WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 59 



The Bush Muskmelon 





(Green flesh.) Its bush habit — which in itself is a wonderful tribute to 

 the science of plant breeding— enables this melon to be grown in the small 

 garden where the vine sorts could not be grown because of 4ack of room. ^& 

 The plants of this muskinelon grow from 15 to IS inches in length, and two or three plants can be grown in a hill 2J2 to 3 feel apart. In the quality 

 of fruit this muskmelon is extra fine. The flesh is deep, of luscious sweetness, eatable almost to the rind and of light green color tinged with 

 salmon as it approaches the centre. The fruit is of the "Jenny Lind" type but larger, growing about 5 inches in diameter, varying in shape from 

 a trifle flattened at the ends to almost spherical. Deeply netted, with shallow ribs. Owing to the scarcity of seed, we cannot ofl'er this variety 

 In larger quantity this year. Pacteet, 15 cents; J4 ounce, 35 cents; ounce, 40 cents, postpaid. 



The 





(Green flesh.) 



s Select 

 Rocky Ford or Netted Gem 



MAULE'S SELECT ROCKY FORD OR NETTED GEM MUSKMELON. 



In this Rocky Ford melon we ofTer our cus- 

 tomers a strain of seed grown for us by one 

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

 melons in Roclcy 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 tlie 

 best green fleshed sort, Bowman's Gold Coin 

 on page 58 of this Seed Book is the best 

 salmon fleshed variety of this character. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents, postpcud. 



Maulers Honey 



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

 56 of our customers suggested this name, in> com- 

 petition for a $100 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. 



Pacliet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents: 



14 pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



MAULE'S HONEY MUSKMELON. 



