_WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Vegetable Seeds—43 
Egg Plants 
CULTURE.—Thrive well in any good garden soil. Sow the seed in hotbed or greenhouse in 
| March or April, and when an inch high pot in 2 or 3 inch pots or spot.out in shallow boxes 4 
inches apart each way. Plantin the open ground, when danger of frost is past, in rows 3 feet 
| apart each way. One ounce will yield 2000 plants; 14 pound for an acre. To prevent blight and 
| bugs use Bordeaux Mixture with arsenate of lead, Paris Green or Bug Death. 
| a» Maule’s Excelsior Egg Plant 
After studying and watching this unusually fine egg plant for several years, 
| we at last procured a stock of the seed. It is of large size and extremely good shape, 
being particularly adapted to slicing, as there is no waste of material. In flavor 
|it cannot be surpassed. The hot sun does not blight the blossom, as is thesease 
‘| with some other sorts. It resists drought and bad weather to a wonderful degree, 
| partly on account of its strong, upright growth. It bears its eggs or fruit well above 
the ground, thus escaping liability to rot. ‘The fruit often measures 18 to 24 inches 
in circumference (6 to 8 inches in diameter). A great favorite with all gardeners. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 50 cents; } pound, $1.50; pound, $5.00, postpaid. 
Gourds 
CULTURE.—Gourds are tender annuals, of 
trailing or climbing habit. The seed should 
not be planted until the ground is warm. 
Plant in hills and cultivate as squash. Leave 
only three or four plants in a hill, and allow 
the vines to ramble or train over the ground, 
trellis or arbor. Gourds are of easy culture. 
291 Dish Cloth or Luffa 
The peculiar lining of this gourd gives it its 
name. The fruit grows about two feet long. 
The interior membrane is serviceable for a 
variety of household purposes, being used as 
a dish cloth, or sponge. The fibre is tough, g iene ae 
elastic and durable. An ornamental climber. MAUL SREXC EUSIOREEGGEE CANT: 
Packet, 10 cents.; ounce, 25 cents. 
292 Orange or True Mock Orange 
298 Spoon A good old sort, the fruit often finding its way 
The ball shaped fruits are small with into the family sewing basket. A beautiful and 
slender necks, richly colored, deep orange, | "8 pid climber, quickly covering trellises. Fruit the 
281 New York Improved whitish and dark olive green. Very hand- | SEG gat BOAR Og an Olenee ans iSonic. 
some and attractive. By slicing off a| ay 2 2 
Purple Egg Plant part of the side of the bow] a satisfactory | 293 Dipper ° 
The leading sort for home and market. Plant | Spoon may be made. The vines are vig- 
is a vigorous grower. Fruit large, fine and | Orous growers wah SETA Ue green Hoe | the ground the stem is much curved; but on a trellis 
free from thorns, and produced until frost. | age making a dense covering for arbor or | the weight of the fruit makes the stem or handle 
Skin rich purple. Flesh white and of good fla-| fence. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts. | straight. This gourd is very much in demand. 
vor. Wecan highly recommend our carefully Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
selected strain of this egg plant to market gar- 
eee Se 296 Hercules Club 
deners and amateurs. Pkt., 10 ets.; 4 0oz., ; 
125 ets.; oz., 45 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.25; lb., $4.50. An ornamental climber producing long” elub 
| shape gourds, 4 to 6 feet long; white in color. Grows 
perfectly straight if grown on arbor or trellis. The 
beautiful white flowers are quite ornamental, con- 
trasting with the large fruit produced. In some sec- 
tions used as a vegetable. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
299 Calabash or Pipe 
A luxuriant, rapid-growing annual climber, 
| adaptable to all purposes for which climbing plants 
| are used; and besides, it produces the ornamental 
gourds from which are made the African calabash 
pipes now so popular on account of their lightness, 
grace and meerschaum coloring qualities. When 
grown for the production of pipe gourds, the yines 
are usually allowed to grow ou the ground like 
cucumbers, pumpkins, ete., so that the fruits in 
place of hanging down and growing straight, will 
take their natural pipe curve. Directions for grow- 
ing, curing and how to make pipes from these 
gourds are sent with every package of seed. 
Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents, 
295 Nest Egg 
This interesting gourd produces white fruit exact- 
ly the size and shape of a hen’s egg. The matured 
fruit does not crack, and will serve for years as a 
nest egg, for use in darning stockings, 0% for orna- 
mental purposes. The vine is a rapid grower. 
Makes a dense foliage for covering unsightly places, 
a or for covering screens and trellises. 
CALABASH OR PIPE GOURD. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
294 Sugar Trough il i, 
A very large gourd, holding from 4 to 10 gal- i i ite 
lons, with a hard, thick shell, but light and fin Mh 
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A well known and useful gourd. When grown on 
22 Black Beauty Egg Plant 
Originated in South Jersey. It combines in 
a variety of purposes, from a bucket to a hen’s 
nest. An attractive vine for covering an arbor 
or fence. or plant in hills § feet apart each way. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
297 Mixed Gourds 
H In this mixture of gourd seeds we offer all 
- the above mentioned sorts, so-that our friends 
may enjoy a number of curious novelties by 
It is very early, in fact the earliest good 
market variety. By this we mean it is the ear- 
liest variety that grows to a good size suitable 
for market. It is very desirable in color, being 
a jet black. Shape is well shown in illustra- 
tion; average weight 2to3 pounds. It is dwarf 
growing and bears its fruit close to main stem. 
Very popular with market gardeners who purchasing a Single packet. They will be 
wish the earliest and best of all large fruited : found useful io honsehald purposes, besides 
g . Packet, 10 ets.; % oz., 30 cts.; > ee being ornamental climbers. S 
oa oe 4 Ib., $1.50; aaa SUGAR TROUGH GOURD. _ Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. NEST EGG GOURD. 
durable, lasting for years. It is employed for ill 
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