62 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



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 way, with some well rotted manure in each hill, thoroughly 

 incorporated with the soil. Plant the seed as soon as the weather is really warm aud 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. 





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Tom Watson Watermelon 



The Most Popular of All the Shipping Melons 



This melon was an instantaneous success in some of the very best watermelon growing sections of the country. The above Ulustr^ion was 

 taken from a melon sent into our office of an average specimen of the stock our seed was being saved from; it weighed 36 pounds. Tom Watson 

 is a long, dark, mottled green melon, which at times grows exceptionally large, often weighing from 60 to 70 pounds, and is at the same time 

 one of the most prolific melons in cultivation. It is a most excellent shipper for long distances, although the rind is thin, the flesh is of most 

 superb quality and intense red in color. We have secured a fine lot of direct headquarters seed, which we ofl'er at the following prices* 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25, postpaid. 



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Golden Sweet Watermelon 



GOLDEN SWEET WATERMELON. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; quarter pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00, postpeiid 



Yellow Fleshed, Sweet, Crisp and 

 Delicious 



A new melon with yellow flesh that fairly 

 melts in the mouth, and which for its fine 

 sugarj', 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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Gray Monarch or Long White Icing 



The exterior color of this fine melon Is a light green, though its 

 mottled markings make it appear gray. The flesh is deep red in 

 color, and equal or s\iperior in quality to the old Icing from which 

 it is derived. It diflfers in shape as well as in size from its parent, but 

 lacks noneof the virtues of that sweet flavored variety. Specimens 

 of Gray Monarch weighing 60 to TO pounds have been produced. 

 It has become widely popular both In the home market and garden. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; ^^ pound, 3.5 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



391 Fordhook Early 



One of the largest of the extra early varieties, and claimed to be the 

 earliest of all. Shape nearly round. Color a medium shade of green. 

 P^lesh bright red, and of deliciously sweet flavor. The rind is suffi- 

 ciently hard to make it a good shipper. Its originator, who lives 

 in Delaware, says that this variety always matures first in competi- 

 tive trials with other sorts. Does equally as well In heavy soils. 



Packet, 5 cts.; onnce, 10 cts.; l^ pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



GRAY MONARCH OR LONG WHITE ICING WATERMELON 



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