68 VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
J\louelties Sr Specialties for 1915 
Under this heading we introduce from year to year both new varieties of our own and of other prominent 
growers which have proven to be better than older types of the same family or crosses between existing ones 
to increase size, form, productiveness or earliness, for the benefit of those who till the soil or "go back to the 
land." 
Foi'tlhook Early. 
Maule's Model. 
The Famous Muskmelon (Maule's Model) 
Montana Grown Seed : P^l., 10c; oz., 20c, % lb 50c; lb., $1.75 
(Green fk'shj. A paragon of merit— in size, shape, nettmg, appearance, aroma, flavor, depth ol llesti, 
smallness of seed cavity, cropping ability and shipping quality. It leaves nothmg to be desired. Mfules 
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 parenls. This was followed by six years of 
careful selection The result was a melon of wide local celebrity, and one which commanded ejcclusive 
orices in several great cities. Maule's Model is an early melon. It has an ideal shape for a fashionable mar- 
ket The flesh is green The interior seed cavily 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 ol flavor it is 
unexcelled by any variety on our list. The flesh is deep and firm, extending from the rind almost to center 
of the melon. ' a I 'i - '- : ■ ■' 1 ' ' 
Water Melon (Fordhook Early) 
vfnniana Cpown Seed ^* 30c; 1 lb., 90c 
One of the largest orthe extra varieU and claimed to be the earliest of all. Shape nearly round Color 
a medium shade of green. Flesh bright red and of deliciously sweet flavor. The rind is suilicieiiUy hard 
to make it a good shipper. Its originator, who lives in Delajvare,- says that this variety always matures first 
in competitive trials with other sorts. 
White Welsh Onion 
Pkt. 
tOc; oz., 25c; % ib., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50 
Thisls'oneof'the'beit green '^oa.v\y white in appearance and mild in favor it is a 
most desirable bunch onion for market gardeners or the home garden. It does not form a bulb, but very 
early in the spring, before seeds or sets are planted, it produces a fine bunch onion or scallion, which are 
aui e attractive and coming in a season when green stuff is scarce. It is a money maker, and will be ap- 
nredatPd where an early green bunch onion is in demand. Being very hardy requiring no winter mulching. 
AuthnHties everywhere recommend this variety, and market gardeners will find it an exceedingly profitable 
^^"^ivelsh Onion Culture.— Sow the seed thinly in rows 12 to 16 inches apart; using 10 to 12 pounds of seed 
per acre on rich land, preferably in the early spring, but not later than the latter part of July, so as to have 
plants well established before winter sets in. , •■ : t-n I - • 
iVHII E ALL OF THE SEEDS IN THE VEGETABLE LINE ARE THE BEST OF THEIR KINDS. WE WISH TO 
WHILE ^'^^g^jfgciAuf^'^^t, YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE ITEMS FOR THIS SEASON 
