SPECIAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST FROM \VM. HENRY MAULE. PHILADELPHIA, PA- 



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MAULE'S EARLY THOROUGHBRED. 



A <>UANI) I^KADKU. 



ABSOLUTKI-V TIIK OKKATKST OK AKL, 



AIONKY MAKKKH. 



.Maiile'H Kurlv 'I'liDroiiKhhrerl was 

 first ollered ti> llu' |»iit»lic in I«1M!, at 

 5'i'<.IX) a Ijiirrel, slnc-i- wlilcli tiiiu; I liave 

 received humireils ol reports of Held 

 crops mulling up to :!0(l l)iisliel« per 

 acre. No ni-\v potato (except Karly 

 HoHe and Kreeiiiuu) ever created Hucli 

 a furore. On account of lis earlluess 

 It iM not niucli ullecteil liy the usual 

 nild-suniMier and autumn droiiglits, 

 while In keeplnji (jualllles It Is unsur- 

 passed Ijy any late variety under <ail- 

 tlvallon. In (juallty It eijuals tlie 

 l-'reeman, either haked or Ijolled, a 

 statenienl which In a liiuh tribute to 

 Its flavor and talile merit. The lllu.s- 



I ration does not In any way exa-jKt^i'ate 

 lis KiMooth and handsome appearance. 



II produces an unusually lurKC propr>r- 

 tlou of inerchaidahle tuhers. 'I'hc po- 

 tatoes grow ('losely In the hill, and are 

 of large ami nearly uniform sl/.e. .Mr. 

 T. B. Terr.v, the well-known Ohio pota- 

 to grower) says the hearing liahit of the 

 Karly Thorough hred Is a iiuilter of 

 blood; that lilood will as surely tell iu 

 seed as In live stock. Mr. Terry made 

 a comparative lest of .Maule's l':arly 

 Thoroughbred with a potato In fa\or In 

 his neighborhood; the result being as Ji< 

 to If) In favor of the former, oral the rale 



<jf 21U bushels an aiTe for Karly Thoroughbred Potato. "In every hill," 

 says .Mr. 'I'err.v, In describing this experiment, "there were great large, 

 beautiful potatoes, such as 1 have never seen since the first year tlie 

 old Karly Hose came around. There were practically no small or med- 

 ium sized ones. * * * The llrst year 1 grew Karly Hose there were a 

 good mauy tubers as line and large as these. 1 have uever seeu any 

 early potatoes on my farm sitice as line until I dug these. * • * Tliey 



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MAULE'S EARLY THOROUGHBRED. 



resemble the Hose In shape, color and <|uallty very iiinch. They art 

 lutle as early." It was not strange that .Mr. Terry, with all tils e\pvr- 

 ieiice, should write: "I was never so surprised In all my life at anv re?(ulls 

 obtained In potato culture." Mr. Terry s caution sliuuld l«r hteded. 

 "Thousands of farmers, ' he says, "are using >i-ed that lia> s<. run out 

 that there Is no profit la growing the crop." The Karly Tboruugbbred 

 Is capable of Infusing new life and profit Into the potato biulutrss. 



THE COMMERCIAL POTATO, most prolific main crop sort. 



A Grand New Potato. Best Keeping Qualities 

 and Rare Productiveness. 



The great Commercial I'otato, which 1 recently 

 lntroduce<l, Is a seedling of Wilson Hose, whose 

 parentage runs back to Karly Hose. It Is earlier 

 than .sir Waller Halelgh. The tubers are of beau- 

 tiful shape and ai)pearaii<'e, being oblong and 

 lather broad ami tlih'k. The eyes are shallow. 

 'The color Is that peculiar russet which charac- 

 terizes all the best potatoes. In addition to which 

 the pink or rosy hue of Us great ancestor Is clearly 

 \ Islble, giving It a most allractlve apfiearauce. 

 It somewhat resembles (aniiaii No. .i In shape. 

 The vine Is robust, but <'ompai't; not of sprea<llng 

 haldt. This Is favo?able to <'lose planlim; and big 

 <rops. The comparativ ely i| nick grow th and early 

 maturity of this splendid main crop potato will 

 adapt 11 to numy localities w heie the late sorts 

 ha\e no time to mature on account of shortness 

 of season. 1 1 Is ei|Ual In keejilng i|uallles to an.\ late 

 potato grown. 1 fully tesled It in e\er.\ way be- 

 fore sending It out, and found that It would reimiln 

 In good order for a year after illgglng. On the 

 ir>th of .\ugust, a year after growth, and w ifli or- 

 dinary storage, the tubers were as edible and 

 mealy as when dug. 'The table quality Is fully and 

 unconditionally e(|ual lo Karl\ Hose at Its" liesf. 

 'I'he flesh Is as while as snow, and the texture Is 

 perfect. The Commercial Is a tremendously 

 Iieavv cropper, and I hine fio hesitation In luini- 

 lug -ItK) tofjlHI bushels to t he acre as within the eas\ 

 possibilities of this yraiul new s<nl. if has great 

 drought resisting i|iiallles on account of Its strong 

 root develoiiiuent, aiul Is In my opinion the best 

 main crop potato now on llie market. 



I'k 



The Eureka Extra Early T.^i 



Maule's lOaily 'riior()iif;lil)rtMl 50 



('omiiier<iiil ."jO 



Bliss' Kt'il rriuiupli r,0 



Bovee fiO 



Early Ohio 50 



THE CUMMCKOIAL POIAIO 



POTATOES. Pk. b«H. bbi. 



bus. bbi Exda Karly .Iiiuiof Pride CO 1.50 "7." 



2.25 5.00 Extra lOarly Red Rose 50 1.50 



1.50 ."{.50 Improved Early Stale of Maine 50 1.50 



1.50 3.2.". Pure Early Rose 50 1.50 



1.50 \i:2U Sir Walter Raleigh 50 1.50 



1.50 3.2."> The l-'reeiuaii 50 1.50 .i ..o 



1.50 3.50 , Early Nausemoud Sweet Potato. . 75 "00 4.50 



