52 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 





(Green flesh.) 



Maule's Select 



Rocky Ford or Netted Gem 



Muskmelon 



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MAULE'S SELECT ROCKY 



FORD OR NETTED GEM MUSKMELON. 



In this Rocky Ford melon we ofi"er our cus- 

 tomers a strain of seed grown for us by one 

 of the very best, if not the best, growers of 

 melons in Rocky Ford, Colo. The seed is 

 saved from a field in which not a single 

 melon has been sold, in other words only 

 the best and choicest melons have been 

 retained for seed. These melons if shipped 

 to the Eastern markets would have brought 

 the highest prices, consequently the seed we 

 offer costs us an unusually high price. 

 This strain of Rocky Ford is equal to any 

 small green fleshed melon now on the mar- 

 ket, and we wish to state while this is the 

 best green fleshed sort, Bowman's Gold Coin 

 on page 53 of this 8eed Book is the best 

 salmon fleshed variety of tliis character. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents, postpaid. 



384 



Mixed Muskmelon 



(Green and orange flesh.) By planting this 

 mixture one Is sure to produce melons of lus- 

 cious flavor that are suited to your climate. 

 Excellent for the home garden. 



Packet, 5 cents; oiiiice, 10 cents; 

 1^ pound, 25 cents.; pound, 75 cents 



OSAGE OR MILLER'S CREAM MUSKMELON. 



374 Osage or Miller's Cream 



(Salmon flesh.) Of medium size, nearly round, 



with skin ribbed and somewhat netted. Flesh 



salmon colored, of luscious flavor. Prolific bearer. 



Pacliet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 



J4 pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25. 



354 Davis White Seeded 



(Salmon flesh.) This muskmelon in shape 

 and appearance is somewhat similar to Osage. 

 It is 10 days earlier than any other salmon 

 fleshed variety. Produces melons of uniform 

 size, slightly oblong and heavily netted. The 

 netting is exceptionally dense, extending over 

 practically the entire surface. That is a very 

 desirable feature. The flesh is very thick, solid 

 and sweet, dark salmon and ripens to the rind; 

 seed cavity exceedingly small. 



Packet; 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 !4 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 



382 Maule's Prize Jenny Lind 



(Green flesh.) This is the earliest of the 

 green fleshed sorts, and one of the sweetest. 

 In size it is small, being from 3 to 5 Inches in 

 diameter. "Vines are very prolific, and culture 

 profitable. Our strain of this seed is the best 

 obtainable. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 impound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 



350 Queen Ann's Pocket Melon 



Also called Ornamental Pomegranate. Grows on a 

 pretty vine ; fruit orange yellow, slightly striped and 

 Bomellmes spotted red; varying from the size of a small 

 peach to that of an orange. Very fragrant, sweetly per- 

 fuming the room with Its exquisite odor for days. Very 

 prolific and easily grown. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



377 Hackensack 



(Green flesh.) Also called Turk's Cap. A boiintiful 

 ylelder and one of the most extensively grown of all 

 muskmelons. It is a large, round variety, flattened at 

 the ends and well ribbed. The skin is deeply netted. 

 The flesh is green, inclining toward yellow at the cen- 

 tre, and of delicious flavor. The vine is a strong grower, and is very productive, and for 

 this reason has been in high favor with market gardeners for many years. A first rate 

 shipper. One of the best main crop sorts. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; ponnd, 75 cents. 



HACKENSACK MUSKMELON. 



355 



Maulers Honey 

 Muskmelon 



(Green flesh.) We call it Honey from the fact that 

 56 of our customers suggested this name, in com- 

 petition for a SlOU prize, and it was very gratifying 

 to us to know that so many felt compelled on ac- 

 count of its sweet, delicious flavor to call this grand 

 melon Honey. Maule's Honey muskmelon is of 

 medium size, weighing .3 to 4 pounds on an average. 

 It is distinctly and evenly ribbed and moderately 

 netted; globe shape and somewhat flattened at the 

 stem and blossom end. Its exterior color is a 

 peculiar shade of green, quite unlike any other 

 muskmelon. The flesh is green, inclining to yel- 

 low. The spicy flavor is as distinct and character- 

 istic as it is sweet and pleasing. The flesh is both 

 deep and firm, the edible portion almost touching 

 the rind, and remarkably juicy. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 



^ pound, 40 cents; ponnd, $11.50, postpaid. 



MAULE'S HONEY MUSKMELON. 



