58 — "Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1913 



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BRANCH'S IMPROVED GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE WATERMELON. 



Branch's Improved Georgia Rattlesnake 



The old Rattlesnake has always been regarded as a fine 

 melon, my improved strain is the result of careful selection 

 by an experienced Georgia melon grower, Mr. Steiner Branch. 

 Mr. Branch unhesitatingly claims, and I agree with him, 

 that this is the best strain of Rattlesnake melon in existence; 

 in quality and flavor it is not surpassed. It has a thin, 

 tough rind, which makes it a good shipper. Flesh deep scar- 

 Packet, S cents; ounce, IS cents; quarter 



let, sweet and delicious; shape oblong, striped and mottled 

 with various shades of green, as well shown in illustration. 

 For years the old Rattlesnake has been largely grown in the 

 South and shipped to Northern markets, but no one who has 

 been growing the old Rattlesnake will ever plant it again 

 after trying Branch's Improved Strain, which has gained 

 great popularity for its large size and shipping qualities. 

 pound, 4-0 cents; pound, $1 .25, postpaid. 



APPLE PIE CITRON MELON. 



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This a novelty of unusual value and one that will appeal to 

 many of my customers. Fruit and vine grow very similar to 

 the watermelon but the flesh is used exclusively for sauces, 

 pies and preseT\T.ng, etc., ha\"ing a most delicious flavor, 

 resembling somewhat the flavor of apples. The flesh is white 

 and solid. Each vine jKoduces 5 to 15 melons so filled with 

 fruit that one of large size 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. This citron melon is not for eating in its raw state, 

 but for preserving, and largely used for this purpose. 



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



HALBERT HONEY WATERMELON. 



413 Halbert Honey Watermelon 



This melon is described by the introducers as follows : 

 Equaling in flavor and as handsome in color as. the Kleckley 

 Sweets, but more regular in form and much' more productive. 

 Growing as long as the Kleckley Sweets, the melons are 

 blunt both at stem and blossom end, generally free from any 

 appearance of neck. They average 18 to 20 inches in length; 

 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Color of rind a clear, glossj' deep 

 green. The flesh is a beautiful crimson, extending to within 

 less than half an inch of the rind, whicli, like the flesh, is so 

 tender it will not stand shipping any distance unless care- 

 fully handled. It is essentially the home melon for the home 

 garden and for local markets. I ofler direct headquarters 

 seed that cannot be surpassed. 



Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; ^ pound, 30 cts.; pound, $1.00. 



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