MAULE'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1899. 



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The Enormous Tomato. 



The Largest of All. 

 The Hardiest. 



The Best Keeper. 

 The Greatest Shipper. 



The Most Productive. 



The Handsomest. 



2 The Enormous tomato was distributed last year for trial among mj' customers, under the name of Miesse's Grand New Tomato for 1899 (Eight 

 . to the Yard). The SlOO prize ottered for the best name that would be suggested, has been equally distributed amoug the four following customers- 

 S each of whom suggested the name — Enormous: W. K. AUee, Waverly, Va., J. H. Ford, Ravenna, Ohio, Mrs. H. D. Ayres, Monson, Mass., E. W. 

 ^ Rex, Malone, N. Y. The name Enormous was selected from the fact that it seemed to apply better to this wonderful tomato than any other 

 o" among the thousands submitted. It is enormous in size, and the peer of all varieties in every other characteristic that go to make a first-class 

 J tomato. Without exception the Enormous tomato is bound to lead all other sorts. It is not early, but simply the best main crop tomato ever 

 2 put on the market, and whether grown in a private or market garden is bound to receive unstinted praise from every one. Hundreds of letters 

 5 were sent me last fall, extolling Enormous in the highest terms, and while, as a rule, I do not publish testimonials, below I have selected ten 

 g from as many hundred of a similar character. In plain, comnaon sense language they all tell the same story. 



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%Vm. Carroll, Ovid, N. Y. 



Wishing to test the relative merits of some of the new tomatoes, I bought a 

 packet of Miesse's new tomato last season, and must say it is the best I have ever 

 tried. Other varieties rotted considerably, while Miesse's" was free from rot. When 

 we add to this its other characteristics, "such as good shape, color and flavor, and 

 large size, we have about all that can be expected in one tomato. 

 Lizzie A. Dunlap. Lauckport, W. Va. 



I must tell you what your new tomato has done for me the past year. It was 

 late when I ordered the seed, and I had three other kinds of early tomato plants 

 ready to set out, before I received the seed of this wonder; but the first ripe tomato 

 I picked came from your Eight to the Yard, and all four varieties had the very 

 same care and cultivation. In size and flavor they also lead the van; I had some 

 that weighed 24 ounces, and as smooth and perfect in shape as an apple. For an 

 all purpose tomato, they surely have no equal. I pulled my vines to-day (October 

 15th I for fear of frost, and they were just as thrifty and full of tomatoes as they 

 were in August, every vine loaded down; have no vines of any other early variety 

 to hang up, as they were all done bearing and dead several weeks ago. I predict for 

 Eight to the Yard, no matter what name 3'ou may select for it, universal demand 

 and immense sales the coming year. 

 Rev. A. Bower, Dwight, 111. 



I am now gathering, and have been for three weeks, fruit of the new tomato 

 for which you want a name. It is a grand tomato in many respects, and has char- 

 acteristics "which entitle it to the Hrst place among tomatoes. It ripens to the stem 

 evenly; the skin is tough which prevents it from cracking open and wiU make it 

 one of the very best shippers. The meat is solid and it is very smooth, and regular 

 in size and form. It has come to stay and will make a reputation for itself. 

 Wm. B. Dooley, Wharton, Texas. 



I flnd your new tomato to be a gem, and superior to all others. It is decidedly 

 the best for shipping purposes, being reasonably early, hardy, a strong grower, 

 productive, of largest size, always smooth, perfect in shape and excellent in qual- 

 ity. It ripens evenly and thoroughly up to the stem, and is entirely free from 

 ribbed or elongated fruit. It is the most firm fleshed and has the fewest seeds 

 of any tomato I have ever seen. With me it did not rot or crack after a rain, like 

 many of the tender skinned sorts. It cannot be excelled on account of its solidity, 

 handsome color and good flavor, I have never seen its equal. 

 Mrs. C. Stewart, Falls View, Niagara Falls, Ont., Can. 



I have given the seed of the mev: tomato j-ou sent me a fair trial, and find it 

 far ahead of anything ever grown at Niagara Falls on Canadian soil. It has taken 

 17 prizes, 14 first and 3 secontl jjrizes this fall. This is a great record for it; its size is 

 enormous, color bright, and flavor unsurpassed. We raised some specimens weigh- 

 ing IJi pounds, and measuring 5 and inches through. 



Wm. W. Mansfield, Cadiz, Ohio. 



Your new tomato, seed of which you sent me the past season, is the largest 

 tomato I have ever seen; it is bright red, very solid and a good keeper. It is ars- 

 markably strong grower, and does not sprout from the root like other tomatoes. It 

 is the largest and smoothest tomato that has ever been seen in this part of the conn- 

 try; and is even better than you said it was. E\ery one ought to plant it, from the 

 fact that it does not take many hiUs to do a whole family 

 E. HoUister, WeUston. Mo. 



Your new tomato is grand, and unequalled in my experience of 2.5 years in 

 testing tomatoes. Among the Hrst to draw my attention was the TUden sent out by 

 the Prr/irie Farmer, and the Trophy, since which I have tried all the new ones a£ 

 they came out, placing the Imperial introduced by you at the head of a long list. 

 Bobert Duff, Export, Pa. 



When I ordered my seeds the past season, you sent me a packet of your new 

 tomato seed; I planted it and set the plants side by side with others of the best and 

 leading novelties, and gave them all the same care and attention. The result was 

 that your new tomato yielded more or twice as many tomatoes to the plant as any 

 of the other varieties, the fruit being very large, round and smooth, without one 

 rough or cracked tomato. As to their keeping qualities, they have no equal, I 

 found they would remain on the vines, after being perfectly ripe without show- 

 ing any decay, more than twice as long as any other tomato l" have ever raised; in 

 fact, for keeping and shipping purposes they have no equal. I have not exagger- 

 ated one bit, but just described them as I found them. 

 Bev. T. D. Boone, .Saltsburg, Pa. 



I send j'ou by express to-day a specimen of your new tomato, grown from 

 the seed you sent me last spring. From the thirteen seeds I grew twelve fine plants. 

 Among a collection of seven varieties which I jilanted last spring, your new tomato 

 has proved the finest by far in every respect. The habit of the vines is most satis- 

 factory, strong, compact and exceedingly thrifty, requiring much less care than 

 any of the other six varieties mentioned. After a long drought, they still remained 

 green and while aU of the other varieties showed more or less decline. The quality 

 of the tomato is unsurpassed for table and canning purposes. It will certainly 

 prove a good marketable tomato, as it is very solid and a splendid keeper after it is 

 harvested. The tomato sent you was grown in ordinary garden soil, and no fertili- 

 zer of any kind used, it measures 13>j inches in circumference and weighs 1>4 lbs. 

 Geo. O. Metcalf, Pottersburg, Ont., Can. 



I have been a practical gardener for the last 34 years, and try all the leading 

 novelties to ascertain the best grades for the market. I consider your new tomato 

 the best and most perfect I have ever raised; it comes to perfection" earlier than any 

 of my other sorts, and is the largest, finest flavored and most beautiful in color; and 

 along with its other good qualities, it is a wonderful keeper 



Any reader of this book w 

 year "Enormous has ever bee 

 each among my customers, 

 seed Is limited, I can ofl'er it 



ho fails to sow at least a packet of the seed of tbiB wonderful tomato will make a serious mistake. This Is the first 

 n offered, it was not even named before Nov. Ist, 1898. The seed was distributed last jear in trial packets of 15 seeds 

 I have the entire stock of seed grown not only this year but last year by Mr. Mlesse, consequently, as the supply of 

 by the packet only. (.See illustration in colors on back of cover.) 



Packet, 20 cents; 3 packets, 50 cents; 7 packets. 81.00. 



EXTRA EARLY i^TT 



Extra Early Purple Advance. 



This is a choice early purple tomato 

 bred up from the old red Early Advance 

 by F. S. White, of Iowa. It is superior to 

 Its parent in size, smoothness and pro- 

 ductiveness and quality, it is a week to 

 ten days earlier than any other variety, 

 excepting Maule's Earliest, and is now 

 widely admitted to be one of the best of 

 the extra early, purple skinned sorts. 

 The strong, compact vine bears a large 

 crop of perfectly smooth fruit of fiue 

 quality, free from any hard core, and 

 ripening evenly around the stem. In 

 size and color it resembles Dwarf Cham- 

 pion, but is firmer. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 

 '25 cts.; ^ pound, 75 cts.; pound, $2.50. 



White's Excelsior. 



A large, purple, main i-rop tomato, of 

 high excellence, orisiuated by F. S. 

 W'hite, of Iowa. I am much pleased with 

 it. The vines are strong, with rich, dark 

 green foliage. The bearing season begins 

 early and continues until frost. It comes 

 in soon after Dwarf Champion. The 

 fruit Is large, heavy and solid. It ripen, 

 evenly around tlie stem, and has no 

 hard core and very few seeds. The qual- 

 ity is superior, and on account of its firm- 

 ness it is a flrst-rate shipper. Packet, 10 

 ctB.; ounce, 25 cts.; i4 lb., 75 ctg.; lb., 82.50. 



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