WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seed Novelties — 15 



BOWMAN'S NEW GOLD COIN MUSKMELON, 



BcHvmans New Gold Coin Musktnelon* 



The above photograph of the Gold Coin Melon was sent me by W. C. 

 Eaton, Jeddo, N. Y., and Is so striking and original I thought it worth 

 publishing as a good Illustration of what Gold Cola can do. Gold Coin 

 was oflfered last year for the first time, and was first called to my atten- 

 tion by Mr. T. Grelner, the Garden Editor of The Practical Farmer, a 

 weekly agricultural journal, that I really think has done more for the 

 benefit of American horticulture and agriculture than any otner publi- 

 cation in this country. Mr. Bowinan first discovered this melon 7 

 yeara ago, in a patch of Emerald Gem, on his grounds in Niagara Co., 

 N. Y. It is supposed to be a cross between that variety and Anne 

 Arundel or Acme. Careful selection of seed has brought it to its 

 present perfection. The following is Mr. Bowman's description of it : 

 'My melon Is earlier than the Paul Rose by 10 days. It is two or three 



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times as large, a great deal more netted, of lighter skin, wider rlbbedi 

 of deeper flesh and better quality. It also yields twice as many bushels 

 to the acre. The specimens run from round to oblong, often both on 

 the same vine, some of the specimens weighing 6 to 7 pounds. Paul 

 Rose, Miller's Cream, or any other melon I ever saw, is not to be com- 

 pared with it in quality or general value." 



In Gold Coin I consider I have found what we have all along been 

 looking for, a melon equal to the Kmerald Gem in quality, and a better 

 shipper. Pht., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; % lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 



M. M. Miesse, Lancaster, Ohio.— The best melon we have here is the New Gold 

 Coin Muskmelon. The eating qualities are just flue, and I do not think I ever 

 lifted a melon of its size to be so heavy; there is hardly any seed cavity, but it is 

 almost solid. We shall plant several acres ne.xt year. 



New Icy Yellow Onion* 



It gives me pleasure to offer my customers a brand new onion, 

 offered this year for the first time; to which, on account of its peculiar 

 color, I have given the name of ley Yellow. 1 have had samples of 

 this onion constantly on my desk lor 4 months, during which time 

 they have been admired by growers of onions, not only in this coun- 

 try, but by many from abroad. Icy Yellow is certainly a most attrac- 

 tive and peculiar colored yellow onion; an onion that will command 

 attention at all times, either on the fruit or market stall, on account 

 of its handsome appearance. I secured it from one of the largest 

 growers of onion sets in this country, a gentleman whose farm is in 

 Illinois, and who has this to say : 



".\s to the history oi the new onion, about 7 or 8 years ago in clean- 

 ing up a bushel of yellow onion sets, I found four small sets, the color 

 of which struck me as being very peculiar, different from anything I 

 had ever seen in upwards of 80 years of onion culture. I planted them 

 the following spring, and in the fall found but three of them had 

 grown, and were the same color as the sets when planted. By 1905 

 I had succeeded in growing about 80 bushels of the finest appearing 

 onions I had ever seen, and this year, had it not been for the terrible 

 drought last summer I would have had quite a lot of seed. These 

 onions are extremely early, very mild in flavor, and are the finest 

 looking onions in existence." 



The originator, being a grower of sets, has preferred to grow the sets 

 one year and large onions the next year; but I think that in many 

 parts of the country large onions can be grown from the black seed 

 the first year. However, by the end of another season this will be 

 demonstrated conclusively. I am not prepared to say Icy Yellow 

 will positively grow large onions the first year, but it will certainly 

 grow the finest sets you have ever seen, and in many sections I have 

 no doubt that it will grow fine large onions the first year. Above 

 everything else I want to emphasize the fact that Icy Yellow is a 

 most remarkable keeper; it surpasses, in keeping qualities, every 

 other variety 1 have had any experience with; this is certainly an 

 excellent recommendation. Supply of seed this year is limited to 

 a very few pounds, so I can offer it by the packet only. 

 Packet, 20 cents; 3 packets, 50 cents. 



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NEW ICY YELLOW ONION. 



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