Maule's Pumpkins 



for Cooking and Pies 



555 Small Sugar • 



The Yankee Pie Pumpkin (65 days) 



Attractive deep orange skin and fine-grained orange 

 flesh of extra fine flavor. This is without question 

 the best pumpkin for general use. Size, color, and 

 sweetness make it very desirable for canning, for 

 market, or for the home garden. Also splendid for 

 dairymen wanting a sweet pumpkin for feeding to 

 stock. It is an excellent keeper and very prolific. 

 This is the pumpkin from which the celebrated 

 Yankee pumpkin pie is made. We offer a very se- 

 lect strain of this splendid and productive variety. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 30c; Vi lb. 45c; lb. 75c; 

 2 lbs. $1.35; 5 lbs. $3.20; 10 lbs. $5.60. 



563 Cushaw or 

 Crookneck O 



A Popular Crookneck Variety 



(75 days) 



A very popular, widely grown pumpkin 

 often reaching a length of 2 ft. The skin 

 ie a light buff shade; the flesh is. of a fine 

 yellow color. It is solid, dry, and ex- 

 ceptionally sweet. The fruits have a 

 small cavity and are therefore extremely 

 heavy. They are desirable for pie but 

 are also widely grown by dairymen for 

 stock feeding. This is a heavy yielder 

 which will keep until spring if properly 

 stored. Of finest flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 

 15c; Vi lb. 45c; Vi lb. 70c; lb. $1.15; 

 2 lbs. $2.10; 5 lbs. $5.05; 10 lbs. $9.20. 



Culture: Plant the seed in hills 6 by 8 ft. apart or 

 drop 3 or 4 seeds in every fourth hill in the oorn 

 field. Plant the seed in May or June using one pac- 

 ket to about 5 hills or one ounce for 25 hills. 3 to 

 4 lbs. are needed to plant one acre. Thin each hill 

 to 2 or 3 plants. For winter uBe gather the fruits 

 before frost and store in a warm, dry place. 



557 Connecticut Field $ 



The Best Corn Field Variety (70 days) 



Also known as Big Boston. It is a large, round or 

 slightly oval fruit with beautiful rich reddish orange 

 skin and orange-yellow flesh. Extensively grown 

 for stock feeding and widely planted with corn. 

 Highly valued for making pies. Very productive. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; Vi lb. 35c; lb. 55c; 

 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.20; 10 lbs. $4.10. 



F558 Large Cheese (% days) 



Large, round, somewhat flattened pumpkins with 

 broad ribs. Often grows 2 ft. across. Has creamy 

 buff skin and fine grained yellow flesh. It does well 

 among corn. Fine for stock feeding and also highly 

 valued |for pies. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 25c; 

 Vi lb. 35c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 

 10 lbs. $3.75. 



564 Japanese Pie (90 days) 



A large, early, and very productive pumpkin with 

 dark green skin having lighter stripes. Very thick, 

 rich salmon, fine grained, dry, sweet flesh. An 

 excellent variety for pies and a very fine keeper. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; lb. $1.00; 

 2 lbs. $1.85; 5 lbs. $4.40; 10 lbs. $8.00. 



566 Winter Luxury or Pie 



(90 days) A nearly round, light yellow pump- 

 kin of medium size having a fine gray netting. The 

 light yellow flesh is very thick and sweet. It has 

 a most delicious tasty flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 



Vi lb. 45c; Vi lb. 65c; lb. $1.05; 



2 lbs. $1.95; 5 lbs. $4.60; 10 lbs. 



$8.40. 



554 Maule's Yellow 

 Sweet Potato Pie 



A Well Known Variety (90 days) 



Maule's Yellow Sweet Potato Pie Pumpkin is a 

 handsome variety of exceptional merit, famed as a 

 pie-maker. The flesh is very thick, fine grained, and 

 of a beautiful golden yellow color. Its texture and 

 flavor is particularly adapted for pies. It is a fine 

 winter keeper which will remain in good condition 

 until spring. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 55c- 

 Vi lb. 80c; lb. $1.40; 2 lbs. $2.55; 5 lbs. $6.15; 

 10 lbs. $11.20. 



556 Maule's Prize Potiron 



(100 days) This grows to immense size. It has 

 bright yellow, fine grained flesh of good quality. The 

 skin is an attractive salmon color. Notwithstanding 

 its great size, it is excellent for making into pies and 

 fine for winter storing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c: 



Vi lb. 65c; Vi lb. $1.00; lb. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.20; 

 5 lbs. $7.70; 10 lbs. $14.00. 



559 Green Striped Cushaw (improved strain) 



(75 days) An improved strain of beautiful appearance. They are distinctly 

 crooknecked and have a creamy white, attractively mottled skin with irregu- 

 lar stripes and tracings of green. The fruits grow to very large size. They are 

 solid, averaging 15 to 25 lbs. each. Rich yellow, solid, fine grained flesh which 

 is thick and sweet. Fine for pies and an excellent winter keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 

 15c; Vi lb. 45c; Vilb. 70c; lb. $1.15; 2 lbs. $2.10; 5 lbs. $5.05; 10 lbs. $9.20. 



562 Tennessee Sweet Potato £° &$. 



slightly ribbed, creamy white pumpkins sometimes showing light stripes of 

 green. Attractive, light colored, fine grained, dry flesh of superior flavor which 

 resembles sweet potatoes to a marked degree. It will keep all winter long. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 40c; Vi lb. 60c; lb. $1.00; 2 lbs. $1.85; 5 lbs. $4.40; 

 10 lbs. $8.00. 



567 Mixed Pumpkins 



(65 to 100 days) This mixture 

 ib especially offered to those who 



wish to grow all the different varieties of pumpkins. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 



Vi lb. 50c; Vi lb. 75c; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.30; 5 lbs. $5.50; 10 lbs. $10.00. 



561 Maule's Hundred-Weight 



The Largest of All Pumpkins. A Prize Winner (100 days) 



A selected strain of our Prize Potiron. The seed saved represents a careful 

 selection of fruits weighing 100 lbs. each. This is a pumpkin for show purposes 

 not infrequently attaining a weight of 200 lbs. each. In spite of its large size,' 

 it is one of the best table varieties and splendid for pies. The skin is dark 

 salmon and the flesh is bright yellow. Fine grained, sweet, and tender 

 Though large, it is a shy seeder. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; Vilb. $1.00; Vilb. $1 65 ; 

 lb. $3.00; 2 lbs. $5.60; 5 lbs. $13.50; 10 lbs. $25.50. 



661 

 Mavle's 

 Bvndred-Weight 



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