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WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA., 1925 



Maules Superior 



All varieties of Vegetable Seeds and Roots of Special Merit will be found on pages 2 to 21, and both old reliable kinds and entirely new varieties 

 are listed on the following pages. In all cases lull tests haA-e been made, conforming to the unvarying Maule rule. Some old varieties have 

 been discarded because newer sorts listed are an improvement over them. You may be sure of every article listed. They have been proven so 

 far as possible. Our listing merits the same confidence as shown by our customers in the past, for which we thank them. 



Order by tlie correct number given each variety or by name, but If both are given, mistakes are less liable to occur. 



1 Palmetto Asparagus. 



Asparagus Seed 



Asparagus grows easily In any good soli; a bed well cared for lasts for years 



CULTTTRE. — Sow in the early Spring in drills 2 to 3 feet apart, scattering about 1 inch apart in the drills. Cover 

 with I Inch of soil; cultivate freely. A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce, about 760 plants; 4 to 5 

 pounds to the acre^ The following spring set out the roots in a permanent bed. 



^S I i almCttO Produces large, alivays green grass 



One of the most profitable asparagus on the market; mammoth in size, dark green, heavy yielding and early 

 producing. A standard variety for all purposes. Always commands a high price in all markets. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 13 cents; quarter pound, tO cents; pound, $1.1U; 5 pounds, $.3.00, postpaid. 



Z Cjiant r\rg6Ill6Ull improved strain for home or market gardeners 



We recommend it with great confidence to all asparagus growers; ao ideal home garden sort producing 

 naammotU stalks, yet retaining that tender quality and beautiful dark green color. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 ceuts; pound, $1.10; 5 pounds, $5.00, postpaid. 



•SK ^ Washington Rust Resistant The newest creation in Asparagus 



This new strain is not only practically free from rust and other diseases but it is also larger and more 

 vigorous. Excellent home garden and market sort. See Specialty page 2 for illustration and full description. 

 Packet, 15 cents; ounce, 40 cents; quarter pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50; 5 pounds, $16.25, postpaid. 



Cultural directions are sent ■with every 

 order of Asparagus Roots 



For a home garden, Asparagus Roots may be planted 18 inches apart in rows 'Z)/^ feet apart, thereby requiring 

 about 100 roots for a patch 20x20 feet. 5000 to 7000 roots will plant an acre . If your garden is smaller or larger, 

 order accordingly. Asparagus can be cut the following spring. Not less.than 50 roots of the one kind supplied 

 at the 100 rate. 250 roots or over at the 1000 rate. 



Asparagus Roots are out of season during June to October. 

 By mall, postpaid By express or freight, not prepaid 



1-year old 2-year old 1-year old 2-year old 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



N^o. 



per 12 



per 100 



per 12 



per 100 



No. 



1 Palmetto 



$0.25 



$1.65 



$0.30 



$1.75 



1 Palmetto 



2 Giant Argenteull 



.25 



1.65 



.30 



1.75 



2 Giant Argenteull 



4 Washington 



.35 



a. 15 



.40 



a.25 



4 Washington 



per 100 per 1000 



$1.15 $9.00 



1.15 9.00 



1.65 14.00 



per 100 per 1000 



$1.25 $10.00 



1.25 10.00 



1.75 15.00 



' Inoculate. THIS 

 Seed WITH. V, 



MuLFDRD Culture 



Dwarf or Bush Beans— Green Pod 



> Inoculate this- 

 ;.- ,. Seed-:with ,■- 



MuLFORD Culture 



Culture.— Succeed best in warm, sandy loam, enriched with well rotted stable or poultry manure. Must not be sown until the ground 

 is warm and dry. Sow in drills 18 to 30 inches apart, 1 to 2 inches deep, placing the beans 2 to 3 inches apart m the drills; for a succession 

 sow every 2 weeks until September. A packet will sow about 25 feet of row; use 1 pound to 100 feet of drill, 60 pounds to the acre. Bush 

 beans are ready for use in 30 to 50 days. Cultivate frequently but shallow and never when the foliage is wet. 



32 days. 



An Early Standard Variety 

 that is Hard to Beat 



* 13 Earliest Improved Valentine Bush Bean 



Our improved strain of this famous old reliable green podded bush bean is ready for the table in 82 days. As now perfected it has full, meaty 

 round pods, which possess beauty, tenderness and superior flavor. It is an ideal snap short bean, and one that always sells well in the market. 

 Plants grow uniformly about fifteen inches in height. Our Earliest Improved is a great Improvement over the original Red Valentine and is 

 now the most prolific and profitable bean of its kind. Seed is purplish pink splashed with pale bufT. One of the popular green podded sorts. 

 Packet, 10 ots.; half pound, 33 cts.; pound, 40 cts. ; 5 pounds, $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs. or over at 35 cts.per pound; 100 pounds, S33.00. 



