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



Maule's Onion Sets of the Best Quality 



60 to 75 days. Prodaced from Thoroaghbred Seed and Trae to Name. We Sell All Onion Sets 32 Pounds to the Bashel 



Culture— Onion sets should be planted as early In the spring as the ground can be worked. Set the onions in the ground lightly (do not cover) 

 In shallow furrows, 12 to 18 inches apart and about 2 inches apart in the row. Young onions may be liad In 5 weeks. By planting sets, onions can 

 be produced for market or household use Jl to 6 weeks earlier than can be had from seed. Onions from set.s are usually harvested in the localHj' 

 of Philadelphia in July, which allows the sowing of another crop on the same ground the same season. A quart of ouion sets will plant a row 

 about 100 feet long, use 8 to 10 bushels to an acre. 



The value of onion sets may vary, so all our prices are 

 subject to change without notice. 



White Multiplier or White Potato 



Increases by division of the parent bulb, producing a 

 cluster of large « hite skin onions. Flesh white and of nJild 

 flavor. Hard}', early and a good cropper, 5 to 15 bulbs grow- 

 ing from one bulb set out. Of excellent quality and size 

 for bunching. This variety does not make seed. 

 Plut, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents; 

 5 quarts, $2. '25, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, qnart, 40 cents; 4 quarts, $l./i5; 

 peck, $3.00; bushel, S7.50. 



Yellow Potato or Yellow Multiplier 



This really excellent sort multiplies by division of the 



parent bulb. It is a large yellow skin onion, flesh white and 



mild in flavor, and a good cropper. Will produce either 



green bunching or large, dry ripe onions earlier than any 



other kind. This variety does not produce seed. 



Pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents; 



5 quarts, %-Z.-iB, postpaid. 



Not prepaiil, quart, 40 cents; 4 quarts, $1.95; 



peck, .^ij.OO; bushel, $7.50. 



•H Maule's Yellow Globe Danvers 



Grown from our own seed. This is one of the best and 



most popular for raising early big onions from sets. 



Pint, 25 cts.; quart, 45 cts.; 5 quarts, Sa.OO, postpaid. 



Not prepaid, quart. 35 cents ; 4 quarts, $1.00; 



peck, $1.75; bushel, $6.50. 



•IJ Maule's White Silver Skin 



Grown from our best selected seed. These sets will pro- 

 duce beautiful, silvery-white onions very early in the sea- 

 son. A favorite sort for home and market gardeners. 

 Pint, 30 cts.; quart, 50 cts.; 5 quarts, $3.35, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, quart, 40 cents; 4 quarts, $1.35; 

 peck, $3.00; bushel, $7.50. 



4^ Maule's Large Red Wethersfield 



Grown from seed of our celebrated strain. Very hardy; 



good keepers. One of the best red onions for all purposes. 



Pint, 35 cents; quart, 45 cents; 



5 quarts, $'3.00, postpaid. 



Not prepaid, quart, 35 cents; 4 quarts, $1.00; 



peck, $1.75; bushel, $0.50. 



ONION SETS. 



Culture— Sow in frames or border in early spring, in drills 12 to 

 18 inches apart and 1 inch deep. When plants are 6 to 8 inches high 

 transplant to permanent quarters in rows a foot apart and plants 4 

 to 6 inches apart in rows. Set the young plants deeply in the soil, 

 so that the neck, being covered, will easily blanch. A packet will sow 

 about 25 feet of drill, an ounce to 150 feet, 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. The soil should be rich. 

 The leek is hardy, and may be preserved in trenches like celery; or, in mild latitudes, left in 

 the open ground all winter and covered with litter. Ready to use in about SO days. 



iM Giant Italian Leek 



80 days. The Favorite Home or Market Sort 

 The largest variety, stems very thick with broad 

 leaves. When well grown often produces stalks three 

 inches In diameter; white and tender, mild in flavor. 

 It is an exceptionally hardy garden or market sort; 

 matures in 80 days. 



Packet, 10 cents; oiuice, 35 cents; 



quarter pound, 75 cents; pound, $3.35; 



5 pounds, $10.50, postpaid. 



Garlic Sets 



150 days. Used for Flavoring 

 A bulbous root of the onion type, 

 having a strong, penetrating odor, and 

 flavor, esteemed for flavoring soups, 

 stews, etc. Ready to use in 150 days. 



Culture — The bulbs (sets) are com- 

 posed of several parts, which should be 

 divided and planted in rows 1 to 3 feet 

 apart, fi inches apart in the rows, and 

 one inch deep. When the tops turn yel- 

 low take up aud dry in the shade. 

 Impound, 35 cents; pound, 75 cents; 

 5 pounds, $3. '35, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, 5 poujids, $'3.75. 



Customers may order half pounds at pound rate, 

 2 pounds or over at 5 pound rate. 



VELVET 

 OKRA^ 



Okra or Gumbo 



Green Pod> Impart a Rich Flavor When Used in Soups, Slews, etc. 



A fashionable .Southern vegetable of easy growth in 

 the Xorth. The pods are used when young and tender 

 as a separate dish or in soups and stews. 



Culture. — Sow in Jlay and June, after the ground 

 is warm, in drills three feet apart, cover the seed with 

 about 1 inch of soil, and thin to 12 to 18 inches apart in 

 the rows. Use a packet to about 25 feet of drill; an 

 ounce to about 100 feet, S pounds to an acre. Ready to 

 use in 50 to 60 days. 



431 Perkin's Perfected 

 Long Pod 



60 days. Long, Darit Green Pods 

 Large okra, esteemed by canners and market 

 gardeners. It is a great improvement on the old 

 green podded sorts. I^arge, handsome green 

 pods. Fine quality, very productive. 4 to 5 ft. tali. 

 Matures its giant green pods in 60 days. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 



quarter pound, 35 cents; pound, 75 cents; 



5 pounds, $3.35, postpaid. 



* 434 White Velvet 



55 days. Early and Productive 

 Pods are round and smooth, while in other 

 sorts the pods are ridged or square edged. Super- 

 ior flavor and tenderness. It is very productive, 

 producing its smooth white pods in 55 days. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 



quarter pound, 35 cents; pound, 75 cents; 



5 pounds, $3.35, postpaid. 



* 'i^^ Dwarf Georgia Favorite 



50 days. Low Growing but Giant Podded 

 A giant podded dwarf okra, producing in 50 

 days an abundant crop of long, dark green 

 pods, which are twice the length of the common 

 varieties. Grows about 2 feet high, and produces 

 pods a few inches from the ground to the top ol 

 the plant. The pods last Ions in prime condition, 

 and are borne in gieat profusion all summer. 

 Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 13 cents; 

 quarter pound, .35 cents; pound, $1.00; 

 5 pounds, $4.50,po$tpald. 



