no tendency to white hearts. Sugar content high.
Color of seed solid black and small. Our stock
seed came direct from Florida Experimental Sta-
tion. % Ib. $1.15; ¥% lb. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 Ib.
$4.00; 2 lbs. or more $3.75 per lb. All plus postage.
ANY VARIETY, LIBERAL PACKAGE, 25c.
WILT PROOF KLECKLEY No. 6
Variety No. 19
The quality and general appearance of this
melon is the same as the Improved Kleckley, sold
by us for several years past, which you all know
and liked so well, therefore we feel there is very
little to say regarding its qualities as it is one of
the oldest melons known and needs no introduc-
tion. Red flesh, seed white, matures in about
eighty days, grows to large size and is high in
sugar content. '% lb. 65c; ¥% lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65;
1 lb. $2.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE,
ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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28 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS
“GOOD AS THE BEST AND BETTER THAN THE REST"
Clara Lee Willhite, and her Blue Ribbon Winner Certified Black Diamond Watermelons
See color photograph on back cover
Again calling your attention to our Blue Ribbon
Winner Certified Black Diamond, watermelon
seed, which is the very best Certified Black Di-
amond, that is possible to obtain anywhere, com-
ing from fields grown especially for our stock
seed, and is a part of the same seed we plant in
our seed fields. These fields are well isolated and
have at least eight or ten inspections by ourselves,
as well as the ones given by the State Department
of Agriculture.
We have only a limited supply of this seed to
release to the trade, it will come to you in one,
five or ten pound sealed bags bearing Certified
tags, with Blue Ribbon Winner, stamped on the
bag at $2.75 per pound, plus postage. We do not
sell less than one pound to a customer. Remem-
ber, no small packages on this number.
TEXAS GIANT—Variety No. 10 SPECIAL STOCK
That is grown under the same conditions as the
above seed and for the same purpose, but will not
bear the Certified tags, at $2.50 per pound, plus
postage, in one, five or ten pound bags.
"OUR CUSTOMERS"
Our customers are a part of our business, and
each one is doing us a favor by bringing us his
wants and giving us the opportunity to serve him
so that we both may profit.
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 29
See color photograph on back cover
CLARA LEE, FLORIDA GIANT, BLACK DIAMOND OR CANNON BALL
Variety No. 17
The Clara Lee, Variety No. 17, is an improved
strain of the above named varieties. This is a
large round melon, with a very glossy black green
rind, showing no indication of a stripe in any
way. The rind is very thin and tough, making it
possible to be hauled any distance any other
watermelon can. The flesh is a deep red, crisp
and tender; with grayish-black seeds that are
rather small in size. The Clara Lee will grow al-
most as large as the Jumbo Triumph, most of them
weighing upwards of seventy and eighty pounds
each, while when grown under very favorable
conditions they will weigh as much as one hun-
dred pounds. This is a very hardy melon and will
resist drought exceptionally well, almost equaling
the Desert King in this respect. It is a mid-season
melon, ripening along with the Tom Watson and
Texas Giant. /% lb. 65c; % lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65;
1 Ib. to 5 Ibs. $1.95; 6 to 9 Ibs. $1.90; 10 Ibs. $1.85;
11 to 24 Ibs. $1.80; over 24 Ibs. $1.75 per lb. All
plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI-
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NUMBER «= - 4-6465
Weatherford, Texas
BRANCH OFFICE
FOR YOUR TELEPHONE ORDERS CALL WILLHITE MELON SEED
FARMS, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
As previously advised we have a branch office
at 702 West Josephine Avenue, Weatherford,
Texas, in order to give you day or night telephone
service. About Nov. 15, 1953, our telephone num-
ber will be changed due to installation of dial
system and we will not know until that time what
our number will be, however, you will be able to
reach us by calling for WILLHITE MELON SEED
FARMS, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
This office is maintained in order to extend you
better and quicker service. Our mailing address
for this office is P. O. Box 85, Weatherford, Texas.
Here we are able to receive your letters several
30 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
times each day and from four to twenty-four hours
earlier than at the Poolville, Texas, office which
has only one pickup and delivery every twenty-
four hours. We realize what a few hours may
mean to a customer when he has had the mis-
fortune of getting his crop destroyed by freeze, hail
or flood.
The main plant will remain at Poolville, which
includes our warehouses, cleaning and packing
plants. Your orders will be taken care of in the
same efficient manner, whether they are received
there or at the Weatherford office.
Weatherford, Texas
This is a different melon from the Willhite Won-
der. It is quite similar to the Improved Kleckley
Sweet, but grows very much larger and its flesh
and rind is firmer. A very fine variety from every
viewpoint. It has a green-black color and is ex-
ceptionally handsome in appearance. They grow
up to sixty pounds and mature in about eighty
days. This melon is one of the best sellers for
local markets of all the red flesh varieties. They
are vigorous and prolific, also very productive,
This is a new melon, developed by the man
whose name is bears. It is mostly heart, deep
red flesh, very tender and sweet. The rind is thin
and tough, which makes it ship and haul well. The
rind is green with darker green stripes, resembling
the Queen of Parker, both in shape and color,
grows to 70 lbs. under favorable condition, heavy
"Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
COLE'S ALLHEART—Variety No. 58
THE WONDERMELON OR BLUE WONDER—Variety No. 16
grows great quantities of big fine dark glossy
green melons. The rind is rather thin, but reason-
ably tough to insure good carrying for short hauls
and any market that receives this melon will sell
to good advantage. It grows long and thick, seeds
are white, flesh deep blood red, juicy and sweet.
VY lb. 65c; ¥2 lb. $1.15; % Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All
plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI-
ELY;.20c:
producer, and early maturing. Our seed came
direct from Mr. Cole, and performed beautifully
for us here in Texas, although it is our third year
to grow this melon.
Yq lb. $1.15; Y2 Ib. $2.15; % Ib. $3.15; 1 Ib. $4.00.
All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VA-
RIETY, 25c.
“We Cover the Globe” 31
THE
TENDERSWEEET
Variety No. 4
(Yellow Flesh)
70 POUND AVERAGE
Without a doubt this
is one of the best and
sweetest melons grown.
Some people do not like
yellow flesh melons, but
in our opinion they are
much better than any
red flesh variety. The
Tendersweet grows to
a very large size, often
weighing fifty and sixty
pounds, you will note
the huge size of the
melons in this photo-
graph as compared to
the man’s hat, this is a
seventy pound average,
they will grow to ninety
pounds under favorable
conditions and proper cultivation. The rind is a
dark green with a very plain mottled stripe of a
lighter shade from end to end, it is thick and stands
hauling well; flesh is yellow and very tender; seed
white with black rim and tips with occasional side
marking of black. It’s an early melon, maturing
about one week ahead of the Black Diamond type.
Va lb. 80c; 2 Ib. $1.40; % lb. $2.05; 1 lb. $2.50. All
plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI-
ELY,025¢:
QUEEN OF PARKER—Variety No. 5 (Yellow Flesh)
This melon is one of the best yellow flesh mel-
ons we ever cut. Its shape is a little longer than
thick and its flesh is a deep rich golden yellow
and very tender and sweet. The seeds are black
and it has a dark green rind with mottled green
stripe. The Queen of Parker is the largest of all
the yellow fleshed melons. It has the largest heart
of all the melon family. Many make the mistake
of taking it from the vine before the heart is fully
ripe. Leave it on the vine until the heart is as yel-
low as the meat around the seed, then you.really.
32 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
have one that is good to eat. On account of its
having an extra large heart, it takes the hean
longer to ripen. They grow fully as large as the
Florida Giant or Jumbo Triumph. There were hun-
dreds in our seed fields this year that weighed
from seventy-five to one hundred pounds. It is a
wonderful drought resister and produces a crop
almost without rain. It seems it is immune to wilt
and other melon diseases, and not a hard center
was found in the entire crop. % lb. 90c; ¥% Ib.
$1.65; % lb. $2.40; 1 lb. $3.00. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
Weatherford, Texas
THE DESERT KING—Variety No. 1
Field View. See Color Photograph, inside front cover
THE DESERT KING—Variety No. 1 (Yellow Flesh)
THEY POSITIVELY WILL NOT SUNBURN
We have named this new melon the Desert King
because of its remarkable ability to grow to per-
fection regardless of deficient rainfall. It seems to
make little difference whether it rains or not. Once
the plants are out of the ground it goes right on
growing. It is round to slightly oblong. Its rind is
a light pea green color. The flesh is deep rich
golden yellow with jet black seeds. It is very sweet
DESERT KING—Variety No. 1
"Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
and tender inside. Its rind is medium thin and
tough enough to stand hauling well. It is a medium
late variety, coming along with the Florida Giant
about eighty-five days after planting. It has the
ability to lie on the vine a month or so after ripen-
ing and still hold its good qualities and remain free
from sunburn. % lb. 90c; ¥2 lb. $1.65; % Ib. $2.40;
1 lb. $3.00. All plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE,
ANY VARIETY, 25c.
"We Cover the Globe” 33
YELLOW FLESH BLACK DIAMOND—Variety No. 51
This is a new watermelon that is fast becoming
a leader. Exactly like the red flesh Black Diamond,
as to shape and size, you can hardly tell them
apart until you cut one and find the tenderest,
sweetest, most delicious yellow flesh you have
ever eaten; the seeds are greyish black and rather
34 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
small; the rind is very thin and tough and can
be hauled and shipped any distance. It is a mid-
season melon, with a smooth, shiny, glossy dark
green rind. They will grow to sixty and seventy
pounds under favorable conditions. When order-
ing be certain to give VARIETY No. 51, so that
the order will not be-
come confused with the
red variety. Y% lb. $1.15;
Va WO ibael on 74 1Dst3.1 0;
1 lb. $4.00. All plus
postage. LIBERAL
PACKAGE, ANY VARI-
Eby aoc.
ORANGE FLESH
TENDERSWEET
Variety No. 62
WEIGHT 90 POUNDS
The Toy Manchester
“Sugar Pie’’ weighs 14
pounds compared to the
king size watermelon
weighing 90 pounds.
See description on page
35.
Weatherford, Texas
ORANGE FLESH TENDERSWEET—Variety No. 62
See Color Photograph Front Cover
This is without a doubt the most delicious
Orange Flesh watermelon ever grown and we fee!
that words cannot express the attractiveness and
goodness of this melon. The outside markings are
exactly as Variety No. 4, but inside you will find
a luscious deep Orange Flesh, white seed with
black rim and tips some few slightly darker and
mottled sides. They have out-produced the Variety
No. 4 in our seed fields by at least one-fourth
more melons and grown to an average of ten
pounds per melon more, many weighing sixty to
seventy pounds. The deep Orange Flesh is very
tender and sweet, always cutting 100 per cent per-
fect. There will be about 1 per cent run slightly
lighter in color, however, they will not be as light
as the old type and we believe this slight per cent
will be eliminated after this season. We feel we
cannot say enough for this wonderful melon and
strongly urge you at least to try a few of these
seed as we know you will be satisfied with the
quality.
The color photograph on front cover does not
do justice to the melon as it is not deep enough
orange. V4 lb. $1.40; ¥2 lb. $2.65; %4 lb. $3.90; 1 Ib.
$5.00; 2 lbs. $9.50; 3 lbs. and over $4.00 per lb.
Ali plus postage. '% oz. package 25c. LIBERAL
PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
ORANGE FLESH TENDERSWEET NO. 62
NOTE UNIFORMITY OF SIZE
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower’
“We Cover the Globe” 35
OLD TIME
TENNESSEE MUSKMELON
—Variety No. 30
Here we see “Patsy” with fruit from
the Old Time Tennessee Muskmelon,
that she grew and seeded. This is one
of the largest, if not the largest musk-
melon grown. We have grown them up-
wards of forty pounds each. They have
exceedingly fine flavor and are so
smelly that one can easily be found in
the dark, they are planted widely for
home and local market. Beside being
very palatable when fully ripe, this
giant muskmelon is quite a curiosity,
attracting widespread attention when
displayed on your roadside stand.
Supply short as has been for past sev-
eral years, it sems we are unable to
produce enough of this seed to supply
the demand. % oz. packages only 25c.
TENNESSEE MUSKMELON—Voariety No. 30
Insist on Willhites Sood. You Will Approciate the Differonca.
"Good Pure Seed from Growsr to Grower”
THE TEXAS GOLDEN—
Variety No. 2 (Yellow Flesh)
The Texas Golden is a long grey green
rinded, yellow fleshed melon of the very
finest cutting qualities. Its flesh is a
rich golden yellow and as sweet as the
best of them. It is an eighty day melon
and is a remarkable free bearer. It grows
up to ninety pounds under favorable con-
ditions. Its seeds are white with black
tips and small. It has a fine, delicate
flavor that is all its very own. No other
like it. Y% Ib. $1.15; Ye lb. $2.15; % Ib.
$3.15; 1 lb. $4.00. All plus postage. LIB-
ERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
@ NOTICE—See Page 48 for Parcel
? Post Rates
36 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas Weatherford, Texas
IROQUOIS
Noted for its fusarium wilt re-
sistance. Is a large type of
melon, round to somewhat
oval type. Approximately 7
by 8 inches in diameter. Its
prominent ribs are coarsely
netted; the tough rind holds
and ships medium distances
very well. The flesh is brilliant
orange, a very narrow bright
green lining separates the rind
from the flesh, and the flesh is
a brilliant and tasty texture.
Very fine quality. Matures in
approximately 90 days. ™% lb.
80c; ¥2 lb. $1.40; % lb. $2.05;
1 Ib. $2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50. All
plus postage. LIBERAL PACK-
AGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
(WILT RESISTANT)—Variety No. 64
IROQUOIS (Wilt Resistant)—Variety No. 64
ABOUT C. O. D. ORDERS
A deposit of 25% of the amount of the order, before
we make shipments, is required on all shipments re-
quested to be sent C.0.D. This amount is returned to
you if the order is not accepted.
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—Variety No. 65
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—Variety No. 65
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower’
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN
ranks as one of the finest
local and medium distance
shipping cantaloupes grown
for market. The ribs are semi-
prominent, the netting coarse
with an exceedingly tough
rind. The brilliant orange
flesh is as nice a flavor as
you ever tasted; quite thick
with small seed cavity. A
vigorous producer, it is not
disease resistant. Matures in
about 90 days. It is also
known as Queen of Colorado.
Y4 lb. 80c; ¥2 Ib. $1.40; % Ib.
$2.05; 1 lb. $2.50; 2 lbs. $4.50.
All plus postage. LIBERAL
PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY,
25C%
"We Cover the Globe” 37
PERFECTED
PERFECTO
CANTALOUPE
Variety No. 33
The Perfecto ripens ev-
enly and for a long period;
melons run fairly large, up
to twelve pack Jumbo flat,
very uniform in_ size;
coarse, solid heavy net,
being perfect in appear-
ance. The flesh is a very
dark salmon color, fine
grained and of excellent
flavor; the seed cavity
averages much smaller
than any other Rocky Ford
varieties, the rich colored
flesh extending to the rind.
The vines make an extra
strong vigorous growth, and are highly disease
resistant. Due to this fact, hills should be spaced
further apart than other cantaloupe varieties. For
late maturing melon, we urge you to plant the
See Color Photograph—Page 25
Perfected Perfecto, and we are positive that a trial
will be convincing. Our stock comes direct from
Rocky Ford, Colorado. ¥% lb. 65c; ¥ lb. $1.10; %
lb. $1.60; 1 Ib. $1.90. All plus postage. LIBERAL
PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
CANTALOUPE CULTURE
We recommend one pound of seed per acre,
spacing the hills 6 to 8 feet each way, the land
being a medium sandy loam, cultivating deep
with the first plowing, gradually getting shallower
with each cultivation as the vines grow larger.
Cultivate often, keeping the field free of weeds
38 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
and grass at all times. Plant 12 to 15 seeds to the
hill, thinning to two of the healthiest plants
when they have four to five leaves. Cover the
seed with about one inch of soil gently tamped,
planting when all danger of frost in your locality
is past.
SCHOON’S
HARD SHELL CANTALOUPE
OR MUSKMELON
Variety No. 50
Large growing hard shell cantaloupe
or muskmelon, weight from 3 to 4
pounds. Slightly oval, faint ribbing with
abundant coarse netting; skin grey
green, becoming pale yellow at matu-
rity, tough and hard; flesh deep salmon,
medium thick, fairly solid, juicy, good
quality. Very resistant to worms. Very
dependable home garden and local
market type; not suitable for long dis-
tance shipping. % lb. 65c; Ya lb. $1.15;
%4 Ib. $1.65; 1 lb. $2.00. All plus post-
age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI-
ED Y 420C:
Weatherford, Texas
a oS ee d
HALE'S BEST—Variety No. 36
CUSTOMER'S NOTICE
HALE'S BEST
Variety No. 36
We believe this to be the best early
shipping cantaloupe that has yet been
introduced. It ripens in eighty days,
highly flavored, beautiful solidly netted,
little if any suture and no ribs. The
rich spicy salmon flesh is deep fine
grain and holds up well for long
distance shipping. Fruit 24% to 3
pounds, very uniform in size, have
slightly oval shape. Wherever
cantaloupes are grown, we recom-
mend this melon to the melon
growers, for north where the
seasons are short; for the
south to be the first on the
market with a real good can-
taloupe. % lb. 60c; % lb.
$1.05; % Ib. $1.45; 1 Ib. $1.75.
All plus postage. LIBERAL
PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY,
20¢.
If fu amount of postage charges are not sent such carrying charges from amount of seeds or-
along with order, we will deduct the amount of dered as we do not pay these charges.
POLLOCK 10-25 ROCKY FORD
Variety No. 35
We consider this the finest strain of Rocky Ford was first introduced a few years ago in a com-
to be had. We obtained our planting seed direct mercial way and has proven generally satisfac-
from Rocky Ford, Colorado, the home of this can-
tory; you will make no mistake in ordering the
seed for your commercial crop. Y% lb. 65c; ¥2 lb.
taloupe. Our strain is absolutely pure. Ours is $1.10; % lb. $1.60; 1 lb. $1.90. All plus postage.
known as the goldlined No. 10-25. This melon LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
POLLOCK 10-25 ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE—Variety No. 35
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 39
MILDEW RESISTANT NO. 45 CANTALOUPE—Variety No. 32
The vines of this introduction are entirely free
of qny mildew and highly disease resistant. In
some fields for a comparison and test purposes,
other Rocky Ford varieties were planted by the
side of the Resistant. In these fields the non-
resistant strains were immediately killed by mil-
dew, while the Resistant intertwined with them
showing no mildew infection whatever. The pro-
duction and shipping qualities are due to the fact
the No. 45 must be picked on a FULL SLIP and will
then carry to the far distant markets, arriving in
perfect condition. It has won its fame for being
the most popular of the Mildew Resistant Strains;
NEW IDEAL
CANTALOUPE—
Variety No. 28
Another improved strain of
the Hale’s Best. By careful
selection this improved strain
of Hale’s Best has become
another of the outstanding
melons in districts where a
large uniform early melon is
desired. On an average,
they produce within eighty
days from date of planting.
Have an unusually healthy
vigorous vine and very pro-
lific. The melons run strong
to jumbo in size and oval in
shape; practically all solid
net; the flesh is a deep sal-
mon color; has an excellent
flavor, small seed cavity and
fine shipper. We strongly urge you to give this
melon a trial and feel confident you will be more
than pleased with the appearance, uniformity, size
and yield at harvest time, due to the fact it is
40 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
in other words, as a shipping melon, it is unex-
celled. The No. 45 has a thick salmon colored
flesh; is well flavored. However, the flesh is not
as fine grained, neither is the flavor equal to that
of the Improved Hale’s Best Strains. They run
largely to the Jumbo type. The melon has a rea-
sonably small seed cavity and is perhaps one
week later in maturing than the Hale’s Best. If
you want a melon with proven shipping and
carrying qualities, a melon that MUST be VINE
RIPENED, we advise giving the Mildew Resistant
No. 45 a trial the coming season. '% lb. 65c; ¥2 Ib.
$1.10; % lb. $1.60; 1 Ib. $1.90. All plus postage.
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
adapted to nearly all melon growing districts in
the county, where a Jumbo melon is preferred.
Ya lb. 65c; ¥2 Ib. $1.10; %4 Ib. $1.60; 1 lb. $1.90. All
plus postage. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARI-
ETY; 20)
Weatherford, Texas
TEXAS RESISTANT No. 1 CANTALOUPE — Variety No. 46
(Aphid and Downy Mildew Resistant)
This Aphid and Downy Mildew Resistant Canta-
loupe is fast becoming one of the most popular
cantaloupes on the market. The vine is stout and
vigorous, not unusually large but having dense
foliage that covers the fruit well and protects
them from sunburn. Leaves are thick and of a
characteristic shape and color unlike those of the
common Hale's Best strains. The persistence and
longevity of the vines are unusual and the plants
will remain green, even in the absence of disease
and insects, long after the vines of the Hale's Best
strains have died. Drought and unfavorable soil
conditions affect the vines very little and they still
have the appearance of full vigor after the re-
moval of the first fruits, setting new fruit in a very
short time. The fruit is a desirable size, about 44%
to 5% inches in diameter, running larger when
planted in the spring than from fall plantings.
Netting is moderate, the rind firm and will usu-
ally withstand shipping when harvested in full
slip but not fully ripe. Flesh is a rich salmon color
with a fine firm texture. The flavor is sweet and
slightly musky. The seed cavity is rather small,
seeds compact and few in number. Matures in
about 85 days on early plantings, and 60 days on
late plantings.
The variety is very prolific, almost always pro-
TEXAS RESISTANT No. 1—Variety No. 46
See Color Photograph Inside Back Cover
ducing a good crop, sometimes at the rate of 500
bushels of ungraded cantaloupes per acre from
either spring or fall seasonal plantings. %4 lb. 60c;
Y2 Ib. $1.05; % lb. $1.45; 1 lb. $1.75. All plus post-
age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c.
HOW TO TREAT SEED AGAINST ANTHRACNOSE & GUMMY-STEM BLIGHT
Each of you should know the value of seed
treatment by now, as we have been educating
you to this act for several years. All the seed we
ship out are treated with either Spergon or Arason,
which kills the spores of Anthracnose and Gummy-
stem blight fungi that are carried on melon seed.
Anthracnose is found in every state in the union
with possible exception of California, and is trans-
ferable in the seed (see page 46 under Anthrac-
nose), but if your seed are treated with Spergon
or Arason, they will not carry the spores of An-
thracnose and Gummy-stem blight.
However, this does not prevent the plants from
contracting the disease after they are out of the
ground, both of these diseases are more prevalent
in extreme southern states where humidity is high.
It does not exist to any great extent here in Texas,
except along the coast line, we did not have a
single plant of it in our seed fields this season. See
page 22.
WARRANTY
The Willhite Melon Seed Farms warrants, to the extent of the purchase price, that seeds sold are as
described on the container, within recognized tolerances. Seller gives no other or further Warranty, ex-
_ press or implied.
OUR THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CATALOG
This catalogue is our salesman. Much time and
effort has gone into its preparation, and it contains
valuable information, not only in regard to seed
but also as to how melons may be successfully
grown.
"Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
“We Cover the Globe” 41
AMERICAN BEAUTY DUSTER
Carried like a
knapsack and oper-
ated by one man, the
600 - cubic- inch bel-
lows, operated by
right hand, develops
largest cloud and
most powerful blast
of any one man dust-
er; power to drive
cloud over 25-foot
tree, or entirely
through large citrus
tree; volume to cover full grown, bush-type grape-
vine at one blast; cloud under complete con-
trol so no dust is wasted between plants or rows.
A 30-inch, wire-inserted, flexible rubber hose per-
mits direction of cloud with ease and at will; two
18-inch lengths of tubing permit operator to reach
low-growing plants without stooping; a spreader,
when attached to the end of tubing, directs cloud
up underneath low-growing plants. Entire top
lifts off for easy filling and accessibility for repairs;
all parts being interchangeable, worn or broken
parts may easily be replaced by operator. Al-
though we do not carry a complete stock of parts,
we will be pleased to order parts for your machine
if you will send us the number of the broken or
wom out part with the model number of your
machine. This Duster has a hopper capacity, 15
pounds; net weight, 17/2 pounds; shipping weight,
23 pounds. We have them at standard price,
$32.50, prepaid.
PLEASE NOTICE AND READ
CAREFULLY
On the pages to follow I have endeavored to
outline land preparations, cultivation, fertilization
and many other things that I have been asked
questions about. However, in following these rules,
you must remember to always take into considera-
tion the amount of rainfall in your particular area
as too much fertilizer and too much nitrate of soda
will cause white hearted melons if you don't get
the proper amount of moisture. It is far better to
not have enough than it is to have too much and
not have the moisture to take care of it. If your
soil is heavy it will not take as much fertilizer, or
maybe it is already rich and doesn't need as much.
Be sure to bear this in mind when making prepara-
tions and fertilizing.
PRUNING
The practice of pruning small melons from the
vine is strongly recommended. This enables the
vine to put its strength into sizing the individual
melons and hastening maturity. Generally speak-
ing the sooner the pruning is done, the better.
This is usually when the melons are four to six
inches long, always leaving the best and most uni-
form shape melon. Some growers prune down to
42 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
a single melon, others leave two, three or four
depending on the size they would like to produce,
when they have ripened off, you can let others set
on and always let a melon stay on the vine until
it is ripe. Lots of money is lost by getting to anx-
ious and cutting it before it is ripe.
LAND PREPARATION AND
FERTILIZATION
Land should be plowed six or eight weeks in
advance of planting because soil plowed just be-
fore planting is likely to dry out and result in a
poor stand.
About two weeks before the seed are to be
planted the furrows should be freshened, the rows
layed off, and the fertilizer applied, using from
100 to 200 pounds per acre, the amount depend-
ing greatly upon the nature and fertility of your
soil and the amount of rainfall received in your
particular vicinity. Be sure to put your fertilizer
deep enough in the ground that you will not plant
directly in the fertilizer as very often this will kill
the germination of your melon seed.
The fertilizer should be applied evenly in the
furrows rather than only at the check or hills,
since watermelons produce an extensive root
system, outward as well as the tap root going
down six feet or more. The fine feeder roots are the
length of the vines, for this reason you should be
careful never to cultivate closer to the plant than
the vine is long.
After the seed are planted from one to three ap-
plications of side-dressing should be applied. In
early producing areas, three applications of side-
dressing are applied as follows:
1. At thinning time when 4 to 6 leaves appear—
nitrate of soda at the rate of 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls
per plant.
2. When runners are about 2 feet long, apply
nitrate of soda at the rate of 25 to 50 pounds to
the acre.
3. When melons are 10 to 12 pounds in weight,
an 8-0-8 or similar grade of top dressing at the
rate of 75 to 100 pounds per acre. This applica-
tion can be put down the row middles since the
root system will have a spread throughout the
entire area by that time.
CULTIVATION
Watermelons should be cultivated much the
same as other crops. Any implement may be
used that will destroy the weeds and grass, re-
membering always to cultivate shallow and not
close enough to the plants to prune the roots.
When the vines commence to run, they should
not be disturbed by cultivation. Cultivation done
after the vines have begun to run should be done
between the rows and far enough away from the
vines so that they will not be disturbed.
It is always desirable to avoid working the vines
when they are wet in order to keep the spread of
fungous diseases at a minimum.
Weatherford, Texas
THE PICKLE WORM OR MELON
WORM
This pest seldom reaches any important stage in
any area north of Missouri, but south of that line,
it is often a difficult problem. It confines its work
largely to Squash, Cantaloupe and Cucumber.
The adult of this pest is a beautiful moth, with a
wing spread of about one inch, brownish in color
with a semi-transparent area in the middle of the
wing. The melon worm may have three or four
generations per year, requiring about a month to
pass from the egg to adult stage. It lays small,
flat elliptical white eggs, mostly on the blossoms,
blossom buds or tender tip growth. Hatching in
three to five days the young larvae soon begin
their work. Although the damage of the young
caterpillars may be considerable to the foliage and
blossoms, the greater damage occurs to the fruits;
as they become more mature, they bore into the
melon, feeding as they bore. Since this is true,
arsenical sprays are of very little value, contact
poisons, such as nicotine, are also of little value.
Therefore, naturally the preventive methods are
most effective. The moths being strong fliers ro-
tation of crops is almost futile. But destruction of
infested fruits helps throughout the season and
prompt destruction of vines and immature fruits
after the crop has been gathered will reduce the
number of moths to appear next season. Deep
plowing during the fall and early winter will
destroy many of the hibernating pupae. The above
described predatory pest may be known in your
particular section as the Cantaloupe Borer.
FUSARIUM WILT
Fusarium wilt is a serious soil-borne disease of
watermelons and is not transferable on the seed.
The disease cannot be controlled in the field, ex-
cept by planting wilt-resistant varieties, such as
the following: Blacklee No. 45, Hawksbury No. 8,
Missouri Queen No. 52, Wilt Proof Kleckley No. 6,
Variety No. 19, The Miles Melon No. 54 and Iron-
sides No. 56.
SEED PER ACRE
We recommend one pound of seed per acre of
any variety. There are 4,760 average seed to the
pound. This will plant 303 hills twelve by twelve
putting about 15 seeds to the hill, there being
43,560 feet in an acre. By putting enough seed to
the hill and later thinning to two of the best plants
to the hill, the outside plants will act as a protection
to the inner plants, which often saves replanting
the entire acreage. Thin when the plants have
four leaves.
“Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower”
CONTROL OF THE MELON APHIS
OR HONEY DEW
The melon aphid is by far the most abundant
and destructive aphid affecting watermelons,
cantaloupes and cucumbers that we have and
very often will be present on some vines far in
advance of the grower's knowledge. However the
presence of ladybugs or lady beetles and ants
about the melon plants is almost a sure sign that
the melon aphid is present also. The lady beetles
feed on the aphids themselves and the ants upon
the honeydew excreted by them. When your
vines become badly infested the leaves and
young fruit become covered with a sticky coat of
this excretion. When this has developed to such a
degree that the leaves begin to curl up, the plant
rarely recovers enough to make normal growth
even if the insects are controlled.
The attack of the melon aphid may occur in the
early spring or later, depending upon climatic
conditions and may continue throughout the en-
tire growing period. In the South, very often a few
of these insects appear almost as soon as the mel-
ons are up. From these few great multitudes will
develop as soon as the weather becomes warmer.
To control the melon aphid it is necessary to
employ a contact insecticide, what is meant by
that is some substance that kills when it touches
the body of the insect. The effectiveness of a con-
tact dust or spray depends upon the thoroughness
of its application. That is the reason that in spray-
ing or dusting for the melon aphid, the underside
of the leaf must be dusted as this is where during
the day that you will find this insect, only coming
out on top of the leaf in the cool of the night hours.
Our method of control for the melon aphid is the
use of Black Leaf 40 and lime, applied to the
underside of the leaves. This dusting should be
done very early in the morning, while the dew
is still on your vines, as the dust will have a tend-
ency to cling to the leaf longer when applied at
this time. It is very important that you spray early
before your plants begin to vine, by killing the
very first aphids that appear, you can control this
insect much easier. If you begin in time two or
three dustings are usually sufficient to hold them
in check until the melons mature. This mixture of
Black Leaf 40 and lime costs very little, one two-
pound can of Black Leaf 40 costs only $4.50 and
when added to 36 pounds of lime will make you
38 pounds of dust that is very deadly to the aphid
when applied in the right manner. Get lime at
lumber yard. Let us again caution you to begin
dusting for the melon aphid very early and do not
wait until your vines become large and well cov-
ered with honeydew, at which period very little
can be done.
“We Cover the Globe” 43
BLACK LEAF 40
We have the BLACK LEAF 40 in
the liquid form only. That is what we
use to mix our dust. 1 oz. bottle, 35c;
5 oz. bottle, $1.05; 1 lb. bottle, $2.50;
2 Ib. can, $4.50; 5 lb. can, $8.90, 10 lb.
can, $13.75. All the above prices plus
postage.
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TO MIX THE DUST
Mix at the rate of one pound of liquid Black
Leaf 40 to 18 pounds of lime, using any kind of
heavy can having an airtight lid. Place the lime
and Black Leaf 40 in the can, in the proportion
given, now put into the can a piece of chain or
several pebbles the size of large marbles and
thoroughly shake or roll the can until the lime and
Black Leaf 40 are thoroughly mixed, as it is most
important that the Black Leaf 40 be thoroughly
mixed with the lime to make a uniform dust. This
mixture will become stronger if set aside for a
while and kept tightly sealed. Fill your Duster
about two-thirds full of this mixture and remem-
ber, dust your leaves from the underside for mel-
on aphids.
SECRET IS SIMPLE
The secret of growing melons is quite a simple
one, consisting of hard work and a little common
sense together with a few rules to go by. The time
to begin next year’s crop is this year. The land
should first be selected, preferably good deep
sandy loam soil, creek bottom land is better if
high enough to keep from overflowing. If possible
plant this land to Vetch or some other legume that
can be turned under while green, getting it plowed
under before frost, covering well. If you use barn-
yard fertilizer get it out by the first of December
if at all possible. Well rotted straw makes a very
good fertilizer if placed in the row early enough.
In fact almost any well rotted organic matter
makes an excellent fertilizer if put out at the prop-
er time. One of the most important items in grow-
ing watermelons is a well prepared seed bed; a
thoroughly pulverized, well cultivated, clean seed
bed is almost half the job done in making a crop
of melons as far as cultivation is concerned, for
the more time spent in preparing and cultivating
the seed bed for planting the less time that will
have to be spent cultivating your melons after
they are up and growing. Where your land lays
rolling it is quite a good idea to contour your
melon rows to the lay of the land so that each row
will act as a terrace. Many benefits may be de-
rived from this, as it will keep your land from
washing during hard rains and conserve moisture
from light rains or showers during the dryer
times. Do not fail to cultivate shallow after the
first plowing, care being exercised not to allow
44 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
the plow to run deep enough to interfere with the
root system, which covers practically the whole
of the area between your rows. Many times the
feeder roots will travel a distance of twenty feet
from the tap root in their search for food. A last
word, cultivate often, once each week if at all
possible, and plow just as long as you are able to
get through the middle without injury to your
vines.
HOW TO GROW THE BIG ONES
Keep all the little melons pruned off your vines
until they attain size, after they are about eight
feet in length, select two of the very best uniform
shaped melons, leaving them on the vine, keep-
ing all other melons clipped off until the two se-
lected are full grown and begin to ripen, at which
time two more may be selected to leave. Never
plant melons on the same land more than one
time in five years unless you have deep bottom
land, and then not more than two years in suc-
cession.
PRUNING NECESSARY
The greatest essential is to use the knife. The
plant should not be called on to support more
melons than it can mature well. At first, let two
well-formed melons stay. When they are about
grown, two more can be allowed to start. Never
allow a crooked or deformed melon to stay on the
vine. A necked melon is a sure sign that the man
who grew it did not know his business. If it had
been cut off when small, a straight, nice melon
could have been set. A crooked melon is just that
much loss as it is neither fit to eat nor fit to sell.
The amateur grower seems to be afraid to prune
the melons from the vine and consequently lets his
vine attempt to bring ten to twelve melons to ma-
turity at one time. With 300 to 350 hills to the
acre and four to six melons to the hill during the
season, the grower can expect from twelve to fif-
teen hundred melons per acre when the crop is
good. Always let a melon stay on the vine until
it is ripe. Lots of money is lost by getting too
anxious and cutting it before it is ripe.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR
MELONS FROM SUNBURN
Spray or sprinkle common hydrated or pow-
dered lime over the top side of all melons as they
near the ripening stage. Perhaps a more efficient
but somewhat slower method is to mix the lime
with water, using a paint brush, paint the tops of
all your melons at the ripening period. Lime ap-
plied in this manner has a tendency to stay on
your melons better than if applied in the dry form.
This pure white lime reflects the heat from the
sun's rays thus preventing sunburn.
Weatherford, Texas
W atermelon Plant Diseases and Their Control
WILT—Entire plant wilts (at first only during
hot part of day), and finally dies. Water vessels
in wilted stems appear discolored.
PREVENTIVE—Plant on new land whenever pos-
sible. At least do not plant on same land oftener
than once in 4 or 5 years. Gather and burn old
vines after harvest. Plant resistant varieties such
as Hawksbury No. 8, Blacklee No. 45, Wilt Proof
Kleckley Sweet No. 6, Variety No. 19, Missouri
Queen No. 52, Miles Melon No. 54 and the New
Melon Ironsides No. 56.
ANTHRACNOSE—Black spots on leaves and
stems. Young fruit becomes dark colored and
shrivels when the stem is attacked. Spots on
fruits are numerous, large and often of pinkish
color.
LEAF SPOT—Small, round, black spots on older
leaves near base of stem. These leaves die and
drop off.
DOWNY MILDEW-—lIregular black areas on
leaves. Under moist weather conditions the entire
foliage may be killed. Sometimes a faint, purplish,
downy growth may be seen on the under side
of the infected spots.
TREAT ALL THE ABOVE DISEASES AS FOL-
LOWS:
A combination of crop rotation, destruction of
plant refuse, seed treatment and spraying or
dusting are necessary to keep in check these
diseases of watermelon.
PARZATE controls Downy Mildew, Leaf Spot,
Anthracnose and Leaf Molds.
PARZATE is a powerful fungicide and yet it is
mild on plant leaves, so mild in fact that it will not
burn or stunt even the most sensitive plants. It
comes in liquid or dry form, is a Du Pont product.
See your local dealer; if he does not have it write
Du Pont, Grasselli Chemicals Dept., Wilmington,
Delaware.
BLOSSOM-END ROT—Discoloration and shrivel-
ing of the blossom end of melon. Decay progresses
inwards. No control methods are known, although
the affected melons should be removed from the
field to prevent the development of parasitic organ-
isms on them which may possibly infect other
fruits and portions of the vine.
COLD, WIND and SAND INJURY
When young plants are exposed to very low
temperatures, which do not kill but cause severe
damage by stunting to such an extent further
growth is slow. Growth is almost entirely stopped,
and when further growth occurs it is often in an
irregular manner, causing curling of the leaves
making them more susceptible to attacks of various
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fungi than those in a more normal condition ol
growth, and are often killed by such fungi.
Strong winds, in March, often whip and tear
the leaves severely, drying them out and the torn
edges become hard and brittle again making them
susceptible to the attacks of fungi. The most
serious type of wind injury, however, occurs dur-
ing fruit setting by whipping off blossoms and in-
juring young melons until they turn dark and drop
off.
BLOSSOMS BUT NO MELONS
The setting of melons is dependent on pollina-
tion by insects, usually bees or the striped cucum-
ber beetle, however, temperature and moisture
conditions must also be right for satisfactory pol-
lination. High temperatures and extreme dry
weather prevailing through much of the growing
period may result in poor set of melons, even
where plants are grown under irrigation high tem-
peratures might interfere with pollination. ‘With
most plants the proper pollination of blossoms is
dependent on a set of conditions, all of which must
be just right at blossoming time.” All cucurbits,
which include melons, squashes, pumpkins and
cucumbers, produce separate male and female
blossoms, with the former which carry the pollen
predominating over the female or fruit-forming
blossoms by ten or more to one. A large number
of blossoms, therefore, does not necessarily mean
a heavy set of fruit. Generally, during the grow-
ing season, periods occur when all necessary con-
ditions are right and a normal crop of melons is
produced.
ROOT KNOT—Elongated swellings or small,
round galls on the roots of plants are common
symptoms of the root-knot disease. The causal
agent is a small worm, called a nematode, which
is scarcely visible to the unaided eye. Plants
affected with rootknot are lacking in vigor,
stunted, and pale in color. Root-knot galls are
ordinarily much smaller and more numerous than
the large, more spherical swellings of crown gall.
One might confuse root-knots with the nodules on
leguminous plants which are produced by the
beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria. These nodules
are easily broken off from the side of the root,
whereas nematode galls are swellings of the
root itself and cannot be separated from the
root. Another eel-worm, the meadow nematode,
injures some plants by causing tufts or rootlets
without causing galls. The eradication, or even
satisfactory control, of root-knot nematodes is not
easily obtained. Fields infested with root-knot
nematodes should be planted with grasses,
cereals, or CROTALARIA spectabilis for several
years. At the same time, all weeds should be
controlled since many of them are hosts for the
nematodes. Clean fallow of the soil with frequent
cultivation during dry weather tends to reduce the
nematode population through drying of the soil
and starvation.
"We Cover the Globe” 45
STEM-END ROT—May appear in the field
through wounds in the melon rind. Most fre-
quent in shipments of watermelons. Infection
takes place in the cut stem causing a dark, soft,
watersoaked area near the stem. Decay pro-
gresses finally shriveling the entire melon.
TREATMENT—When packing for shipment cut
off end of stem and paint fresh cut with paste
made as follows: Dissolve ¥2 lb. copper sulphate
in 3¥%2 quarts of boiling water (use enamelware
vessel). Stir ¥2 Ib. laundry starch into 1 pint of
water and add to the above boiling copper sul-
phate solution, with rapid stirring. Boil until a
thick paste is formed. Make up fresh paste for
each treatment (a carload of melons requires 1
auart of paste).
HAIL—Hail storms frequently cause heavy
damage to various crops. All succulent plants
and their fruits such as cotton, corn, watermelons,
tomatoes, small grains, are affected. In addition
to the above factors too much water in the soil,
improper placement of fertilizer and high winds
may cause severe and widespread damage to
the crop. Little is known definitely concerning
the control or treatment of injuries due to un-
favorable climatic conditions. Maintenance of
favorable soil moisture through plowing under of
cover crops or the use of mulch may be helpful
in certain cases. Affected plants should be
pruned back after the injured parts have become
distinct, to force normal growth.
CUCUMBER BEETLES (Both Striped and Spotted)
—These bugs are very deadly to most vine plants
early in the spring and usually begin to suck them
as soon as the plant comes out of the ground. Use
a dust spraying machine (any kind). Mix one
pound of arsenate of lead with twelve pounds of
lime. Spray lightly underneath the leaves early
in the morning while plants are moist with dew.
Use just enough to slightly white the plant. Spray
about every two days until plants are ten days
old. After they are that old they cannot harm the
plants. (See page 40 for Aphis control.) Get the
bugs and lice early and you will have little trouble
with them later.
USE SABADILLA DUST FOR PUMPKIN AND
CHINCH BUGS, GET IT FROM YOUR NEAREST
SEARS ROEBUCK STORE
ANTHRACNOSE
Anthracnose is the most destructive disease ol
watermelons in the United States; being especially
severe in the southern states it is said to cause
more loss than all other watermelon diseases com-
bined. The Anthracnose fungus can attack all
parts of the watermelon plant above ground in all
stages of their growth, but usually shows up on
the oldest leaves first. The leaves show small
black spots, which may soon enlarge until the
whole leaf becomes black and shriveled. Many
46 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
times, whole fields may show these blackened:
leaves in just a few days time. Often, however, un; ©
der less favorable conditions to the disease, only
the leaves at the center of the plant are killed,
leaving the stem and a part of the vine bare. Dur-
ing wet weather the spots on the leaves show to
be an orange-pinkish color and are somewhat
raised, while in dry weather these spots are gray-
ish and less noticeable; however, these spots or
spores are what spreads the disease in wet weath-
er. This disease is by no means confined to the
melon vine, but will attack the melon as well.
When young melons become infected black spots
appear very similar to those on the leaves. On old-
er melons the disease causes small watery spots
with greasy yellowish centers, which become ele-
vated making the surface of the melon bumpy in
appearance. To control this disease, it is very
essential that the seed be treated before planting.
For development after plants are up, possibly
originating from untreated seed or from soil of a
former melon planting, it possibly can be checked
by the application of Dithane, Parzate or other
materials at the rate recommended by the manu-
facturers. Spreading of this disease can be greatly
avoided by keeping out of the infected fields when
the plants are wet, as the fungus is easily trans-
ferred by walking through the vines. However, if
you live in a section that is very prevalent to An-
thracnose, we suggest that you plant your crop
this year to the ‘‘Congo’’ watermelon which is
definitely resistant to Anthracnose, but not en-
tirely immune to this disease. See page 3 in this
catalogue for full description.
CUTWORMS
Fat, colored worms 1 to 1¥2 inches long cut off
young plants near ground at night, hide in soil
nearby during day. Put enough water in 5 pounds
coarse bran to moisten, add ¥2 pint molasses
and '% pound white arsenic or paris green. Scatter
mash thinly around plants in late afternoon.
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PERMANENT SUPPORT
Say “goodbye” to unsightly
twine and raffia, to needless work with sheers.
TWIST-EMS—strong dark-green “invisible
tapes with wire reinforcing — protect stems, per-
manently support annuals, perennials, vines,
shrubs and vegetables. Grand for flower arrange-
ment. Millions used by successful nurserymen,
professional and amateur gardeners. Box of 125,
8 inch size, 35¢
= WIST-EMS’
Weatherford, Texas
. NEW GENERAL PLASTIC RAYDOMES FOR PLANT PROTECTION
Transparent plastic Raydomes permit inspection of seedlings without removal of Ray-
dome caps.
These Raydomes give protection from wind, rain, storms, frost, insects, etc., also control
moisture, temperature and insure excellent germination, thus making possible earlier
maturity of the plants.
The Plastic Raydome protectors are installed by setting them in place and covering
their flanges with soil to hold them down. They are easily tipped for removal of weeds,
or for ventilation during the last few days to allow hardening of the plant to outside
weathering conditions, which needs to be done 3 or 4 days before final removal.
They are well suited to the incubation and growing requirements of many kinds of
vegetables, fruits and flowers, such as melons, tomatoes, beans, peppers, squashes, egg-
plants, cucumbers, pumpkins, radishes, lettuce, beets and flowers. In addition to their
use with planted seeds, Raydomes may be used to protect transplants and thus mini-
mize wilting.
Raydomes are crystal clear, very light and rigid and can be used by housekeepers,
Hotels, Hospitals, Bakeries, Restaurants, for covering of counter displays of pies, cakes
and fruits. With sloping 5 degree rib effect, insuring strength, rigidity and ease in nesting
and storage.
The clear plastic Dome shape plant protector that enables full penetration of all the healthful warm rays of the sun is a perfect
“greenhouse” since the warmth from the sun’s rays is retained within the dome. Moisture rises and condenses on the inner
side of the cap, resulting in better controlled humidity-temperature condition.
Although your first cost on Raydome caps is higher than paper caps, they will last several seasons. This, plus time saving
in use and the faster maturity gained through transparency, more than compensates for the extra expense.
RAYDOME No. SIZE IN INCHES WEIGHT PER 1000 CU. FT. PER 1000 LIST PRICE PRICE PER DOZ.
7” Dia. Base and
No. 745 442" high 60 lbs 16 Cu. Ft. $ .25 Each $ 3.00
10” Dia. Base and $ 5.40
No. 1065 642" high 115 lbs. 32 Cu. Ft. $ .45 Each
All F.O.B.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING HOTKAPS
For Best Results Read Carefully
Set the HOTKAPS over seed or plant at time of planting. the soil around the HOTKAP is well drained. This can also be
In dry soil, see that there is plenty of moisture in the ground done by running a small furrow along one side of the HOTKAP.
before planting. We recommend the use of the HOTKAP Setter in connection
Do not set a HOTKAP in a basin or depression where water with the setting of the HOTKAPS, as it will enable you to place
can settle. If this is done the water will have a tendency to the HOTKAP properly so that the greatest amount of efficiency
weaken the side walls of the HOTKAP. Wherever possible, will be obtained from them, also it speeds up the work of
it is always best to set the HOTKAP on a slight slope so that setting.
THE SETTING
To secure best result follow these instructions carefully
Now cover flange pro-
truding from Hotkap
Setter with soil, thor-
oughly but lightly
Lift Setter from Hot-
p. Plant is now
protected from ad-
verse weather and
also from insects.
First place Hotkap in
Setter. Press Hotkap
against sides of Set-
ter, over plant or
(Fig. 2) As soon as plant is (Fig. 3) Now that the plant
crowding Hotkap, cut another has outgrown the Hotkap, pull
slit im opposite direction the rae four eocrionalict the Bos
four inch long. same length. ap away from e plant so
cease oe: ce that it can grow naturally
through the Hotkap.
@ig. 4) Do not remove Hot-
1) Ose a small sharp- kap from plant
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peinted knife and cut a slit
across top of Hotkap about
it remains it will afford pro-
recuion to the base of the
Ship Wt.
25eHotkapss withssetter:cceciaeres sts crctaterete 4) «1-1 oo cells $ .95 2 Ibs.
100 Hotkaps with setter.................0...00. 3.15 5 Ibs.
250 Hotkaps with setter................eecceees 5.90 11 Ibs.
1,000 Hotkaps without setter..................... 18.35 34 Ibs.
5,000 Hotkaps (per 1,000)...................2000- 18.20 34 Ibs.
10,000 Hotkaps (per 1,000)......... steheyene ele olate ve e'enare 18.05 34 Ibs.
Fibreboard setters, each. .............000e cece ccees 20 1 Ib.
SfeelsSettermeacitarstentetetetsrcieiefostersicle steyetenefetorstoheterele) ciel 1.95 3 Ibs.
"Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower” "We Cover the Globe” 47
WE DO NOT PAY POSTAGE OR SHIPPING CHARGES
If seeds are to be shipped by mail, please inclose sufficient money to pay mailing charges (see rate
sheet below). If they are to be shipped by Freight, Motor Freight or Express the charges can be paid
at your end of the line. However, bear in mind that no Express or Motor freight services are available
on Saturdays and Sundays in the smaller towns and cities, a skeleton crew only being employed in
the larger cities on these two days to handle perishable freight.
PARCEL-POST OR FOURTH-CLASS MAIL
RATES OF POSTAGE, CLASSIFICATION, INSURANCE AND C. O. D. FEATURES, WRAPPING, ETC.
Fourth-class Matter, known as domestic parcel-post mail, in-
cludes all parcels over 8 ounces in weight containing circulars,
books, catalogs, and other matter wholly in print, together with
merchandise, farm and factory products, seeds, cuttings, bulbs,
roots, scions, and plants, and all other mailable matter not em-
braced in the first and second classes. The same matter in parcels
weighing 8 ounces or less is embraced in third-class mail.
Rates of Postage on Fourth-Class Matter (over 8 ounces)—To Be
Fully Prepaid—are by the pound, according to distance or zone,
a fraction of a pound being computed as a full pound, as shown
Exceptions
(1) In the first and second zone, where the distance by the short-
est regular practicable mail route is 300 miles or more, the rate
is the same as for the third zone.
(2) Parcels weighing less than 10 pounds and measuring over 84
inches, but not more than 100 inches in length and girth combined,
are subject to a minimum charge equal to that for a 10-pound
parcel for the zone to which addressed.
in the following table and paragraphs (1), (2), and (3): 3) For special rates on catalogs consult postmaster.
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48 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas
Weatherford, Texas
CLARA LEE, FLORIDA GIANT, BLACK DIAMOND OR CANNON BALL
Variety No. 17
Variety No. 17 is an improved strain of the above varieties and you positively cannot get better seed
anywhere at any price, as there is none better. Our seeds cost several times as much to produce as
do seeds usually sold by the average merchant. We could produce melon seed of any variety for
less than half our present price but if we did the quality would not be there and they would come
from all sizes and little regard would be paid to purity. Our melon seed would be cheaper than the
common run of seed if we charged you twice the price per pound. It takes but one pound per acre
to plant the crop and on the average half dozen fair size melons will sell for enough to pay for the
seeds and by planting good seeds you will raise many more marketable melons that will sell for
more money than those grown from the low priced seeds. See price sheet for prices.
More about variety No. 17 on page 30, LIBERAL PACKAGE ANY VARIETY, 25c.
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TEXAS RESISTANT NO. 1 THE MILES WATERMELON—Variety No. 54
VARIETY No. 46—See full description on page 41 See description on page 23
WILLHITE
MELON
SEED
FARMS
POOLVILLE, TEXAS
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
Grown from high quality seed that are bred up to high standards,
processed, tested and treated, to give you higher production, these
seeds cost a little more but are well worth the difference in price
you would pay for poor seed, which is always costly at give away
prices. You can't beat “quality” even though you think the price is
high at the time you make your purchase.
See full description on page 28
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Clara Lee Willhite's Blue Ribbon Winner Certified Black Diamond Watermelons
See full description on page 29
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