WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Vegetable Seeds—83 
RHUBARB. 
CULTURE.— Usually multiplied by division of 
roots. Plant 4 feet apart each way, in very rich 
soil. Rhubarb is a gross feeder, and will make 
good use of the strongest manure, either fresh 
or rotted. Pull as long as demand continues, 
which is usually 1 to 2 months. Cultivate well 
and top dress liberally twice a year—in early 
spring and at the end of pulling season. Plants 
are easily grown from seed, and used for forcing 
during winter. 
VICTORIA.—A good market sort. Stalks 
red. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 1b., 40 cts.; 
Ib., $1.50. Roots, 15 cts. each; 4 for 50 cts., 
postpaid. By express, $5.00 per 100. 
Mrs. C. O. Freestone, Dillsburg, Pa.—The celery seed 
that I got of you last spring is the pride of the country; 
about 2 feet in length. crisp and free from strings. 
SPINACH. 
Sow in drills or broadcast, inspring or autumn. 
Spring-sown spinach should be cut as soon as it 
is large enough. Autumn-grown spinach may 
be cut all winter, when not covered with snow. 
Use one ounce to 2UU feet of row; 12 pounds per 
acre broadcast, or 8 pounds in drills. 
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VICTORIA RHU 
BARB, 
VICTORIA SPINACH.—A new variety with exceedingly dark 
green color and very long standing qualities. Market gardeners 
around Philadelphia praise this sort highly. Unexcelled for spring or 
y . fall sowing. Pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 
lb., 15 ects.s; Ib., 35 
cts.3; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
BLOOMSDALE. 
—Also called Norfolk 
, Savoy Leaved, A great 
favorite with market 
gardeners along the At- 
lantic slope, from Penn- 
Sylvania and New Jer- 
mY sey southward. It has 
h thick, dark green 
wrinkled leaves, and is 
perfectly hardy. Fine 
substance and flavor. 
One of the best for fall 
Pkt., 5c.; 
Oh jie 
vey = oz., 10c.3; 14 Ib., 15¢.; 
ee Ib., 35c.; 5 Ibs., $1.50. 
EVERLASTING SPINACH 
EKVERLASTING. 
—(Improved New 
Zealand.) Available 
for use during the 
hottest months of 
midsummer, when 
ordinary spinach is 
not to be had. Quite 
different from the 
true spinach, but an 
admirable substitute. 
Cooks like others. 
Pkt., 10c.; 02., 15c.; 
4 Ib., 30c.; Ib. $1. 
LONG STANDING. — Leaves large, 
thick and crimped, with a fleshy 
appearance. Hardy, and one of the best 
varieties for either autumn or spring 
sowing. Pkt., 5c¢.; oz., 10c.3 14 Ihb., 
15¢e.; lb., 35¢c.; 5 Ibs., $1.50. 
ROUND LEAVED.— A hardy and 
favorite sort, desirable for early spring 
sowing. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 Ib., 
15¢.; Ib., 35¢.;3 5 lbs., $1.50. 
SALSIFY. 
Also known as Oyster Plant or 
Vegetable Oyster. Treat about the 
same as carrot, except that salsify 
is hardier, and may be left in the 
ground all winter. Sow in drills a 
convenient distance apart, and 
thin to 4 inches in the row. Cover 
seed aboutlinch. Usel ounce to 
200 feet of row; 8 to 10 pounds per 
sacre. Sow in April or May. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH 
ISLAND.—This is an improved 
type and the largest and most prof- 
itable salsify now in cultivation. 
and of more agreeable flavor. 
to market gardeners. 
this new and distinct type. 
It is white in color, and a satisfactory sort in every way. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 14 pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.75. 
WISCONSIN GOLDEN.—This new salsify or oyster plant is of high culinary merit. 
quite as large as the Mammoth Sandwich Island, the best heretofore on the market, but has a richer 
color, inclining to yellow. Many tests of it have been made, and the verdict is universally favorable. 
table quality of Wisconsin Golden salsify is unsurpassed. 
quite peculiar in appearance, of a dark green color, and crimpled or curled in a manner characteristic of 
They are fully as easily grown as any other sort, and bunch up handsomely, 
Packet, 10 cents, ounce, 20 cents; 14 pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.75. 
SUMMER SQUASHES. 
CULTURE.—About the same as melons. Make the ground very rich 
A good sandy loam is best. ‘The squashes are all tender, and the seed 
| Should not be planted until warm weather. Allow 4x4 feet for the hills 
of the bush squashes and 8x8 feet or more for the running varieties. 
Three plapts to the hill; 2 to 8 pounds of seed to the acre. For summer 
Squashes estimate 4 ounces to 100 hills; for winter squashes 8 ounces to 
100 hills. Use Buhach or Slug Shot to keep down the bugs. 
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EARLIEST WHITE BUSH.—The bush or patty pan squashes are 
earlier than any other summer variety. The illustration shows the 
characteristic shape. The skin of this one is white, and it is tender 
when ready for use. It is of dwarf habit, quite hardy and very produc- 
tive. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
EARLY YELLOW BUSH. — Similar to the white bush in every 
way, except colorand markings. Theskin is of a clear yellow. 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 
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SUMMER CROOKNECK.—One of the best 
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GOLDEN of the sume 
mer squashes. It is of dwarf, bushy habit and very productive. The 
skin is yellow. The shape is shown in the illustration. The flesh has a 
greenish yellow color, and is dry and of most agreeable flavor. This is, 
in fact, most highly 
esteemed of all the 
summer varieties. I 
particularly recom- 
mend my _ selected 
Strain to the attention 
of market gardeners. 
Phkt., 5c.3 oz., 10c.3 
4 lb., 25¢.5 lb., 75e. 
WHITK SUM- 
MER CROOK- 
NECK. — A beautiful 
variety, quite similar 
to Golden Summer 
Crookneck, but white 
in color and large in 
size. It has the bush 
habit of growth and 
is wonderfully pro- 
ductive. The quality 
for cooking in the 
Crooknecks, either 
the Yellow or the 
White variety, is un- 
surpassed by any of 
the summer squashes. 
Phkt., 5c.3; oz., 10c.; = : 
ly lb., 25¢e.3 Ib. F5e. GOLDEN CUSTARD. 
GOLDEN CUSTARD. — This excellent variety is sometimes called 
Mammoth Yellow Bush on account of its great size. It is the largest of 
the scalloped sorts, sometimes attaining a diameter of 2 feet. The 
color is a rich, golden yellow, as indicated by the name. In table 
quality itis excellent. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 Ib., 25c.; lb., 75c. 
Roots much heavier than the old Long White, which I have discarded, 
It is invaluable 
The root is not 
The 
It is rich, tender and delicious. The leaves are 
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with you in 1908. 
H. L. Schanck, Cranbury. N. J.—Your seeds are O. K. 
grew a cauliflower of the Early Snowhall that measured 37 
inches around. It was the finest head I ever saw. 
S. E. Ellis, Peoria, Ill.—The seeds I purchased from you 
have given perfect satisfaction. 
J. P. Michaels, Harmony, Pa.—I have used your seeds for 
25 years, and there are no better. 
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