56 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



Maule's Superior Watermelons 



Culture.— Watermelons do best on light, well drained soils, but there are varieties adapted to heavy loams. The hills should be 8 feet apart 

 each wav, with some well rotted manure in each hill, thoroughly incorporated with the soil. Plant the seed as soon as the weather is really 

 warm aiid settled. One ounce of seed will plant 30 hills; 3 or 4 pounds of seed to the acre. Allow two or three plants to remain In each hill 

 Fight bugs with Bug Death or Slug Shot. 



EXCEL WATERMELON. 



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Excel Watermelon 



This watermelon has become a favorite sort with the South- [ The red flesh is very solid, crisp and of excellent flavor. The 

 ern growers for shipping north, and has adapted itself to the vines produce an enormous crop of medium early melons, 

 Southern conditions; does equally as well planted here in our i which are handsome in ajjpearance, making them a quick 

 Northern climate. The large oblong melons are of a dark j selling melon on the market. The characteristic of this 

 green color with faint strii^es. The tough rind permits rough melon is that the seeds are of mixed color, some black, some 

 handling in transit, making it a good long distance shipper, j white with black border. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00, postpaid. 



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Golden Sweet Watermelon 



GOLDEN SWEET WATERMELON. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.75, postpaid, 



Yellow Fleshed, Sweet, Crisp and 

 Delicious 



A new melon with yellow flesh that fairly 

 melts in the mouth, and which for its fine 

 sugary, juicy and delicious flavor cannot be 

 surpassed by any red flesh melon on the 

 market. The outside skin is dark green, 

 grows a long oblong in shape, medium size, 

 and a perfect sort for home use. The rind 

 is thin but hard, and the color of flesh a 

 golden yellow, solid, crisp, smooth, of de- 

 lightful aroma, and with but few seeds. 

 For table use it is equally as good as any of 

 the red flesh varieties, and with its tempt- 

 ing, melting flavor, will make it one of the 

 most popular watermelons on the market 

 for the home gardener. 



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Alabama Sweet Watermelon 



This splendid large melon, as shown In 

 the illustration, is oblong in shape. The 

 tough skin is very dark green, with still 

 darker stripes; flesli is dark red in color, fine 

 grained, sweet and luscious, entirely free of 

 striuginess. A first class shipper; under 

 good cultivation they grow to a very large 

 size, frequently weighing from 30 to 60 

 pounds, and commanding the very highest 

 prices in the market. It is a favorite above 

 all others in sections wliere it has been 

 grown. Makes a strong, healthy vine and 

 is very productive. It is also one of the 

 best melons for home use. 



ALABAMA SWEET WATERMELON. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; quarter pound, 20 cents; pound, 65 cents, postpaid. 



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