22—Vegetable Seed Novelties 
THE MAULE SE 
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BOOK FOR 1908 
Prosperity or Gradus 
An Extra Early Wrinkled Pea. 
This remarkable pea has produced a sensation in the 
horticultural world, and there is no longer any doubt about 
its position and standing. It is now recognized as a leader. 
It is not only large and of best quality, but it is as early as 
the small, round, extra early sorts. It may be planted as 
soon as the ground is fit to work in spring, along with the 
smooth peas. It promises to take the place of the smooth 
peas in general culture to a great extent. Prosperity or 
Gradus is a wrinkled pea, with vine growing 18 to 30 inches 
high. It requires no sticks or brush, though sticks may be 
used, if preferred. The peas are freely borne, and remain 
in good order for a number of days. The pods are of a 
bright green color, and measure 4 inches or more in length, 
being as large as Telephone, and equally well filled with 
luscious peas—8 to 10 or more in a pod. The peas them- 
selves are of a first-class table quality, and retain their color 
and attractive appearance after cooking. The pods are 
round and plump. On light, sandy soils it attains a growth 
of only 15 or 18 inches, while on rich, heavy loams it reaches 
30 inches. It is entirely adapted to the purposes of the 
market gardener, requiring only good field treatment. 
Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents, by mail, post- 
paid. By express or freight, peck, $2.50; bushel, $9.00. 
Full Cultural Directions 
will be found printed on each packet of Maule’s 
Seeds, both Flower and Vegetable. If they are 
followed it means that you will have the best 
garden in your neighborhood. 
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PERPETUAL 
PEA 
Perpetual Dea. 
A True Pick Forever. 
Bears from June Until October. 
Twenty-two years ago I offered Perpetual as a 
novelty, and have continued to supply it toa num- 
ber of my customers regularly every year since. Is 
entirely too®good to be relegated back to asmall 
place in this book. Consequently I have taken it 
out of the general list and given it this prominent | 
notice simply because Perpetual pea deserves it. 
Probably there are no two concerns in the country 
who know more about peas or who grow more 
peas tor seed purposes than Messrs. Keeney & 
Son, of Genesee Co., N, Y., or Rogers Bros. ot 
Jefferson Co., N.Y. Messrs. Keeney & Son write; 
“Tt is more accurately named than any other 
pea in the list, and for the private garden is an 
excellent variety, as it will continue producing | 
for a long time, if the peas are promptly and 
completely picked as fast as they become large 
enough to use on the table.” 
This was supplemented by a letter from Rogers 
Bros., who made the following statement: 
‘We consider it the best or nearest to a per- 
petual pea of anything we have ever seen yet.”’ 
Perpetual pea is everything its name implies. 
It grows about 2% to 3 feet high, is of strong, 
robust habit, a good cropper, and, to secure best 
results, requires sticks or brush. After removing 
the pods as fast as they are filled it will continue 
to bear right along throughout the season. This 
one feature makes it especially desirable for the 
home or family garden. It is certainly the most 
remarkable everbearing pea that has ever come 
to my knowledge. 
Packet, 15 cents; pint, 40 cents; 
quart, 75 cents, postpaid. 
KC 
