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



Vegetable Seeds — 65 



Harris' Earliest Watermelon 



397 



Sweetest Early Melon. Largest Early Melon. Best Shipping Early Melon 



The Harris is the earliest watermelon on the 

 market; the sweetest early melon, the largest 

 early melon and the best shipper in the early 

 class. These are sweeping statements, but 

 they are true. Moreover, the Harris will out- 

 yield any other early melon. 



The general shape and appearance of the 

 Harris are shown in the illustration. The skin 

 is mottled with green and white. The flesh is 

 red, sweet, juicy and crisp. The seeds are 

 black. The weight varies all the way from 

 12 to 40 pounds, the average being 15 to 20 

 pounds. Its table quality is first class. 



Previous to its introduction the originator, 

 Mr. B. F. Harris, of Tennessee, wrote us as 

 follows: "For twenty years we have been 

 trying to find an extra early watermelon, one 

 that we surely could depend upon, one with 

 which we could beat all competitors, and one 

 that would be the first on the market; and at 

 last our efforts are crowned with success. We 

 have succeeded beyond all expectations. We 

 are sure that we are able to introduce the 

 earliest watermelon in the world. We have 

 HARRIS' EARLIEST WATERMELON. uever Seen i ts cqual. " 



Packet, lo cents; ounce, ig cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25, postpaid. 



414 



Alabama Sweet 



This splendid large melon, as shown in 

 the illustration, is oblong in shape. The 

 tough skin is very dark green, with still 

 darker stripes; flesh is dark red in color, fine 

 grained, sweet and luscious, entirely free of 

 stringiness. 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 where it has been 

 grown. Makes a strong, healthy yine and 

 is very productive. It is also one of the 

 best melons for home use. alabama sweet watermelon. 



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



416 



MAMMOTH iron-clad WATERMELON. 



Mammoth Ironclad 



It is one of the great commercial melons. The flesh is of prime 

 quality, always solid and sweet. The heart is very large, and the 

 flesh next to the rind is fully equal in quality to that at'the centre. 

 It uniformly grows to greater size with more marketable melons to 

 the acre than any other of the extra large varieties. Ironclad will 

 mostly resist a fall of 3 feet without fracture or even bruise, and is 

 one of the best shippers known. 



Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; ]4 poand, 23 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



APPLE PIE CITRON MELON. 



419 



Apple Pie Citron Melon 



This citron melon has fruit very similar to the watermelon 

 but the flesh is used exclusively for sauces, pies and preserv- 

 ing, etc., having a most delicious flavor, resembling somewhat 

 the flavor of apples. The flesh is white and solid. Each vine 

 produces 5 to 15 melons so filled with fruit that a large sized 

 one will make as many pies as a half bushel of apples. They 

 keep fresh and solid all winter, so can be used when wanted, 

 and owing to their value as stock food, any surplus not used 

 for home cooking can be fed all winter to stock. It will pay 

 to raise them for this purpose alone. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; l pound, 60 cts.; pound, $2.00. 



