JO 



MAULE'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1899. 



Maule's Improved Ruby King Pepper, t 



The most productive, largest and best of all. *. 



A single plant of this best of the red peppers fre- i 

 quently carries at one time 12 to 18 fruits from 6 to 8 f 

 inches long, 4 inches in diameter, and averaging be- 5 

 tweeu 6 and 10 ounces each in weight. I cannot bet- g 

 ter describe the wonderful productive capacity of p 

 Ruby King than to quote these figures. ' " 



This grand pepper was introduced to the American ft 

 public more than a decade ago, and it at once took ^ 

 conspicuous place and became the leader of the sweet » 

 red sorts. It has such high and numerous merits e 

 that I do not expect to see anything replace it. (« 

 Nevertheless, I so clearly recognize the advantages S 

 that follow selection in seed growing, that I have * 

 every year sought to elevate and improve this already tf 

 good pepper. I can truthfully claim that my strain of 1 

 Kuby King is every year better than the year before, h 



I have furnished this seed to tens of thousands of 2 

 gardeners, with the most satisfactory results, and my « 

 strain of this splendid stock is now noted for perfec- g 

 tion of form, large size, brilliance of color, and sweet, h, 

 mild flavor. So prominent are these desirable fea- \^ 

 tores that the words "Maule's Improved" are prop- f 

 erly attached to the name. g 



The Ruby King pepper attains a larger size than g" 

 Spanish Monstrous or any other sort, and is most ex- ^ 

 cellent in every way, whether considered from the 

 domestic standpoint or from the position of the com- ^ 

 mercial gardener. It is a good home pepper and an S I 

 equally good seller. Its flavor is so mild and pleas- ^ i 

 ant that it may be sliced and used as a salad, and in 1^ , 

 a variety of other ways. For cultural directions see ^ 

 peppers, elsewhere in this catalogue. p 



1 recommend the planting of Ruby King first and "^ 

 foremost as a garden sort, to be supplemented, per- ft ! 

 haps, by others, especially one yellow kind and one o 

 of the smaller hot varieties. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, ■^ 

 80 cents; }/^ pound, 81.00; pound, $3.00. ^ 



A decided, acquisition to the garden, both as a table rel- > 



Ish and as a curiosity. Jt Is almost literally what its name (d 



implies, a radish without leaves, for nearly the whole > 



strength of the plant is thrown into the root, far surpass- H 



ing any other variety of radish in this respect. The seed H 



leaves with one or two others are all that are produced. H 



The color of the radish is a very bright scarlet. The shape is H 



^hown in the illustration. The flesh is white, crisp and tender, g 



My stock is grown to order in France. The radish is a shy 



■^eeder. and I can ofl'er it in packets only. My supply of seed £ 



ibis year, owing to the crop of this radish being almost a total S 



failure, is limited to 5,000 packets. When my present supply S 



IS exhausted 1 can not procure any more seed even for its x 



weight in gold. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. • 



NEW LEAFLESS RADISH. 



HUNDRED-WEIGHT PUMPKIN. 



This extra large and valuable strain is a selection from my Prize 

 Potlron, the seeds being saved only from specimens weighing over 100 

 pounds. Hundred-weight pumpkins will now surpass every other va- 

 riety In size, specimens weighing 200 to 250 pounds, being neither rare 

 nor unusual. In additon to mammoth proportions this strain is 

 of high table quality, the tlesh being fine grained and sweet, and of a 

 bright yellow color. The outside skin is of a dark salmon, and the 

 pumpkin is therefore very attractive in appearance as well as in size 

 and quality. Hundred-weight is always a prize winner at fairs, and 

 always commands attention and causes comment. It is a valuable 

 thing on the farm or in the garden. It produces but few seeds as com- 

 pared to its size, and on this account I can offer the seed only in small 

 quantities. Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 



NEW LEAFLES6 PADISH 



NEW GOLDEN HUBBARD SQUASH. 



This Is a new, distinct and most valuable squash, a sport ^ _ 

 from one of the very best American varieties, the Hubbard. It ''^"~- 

 has the shape and all the virtues of its parent, but is a little ^_ 

 earlier and more productive. This is extremely high praise, ^=i.-, 

 but I think it is fully deserved. The color of the skin of the J^"^- 

 new sort is very pleasing, being a deep yellow or orange red fe^ 

 The flesh is richer in color than the Hubbard and of equal ^5 

 quality. It is fine grained and particularly sweet. It cooks ^^ 

 dry, and Is perfect as a table squash, and is a splendid Winter Jt— i 

 keeper. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; J^ lb., 50cts.; lb., $1.75. 



HUNDRED-WEIGHT PUMPKIN. 



