58—V egetable Seeds 
«Black Boulder or 
Black Diamond 
This excellent shipping watermelon, origi- 
nated in New Jersey; by one of the largest 
melon growers. Enormously productive, 
reaching a mammoth size, melons weighing 
from 75 to 90 pounds are frequent; of uniform 
symmetrical shape, roundish to bluntly oval, 
and this similarity of shape runs through the 
entire field. With rich, dark green, almost 
THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1911 
black skin. Flesh bright red and firm. It 
cuts equal to any market melon, and its 
shipping qualities are phenomenal, no other 
melon equaling it in toughness of rind; in 
this respect superior to Kolb’s Gem, while 
it is fast becoming one of the leading melons 
for market. All the praise of high quality 
bestowed on the Sweetheart, can be repeated 
of this melon. It is one of the best all around 
shipping melons. Itis similar to old Black 
Spanish, but supercedes it in every way. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
+ pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 
TRIUMPH WATERMELON. 
« Lrtumph 
This splendid market and shipping melon is becoming very popular 
on account of its exceptionally strong rind and its fine appearance 
makes it a ready seller in the market, anda popular variety for ship- 
pers. The rind is a deep bluish green, like that of the Duke Jones; dark 
red flesh, solid and sweet. The melons are rather short in form, but 
thick through, something like the Black Boulder, and are of large size. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 14 pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 
w Peerless or Ice Cream 
A watermelon which I 
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. 
Being thin in the rind, it is 
not so well adapted for ship- 
Zz ping to the market. Not- 
¥ withstanding it is grown ex- 
clusively by some for market 
on account of its earliness. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 
10 cents; 14% pound, 30 
cents; pound, $1,00, 
a Iceberg or Rae Cen 
It may be described as a distinctly improved form cf the old cele- 
brated Kolb’s Gem, which has never been excelled as a shipper. It 
resembles Kolb’s Gem in shape, size and appearance, but is darker 
in color, both outside and inside. Where it rests upon the ground it is 
yellow, while Kolb’s Gem is white. The outside of the new melon is 
dark green, with lighter markings, but the general effect is dark. The 
flesh is deep red and very sweet. The rind is comparatively thin, but 
remarkably tough and not disposed to crack. I recommend Iceberg 
for shipment to distant markets. 
Packet, 5 cts.; oumce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 30 cts.; pound, 85 cts. 
« Phinney’s Early 
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 produce 
tive and asure cropper, the 
melons maturing early. 
Adapted to all sections, and 
does exceptionally well in 
the Northern States. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, = 
10 cents; 144 pound, 30 =< = a = 
cents; pound, $1,00. PHINNEY’S EARLY WATERMELON. 
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