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~ "NATIONAL WATERMELON 





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Maule’s Nationa 

The Melon for Everybody 
Always Sweet 
The National is a watermelon of medium to large size and of high table quality. It is of Southern origin, but thrives 
well in the North. In shape it is oblong. 
brilliant red in color, and remarkably solid. The flavor is delicious, and the fiesh entirely stringless. 
National produces large melons, often weighing 40 pounds and over 
Its handsome appearance makes it a rapid seller, and for the home garden it has no equal. 
thin, is tough, insuring good shipping qualities. 
in 80 days. 
The outside color is pale green, with darker green markings. 
The flesh is 
The rind, though 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; 5 pounds, $4.50, postpaid. 














































































































































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394 Gray Monarch or Long White Icing 
Known for its Fine Shape, Large Size and Sweetness 
The exterior color of this fine melonis a light green, though its mottled 
markings make it appear gray. The flesh is deep red in color, and of 
fine quality. Matures in 80 days. Specimens of Gray Monarch weigh- 
ing 60 to 70 pounds have been produced. It has become widely popular 
in the home garden and nearby market. 
Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 
quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; 5 pounds, $4.50, postpaid. 
498 Peerless or Ice Cream 
Always Good; Excellent for the Home Garden 
A. watermelon which we 
strongly recommend for 
home market or garden 
culture. Of good size. Color 
mottled green. Flesh rich 
scarlet and sweet; rind thin. 
Vine is very productive. 
Matures in 8 days. Being 
thin in the rind, it is not so 
well adapted for shipping. 
Packet, 8 cents; 
ounce, 12 cents; 
quarter pound, 30 cents; 
pound, $1.00, postpaid. 








































































































































































Of Enormous Size and Excels all 
389 Excel Others for Home or Market 
The large oblong melons are of a dark green color with 
faint stripes. The tough rind permits rough handling in 
transit, making it a good long distance shipper. The red 
flesh is very solid, crisp and of excellent flavor. The vines 
produce an enormous crop in about 90 days. This melon 
has black seeds, also white seeds with a black border. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 
quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; 5 pounds, $5.75, postpaid. 
' 42 Phinney’s Early 
Extremly Early. A Melon Anyone Can Grow 
The finest of all the early 
maturing melons of medium 
size and oblong shape, 
marked with two shades of 
green. The rind is thin. The 
red fiesh is very sweet and 
tender. The vine is produc- 
tiveand a sure cropper, ma- 
turing in 65 days. Adapted to 
all sections, and does excep- 
tionally well in the Northern 
States. 
Packet, § cents; 
ounce, 12 cents; 
quarter pound, 30 cents; ~ 
pound, $1.00, postpaid. 

412 PHINNEY’S EARLY WATERMELON, 
Customers may order half pounds at the pound rate, 2 pounds or over at the 5 pound rate, postpaid. 




