WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Maule's Netted Gem 

 or Rocky Ford Muskmelon. 



In Favor lor a Quarter of a Century as a Paying Sort 

 lor Home and Market. 



This delicious melon is nothing more nor les« 

 than a form of my old standard Netted Gem. It Is 

 a small, early melon, weighing 1% to 1% pounds. 

 The llesh is deep and thick, and light green in color, 

 except next the seeds, where it inclines towards 

 yellow. The flavor is exceedingly fine. The skin Is 

 green, regularly ribbed and thickly netted. It is a 

 firm, solid melon, and will carry in perfect condi- 

 tion for a week or more after its removal from the 

 vine. It is a heavy cropper, and is in wide favor aa 

 a market melon. Indeed, its ability to bear trans- 

 portation without breaking down has made it ono 

 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. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 • 4 pound, 10 cents; pound, $1.25. 



I call it Honey from the fact that 56 of my custo- 

 mers suggested this name, in competition for a 

 8100 prize, and it was very gratifying to me to know 

 that so many felt compelled on account of its 

 6weet, delicious flavor to call this new melon 

 Honey. The Honey muskmelon is of medium size, 

 weighing 8 to 4 pounds on an average. It is dis- 

 tinctly and evenly ribbed and moderately netted. 

 Globe shape and somewhat flattened at the stem 

 and blossom end. Its exterior color is a peculiar 

 shade of green, quite unlike any other muskmelon. 

 The flesh Is green, inclining to yellow. The spicy 

 flavor is as distinct and characteristic as it is sweet 



and pleasing. The flesh is both deep and firm, the edible portion 

 almost touching the rind, and remarkably juicy. At Panmure last 

 season my field of these melons was a sight to behold, and everyone 

 who tasted them remarked that Honey was certainly the proper 

 name for so delicious a melon. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 

 % pound, 60 ceuts; pound, $2.00. 



NEW HONEY MUSKMELON. 



NORFOLK BUTTON 



NORFOLK BUTTON MUSKMELON. 



An extra early type of the Jenny Lind, of the same size as the parent 

 but earlier to reach maturity, and hence more valuable. It has the green 

 flesh and characteristic sweetness and spiciness of the parent. The 

 market gardeners and farmers at Norfolk, Virginia, have for some 

 years made money with this splendid strain of Jenny Lind, and it 

 became so well known and so famous as to require a distinctive title. 

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



HOODOO MUSKMELON. 



Hoodoo Muskmelon. 



(Orange flesh.) This new melon bred and named by Mr. Paul Rose, 

 the melon specialist, 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 1% 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, 25 cts.; % pound, 75 cts.; pound, $2.50. 



