=M XT S ILVE EL03VS.= 



The Largest in cultivation. 



ew [M ontreal Nutmeg 



NETTED GEM. 



—A small melon, 

 weighing from 1% 

 to \% pounds each. 

 • I They are thick- 

 mealed, the lies 



This is a large, finely-flavored variety 

 with very thick flesh. IT GROWS 

 rMFORJILY TO A VERY LARGE 

 SIZE, has often weighed as high as 20 

 to 25 lbs., and in 18S3,"three melons were 

 raised, one of which weighed 39% lbs., 

 another 38% lbs., and the third 38*4 lbs. 

 When it is considered that, in addition 

 to growing to such an enormous size, 

 flesh is remarkably thick, of delicious 

 melting flavor, that they are of regular 

 shape, nearly round, flattened at the 

 ends, that skin is green, densely netted, 

 and that they are also very productive, 

 I think, taking all tliese points into 

 consideration, j-on will want to 

 plant Montreal. At a great expense I 

 last year procured a few pounds of this 

 now famous melon direct from the 

 original source in Canada. 1 have 

 grown a small crop of seed and now of- 

 fer it to my customers. As my supply 

 is limited, my friends desiring to secure 

 this seed should favor me with early 

 orders. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; M lb., 

 - cts.: lb., SI " 



It was 4 years ago, in 

 1883, when the 39% lb. 



melon was 



s towh. Can we beat tbis 



NEW MONTREAL NUTMEG. ^ 18 g, » f dou - t Delleve we can, 



but anyway I will pay S'25.00, October 1st, for heaviest Montreal raised from my seed. 



MAULE'S PRIZE JEXXY LIXD — It 



is astonishing that this, the most deli- 

 cions small melon, is so little known 

 outside of the State of New Jersey. 

 There it is more largely grown than any 

 other variety, and thousands upon 

 thousands of baskets are annually 

 shipped to New York and Philadelphia 

 markets, where they always meet with 

 ready sale. My strain of this popular 

 varietv has been carefully selected for 

 years back until now I do not think it 

 can be surpassed, if equaled. It is not 



$25.00 



NETTED GEM. 



GOLDEN SUPERB. 



MAULES PRIZE JENNY LIND. 



only the earliest of all the green-fleshed sorts, but one" of tbe sweetest 

 and most delicious melons in cultivation. Excellent for shipping. 

 It is small in size, is slightly ribbed, skin thickly netted and thin. Pkt., 

 10 cents ; oz., 15 cents ; % lb., 30 cents ; lb., $1.00. 



MAULE'S BAY VIEW.- Under or- 

 dinary cultivation will reach twelve to 

 fifteen pounds. Very prodnctive, and 

 most excellent in many other ways. 

 They are firm when ripe, and are ex- 

 cellent for shipping. Pkt., 5 cents; oz., 

 10 cents; % lb., 25 cents ; lb., 90 cents. 



NEW PERPECTIOX — THE BEST 

 OF ALL 3H SKMELOXS — (See spe- 

 cialties for 18S7.) Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 25 

 cts.: V. lb.. 60 cts.; lb.. 82.00. macle's bay view. 



STARN'S FAVORITE MARKET The finest shipper of all Musk 



Melons. (See specialties for 1SS7.) Pkt., 20 cents. 



BAXAXA CITROX.-Grows 20 to 30 inches in length. (See specialties 

 for 1887.) Pkt., 10 cts., oz.. 20 cts.;% lb., 60 cts., lb., S2.00. 



THE TWO MOST EXCELLENT IMPORTED MELONS. 



ALGIERS CANTALOUPE. 



HARDY RIDGE This is a great fa- 

 vorite in France. Flesh is wonderfully 

 thick, being four to five inches through; 

 very juicy and sugary, with but few seeds. 

 It is the most popular variety among 

 Paris market gardeners, and is, together 

 with the Algiers, well worthy of a trial. Pkt., 10 cents ; oz., 40 cents. 



ALGIER S CAXTALOI PE In France this is thought to be the best 



of all, and at a very high price I have succeeded in obtaining some of the 

 seed. It is a second early, growing only two melons to a vine. Shape 

 round; skin light, grayish-green ; flesh scarlet, and very thick; flavor 

 most excellent. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 



light green in color 

 and uniformly of 

 fine, luscious fla- 

 vor; skin green, 

 regularly ribbed 

 and thickly netted. 

 They are almost as 



solid as a cannon ball, and will keep well five 

 to seven days after picking. They are a very 

 heavy cropper. They are extra early in ripen- 

 ing—no variety being earlier. I offer seed 

 grown from stock obtained direct from intro- 

 ducer, and can recommend it to all. Pkt., 

 10 cts.: oz., 15 cts., V. lb., 30 cts.; lb.. S1.00. 



L__i=^L^ _ GOLDEN SU- 

 PERB In fla- 

 vor it excels al- 

 most every vari- 

 ety. Resembling 

 the Jenny Lind 

 in shape, except 

 in not being so 

 flattened at the 

 ends. It grows 

 fully two to three 

 times as large, is 

 more netted, and 

 although the mel- 

 ons are larger, it is nearly, if not quite, as pro- 

 ductive. Ripens a little later. If you want 

 to raise good melons, rich and sugary, 

 plant the Superb. You will like them. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 

 EARLY IMPROVED 

 CHRISTIAN A — This is a 

 most popular early in New 

 \ork State, being 10 days ear- 

 lier than the Nutmeg. Many 

 market growers, having once 

 planted it, always continue to 

 do so, pronouncing it just the 

 sort for early market on ac- 

 count of its extreme earliness. 

 Try it. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.- 



y. lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. ' 



CASABA — It has a 

 thick, green flesh, of 

 delicate flavor, rich 

 and delicious. Weight, 

 from ten to twelve 

 pounds. Pkt., 5 cts.;oz., 

 10 cts.; H lb., 25 cts.; lb., 

 75 cts. 

 HACKEXSACK — Of 

 large size and well 

 known in the New 

 York market. It is 

 deeply netted, very 

 productive, and of ex- 

 cellent quality. One of 

 the very best for the 



market gardener. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.. 10 cts.; H lb., 30 cts.; lb. 



NUTMEG 



10 cts.: H lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



SURPRISE New. A good bearer, 



of excellent flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

 10 cts.jjk lb.. 25 cts.: lb., 75 cts. 



GREEN CITRON.— Medium sized, 

 deeply netted, nearly round, flavor 

 excelient. Pkt.. 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % 

 lb, 25 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



Fred. H. Rowley, Birmingham, Conn.: "I 

 received your seeds last Spring, and was 

 more than pleased with the onions, cabbage, 

 sweet and pop corn, beans, lettuce, and rad- 

 ish. The watermelons and muskmelons 

 were the best I have ever seen. I never 

 raised better looking celery.'' 



S. G. Swigart. Sweetwater. Neb : " I had a 

 Hardy Ridge Melon yesterday to weigh 24 

 pounds." 



NUTMEG 



Skin deep 

 green, finely 

 netted; flesh 

 of rich and de- 

 licious flavor. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

 10 cts.; y, lb., 25 

 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 

 :UBW PINEAP- 

 P L E — Sweet 

 andjuiey. Pkt. 

 5cts.;oz.,10cts. 

 V lb., 25 cts.; 

 lb., 75 cts. 



LONG YEL- 

 LOW. — Used 

 frequently in 

 a green state 

 for mangoes. 

 Pkt. ^cts.;oz., 



SURPRISE. 



Wm. E. Hand, Plymouth, Ind.: " Hanson Lettuce is I 

 the best that was ever raised in this neighborhood. The 

 money I spent for Maule's Seed last spring was the best 

 investment 1 ever made. Thanks for the present of 

 those flower seeds. The flowers were very beautiful." 



H. G. Thompson, Stony Point. Mich.: "I purchased 

 seed from 6 different seed housesandcan truly say yours 

 are the best, came up first, and made the best growth." 



Mrs. C. B. Coleman. Waukesha. Wis.: "As long as I live 

 on a farm I will buy seeds of Wm. Henry Maule." 



Mrs. Betsy Glendenning, Humbird. Wis : " Webought 

 some of your Snake Cucumber seeds last Spring, and 

 had one Snake that grew 5 feet. 4 inches long. 



A. P. Yelvington, Manasquan. N. J.: "Can recom- 

 mend your Hanson Lettuce as being the finest I ever 

 saw or ate. Sure Head Cabbage i* immense." 



Mrs. Joseph TimberLike. Black Walnut. Mo.: "Seeds 

 proved all I desired. Golden Heart Lettuce and Blood 

 Turnip Beet were the be;t I ever raised." 



Isaac F. Double, West Liberty, Tenn.: " Philadelphia 



Butter Lettuce is simply magnificent. My wife says she 

 would not do without it for three times its cost." 



The Blue ValUvSlnde.Sev.arA, Neb.: "One day last 

 week Mr. L D. Neihardt brought to our office a Perfec- 

 tion Muskmelon weighing lljf lbs. Seventeen grewon 

 the vine, ranging in weight from to 1132 lbs. The 

 seed came from Wm. Henrv Maule. Philadelphia, Pa." 



Levi Jordan. Mount Carrnel. 111.: "I had 18 hiUsof 

 Perfection Melons, and raised on them 105 melons, not 

 one of which weighed less than 5% lbs." 



