WATERMELONS 



Culture — Plant the seed as soon as the ■sveather is really 

 warm and settled in hills 8 feet apart each way. A packet 

 will plant about 10 hills, an ounce about 30 hills; 3 or 4 

 pounds of seed to the acre. Allow^ two or three plants to 

 remain in each hill. Watermelons are ready to use in 75 to 

 100 days. Citron Melons are ready in about 100 days. 



403 Florida Favorite. (80 days.) A beautiful melon, 

 with dark and light green exterior; shape oblong; flesh bright 

 crimson, crisp and deliciously sweet. Ripens large, handsome 

 melons in about 80 days. A good shipper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e; 

 V4, lb. 40c; % lb. 60c; lb. §1.00; 3 lbs. $1.85; 5 lbs. $4.40; 

 10 lbs. .$8.00, postpaid. 



407 Irish Gray. (S5 days.) It is a melon you will like. 

 The flesh is red, sweet, crisp and free from stringiness The 

 thin but tough rind is a mottled greenish gray, entirely dis- 

 tinct. Matures in 85 days. Plct. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; 

 Vs lb. 70c; lb. $1.15; 2 lbs. $2.10; 5 lbs. $5.05; 10 lbs. $9.20, 

 postpaid. 



411 Winter Watermelon. (lOO days.) Producing mel- 

 ons very light in color. Seed small, shiny black. Flesh pink, 

 solid, and stringless. The flavor is sweet, crisp and surpris- 

 ingly delicious. This melon should not be eaten right off 

 the vine but be allowed to ripen after being picked. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; V-i lb. 50c: % lb. TSc; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50; 

 10 lbs. $10.00, postpaid. 



^ 393 Kleckley Sweet, (ss days.) one of 



the most popular, early, large watermelons grown. Oblong 

 shaped with a dark green rind. Of handsome appearance; 

 ripens early. The flesh is scarlet, very firm and of luscious 

 quality and crisp texture. Pkt. lOe: oz. 15c; V-i lb. 40c; 

 % lb. eOc; lb. $1.00; 2 lbs. $1.85; 5 lbs. $4.40; 10 lbs. $8.00, 

 postpaid. 



399 Stone 



<3^ 399 Stone Mountain. (85 days.) Anew 



round melon which is becoming quite popular throughout the 

 South. The rind is light green in color; flesh a beautiful 

 deep crimson without any white Tiearts or stringiness. and 

 of excellent quality. The average fruit weighs about 40 

 pounds. The rind is too tender for long distance shipping, 

 but for the garden or local market it has no equal. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; 14 lb. 5.5c; 1/2 lb. 80e; lb. $1.50; 2 lbs. $2.70; 5 lbs. $6.50; 

 10 lbs. $11.90, postpaid. 



41 Shaker Blue. 00 days.) The 



rind is dark green. Grows to huge size, 

 averaging ^vhen well grown from 40 "to 

 50 pounds each. Of delicious flavor, and 

 frequently produces melons in 90 days, its 

 bright red flesh being of tempting appear- 

 ance. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15e; % lb. 35c; % lb. 5.'c; 

 lb. $1.00; 3 lbs. $1.80; 5 lbs. $4.25; 

 10 lbs. $7.75, postpaid. 



419 Apple Pie Citron Melon. 



(100 days.) 



This citron melon has fruit very similar 

 to the watermelon, but the flesh is used 

 exclusively for sauces, pies, preserving, 

 etc., having a inost delicious flavor, re- 

 sembling somewhat the flavor of apples. 

 The flesh is white and solid. Matures in 

 100 days. They keep fresh and solid all 

 winter, so can be used when wanted. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; y, lb. 75c; 

 lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50; 

 10 lbs. $10.00, postpaid. 



^ 413 HIalbert Honey, (ss days.) This melon 



is as handsome in color as the Kleckley Sweet, but is more 

 regular in form and much, more productive. Color of rind 

 a clear, glossy, deep green. The flesh is a beautiful crimson. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; % lb. 70c; lb. $1.15; 2 lbs. $2.10; 

 5 lbs. $5.05; 10 lbs. $9.20, postpaid. 



418 Mixed Watermelons. (75 to 100 days.) All dif- 

 ferent sorts in a grand mixture, producing melons of differ- 

 ent shapes maturing in 75 to 1.00 days, and all of a delicious 

 flavor. You are sure to get melons to suit your taste. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; % lb. 60c; lb. $1.00; 2 lbs. $1.85; 

 5 lbs. $4.40; 10 lbs. .$8.00, postpaid. 



4^404 MAULE'S IMPROVED KLECICLEY SWEET. 



(85 days.) 



This improved Strain of Kleckley 

 Sweet Watermelon is now so thor- 

 oughly fixed as to perfect a new 

 type of this favorite sort. Produc- 

 ing uniformly large dark green 

 rind melons in 85 days, retaining 

 all of the fine qualities as a table 

 sort, with an important added fea- 

 ture of having much harder rind, 

 which assures its satisfactory car- 

 rying quality. The seeds are all 

 creamy -white. Flesh, scarlet, very 

 firm, of superb flavor. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; % lb. 75c; 

 lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50; 

 10 lbs. $10.00, postpaid. 



<3( 389 Excel. (90 days.) 



The large oblong melons are of a 

 dark green -color -with faint stripes. 

 The tough rind permits handling 

 in transit, making it a good long 

 distance shipper. The red flesh is 

 very solid, crisp and of excellent 

 flavor. Pkt. lOe, oz. 15c; Vi lb. 45c; 

 1/2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.15; 2 lbs. ,$2.10; 

 5 lbs. $5.05j 10 lbs. $9.20, postpaid. 



404 Maule's Improved 

 Kleckley Sweet 



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WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA., 1931 



