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WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Maule's Perfection 



The most delicious of all large melons. 

 Weigh 8 to 10 pounds each, and attracts 

 attention anywhere. Flesh from 2 to 3 inches 

 in thickness, and in shape and general appear- 

 ance it resembles the large French melons 

 sold on the fruit stands at $1.00 to $2.00 each, 

 (Salmon flesh.) The shape of this melon is 

 well shown in the Illustration herewith; color of 

 skin is a deep rich green, well ribbed and thickly 

 netted, while the flesh is a rich salmon. The 

 melon is nearly all flesh, the interior being very 

 small, hardly large enough to accommodate the 

 seed. In flavor it is simply unexcelled, and it 

 certainly Justifies its name, given by us in 18S4, 

 by its past experience and real merit. "We can 

 safely challenge any seedsman in America to 

 produce a finer melon in flavor or appearance. 

 It is so thick fleshed that one melon is enough 

 for three or four people under ordinary circum- 

 stances, and in a patch of an acre or more you can 

 find hundreds of melons that very closely resemble 

 the large French melons sold on fruit stands. If 

 it has a fault It Is in the fact that It will not stand 

 shipping like Rocky Ford, but for the home gar- 

 den or near market trade it is unsurpassed. 

 • Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 quarter pound. 45 cents; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



Spraying 

 Crops 



Illustrated 

 Book 



70 Cents 

 Postpaid 



366 TIP TOP MUSKMELON. 



371 MAULE'S PERFECTION MUSKMELON. 



366 Tip Top Large and Sweet 



(Orange flesh.) This is a fine melon, nearly round in shape; of such attractive appearance as to always 

 sell quickly in the markets. It is sweet, juicy and delicious. The flesh is firm but not hard, and is 

 edible almost to the rind. The melon is of medium to large size, evenly ribbed and moderately netted; a 

 strong grower, heavy yielder and'of handsome appearance. This melon has been grown for a number oi 

 years by market gardeners near Rochester, N. Y., also Columbus, Ohio, and has proven so superior Id 

 every way, that there is practically no other variety grown for this market. Its appearance on the market 

 stall is very attractive; sells on sight, customers soon learn to pick them out and will have no other variety. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



369 Pollock's Solid Rock or Eden Gem 



The handsomest, best netted and most profitable early melon in existence. 



(Green flesh.) It gives us much pleasure to be able to offer to our customers this 

 grand early solid net strain of Rocky Ford. It has the heaviest, thickest flesh and the 

 smallest seed cavity. Its oval shape is the same as the Rocky Ford with a solid 

 white netting. The average yield Is over 250 crates per acre of A No. 1 shipping 

 melons, fully a third more than other sorts. The extra thick green flesh has a beauti- 

 ful pinkish hue of the most delicious quality, and is one of the best rust resisting 

 melons ever produced. It is a wonderful producer and a profitable market sort. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; qnarter pound, 40 cents; 

 pound, $1.2.1, postpaid. 



375 Montreal 



The Largest of All 



(Green flesh.) This celebrated melon is in universal 

 esteem. It is of large size and delicious, melting fla vor. 

 The skin is green and the flesh is light green in color. 

 The shape and markings are shown in the engraving. 

 A weight of 20 to 25 pounds is not rare, and a weight oi 

 $9% pounds is on record. The vine is prolific. Montreal 

 is the melon that commands such high prices on the 

 Eastern market in the late fall months, and is a good 

 shipper. The best seed comes from the neighborhood 

 of Montreal, and our stock is the true Canadian. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 

 quarter pound, CO cents; pound, $2.00, postpaid 



