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' tration. 
| fine grained and spicy. 
| average size of 6 inches long, 444 inches thick, and will crate more 
| evenly than any other melon grown. 
WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Vegetable Seeds—51 
sx: Maule’s Netted Gem 
Muskmelon 
In Favor for a Quarter of a Century as a Paying Sort for 
Home and Market 
(Green flesh.) ‘This delicious early melon is 
known everywhere. Of medium size, weighing 
14 to 1% pounds. The flesh is deep and thick, and 
light green in color, except next the seeds, where 
it inclines towards yellow. The flavor is exceed- 
ingly fine. The skinis green, regularly ribbed and 
thickly netted. It is a firm, solid melon, and will 
carry in perfect condition for a week or more after 
its removal from the vine. It is a heavy cropper, 
and is in wide favor as a market melon. Indeed, 
its ability to bear transportation without breaking 
down has made it one of the most profitable of 
crops, and explains why it is so universally grown. 
It has many local names. In New Jersey it is 
known as Netted Gem, Golden Jenny and Golden 
Gem. In Colorado it has the name of Rocky Ford 
from a locality where it grows in great abundance 
and perfection, and from whence it is shipped all 
over the country, even to Philadelphia and other 
large Eastern cities. I have the original strain 
of this celebrated melon, seed being grown with 
the utmost care as to purity. 
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38 NEW FORDHOOK 
(Orange flesh.) This new melon is a cross 
between Emerald Gem and the Prize Jenny 
Lind. It resembles the Prize Jenny Lind in 
shape. The vine is a strong vigorous grower, 
branching freely and frequently setting five to 
nine melons close to the hill. The melons grow 
very even and regular in size and attractive in 
appearance; slightly flattened at both stem and 
blossom ends. The shape is shown in the illus- 
They are roughly netted, the skin 
showing between the nettings being emerald 
green. The flesh is very thick, color an attrac- § 
tive deep orange and of a delicious flavor. 
Remarkably early and a good shipper. A good 
medium sized melon for both home and market 
garden. The Fordhook Melon came through 
the past season with flying colors, and it is 
certainly going to make a name for itself with 
all growers of fine melons, who desire a small 
orange fleshed variety. Seed direct from head- 
quarters stock. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; + Ib., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.75. 
362 Buarrell’s Gem 
The most popular saimon fleshed melon in the leading 
restaurants of New York and Philadelphia last summer. 
(Salmon flesh.) For a market where the orange fleshed muskmelons 
) are in demand; they bring much the highest prices. It has a tough thin 
rind, well arched ribs; covered with a closely laced and interlaced gray 
netting. Shape quite elongated; flesh of a reddish orange, very thick, 
The melons average about 24% lbs., with an 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; 14 pound, 40 cts.; pound, $1.50. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
ly pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 
NEW ICE KING MUSKMELON. 
361 NEW ICE KING 
(Whitish green flesh.) An extra large cantaloupe often growing to 
weigh upward of 30lbs. Of pale straw color when ripe, rather smooth 
skin. Deeply ribbed; flesh nearly 4 inches thick, whitish green color, of 
fine texture. For preserving (like apple butter) for winter use, I know 
of no fruit that can beat it. Shape round, medium early, extra prolific. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; 4 pound, 60 cts.; pound, $2.00. 
