EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK A selection ol 



the popular Hackensack, but is a Uecided iniprove- 

 ineDt they will produce melons almost equal the size at 

 least ten days earlier. In shape and color it is similar 

 to the old Hackensack, the only difference being its 

 greater earliness; but this alone is surticient to highly 

 recommend it to all. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 30c.; lb., 90c. 



TIP TOP. — This is a Hne, round melon of such at- 

 tractive appearance that readily makes it a selline va- 

 riety in market. Every fruit, whether large or small, 

 earl.v or late in the season, is of delicious, sweet, juicy 

 flavor; the flesh is tirm but not hard, and eatable to the 

 very outside coating. In productiveness, it is unex- 

 celled, being a strong and willing grower. Packet, .5 

 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; \/^ pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



OSAGE. — Js considered by many the most profitable 

 market variety in cultivation. It is a medium size, 

 nearlj round, silmon colored flesh, flnely netted, of 

 rich, luscious fla\or, gams 

 fa\ or V ith both grow ei s ind 

 consumers Pkt , ■> cts , oz , 

 lOcts ,i^lb,30cts ,1b, 90 CIS 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. 



" COI.ITMBUS This is a very 



* attractive new variety combin- Extra Early Grand 



^ ing an exceptional number or 



^ good qualities. More than ten 



J thousand of my customers have 



2 grown it to their entire satisfac- 



^ lion, and is increasing in favor 



u each succeeding season. The 



* flesh is wonderfully sweet and 

 >< melting, and of a spicy flavor; 

 Sj skin is flnely netted, and as a 

 g shipping melon, Columbus is 

 y undoubtedly unsurpassed, one 

 Iji customer in California report- 



, ing that it stood the heat better 

 g than any other variet.v, although 

 at one time the thermometer 

 was 109 in the shade, and every 

 other melon was eomiiletelj' 

 cooked and spoiled except Col- 

 umbus. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 

 1^ lb.. 2-5 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



MELROSE This is a cross of 



number of varieties, among 

 2 which, the originator informs 

 g me, Maule's Perfection entered 

 uj quite largely. Finely netted, 



* flesh thick, solid, of superior 

 i, quality and sweetness. Pkt., 5c.; 

 2 oz., 1.5c.; \i lb., 30c.; lb., Sl.OO. 



2 E.UERALD GEM.— They are 

 ^ about the size of Netted Gem, 



, but unlike that variety, the skin 

 *; while ribbed is smooth and of a 



3 very deep emerald green color. 



W Its salmon flesh is thicker than any other of its size, and ripens thoroughly to the thin 

 H green rind. The vines arg hardy and thrifty in growth, very prolific; the melons 



* mature early and are uniformly of the most su perb quality. Packet, 5 cents; 

 d ounce, 10 cents; '^ pound, 30 cents; pound, 90 cents. 



y PERPECTIO.V Originated In Chenango Co., N. Y., by one of my best 



3 customers; I secured a small sample of seed from him in 1883. 



TIP TOP MLSKHELON. 

 EXTRA EARLY GRA.VD RAP- 

 IDS. — One AVfek earlier than any 

 otlier variety, and a grand novelty 

 which I introduced and first offered 

 the American public in the season oJ 

 1895. The main characteristic of this 

 melon is its extreme earliness. 

 Grand Rapids is well known on ac- 

 count of its progressive market gar- 

 deners, and in that wide awake city 

 the New Grand Rapids Muskmelon 

 has been on the market two weeks 

 earlier than any other sort, and sold 

 readily at 82.50 per dozen to hotels 

 and fancy grocers, while Melons 

 grown in the South were practically 

 unsalable. Shape is well shown in 

 the illustration, which is taken from 

 a photograph. Flesh is pure yello\v > 

 clear to the rind; skin finely netted; 

 the handsome appearance of this 

 melon is sure to attract attention. 

 To attain best results, and to show its 

 remarkable earliness and prolific- 

 ness. I would advise my customers to 

 nch ofl the runners; while it has no ten- 

 dency to run more than other varieties, at 

 ■ e same time by throwing the growth iclo 

 e fruit, it makes the fruit of larger size 

 nd earlier. Mr. D. R. Johnson, of Blacli- 

 ear, Ga., probably one of the largest and 

 most successful market gardeners in tte 

 South says : '-The 1}., pounds of Grand Rap 

 ids Muskmelon seed I bought of you, 

 planted nearly 8,000 hills, making from 2 to 

 4 fine melons to the hill. I sold them for 6 

 to 15 cents apiece; they ripened five weeks 

 earlier than an.v seed I hud previously 

 J lanted." Grand Rapids is absolutely the 

 earlitst of all melons, large or small, while 

 in shape and general appearance it is one of 

 the handsomest. Packet, 10 

 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 % pound, 30 cents, 

 pound, Sl.OO; 

 pounds, $3.00. 



sending it to me, I could not help but think he praised it too high- 

 ly, stating as he did, that he had tested almost all known varie- 

 ties, and found Perfection superior to them all. After a care- 

 ful test on my trial grounds, I discovered it was fuUj' up to his 

 recommendation, and a wonderful acquisition. It is nearly 

 round, as may be seen by the cut, of good size, frequently weigh- 

 ing 8 to 10 pounds each. Of a dark green color outside, heav- 

 ily netted, while inside they are of a rich orange color, and I 

 venture to say with thicker flesh than any other variety In 

 > cultivation, there being scarcely room for the seeds. As to 

 5 flavor, they take the lead of all, and are far ahead of every- 

 U thing else at present cultivated. It can be recommended 

 alike for either home or market use, and has fully demon- 

 strated that it well deserves the name of Perfection. One of 

 our largest New .lersey melon growers, a man who annually 

 makes it a business to try all the new sorts, made the re- 

 mark, although he had tried fifty difl^erent sorts during the 

 last ten years, he had yet failed to find anything that would 

 anywhere near approach Maule's Perfection, in quality, 

 productiveness or everything that goes to make a perfect 

 melon. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., S1.25. 





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