Muskmelon or Cantaloupe 



PLANT MAULE'S HIGHLY-BRED SEEDS FOR SPICY, LUSCIOUS MUSKMELONS 



The Muskmelons Listed on this Page are Salmon and Orange Flesh Varieties 



Culture: Plant the seed in hills 4 to 6 ft. apart each way after all 

 danger of frost is over. Use well rotted manure in the hills. Insert 

 seeds just under surface of soil. Use a packet to 15 hills; 1 oz. to 

 60 hills; 2 to 3 lbs. to an acre. Thin out, leaving only 4 plants to a 

 hill. Cultivation should be kept up as long as possible. Ready to 

 use in 57 to 85 days. Honey Dews reqiure about 120 daj's. Fight 

 insects with Evergreen, Red Arrow, Bug Death, Slug Shot or Arse- 

 nate of L/ead. 



366 Tip Top 



Large, Sweet, Juicy, and Delicious 



(80 days) This is a fine large melon, nearly round 

 in shape. It is sweet, juicy, and delicious. The flesh 

 is firm but not hard, and is edible almost to the 

 rind. A heavy yielder of handsome appearance. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 40c; V2 lb. 60c; lb. 90c; 

 2 lbs. $1.60; 5 lbs. $3.80; 10 lbs. S6.75. 



360 Honey Rock 



Also Called Sugar Rock 

 (85 days) This new quality melon is 

 strikingly attractive. It has won high 

 favor chiefly because of its wonderful 

 sweetness. The orange flesh has an aroma 

 all its own. The fruits are nearly round and 

 of medium size. The light golden yellow 

 skin has a coarse gray netting. It is very 

 productive and stands handling and 

 shipping well. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 

 1/4 lb. 50c; 1/2 lb. 75c; lb. $1.25; 

 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. S5.50; 10 lbs. SIO.OO. 



357 Hearts of Gold 



350 Lake Champlain 



Extremely Thick, Sweet, 

 Orange Flesh 



(70 days) This is an ideal basket and crate melon. 

 The fruits are of medium size, almost round, and 

 heavily netted. The rich orange flesh is very thick, 

 of handsome appearance, and of the sweetest flavor. 

 The fruits weigh about 2 pounds each. The seed 

 cavity is small and the rind is very tough, making 

 it a good shipper. It is a vigorous grower and a 

 heavy cropper. A good, medium sized melon of 

 attractive size and shape, and luscious flavor. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 45c; 1/2 lb. 65c; lb. $1.10; 

 2 lbs. $2.00; 5 lbs. $4.80; 10 lbs. $8.80. 



358 Burpee's Fordhook 



Unusually Attractive, Deep 

 Orange Flesh, Which is Thick and 

 Deliciously Sweet 



(70 days) Vines are strong and vigorous, fre- 

 quently setting five to nine melons. Uniform in 

 shape and size. They are of attractive appearance, 

 slightly flattened at both the stem and the blossom 

 end. They are roughly netted. The attractive, deep 

 orange flesh is very thick and deliciously sweet. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 45c; V2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.15; 

 2 lbs. $2.10; 5 lbs. $5.05; 10 lbs. S9.20. 



373 Emerald Gem 



(75 days) A melon that can be grown in any garden. 

 While the fruits are not large, they ripen very early. 

 Each vine produces a large number of melons of 

 good quality. The dark green melons are almost 

 round, 4 to 5 in. in diameter. They are slightly 

 ribbed and netted. The orange flesh is thick, sweet, 

 and of very high flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

 V4 lb. 40c; 1/2 lb. 60c; lb. 90c; 2 lbs. $1.60; 

 5 lbs. $3.80; 10 lbs. $6.75. 



376 Delicious 



(70 days) This is an entirely new melon 

 and should not be confused with an older 

 melon carrying the same name. Similar to 

 Bender's Surprise but matures earlier. 

 The thick, luscious and sweet flesh is of 

 a beautiful salmon color. The rind is 

 greenish yellow when ripe. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; 1/2 lb. 75c; 

 lb. S1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50; 

 10 lbs. $10.00. 



354 Spicy Cantaloupe 



(80 days) An unusually fine flavored melon. The 

 flesh is rich salmon, perfectly stringless and often 

 2 inches thick. Fruits are large and heavy, 8 to 10 

 inches long, with a diameter of 6 inches. Rind 

 grayish yellow with a faint cobweb-like netting. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; V4 lb. 50c; V2 lb. 75c; lb. $1.25; 

 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50; 10 lbs. $10.00. 



350 Lake Champlain 



The Earliest Orange Flesh 

 Melon to Ripen 



(57 days) Also known as Golden Cham- 

 plain. This very early maturing musk- 

 melon produces almost round, medium 

 sized melons which are well netted and 

 moderately ribbed. The thick, golden 

 orange flesh is sweet and melting. The 

 plants are hardy and vigorous. They pro- 

 duce a large crop of excellent fruits. The 

 value of this melon lies primarily in its 

 earliness. It can be raised farther north 

 than most other varieties and does well in 

 all sections and soils. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c; 

 1/4 lb. 45c; 1/2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.15; 

 2 lbs. $2.10; 5 lbs. $5.05; 10 lbs. $9.20. 



367 Bender's Surprise 



A Very Popular, High Class, 

 Quality Variety; Large 

 Size, Deliciously Sweet 



(80 days) A very popular, large musk- 

 melon for all sections, often producing 

 melons weighing 10 to 15 pounds each. 

 Oval in shape. Light green skin, turning a 

 golden tint when ripe. Has a coarse net- 

 ting. The very thick, salmon orange 

 colored flesh is deliciously sweet and of 

 rich flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 55c; 

 1/2 lb. 80c; lb. $1.40; 2 lbs. $2.55; 

 5 lbs. $6.15; 10 lbs. $11.20. 



357 Hearts 

 of Gold 



384 IViixed Muskmelons 



(57 to 140 days) By planting this mixture 

 one is sure to secure a continuous supply of 

 luscious melons, both green and salmon 

 fleshed, but all of finest Quality. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 45c; Vj lb. 70c; lb. SI. 15; 

 2 lbs. S2.10; 5 lbs. 85.05; 10 lbs. S9.20. 



America' s Great Gift to Man 



It is heyond question that Ameri- 

 ca's great gift to man is the 

 Tomato, Sweet Corn and the 

 Potato. The sweetest of Corn, and 

 the most succulent and finely bred 

 strains of Tomatoes are grown 

 from Maule' s Highly-bred Seeds. 



36 WM. HENRY MAULE Maule Pays the Postage up to 10 lbs. on all Seeds. Philadelphia, Pa. 



