SPECIAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST FROM WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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MAULE'S EARLY THOROUGHBRED. 



A OIIANU I^KADKIl. 



ABSOLUTKI^Y TIIK tiUKATKST OK AL.L. 



MOi\KY MAKERS. 



Maule'B Kiirly Thoroughbred was 

 nrHt oll'ered to the i)iil<llc in 1«»0, at 

 $2->.(X) a barrel, Kln<;e which time 1 have 

 received hundredH of reports of field 

 crops running nj) to KCXJ busliels per 

 acre. No new i>otato (except Early 

 Hose and Freeman) ever created such 

 a furore. On account of Its earllness 

 It Is not much ad'ected by the usual 

 mid-summer and autumn droughts, 

 while in keeping (lualltles it is unsur- 

 passed by any late variety under cul- 

 tivntlon. In <|uallty It equals the 

 Freeman, either baked or boiled, a 

 statement which is a high tribute to 

 Its flavor and table merit. Tlie Illus- 

 tration does not In any way exaggerate 

 Its smootli and iiandsome appearance. 

 It produces an unusually large propor- 

 tion of merchantable tubers. The po- 

 tatoes grow closely In the lilU, and are 

 of large and nearly uniform size. Mr. 

 T. 15. Terry, the well-known Ohio pota^ 

 to grower! says tliel)earing habit of the 

 Early Thorouglil)red Is a matter of 

 blood; th.at blood will as surely tell in 

 seed as in live stoclc. Mr. Terry made 

 a comparative test of Maule's Early 

 Thoroughbred with a potato in favor in 

 his neighborhood; the result being as -15 

 to 15 in luvoroft lie former, or at the rate 



of 210 bushels an acre for Early Thoroughbred Potato. "In every hill," 

 says Mr. Terry, in describing this experiment, "there were great large, 

 beautiful potatoes, su<rh as I have never seen since the first year the 

 old Early Rose came around. There were practically no small or med- 

 ium sized ones. * * * Thefir.-it year I grew Early Hose there were a 

 good many tubers as fine and large as these. I have never seen any 

 early potatoes on my farm since as line until I dug these. * * * They 



MAULE _ _ _ THOROUGHBRED. 



resemble the Rose In shape, color and nuallty very mncb Ther are 

 quite as early." It was not strange that Mr. Terry, with all bis exper- 

 ience, should write: "I was never so surprised In all my life at any results 

 obtained in potato culture." Mr. Terry's caution should t>e heeded. 

 "Thousands of farmers," he says, "are using seed that has so run oat 

 that there Is no prollt In growing the crop." The Early Thoroughbred 

 l3 capable of Infusing new life and profit Into the potato ousloess. 



THE COMMERCIAL POTATO. MOST prolific main crop sort. 



A Grand New Potato. Best Keeping Qualities 

 and Rare Productiveness. 



The great Commercial I'otato, which I recently 

 Introduced, is a seedling of Wilson Rose, whose 

 parentage runs back to Early Rose. It Is earlier 

 than .Sir Walter Raleigh. The tubers are of beau- 

 tiful shape and appearance, being oblong and 

 rather broad and tlitck. Tlie eyes are shallow. 

 The color is that peculiar russet which charao 

 terlzes all the best potatoes. In addition to which < 

 the pink or rosy hue of Its great ancestor is clearly j' . 

 visible, giving it a most attractive appearance. 

 It somewhat resembles Carman No. 3 In shape. 

 The vine Is robust, but compact; not of spreading 

 habit. This is favorable to close planting and big 

 crops. Tlie comiiaratlvelv quick growth and early 

 maturity of this splendid main crop potato will 

 adapt It to many localities where the late sorts 

 have no time to mature on account of shortness 

 of season. It is equal In keeping qualtles to any late 

 potato grown. I fully tesle<l it In every way be- 

 fore sending it out, and found that It would remain 

 In good order for a year after digging. On the 

 Wth of .Vugust, a yearafter growth, and with or- 

 dinary storage, the tubers were as edible p.iid 

 mealy as when dug. The table (luallty Is fully and 

 unconditionally equal to Early Rose at Its best. 

 The llesh is as while as snow, and the texture Is 

 iiorfc<!t. The ('ommerclal is a tremendously 

 Iieavy cropper, and 1 h.-ive no hesitation in iiaiii- 

 liig •100 to 000 buslu'ls to the a<'re as within the easy 

 possibilities of this grand new sort. It has great 

 drought resisting (|iialltes on account of Its strong 

 root development, and is In my opinion the best 

 main crop potato now on the liinrket. 



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THE COMMERCIAL POTATO. 



rk. bus. 



The Etiroka Extra Early 1.2.'5 4.00 



Maulo's Early Thoroughbred 50 1.75 



The Freeman C5 2.25 



lUlss' Red Triumph 50 1.75 



Roveo ; 50 1.75 



Pure Early Rose 50 1.75 



POTATOES. Pk. bo.. N>L 



1,1,1. Extra Earl V Rod Rose 65 2.00 4.25 



Extra Earlv anior Pride 50 1.75 4.00 



4.00 Early Ohio 50 1.75 $.75 



5.00 I Improved Early State of Maine 50 1.75 4.00 



3.7". Commenlal 60 2.00 4.75 



4.00 Sir Walter Ualel^h 50 1.75 3.50 



3."."> I Early Nansomoud Sweet Potato 50 1.75 4.00 



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