THE JONES* 



THE JONES.— Next to the Mclver Sugar Melon, Prot Massey, of North 



Carolina, considers this the best melon known to-day. It is certainly an ex- 

 cellent variety; color of the skin a solid green, flesha bright red, very sweet 

 and juicy. It is an excellent shipper, and grows to a large size, often attaining 

 a weight of 60 to 70 pounds each. In shape it resembles very much the Kolb's 

 Gem. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^ pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 



MOUNTAIN SWEET — Old, but good; tlesh, bright scarlet. Packet, 5 

 » cents: ounce, 10 cents: '< pound, 20 cents; pound, 50 cents. 



■ BLACK SPANISH.— Large size; round; dark green skin ; flesh red and of 



£ fine flavor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; '■^ pound, 20 cents; pound, .50 cents. 



6 MOUNTAIN SPROUT A large long varietv; skin dark green, marbled 



« with lighter shades. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., .50 cts. 



■0 FRA3IE'S PRIZE, THE JUMBO OF ALL.— This ne%T watermelon is 



,S a cross between those two grand melons, Cuban Queen and Iron-clad, per- 



2 fected by Mr. Paynter Frame, originator of Iron-clad, New Delaware and Ford- 



? hook Early. Mr. F. writes me concerning it as follows : "The Prize Melon is a 

 , cross betweeen Iron-clad and Cuban Queen. It resembles Cuban Queen some- 



• what, but is of finer quality than either that variety or Iron-clad. They ripen 

 e medium early, flesh solid, very sweet and juicy. They will grow the largest of 



any melon now known; and if you want to put the largest watermelon in the 



world on the 



market, now is 



your time to 



strike." Color, 



dark green, 



striped light; ^=?~ 



flesh, rich card- =;^-^ gjL_ 



inal; stringless; 



seeds drab with 



dark centre. --e^ 



Packet, 10 cents: ——' ^_:=i -j^-^<i jjfj.-i-h. 



ounce, 20 cents; \^ pound, 40 cents; pound, SI. 25. , 



KENTUCKY WONDER.— Is oblong in shape, skin dark green, flesh beautlfaf 



scarlet, crisp, but firm and very solid. Not a mammoth variety; but a good, old* 



fashioned Kentucky melon. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; '4 pound. 20 cts.; pound, Mets. 

 GRAY MONARCH OR LONG WHITE 



ICING. — For several years past 



few melon growers of New 



Jersey have had a type 



of the favorite Icing 



Watermelon, en- 

 tirely distinct in shape, being oblong, as shown in illustration. The skin is 

 5 an attractive, mottled, very light green color, so light as to nearly warrant 

 . the name white or gray. The flesh is deep red in color and of very fine 

 S quality, fUlly equal to the old Icing, which has long been recognized as 

 g one of the finest flavored melons grown. In size, this new variety is 

 "^ much larger than the old, specimens having been raised to weigh tiO to 



* 70 pounds each, packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



STRICTLY BUSINESS. 



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o -I AM determined, notwithstandii=ig the present agricul-^ 

 S ~ tural depression, to surpass all previous records this 

 2 season in amount of sales. With this end in view, I have 

 S mailed 300,000 copies of this catalogue to friends and 

 ,g customers in all parts of the United States, and with the 

 « wonderful inducement made for this year only, of secur- 

 ing Maule's Seeds at half price, I expect 

 ^ help of my friends to astonish the ma 

 C trade from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 



ter seeds than Maule's were never sown 



y 



98 and this is the first opportunity any one 



Q ever had of buying them at half price. 



f< FLORIDA FAVORITE.— Has ripened ten 

 K days earlier than Kolb's Gem, Iron-clad or Rat- 

 2 tlesnake, planted at the same time. Its superior 

 B oblong shape, beautiful color, rind being alter- 

 ^ nately striped with dark and light green, bright 

 S crimson, crisp and deliciously sweet flesh, are sure 

 9 to make it a favorite. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 

 h cents; impound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 

 » THE DIXIE.— The introducer has this to 

 e say : "A cross between the Kolb's Gem and 

 " Old Fashioned Mountain Sweet, made by one 

 ^ of the largest truck and melon growers of 

 ^ North Carolina, surpassing the former in slilp- 

 e ping qualities, and fully equaling the latter 

 J In flne eating quality and flavor, being a week 

 b to ten days earlier than either, with a remark- 

 a ably thin rind, almost impenetrable, which pre- 

 8 serves it for a great length of time, keeping three 



* times as long as either before showing decay. Its 

 J great productiveness is shown from the fact that 

 ,2 the past season each vine matured from seven to 

 B eight large melons, while the Kolb's Gem 



• rarely produced more than three. The 

 S vines grow strong and rapidly, with more 

 V laterals than any other melon, and have 



the singular and very valuable quality 

 g of rooting from every joint, adding greatly 

 5 to the productiveness and life of the vines. 

 — The meat is more scarlet, finer and of 

 b much better quality. These strong claims 

 5 have been more than verified by hundreds 

 « of other growers." I wish to call the par- 

 g ticular attention of my customers to Its 

 M strong point of rooting at every Joint. 

 5 Towards the middle of September, when 

 « other melons, particularlv the Kolb's 

 « Gem, are absolutely dead, the Pixie will ; 

 U be sending out new shoots, and the foliage 

 ■5 will be as luxuriant as at any time of its 

 S growth. This one quality alone, if noth- 

 g Ing else, would recommend Dixie for mar- 

 g ket purposes. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts 

 ^ \i pound, 20 cts.; pound, (JO cts.; 5 pounds, S'2.oO. 



1 COLE'S EARLY. — An early variety t 

 iC Is claimed will mature in any latitude wliere the 

 w season is as long as that of New York State. .\ 

 « melon, of medium size, almost round in shape, green," 

 *striped a lighter shade. Thin rind, bright red flesh of a" 

 S delicate texture. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \-^ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 



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THE DI.XIE. 



