WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 63 



VATERMELONS. 



Culture.— WatermelonB do best on light, well drained soils, but there are varieties adapted to heavy 

 loams. The hills should be 8 feet apart each way, with some well rotted manure in each hill, thoroughly 

 Incorporated with the soil. Plant the seed as soon as the weather Is really warm and settled. <Jne ounce oJ 

 i i id will plant 80 hills; 2 or 3 pounds of seed to the acre. Allow two or three plants to remain In each hill. 



ONDERFUL SUGAR OR MclVER MELON. 



Tbc Su'eetest of All. 



"his widely famous watermelon Is, I believe, 



3 sweetest ever put before the people of this 



untry. It is of medium size, with striped or 



riegated exterior, beiuitiful red llesh, and light 



lored or white seeds. The llesh is entirely strlug- 



s, and of perfect quality as to texture. The 



les are strong, thrifty and prolihc, and well 

 I ; apted to withstand either wet weather or 



jught. This melon was grown for many years 



I Ol. E. H. iVIoIver, of .South Carolina, president 

 lis county agricultural society, and a water- 

 on enthusiast, and he considered it the sweet- 

 s' within his knowledge. The seed came orlgin- 

 ' \ irom the West Indies. Prof. W. i*"- Massey, of 



iith Carolina, wrote of it in terms of high and 



quallrted praise to The Practical Farmer, of 



iladelphia. I introduced It to the Ainerlcau 



iblic iu my 18U4 catalogue. Since that time it 



s been tried by many thousands of my custo- 



irs, both North and South, and unlimited 



aise is given to it. It Is well adapted to nearby 



irkets, but Is rather delicate for long freight 



ipment. I highly recommend Wonderful Sugar 



every melon fancier. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 



;ents; '4 pound, '20 cents; pound, 75 cents. 



THE WONDERFUL SUGAR OR MclVER MELON. 



FORDHOOK EARI>Y — One of the largest of the extra early varie- 

 ties, and claimed to be the earliest of all. Shape nearly round. Color 

 a medium shade of green. Flesh bright red, and of deliciously sweet 

 flavor. The rind is sufficiently hard to make it a good shipper. Its 

 originator, who lives in Delaware, says that this variety always ma- 

 tures first in competitive trials with other sorts, and may justly be re- 

 garded as the earliest of all. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J^i lb., 20c.; lb., 75c. 



CUBAN QUEEN A favorite watermelon for home and market. 



Exterior beautifully striped and mottled. Rind thin but firm. Flesh 

 bright red, solid, sweet and luscious. One of the best keepers of all the 

 watermelons, and a first rate shipper. Specimens of this splendid va- 

 riety weighing 100 pounds have been grown. The Cuban Queen is a very 

 prolific and profitable melon, and is planted extensively for market 

 purposes. It is in equally high esteem with consumer and grower. 

 My seed of this favorite melon is of headquarters stock, strictly pure 

 from carefully selected melons, and I can confidently recommend It to 

 all wishing the true Cuban Queen. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 20c.; lb., 75o. 



THE KLECKLEY SWEETS. 



CHE k:leck:i.,EY sweets This high bred, delicious melon 



US originated in the .South, by Mr. W. A. Kleckley. It is especially 

 ebrated for its fine flavor. It is a long, oval shaped watermelon, 

 1th a dark green rind. The flesh Is scarlet, very firm, and of lus- 

 us quality and crisp texture. It is yearly becoming more widely 

 pular. It Is a good family garden melon, but the rind is rather 

 ) tender for distant shipping. It gives satisfaction almost every- 

 lere, and I can recommend it for use both North and South, 

 cket, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; '^ pound, 20 cents; pound, 75 cents. 

 RAY MONARCH OR LONG WHITE ICING.— The exterior 

 or of this fine melon is a light green, though its mottled mark- 

 ;s make it appear gray. The flesh is deep red In color, and equal 

 superior in quality to the old Icing from which it is derived. It 

 fers in shape as well as in size from its parent, but lacks none of 

 3 virtues of that sweet flavored variety. Specimens of Gray Mon- 

 5h weighing 60 to 70 pounds have been produced. It has become 

 dely popular. Packet, 5 cts.; oz.. 10 cts.; ^ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 

 '0TB. Mlien you order seeds to go hy express, you to pay the trans- 

 portation charges, 10 cts. may be deducted from the pound prices. 









GRAY MONARCH OR LONG WHITE ICING. 



GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. — Some 

 times called Stnptd <;iips} V \eiy large 

 melon ol good sliipjung ciualUies .Sh.ip© 

 oblong, stuped and mottled with vaiioua 

 shade-, oi gieen Mesii bught led 1 ia\or 

 sweet and fust class Rind not thick (,iown 

 lai^tU in 1lie South loi s-hipment to >.oith- 

 ern nuiil-,.ets Packet, > (Is, oume, 10 < ts ; 

 J-4 pound. M cts , pound, 75 ( ts 



SWEET HEART — \ laige w atei melon, 

 nearly globulai in shape, but a little longer 

 than thick The skin is a bn^ht, beaut itu) 

 mottled green. Ihe llesh is led, fiini, ti i'~p, 

 meltmgand e\cecdinpl\ sweet \ good keep- 

 ei and e\(.ellent shippei, and a good selling 

 melon, being attiac ti\e and ol good quality 

 Thequalitj continues to impio\« aUei ripen 

 ing Pkt , ')c , <)/ , In ',1b, JOt , 111 , 75c 



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MAMMOTH IRONCLAD 

 MAMMOTH IRONCL,AD.--Thi'! e\tia laige wateimcion is faithfully pictured on this page 

 is one ot the great commercal melons ihe flesh is of prime quality, always solid and ne\er 

 saly The heart is \eM laigt. and the flesh next to the rind is fulU equal in qualitv to ih it 

 the centie It uniformly g ows to gieater si/e with moie marketable melons to'the arie 

 an an^ other of the extia larj.e varieties Iioncladwill mostly resist a fall of ^ feet without 

 icture or e\en bruise and is o le of the best shippers known It has excellent lasting quaii- 

 s Id the field, leinaining a month or more on the \lne8 without Iniurj. If taken from the 

 tch early in Of tober w HI keep until Christmas Pkt , 5 cts . oz , 10 cts , '4 lb , 20 cts , lb , 75 cts 



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