52 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



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Maule's Select 

 Rocky Ford or Netted Gem 



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MAULE'S SELECT ROCKY FORD OR NETTED GEM MUSKMELON. 



In this Rocky Ford Melon I offer my cus- 

 tomers a strain of seed grown for me by one 

 of the very best, if not the best, growers of 

 melons in Rocky Ford, Colo. The seed is 

 sa^ed from a field in which not a single 

 melon has been sold, in other words only 

 the best and choicest melons have been 

 retained for seed. These melons if shipped 

 to the Eastern markets would have brought 

 the highest prices, consequently the seed I 

 c tier costs me an unusually high price. 

 This strain of Rocky Ford is equal to any 

 small green fleshed melon now on the mar- 

 ket, and between ourselves while this is the 

 best green fleshed. Bowman's Gold Coin on 

 page 54 of my Seed Book is the best Sal- 

 mon fleshed variety of this character. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 }i pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents, postpaid. 



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Maule's Honey 

 Muskmelon 



(Green flesh.) I call it Honey from the fact that 

 56 of my custom.ers suggested this name, in com- 

 petition for a SlOO prize, and it was very gratifying 

 to me to know that so many felt compelled on ac- 

 count of its sweet, delicious flavor to call this grand 

 melon Honey. Maule's Honey muskmelon is of 

 medium size, weighing 3 to 4 pounds on an average. 

 It is distinctly 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 yel- 

 low. The spicy flavor is as distinct and character- 

 istic as it is sweet and pleasing. The flesh is both 

 deep and firm, the edible portion almost touching 

 the rind, and remarkably juicy. 



Paclcet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 



1^ pound, 30 cents; pound, SI. 00, postpaid. 



MAULE'S HONEY MUSKMELON. 



EXTRA EARLY HAoKEnSmCK MUbKMELON 



OSAGE OR MILLER'S CREAM MUSKMELON. 



EMERALD GEM MUSKMELON. 



372 Extra Early Hackensack 



(Green flesh.) A productive and profitable strain of the old popular 

 Hackensack, and is about 10 days earlier, and of almost equal size, the 

 melons weighing 5 to 10 pounds each. In shape and color it is similar 

 to the parent, the main dillerence being, in point of earliness, -sThich is 

 sufticieui to commend it to market gardeners. It is a round melon, 

 flattened on the ends and well ribbed. The skin is netted, and the flesh, 

 which is green, is rich and sugary. The vines make good strong growth 

 and bear abundantly. It is also considered a good shipping melon. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; % pound, 40 cts.; pound, Sl.!25. 



374 Osage or Miller's Cream 



(Salmon flesh.') Of medium size, nearly round, with skin ribbed and 

 somewhat netted. Flesh salmon colored, of luscious flavor. Vine pro- 

 lific. Pht., 5 cts.; ox.. 15 cts.; 1/^ lb., 40 cts.; lb., S1.25, postpaid. 



373 Emerald Gem 



(Salmon flesh.") This beautiful melon is early and prolific. It is truly i - 

 a gem. The ribs are marked, but the skin is smooth, of a deep emerald 

 green color. The flesh is thick and firm, ripening almost to the rind, 

 and of the richest flavor. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; >.^ lb., 40c.; lb., SI. 35. 



350 Queen Ann's Pocket Melon 



Also called Ornamental Pomegranate. An exceedingly interesting 

 novelty, and very ornamental. The fruit is almost round, "with distinct 

 markings. Grows on a pretty vine; fruit orange yellow, slightly striped 

 and sometimes spotted red; varying from the sfze of a srnall peach to 

 that of an orange. Very fragrant, sweetly perfuming the room with 

 their exquisite odor for days. Very prolific and easily grown. Plant 

 and cultivate same as for musk melons. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



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