Watermelons are usually ripe when the tendril or curl on the vine, opposite the fruit stem, dries up 



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MAULE'S SUPERIOR WATERMELONS 



Culture.— Watermelons do best on light, well drained soils, but there are varieties adapted to heavy loams. The hills should be 8 feet apart 

 each way, with some well rotted mannre in each hill, thoroughly incorporated with the soil. Plant the seed as soon as the weather is really- 

 warm and settled. A packet will plant about 10 hills, an ounce about 30 hills; 3 or i pounds of seed to the acre. Allow two or three plp.nts to 

 remain in each hill. Ready to use in 60 to 100 days. Fight bugs with Bordo Lead, Key-Cide, Red Wing, Bug Death or Slug Shot. 



395 Xom ^VatSOn The Most Popular of All Melons for Shipping 



This melon was an instantaneous success in some of the very best watermelon growing sections of the country. The above illustration was 

 taken from a melon sent into our office. It is an average specimen of the stock from which our seed is saved: it weighed -36 pounds. Tom Watson 

 is a long, dark, mottled green melon, which at times grows exceptionally large, often weighing from tiO to 70 pounds, but at the same time one 

 of the most prolific melons in cultivation. Although the rind is tliin it is very toiigb, making it a most excellent shipper for long distances. 

 The flesh is of most superb quality and intense red in color; matures in 90 days. A desirable melon for roth market and home use. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; 5 pounds, $5.75, postpaid. 



59^ Gray Monarch or Long White Icing 



Knoivn for its Fine Shape, Large Size and Sweetness 



The exterior color of this fine melon is 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; otiiice, 12 cents; 

 quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, SI. 00; 5 pounds, S4. 50, postpaid. 



405 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 85 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, S1>00, postpaid. 



589 Excel 



Of Enormous Size and Excels all 

 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 au 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, 4:5 cents; pound, $1.50; 5 pounds, $7.00, postpaid. 



412 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 flesh is very sweet and 

 tender. The vine is produc- 

 tive and a sure cropper, ma- 

 turing in 65 days. Adapted to 

 all sections, and does excep- 

 tionally well in the Northern 

 States. 



Packet, 8 cents; 

 ounce, 12 cents; 

 quarter pound, 30 cents; 

 pound, $1.00, postpaid. 412 PHINNEY'S EARLY WATERMELON. 



