30—Vegetable Seed Novelties 
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THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1908 
Dry Weather Cauliflower 
Especially Adapted to Resist Drought. 
Reaches Perfection When Ordinary Sorts Fail. 
This new strain originated in Denmark, but has been fully tested in 
America witb the most happy results. I offered it in 1901 for the 
first time, and am well satisfied with its behavior. It produces a 
large, solid, pure white head, maturing a little later than Maule’s | 
Prize Earliest. It is in all respects a first-class cauliflower, but is | 
especially and peculiarly adapted to dry situations and to resisting the | 
effects of droughts. It will not thrive in poor soil or under bad treat- | 
ment, as like all other cauliflowers it requires manure and culture: but 
it will succeed with less rainfall than any other variety within my | 
knowledge. It will also do well in moist or wet seasons, making heads | 
equal to the best; but it is in dry seasons that its merits appear to best 
advantage, and I am confident that it will extend the culture of this | 
delicious vegetable into locations in which it is practically unknown. 
Pkt., 15c.; 4 oz.; $1.00; 14 0z., $1.75; 02., $3.50; 14 1b., $12.00. 
White Lisbon 
Parsnip. 
This new parsnip, from 
Portugal, will prove, Iam 
sure, a Striking and attrac- 
tive novelty, as it has been 
many years since we have 
bad a new parsnip. The 
shape is well shown in 
iliustration ‘one-half nat- 
ural size). It is remark- 
ably free fiom side roots; | 
in tact, in this respect is | 
about the cicanest of all | 
Z parsnips. Itis fine grained 
== and of superior tlavor, and 
SSS”, ft it had not been named 
Hollow Crown. Its hand- 
some appearance would | 
attract attention any- 
where, and I am very sure 
it will give the best or) 
satisfaction to all my cus- 
tomers who try it. Pkt., | 
10 cts.; 02., 15 cts.; 14 Ib., | 
40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
New Half Dwarf 
Paris Market 
Brussels Sprouts. 
This is the most popular 
Brussels Sprouts on the 
Parisian market, scarcely 
exceeding two feet in 
height. It is of straight 
habit, with a slight pur- 
plish tinge on the leaf 
stalks and sometimes on 
the sprouts themselves 
when young. The latter 
are flattened at the top 
and perfectly round when 
fit for use; very hardy and 
productive, and from per- 
sonal experience I can 
recommend it as_ really 
the best Brussels Sprouts 
I know of. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 30 cts.; 14 1b., $1.00; 
lb., $3.00. 
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NEW HALF DWARF PARIS MARKET 
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NEW PROLIFIC EARLY MARKET PEA 
Also Listed as New Prolific Extra Early. 
30 to 50 Per Cent. More Prolific Than Alaska. 
I offered this new pea in 1901 for the first time, quoting the introduce 
to the effect that while it was 3 to 4 days later than the first early sorts, 
it was 30 to 50 per cent. more prolific. Six years’ experience with it 
leads me to conclude that it is practically as early as the very first of 
all, and distinctly more prolific. 
The introducers, Messrs. N. B. Keeney & Son, prominent New York 
pea growers, thus speak of it. ‘About ten years ago the writer selected 
a very productive plant of an extra early pea, having an exceptionally 
long pod. From this, during the last ten years, was produced what we 
call the Prolific Early Market. Our tests of this pea during ’94, 96 and 
97 showed it to blossom two days later than our earliest and best strain 
of Extra Early, and in the development of pods suitable for picking, 3 
or 4 days behind; but the remarkable productiveness and length of pod 
have followed this strain through all these years, many of the plants 
this season, 1900, containing 40 to 50 fully developed pods as the result of 
one seed sown; and I believe this pea will give a yield of 30 to 50 per 
cent. more than any other strain of extra earlies I know of.” 
My trials of Prolific Early Market induce me to value it very highly, 
as above stated. The seed resembles the seed of the hard, round, extra 
early sorts, but is somewhat wrinkled. But the point or characteristic 
which I desire most to emphasize is that this variety is very prolific 
a thing of extreme importance in a first early pea. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt,; 
25 ets.; qt., 40 cts., postpaid. Peck, $1.75; bushel, $6.00. 
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