WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 51 



MAULE'S -I 



CANTALOUPE 



THE PERFECT 



MUSKMELON 



Spicy Green Flesh. Small 



Seed Cavity. 

 A Prodigious Cropper. 



351 



THE FAMOUS MUSKMELON 



Maule's Model 



A Melon of Distinguished 



Pedigree. 

 High Bred at Every Point. 



(Green flesh.) A paragon of merit — in size, shape, netting, appear- 

 ance, aroma, flaTor, depth of flesh, smallness of seed cavity, cropping 

 ability and shipping quality. It leaves nothing to be desired. 



Maule's Model was bred by Mr. Morgan, of Gloucester county, N. J., an 

 expert in his line. Its parents were Netted Gem and Pineapple, with a 

 second hybridizing with one of its parents. This was followed by six 

 years of careful selection. The result was a melon of wide local celeb- 

 rity, and one which commanded exclusive prices In several great cities. 



Maule's Model is an early melon, maturing in South Jersey the last 

 of July to the flrst of August. It is larger than Rocky Ford, the average 

 weight being somewhat above two pounds. It has an ideal shape for a 

 fashionable market. The flesh is green. The interior seed cavity Is 

 small, and of triangular or prismatic shape, the seeds being few. 



As a table melon Maule's Model cannot be surpassed. In delicacy and 



quality of flavor it is unexcelled by any variety on my list. The flesh 

 is deep and firm, extending from the rind almost to centre of the melon. 



Maule's Model bears transportation well, and can be carried to distant 

 cities without injury. One of Mr. Morgan's main markets was over 300 

 miles from his tarm, and the melons always stood the journey per- 

 fectly, and would have traveled a thousand miles just as easily. 



Maule's Model has every good quality possessed by the Rocky Ford, 

 with the added value of being more productive. It will show the efi'ects 

 of long continued drought, in common with allforms of vegetation, but 

 does not seem to lose its strength while lying dormant under a scorch- 

 ing sun. Upon the coming of rain it responds at once in the way of 

 continued gi'owth and abundance of fruit. 



Maule's Model is now sold all over the XJ. S. under a half dozen dififer- 

 ent names. Send to headquarters for the genuine. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



352 



Petoskey or Paul Rose 



(Salmon flesh.) 

 This extra fine 

 melon is a hybrid 

 between Osage 

 and Netted Gem, 

 larger than 

 (.)sage Gem, with 

 deeper flesh and 

 more prolific. It 

 is the thickest 

 fleshed yellow or 

 salmon colored 

 m u s k m e 1 o n 

 within my know- 

 ledge. slightly 

 elongated in 

 shape, and of de- 

 lightful flavor. 

 A good shipper 

 and a fine melon 

 for market pur- 

 poses. 



Packet, 5 cts.; 

 o»iice, 10 cts.; 

 'i lb., 25 cts.; 

 ponud, 75 cts. 



359 



Texas Cannonball 



PETOSKEY OR PAUL ROSE MUSKMELON. 



(Green flesh.) This 

 splendid muskmelon is 

 especially desirable loi 

 home use and nearbv 

 markets. Medium in ma- 

 turity and size and of flat 

 teued. rounded shape. In 

 flavor it is first class and 

 its dense netting make^ 

 it almost sun and inse< I 

 proof, this being an iiii 

 nieuse advantage whei e 

 insects are troublesome 

 and melons liable to sun 

 scald. Is almost all meat 

 seed cavity being small 

 The firm, "green flesh is 

 very spicy. If you bd\e 

 found it difiicult to glow 

 any other varieties of 

 miiskmelon try Texas 

 Cannonball, as it succeeds 

 where other varieties fall 

 entirely. 



Packet, 10 cts.; oijiice, 

 1.5 cts.; ],i poiiucl, 35 cts.; 

 pound, $1.3.5. 



TEXAS CANNONBALL MUSKMELON. 



