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



Vegetable Seeds — 63 



WONDERFUL SUGAR OR MclVER WATERMELON. 



388 



Wonderful Sugar or Mclver Watermelon 



This widely famous waterrsielon is, we believe, the sweetest ever put before the people of this country- It is of medium size, with striped or 

 variegated exterior, beautiful red flesh, and light colored or white seeds. The flesh is entirely stringless, and of perfect quality as to texture. 

 The vines are strong, thrifty and prolific, and well adapted to withstand either wet weather or drought. This melon was grown for many years 

 by Col. E. R. ilclver, of South Carolina, president of his county agi'icultural society, and a watermelon enthusiast, and he considered it the 

 sweetest within his knowledge. The seed came originally from the West Indies. We liitrodnced It to tlie American public in our 1894 

 catalogue. Since that time it has been tried by many thousands of our customers, both North and South, and unlimited praise is given to it. 

 It is well adapted to nearby markets, but is rather delicate for long freight shipment. An excellent home garden melon of superior quality. 



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



BLACK BOULDER OR BLACK DIAMOND WATERMELON. 



406 Black Boulder or Black Diamond 



This excellent shipping watermelon originated in New Jersey, by 

 one of the largest melon growers. Enormovisly productive, reaching 

 a mammoth size, melons weighing from 75 to 90 pounds are frequent; 

 of uniform symmetrical shape, roundish to bluntly oval; and this sim- 

 ilarity of shape runs through the entire field With rich, dark green, 

 almost black skin. Flesh bright red and firm. It cuts equal to any 

 market melon, and its shipping qualities are phenomenal, no other 

 melon equaling it in toughness of rind; in this respect superior to 

 Kolb's Gem, while it is fast becoming one of the leading melons for 

 market. All the praise of high quality bestowed on the Sweetheart can 

 be repeated on this melon. It is one of the best shipping melons and 

 is similar to old Black Spanish, but supersedes it in every way. 



Packet, 5 cts,; ounce, 10 cts.; '4 pound, 35 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



SHAKER BLUE WATERMELON. 



410 Shaker Blue 



This is a large melon of handsome appearance. The rind is dark 

 green striped with narrow bands of lighter green, but when ready for 

 shipping has a solid dark green appearance. It grows to huge size, 

 averaging when well grown from 40 to 50 pounds each. In addition to 

 this it is a melon of delicious flavor, and frequently produces melons 

 as large as 60 to 80 pounds each, its bright red flesh being of tempting 

 appearance. The vines are of vigorous growth and so thrifty as to 

 insure a heavy crop. This melon will also be found entirely satisfac- 

 tory as a long distance shipper. It grows as large as the Triumph, and 

 being white seeded, except for its more exquisite flavor, might be 

 termed a "White Seeded Triumph." 



Pactet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; ' j pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



Yonr seeds are all first class and Ml of lUc. Panmnre All Heart Water- 

 melons are excellent, fair size and flesh sweet and tender. 



D. M. Clark, Evanston, Dls. 



I have used your seeds for some time and have had great success. The 

 Kleckley Sweet watermelon is the best I ever raised. 



Lillia Blount, Keith, Texas. 



