24 — Vegetable Seed Novelties 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1907 



Prosperity or Gradus. 



An Extra Early Wrinkled Pea. 



This remarkable pea has produced a sensation in the 

 horticultural world, aud there is no longer any doubt about 

 its position and standing. It is now recognized as a leader. 

 It is not only large and of best quality, but it is as early as 

 the small, round, extra early sorts. It may be planted as 

 :Soon as the ground is fit to work in spring, along with the 

 smooth peas. It promises to take the place of the smooth 

 peas in general culture to a great extent. Prosperity or 

 ■Gradus is a wrinkled pea, with vine growing 18 to 30 inches 

 high. It requires no sticks or brush, though sticks may be 

 used, if preferred. The peas are freely borne, and remain 

 in good order for a number of days. The pods are of a 

 bright green color, and measure 4 inches or more in length, 

 being as large as Telephone, and equally well filled with 

 luscious peas — 8 to 10 or more in a pod. The peas them- 

 selves are of a first-class table quality, and retain their color 

 and attractive appearance after cooking. The pods are 

 round and plump. On light, sandy soils it attains* a growth 

 •of only 15 or 18 inches, while on rich, heavy loams it reaches 

 30 inches. It is eutirel)^ adapted to the purposes of the 

 market gardener, requiring only good field treatment. 

 iPackct, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents, by mail, post- 

 paid. By express or freight, peck, $2.50; bushel, $9.00.. 



Mrs. E. M. Hopkins, Berkley, Md.— Maule's Seeds have been a boon, and Gradus 

 'Peas are a revelation d£ what a pea vine was capable of producing. 



Blla Doering, Cottonwood Falls, Kan.— I have used your seeds for a number of 

 jyears with good results. I have at times switched oS, and tried others, but have 

 always come back to you, as every seed is good, and comes true to descrijjtion. 

 The two peas, Gradus and Perpetual, are exceptionally fine. 



Mrs. Fred. L. Schubert, Hohenwald, Tenn.— Your seeds do better for me than 

 ■any I have ever tried. From your Success aud Earliest of All Tomato seed I had 

 tomatoes nearly a month before anyone in the county. I gathered my first rijii 

 tomatoes June 21st, and among them was one measuring 13 ins. in circumferenci . 



Mrs. liaty H. Yost, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.— I have been planting your seeds 

 for 18 years, and they have alwas'S done well for me. 



PROSPERlTYoR- f GRADUS 



Perpetual Pea. 



A True Pick Forever. 

 Bears from June Until October. 



Twenty-one years ago I offered Perpetual as a, 

 novelty, and have continued to supp'y it to a num- 

 ber of my customers regularly every year since. Is 

 entirely too good to be relegated back to a small 

 place in this book. Consequently I have taken It 

 out of the general list and given It tliis prominent 

 notice simply because Perpetual pea deserves it. 

 Probably there are no two concerns in the country 

 who know more about peas or who grow more 

 peas lor seed purposes than Messrs. Keeney <fe 

 i^on, of Genesee Co., N. Y., or Rogers Bros., ot I 

 Jeflferson Co., N. Y. Messrs. Keeney & Son write: ' 



"It Is more accurately named than any other 

 pea in the list, and for the private garden is an 

 excellent variety as it will continue producing 

 for a long time, if the peas are promptly and 

 completely picked as fast as they become large 

 enough to use on the table." 



This was supplemented by a letter from Rogers 

 Bj'OS., who made the following statement : 



"We consider it the best or nearest to a per- 

 petual pea of anything we have ever seen yet." 



Perpetual pea is everything its name implies. 

 11 grows about 2>^ to 3 feet high, is of strong, 

 robust habit, a good cropper, and, to secure oest 

 results, requires sticks or brush. After removing 

 the pods as fast as the.v are filled it will conunue 

 to bear right along throughout the season This 

 one feature makes it especially desirable for the 

 home or family garden. It is certainly me most 

 remarkable everbearing pea that has ever come 

 to my knowledge. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 50 cents, 

 postpaid. 



