EARTV RIPE 

 &ALL HEART 



WATERMELON 



i EARLY RIFE VrA.TEFtlWEI.OlJ 



Last season was Tbe first for Early Ripe and it not only came up to all claims 

 marie for it hut even surpassed the expectations of my customers. This can be plain- 

 ly shown from the fact that G.J. Ludwig. of Jacksonville, Fla., wasableto secure the 

 £100 by raising a specimen I which by the way was the exact likeness of the melon 

 illustrated above) weighing 28' 4 lbs.. 57 days from the planting of the seed ; no other 

 variety ever came within two weeks of this record. I do not think I can do better 

 in describing this new melon than by quoting what I said of it in last year's catalogue : 

 Three years ago one of my customers in Minnesota wrote me that he had a new 

 watermelon that had never been listed in any catalogue and which was entirely 

 distinct from all other varieties in cultivation. I wrote for an average specimen *^ 

 to be sent me by express, and in due time one came to hand. When received 

 it was apparently in as good condition as the hour it was shipped. 

 Although, from its size, not weighing more than 12 or 15 pounds, on plac 

 ing it on the scales. I found it weighed almost 30 and I was at once 

 convinced of its remarkable solidity. On cutting the melon, I 

 found the rind— which had stood a journey of 2000 miles— only 

 quarter of an inch thick ; the flesh from rind to rind, as solid 

 as a cheese, without any tasteless, useless core what- 

 ever. It proved, not only with myself but with every visitor to 



a photograph of a melon weighing 20 pounds. In color they are a lis 

 Seeds are black and small in size. As supply of seed is still limited I can i 

 Early Ripe in small quantities. Packet. 15 cents: ounce. 50 cents. 



$100 



I WILL AGAIN OFFER A PREMIUM OF $100 ON EARLY RIPE. 



WHICH AMOUNT WILL BE PAID. OCT. 1st, 1889. TO THE 

 CUSTOMER SENDING ME, ON OR BEFORE THAT DATE. Ti:E 

 FINEST SPECIMEN OF EARLY RIPE WATERMELON, PRODUCED IN THE SHORTEST 

 TIME FROM THE PLANTING OF THE SEED. 



my store that day. as well as to all my employees who eat it, 

 the most delicious, juicy, sugary melon any one of us. 

 without exception, had ever eaten. Now add to all these mag- 

 nificent qualities, hardiness, (for, coming from so cold a climate, 

 they could not be otherwise i. also, extra earliness, for it | 

 is one of the very first of Watermelons to ripen, and in 

 Minnesota has matured in ten weeks from the planting 

 of the seed. My customers must at once acknowledge I 

 them the most remarkable Watermelon ever introduced. 

 Their shape is well shown in the illustration above, taken fro 



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IT IS A 

 POINT 

 WORTH 

 REMEM- 

 BERING 

 THAT 

 $1.00 

 BUYS 

 SEEDS IN 

 PACKETS 

 TO THE 

 VALUE OF 

 $1.30. 



MAULE'S 

 (jOLDEMQ^EEH| 



This is a yellow Ruby King, and when I say 

 this much about it, Golden Queen should need 

 no further description, for as Ruby King is the 

 best of all Red Peppers, Golden Queen 

 must be the best of all Yellows. In color 

 tnev are a rich golden yellow. In size simply 

 remarkable, tolO inches long and -4 to 5 inches 

 tnrotigh. These are also similar to Ruby King 

 in productiveness, as high as -JO peppers or more 

 being on a single plant at one time. In flavor 

 thevare so mild and pleasant they can be eaten 

 raw' like tomatoes. They have frequently sold 

 in market at double the price of other varieties, 

 and Golden Queen can also be recommended 

 especially for stuffing, as Mangoes, l'kt.. 15 cts. 



STATION I'PKIGIIT TOMATO.— In my visits to the X. V. Experi- 

 mental Station at various timesduring the last few years, I have been particularly 

 impressed with this Tomato,— the best result of various experiments with to 

 Tomato de Laye, or Tree Tomato. Like the latter it bears its fruit erect t'r< 

 ground and is likely to prove a profitable variety for forcing, either in frame 

 pots. Two years ago I procured a small quantity of seed and this Near offer 

 the first time. As I only succeeded in growing last year about 5 lbs. of seed I - 

 it in packets only and solicit early orders. Packet, IS cents. 



for 

 an offer 



'SEEDS 



' Quoted in 

 'this Cata- 

 logue, ex- 

 cept Peas, 

 tc.b\ the peck 

 id Bushel, on 

 r. ioe 16. &PE 0E- 

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