371 Maule’s Perfection % 
The overwhelming first choice of Maule customers since 1884 (92 days) 
Maule’s Perfection is the best muskmelon we’ve ever seen, and its steady 
leadership for the past 60 years shows that our customers think so, too. You'll 
seldom see it offered on the market because it isn’t a shipping type melon. It’s 
too big and too tender. But, while its size and its ability to ripen clear out to 
the skin are the things that keep it from shipping well, they are the very 
qualities that make it so attractive to you folks who pick them dead ripe right 
off the vine. Perfection fruits average about 6 lbs., which is twice as big as 
Hale’s Best. There are records of fruits weighing very much more. Best of all, 
its thick, juicy, salmon-orange flesh is so sweet and perfectly satisfying that 
other kinds compared with it taste either flat or unpleasantly musky. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. $1.00; 14 Ib. $1.75. 
364 Pride of Wisconsin ¢ 357 Heartsof Gold 
You will call it your Pride, too (90 days) (90 days) Melonsare of medium size, 
In our melon patch the best strains dis- Re CUO a ans : is ike 
appear most rapidly. Maule’s Perfection each. The deep orange flesh is sweet 
is gone first, and then Pride of Wisconsin {3% heind; small ‘seed cavity, The 
is‘‘tested’’ to extinction. This Wisconsin  sindistough, makingit a good shipper. 
variety is relatively r>w, but it’s certainly Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 
important. It is almost round, well netted, 
thick fleshed, and flavored with an ideal 
Y, Ib. $1.00; 12 Ib. $1.75. 
balance of sweetness, spice, and aroma. It 350 La ke Champlain 
weighs 3% to 4 lbs., has orange flesh, and 
3 s ) (80 days) Very early. Melons are al- 
easily carries long distances. aoxt So Selle eds 
c ait mel and moderately ribbed. e thick, 
a NS Che eis (oa Sh DBM. SB golden orange flesh is sweet and melt- 
ing. The most popular extra early 
melon because it combines good size 
and flavor with early maturity. 
-Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 
Y4 Ib. 90¢; 12 lb. $1.60. 
347 Select Rocky Ford 
(89 days) Melons are oval, finely netted, 
and of a size that makes them ideal for 
serving in halves. Flesh is luscious, green, 
sweet, very thick, firm, and ripens close to 
the rind. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 
Y, lb. $1.00; 12 lb. $1.75. 
360 Honey 
Rock 
(86 days) Deeply col- 
ored salmon flesh and 
singular sweetness and 
flavor. Nearly round, 
3 lbs., with yellow skin, 
and heavy, gray netting. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 
Y, lb. $1.00; 
Y |b. $1.75. 
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Maule’s Perfection 
A rich, warm sandy soil is the ideal; melons respond well to 
fertilizer. Sow the seed when the ground has become warm, placing 
8 to 10 seeds in slightly raised hills. Place hills 4 to 6 ft. apart, 
and thin to 4 plants per hill. Cover the seed 1 in. deep. A packet 
plants 15 hills; an ounce 60 hills. Keep up shallow cultivation as 
long as possible. The $20 prize for the largest Maule’s Perfection 
muskmelon sent to us in 1945 went to Mr. L. H: Brown, Detroit, 
Mich. for his 7 lb. 4 oz. specimen. 
368 Hale’s Bests - 
(87 days) The earliest melon of the Rocky Ford type. The bright 
salmon-orange flesh is exceptionally thick, firm, and of such a rich 
flavor as to make it a favorite everywhere. Fruits are oval, about 
8 by 4% in., and heavily netted. 5 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 90¢; 14 lb. $1.60. 
383 Banana Melon 
(95 days) Unique both in flavor and type of fruit. Fruits grow 
18 to 24 in. long and 4 to 5 in. thick. The melon-tastes sweet-and 
has a tantalizing aroma. Cool orange flesh color, and a texture like 
firmly frozen ice cream. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. $1.00; 12 Ib. $1.75. 
367 Bender’s Surprise ¥ 
(95 days) Melons are large, many weighing 10 Ibs. each; they are 
short oval in shape, distinctly ribbed, and exquisitely netted. 
Rind is light green turning to a gold tint when ripe. Flesh is very 
thick, salmon-orange, deliciously sweet, and of fine flavor; bright, 
firm and attractive. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00; 14 lb. $1.75. 
Bender's 
Surprise 


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