48— Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



NEW FORDHOOK. 



(Orange flesh.) This new melon is a cross 

 between Emerald Gem and the Prize Jennv 

 Lind. It resembles the Prize Jenny land 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 ano 

 blossom ends. The shape is shown in the illus 

 tration. They are roughly netted, the skin 

 showing between the nettings being emerald 

 green. The flesh is very thick, color an attract 

 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. Seed direct from headquarters stock. 

 Pkt:, 10 cts.; oz.. 30 cts.; ] lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 



Wm. Henry Wisham, Denton, Md.— In 1906, at Spotswood, 

 N. J., I raised a fine crop of your Black Beauty Egg Plant, and 

 had tour in particular that weighed 51 Ji lbs. They were the 

 largest ever seen around there. I had lots of them that weighed 

 5 to 7 lbs. I shipped a barrel to Newark and 27 was all I could 

 get in the barrel, and had to cover it with a fertilizer sack. Am 

 going to try them down here. In the 2 years that I have been 

 planting your seeds have had better results than ever before. 

 Have planted several others; but give me Maule's at all times 

 for surety and success. I have witness that one of the egg plants 

 would not go in a quarter-barrel keg with the head taken out. 



NEW ICE KING. 

 HEW ICE KING. — (Wbitish green flesh.) This wonderful new 

 xnwiety is a cross between the old time Mammoth Muskmeion of the 

 South and Maule's Netted Gem. An extra large cantaloupe often 

 growing to weigh upward of 3U lbs. Of pale straw color when ripe, 

 rather smooth skin, but sometimes slightly netted. Deeply ribbed; 

 fflf»sh nearly 4 inches thick, whitish green color, of fine texture, posses- 

 sing a peculiar spicy aromatic flavor, found in no other melon. Always 

 3itm, sweet and refreshing. For preserving, especially for cooking 

 town into butter (like apple butter) for winter use, I know of no 

 fruit that can beat it. Shape round, medium early, extra prolific, vig- 

 orous growth; often bearing continuously until frost. Pucket, 10 cts.; 

 itnnce. 30 cts.; ' 4 pound. $1.00; pound, $3.00. 



BURRELL'S GEM. — (Orange flesh.) An orange fleshed Rock's 

 Ford, for a market where the orange fleshed muskmelons are in. 

 demand; they bring much higher prices. It has a tough tbin rind, weli 

 arched ribs; covered with a closely laced and interlaced gray netting 

 Shape quite elongated; flesh of a reddish ora ge, very thick, tine 

 grained and spicy. The melons average about '1% lbs., with an average 

 size of 6 inches long, i% inches thick, and will crate more evenly than 

 any other melon grown. Pkt., 10c; oz,, 30c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



MAULE'S SUPERIOR. 

 MAULE'S SUPERIOR. — (Green flesh.) This excellent early 

 xasuskmelon, which I introduced, now holds a permanent place ifi 

 grablic esteem. It ripens about the same time as Jenny Lind, but is 

 rather larger than that variety. Its shape and appearance are shown 

 3m the illustration. The vine is very prolific, frequent'y producing 

 five to seven melons. The quality is unsurpassed, and it is a perfect 

 shipper. The fruit is never known to crack or rot at the blossom end 

 and is soattractive in appearance as to command a higher price th»" 

 (Dther eariy sorts. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \^ lb., 50 cts.; lb., Sl.Sti. 



IMPROVED WATTER'S SOLID NET ROCKY FORD. 

 IMPROVED WATTER'S SOLID NET ROCKY FORD— (Green 

 flesh. 1 I am glad to be able to offer this season the earliest strain of 

 Rocky Ford. About 90 per cent, of these melons are solid net as shown 

 in the illustration. This variety sets a very heavy first crop, so that, 

 within a few days after the first ripe melons heavy pickings are ripen- 

 ing. It is a most valuable sort to plant where first melons on the mar- 

 ket is of great importance. Produces melons of even size and shape. 

 The heavy gray netting is closely laced and very slightly ribbed. The 

 thick flesh is light green, spicy and sweet. This variety is in demand 

 by many of the'most successful market growers. My stock is direct 

 from headquarters, grown in Rocky Ford, Colorado. Packet, 10 cts,; 

 ounce, 25 cts.; ' 4 pound, 75 cts.; pound, $2.50. 



