52—Vegetable Seeds 
THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1911 
EXTRA EARLY 
GRAND RAPIDS 
MUSKMELON. 
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ss Extra Early Grand Rapids | 
(Orange flesh.) This extremely early muskmelon, which I introduced | 
to the American public in 1895, matures a full week earlier than any | 
large sort, and is profitable on that account. The shape is well shown 
in the illustration, which is from a photograph. The fiesh is orange 
almost to the rind. The skin is finely netted. I advise growers to 
pinch off the ends of the main shoots when 2 or 3 feet long, to encour- 
age more abundant blossoming and earlier maturity. I particularly 
recom mend it to those whose profits depend upon being first in market. 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; 14 pound, 40 cts.; pound, $1.50. 
ss Daltimore or Acme 
(Green -flesh.) Also called Anne Arundel, Baltimore Citron, Balti- 
more Nutmeg, etc. This melon is large, showy and quite early. Itis 
strongly netted, and has thick green flesh of rich flavor and aroma. Is 
popular in the hotels and restaurants and at the seaside resorts for its 
superior table qualities. It is a well shaped and well marked melon, 
and is one of the best all round melons in cultivation; reeommended 
for its uniform shape and size and fine quality. An excellent shipper. 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 30 cts.; pound, $1.00. 
Thousands of pounds have been furnished my customers annually to 
It has never been my practice to market all the best melons and save only the 
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HOODOO MUSKME 
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., Hoodoo Muskmelon 
(Orange flesh.) This new melon bred and named by Mr. Paul Rose, the 
melon specialist, who claims it to be an ideal basket and crate melon. 
The melons are of medium size, round, heavily netted, flesh very thick, 
of rich orange color, handsome appearance and of the sweetest flavor. 
Average weight of melon 1144 pounds. The seed cavity is small and the 
rind is very tough, making it a good shipper; its vine is a vigorous 
grower and a heavy cropper. A good medium sized melon for both 
home or market gardener. Seed direct from headquarters stock. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; 14 pound, 60 cts.; pound, $2.00. 
NOTE. For years both Musk and Watermelon seed, saved only from the choicest specimens, have been _ 
two of my leading specialties. 
i» Maule’s Perfection 
The most delicious of all large melons. 
Weigh 8 to 10 pounds each, and attracts 
attention anywhere. Flesh from 2 to 3 inches 
in thickness, and in shape and general appear- 
ance it resembles the large French melons 
sold on the fruit stands of the large cities 
at $1.00 to $2.00 each. 
(Salmon fiesh.) I am very glad indeed to an- 
nounce this year that I have avery fine crop of 
Maule’s Perfection Muskmelon. The shape is 
well shown in the illustration herewith; color of 
skin is a deep rich green, well ribbed and thickly 
netted, while the flesh is a rich salmon. The 
melon is nearly all flesh, the interior being very 
small, hardly large enough to accommodate the 
“seed. In flavor it is simply unexcelled, and it 
fags certainly justifies its name, given by me in 1884, 
ai by its past experience and real merit. I can 
Yh safely challenge any seedsman in America to 
produce a finer melon in fiavor or appearance. 
It is so thick fleshed that one melon is enough 
for three or four people under ordinary circum- 
Stances, and in a patch of an acre or more you can 
find hundreds of melons that very closely resemble 
the large French melons sold on fruit stands. If 
it has a fault it is in the fact that it will not. stand 
shipping like Rocky Ford, but for the home gar- 
den or near market.trade it is unsurpassed. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 
quarter pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00. : 
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crown for a number of years by market gardeners 
near Rochester, N. Y., also Columbus, Ohio, and has 
proved so superior in every way, that there is prac- 
tically no other variety grown for this market. Its 
appearance cn the market stall is very attractive, 
sells on sight; customers soon learn to pick them out 
and will have no other variety. Particularly adapted 
to the West. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
\{ pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 
(Orange flesh.) This is a fine, nearly round in 
shape melon of such attractive appearance as to 
always sell quickly in the markets. It is sweet, 
juicy an@ delicious. The flesh is firm but not hard, 
and is edible almost to the rind. The melon is of 
medium to large size, evenly ribbed and moder- 
ately netted; a strong grower, heavy yielder and of 
handsome appearance, and is one of the best of 
the orange fleshed sorts. This melon has been | 
