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This special re-print edition of W. Atlee Burpee's book How To Grow Melons For Market contains a large amount of old fashioned insights on growing melons and watermelons. Written in 1912, included are details outlining how to grow watermelons and melons successfully. Though originally aimed toward small melon farmers, Atlee's book is ideally suited for the self sustaining gardener who wishes to raise melons and watermelons using tried and true old time methods. Included are also details on the most popular melon and watermelon varieties of the turn of the century, now all considered heirlooms, including Burpee's Mammoth Ironclad, Burpee's Cuban Queen, Ice Cream, Kolb's Gem, Jesery Blue, Georgia Rattlesnake, Citron Melons, Netted Gem, Jenny Lind, Emerald Gem, Golden Jenny, Acme, Burpee's Bayview and others. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

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