Burpee's Fordhook Early Watermelon
This is still without rival as the earliest large-fruited melon in cultivation, when grown from the genuine stock. Planted in our Trial Grounds in hills six feet apart, and without any special cultivation, we secured a good number of fine large melons before any other varieties had ripened, with the exception only of the small Cole's Early and undesirable Harris' Earliest. These fruits are of good size, rather short and blocky in form, with large diameter. Skin dark green, occasionally with faint stripes of lighter green. Rind quite thin, but skin tough, making an excellent shipping variety. Flesh bright red, crisp, sweet, and of splendid quality – really one of the finest flavored melons in cultivation today. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; ¼ lb., 40c; lb., $1.25
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916
This is still without rival as the earliest large-fruited melon in cultivation, when grown from the genuine stock. Planted in our Trial Grounds in hills six feet apart, and without any special cultivation, we secured a good number of fine large melons before any other varieties had ripened, with the exception only of the small Cole's Early and undesirable Harris' Earliest. These fruits are of good size, rather short and blocky in form, with large diameter. Skin dark green, occasionally with faint stripes of lighter green. Rind quite thin, but skin tough, making an excellent shipping variety. Flesh bright red, crisp, sweet, and of splendid quality – really one of the finest flavored melons in cultivation today. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; ¼ lb., 40c; lb., $1.25
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916