50 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



Maule's Mtiskmelons or Cantaloupes 



Culture.— Plant seed in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each ■n-ay, after danger I out, leaving only 4 plants to a hill. A light, warm soil is best, but there 

 of frost is over. Use well rotted manure in the hills. Insert seeds are varieties adapted to heavy loams, if well drained. In hoeins draw 

 just under surface of soil: 1 ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to acre. Thin | the soil well up to the plants. Fight buss with Slug Shot orBusl'eath. 



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Improved Waiter's Solid Net Rocky Ford 



The Earliest of All 

 Rocky Fords 



Excellent Home Garden 

 or Nearby- 

 Market Muskmelon 



(Green flesh.) Walter's Solid 

 Net sets a very heavy first 

 crop, and is several days ear- 

 lier than Pollock's Solid Rock 

 so that in a few days after the 

 lii-st ripe melons, heavy pick 

 ings are in order for the next 

 two or three weeks. It is a 

 most valuable sort to 

 plant where first melons on 

 the market are of great im- 

 portance, and has made the 

 best record for money returns 

 on account of its early matur- 

 ity. Furthermore, Walter's 

 produces melons of even size 

 and shape. The well devel- 

 oped gray and green netting 

 is very closely laced. The 

 thick flesh is light green, spicy 

 and sweet. It germinates a 

 very vigorous plant that sets 

 fruit early and seems to ma- 

 ture its crop in a short per- 

 iod. The large yield of early 

 cantaloupes when prices 

 average high, is the strong 

 point in favor of this strain. 

 The illustration is a repro- 

 duction of a photograph. Our 

 stock of Walter's Solid Net 

 is direct from headquarters, 

 grown for us the same as 

 Pollock's, in Rocky Ford, Col- 

 orado, by one of the very best 

 growers there. 



IMPROVED WATTES o c^.-iD ivET ROC,% ( FORD MUSKMELON. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; quarter pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents, postpaid. 



DELICIOUS GOLD LINED ROCKY FORD MUSKMELON. 



370 Delicious Gold Lined Rocky Ford 



(Green flesh.) One of the sweetest and most delicious early 

 melons. The melons are deeply netted, being covered 'with a 

 heavy grayish netting. Its shape is ideal, very slightly oval, 

 no ribs and is heavily netted over the entire melon. A ■won- 

 derfully prolific yielder, producing its melons 10 days earlier 

 than the Rocky Ford. It is the right shape to pack to best 

 advantage in crates. The close and deep netting protects its 

 keeping and shipping qualities. The seed cavity is very 

 small, the attractive green flesh is thick and firm, making it 

 the best melon for market as well as the home garden. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; | pound, 40 cts.; pound, $1.25. 



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NEW HONEY DEW MUSKMELON. 



New Honey Dew Muskmelon 



A Wonderlul New Melon Sold at Fabalous Prices in All Leading Markets 



(Green flesh.) Honey Dew Is a new type of muskmelcin, and is the 

 result of crossing the Rocky Ford with a South African melon. They 

 grow uniform in size, about 6 inches in diameter from top to bottom 

 and 7 or 8 inches long. The color is a dull white when ripe, having no 

 netting. The rind, though thin, is very tough and so close that the 

 excellent flesh is practically sealed up where it keeps in fine condition 

 for several weeks after they are ripe. The flesh is a rich green color, 

 very sweet and possesses a delightful flavor. The vines are more pro- 

 ductive than the ordinary kinds and the mnskmelons are superior 

 shippers. The seed we are ofl"ering was grown from the originators 

 stock by one of the best melon growers in Rocky Ford. Colorado, ^\■e 

 have only a limited supplvof this wonderful new melon so advise order- 

 ing early. Pkt., 15c.; y„ ox., 35c.; oz., 60c.; ]4 lb., $1.75; lb., 86.00. 



