The Maule seed book : 1917 . ut before the people of this country. It is of medium size, with striped orvariegated exterior, beautiful red flesh, and light colored or white seeds. The flesh is entirely stringless, and of perfect quality as to vines are strong, thrifty and prolific, and well adapted to withstand either wet weather or drought. This melon was grown for many yearsby Col. E. R. Mclver, of South Carolina, president of his county agricultural society, and a watermelon enthusiast, and he considered it thesweetest within his knowledge. The seed came originally from the West
The Maule seed book : 1917 . ut before the people of this country. It is of medium size, with striped orvariegated exterior, beautiful red flesh, and light colored or white seeds. The flesh is entirely stringless, and of perfect quality as to vines are strong, thrifty and prolific, and well adapted to withstand either wet weather or drought. This melon was grown for many yearsby Col. E. R. Mclver, of South Carolina, president of his county agricultural society, and a watermelon enthusiast, and he considered it thesweetest within his knowledge. The seed came originally from the West Indies. We Introduced It to tlie Aniericaii public in our 1894catalogue. Since that time it has been tried by many thousands of otir customers, both North and South, and unlimited praise is given to is well adapted to nearby markets, but is rather delicate for long freight shipment. An excellent home garden melon of superior quality. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, 90 cents, BLACK BOULDER OR BLACK DIAMOND WATERMELON. 406 Black Boulder or Black Diamond This excellent watermelon is enormously productive, reaching amammoth size, melons weighing from to 90 pounds are frequent;of uniform symmetrical shape, roundish to bluntly oval, and this sim-ilarity of shape runs through the entire field With rich, dark green,almost black skin. Flesh bright red and firm. It cuts equal to anymarket melon, and its shipping qualities are phenomenal, no othermelon equaling it in toughness of rind. All the praise of high qualitybestowed on the Sweetheart can be repeated on this melon. Packet, 5 ctg.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pouud, ZB cts.; pound, 75 cts. 391 Fordhook Early One of the largest of the extra early varieties, and claimed to be theearliest of all. Shape nearly round. Color a medium shade of bright red, and of dellciously sweet flavor. The rind is sufficientlyhard to make it a good shipper. Its originator, who lives in Delaware,sa
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