64— Vegetable Seed 
THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1908 
Dick Leach, Lees Summit, Mo.—Your seeds 
are like a full house; can’t turn them down. 
H. C. Richardson, Piqua, Ohio.—We have 
the best garden in the neighborhood from your 
seeds. Our onions are fine; every one passing 
along the road speaks about them. 
THE JONES. 
IKOLB’S GEM. — This is a favorite 
among Southern growers for shipping 
purposes. The shape is oblong to nearly 
round; color and markings as indicated 
in the engraying. The melons weigh 
from 30 to 50 pounds each. The rind, 
though thin, is tough, and the melon 
bears handling and shipping well. The 
flesh is bright red. The vines are pro- 
ductive; a profitable market melon. 
Pkt., 5¢.; o2., 10¢.3 14 Ib., 25.5 Ib., 5c. 
THE JONES. — Color a beautiful 
green, almost solid, though sometimes 
marked as inthe picture. Flesh bright 
red; very sweet and juicy. An excellent 
shipper. At times reaches a weight of 
60 or 70 pounds. Pronounced by Prof. 
= Massey to be next in flavor toWonderful 
Sugar. Packet, 5 cts.; oumce, 10 cts.; 
14 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 85 cts. 
A nearly round watermelon, with very thin rind. The seeds are 
An excellent shipper, notwithstanding 
Packet, 
TRUE DARK CNS AUT e 3 
vy hite. ie flesh is solid and of delicious sweetness. 
Mattnin Hind! 1 know this to be one of the most desirable melons on the market. 
5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 4 pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. ; : : 
THE DIXIE.—A watermelon of highest quality and value. The &ize is large, specimens 
weighing 50 lbs. being not infrequent. The flesh is scarlet, very fine and extra firm. A note- 
worthy and very valuable feature of this watermelon is the fact that the rind, though thin is 
almost impenetrable, giving it remarkable keeping quality. The variety is one of the most pro- 
ifie k -n, often producing 6 to 8 large melons ona single vine. The vines root at the joints, 
Me SEDO nae 7 z = and thus become 
more drought re- 
sisting and vigor- 
ous. Pkt., 5c., 
oz., 10c.; 14 Ib., 
25.3 lhe, 75C. 
THE DIXIE. 
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PHINNEY’S EARLY. 
PHINNEY’S EARLY.—Melons of medium 
size and oblong shape, 
shades of green. The rind is thin. 
flesh is very sweet and tender. 
productive and a sure cropper, the melons 
maturing early. 
The red 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 Ib., 25¢.; Ib., 85e. 
FLORIDA 
FAVORITE. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE.—A veautiiu: melon, with dark and 
jong. Flesh bright crimson, crisp and deliciously sweet. 
or Rattlesnake. A good shipper. Samplespecimens of this melon sent me from Florida always 
reach Philadelphia in prime condition. Pkt., 5 cts.3 oz., 10 cts.; 14 1b., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
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light green exterior. 
SEMINOLE. 
SEMINOLE.—A large and very productive 
early watermelon. 
| times a light green. 
| quality and flavor. 
Color usually gray; some- 
Flesh carmine; of good 
lent shipper. 
on the same vine. One of the most popular 
watermelons on this page. Pkt., 5 cts.3 oz., 
10 cts.; 14 Ib., 30 cts.; 1b., $1.00. 
NEW HALBERT HONEY. — This new 
| melon is described by the introducers as 
follows: Equaling in flavor and as handsome 
in color as the Kleckley Sweets, but more 
regular in form, and much more productive. 
Growing as long as the Kleckley Sweets, 
the melons are blunt both at stem and blos- 
som end, generally free from any appearance 
of neck. They average 18 to 20 inches in 
length; 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Color of 
rind a clear, glossy deep green. The flesh is a 
beautiful crimson, extending to within less 
than half an inch of the rind, which like the | 
flesh is so tender it will not stand shipping 
any distance unless carefully handled. 
I offer direct 
| Pkt., 5€.3 OZ, 10¢.3 14 Ib., 30c.; Ib., $1.00. 
PEERLESS.—A watermelon which I 
recommend for garden culture. Size medium. 
Color mottled green. Flesh rich scarlet and 
sweet; rind thin. Vine is very productive. 
Pkt., 5c.; 02., 10c.; 14 lh., 30c.; Ib., $1.00. 
NEW HALBERT HONEY. 
It is} 
& ape ob- | essentially the home melon for the home gar- | 
Ripens ahead of Kolb’s Gem, Ironclad | den and for local markets. 
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marked with two | 
The vine is | 
Adapted to Northern States. | 
The rind is very thin, but | 
so tough as to make the melon a most excel- | 
Gray and green melons borne | 
| headquarters seed that can not be surpassed. | 
