Arikara Watermelon

80 days — The small (about five inches in diameter) fruit have dark rinds and good tasting, sweet, pink flesh. The small size makes them attractive as personal watermelons.

According to the Museum of the Fur Trade in Chadron, Nebraska, this 'Arikara' watermelon is a, "Descendant of small Spanish watermelons brought [to South Dakota] by traders from St. Louis in the late eighteenth century." It was eventually collected and released by the Oscar Will Seed Company. Each packet contains one gram, which is approximately 10 seeds.