WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA.' 



Vegetable Seeds — 3 



Maule's Superior Vegetable Seeds 



All the Best Old Standbys as Well as the Newest Novelties 



Asparagus 



Culture. — The seed before sowing should be well soaked in water. Sow in the early Spring in drills 2 to 3 feet 

 apart, scattering about 1 Inch apart In the drills. Cover with 1 Inch of soil; cultivate freely. One ounce will pro- 

 duce about 400 plants; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. The following Spring set out the roots to a permanent bed, In rows 

 2 to 5 feet apart, 18 inches apart in the rows. Cover with 2 Inches of soil. Fight beetle with Slug Shot or Bug Death. 



Palmetto 



The most profitable asparagus on the market; one rea- 

 son is that It seems to be disease proof, and where other 

 varieties have been susceptible to the asparagus disease, 

 Palmetto has continued to yield big paying crops. This 

 variety at the New Jersey Agricultural E.xperiment Sta- I 

 tion proved to be the best out of eight varieties planted. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



ROOTS, l-year-old, 100 by mall, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mall, $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 50 cents per 100; 

 $4.00 per 1,000; $37.50 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 

 65 cents per 100; $5.50 per 1,000. 



3 Barr's Philadelphia 

 Mammoth 



It throws strong, well deA'eloped 

 green shoots the en l ire season. A favor- 

 ite in the Philadelphia markets. At 3 

 years old Barr's Mammoth has yielded 

 at the rate of SoOO per acre. 

 Pl£t.,5c.; oz.,10c.; 14, lb., 25c.; lb. ,75c. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mall, 

 $1.00; 2-year-old, 100 by mall, 

 $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 

 50 cents per 100; $4.00 per 1,000; 

 $37.50 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 

 65 cents per 100; $5.50 per 1,000. 



2 Giant Argenteuil 



Our strain is an improvement upon original French 

 stock. We recommend It with great confidence to all 

 asparagus growers; an ideal home garden sort producing 

 beautiful green stalks. It has a place of Its own in the New 

 York and Boston markets, and sells for 81.00 to S2.00 

 more per dozen bunches than the best of old sorts. 

 Ptt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mail, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mall, $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 50 cents per 100; 

 $4.00 per 1,000; $37.50 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 

 65 cents per 100; $5.50 per 1,000. 



4 Columbian Mammoth White 



A valuable variety because of its whiteness, there being 

 very few green sprouts. The immense white tender 

 stalks stay clear as long as fit for use without blanching. 

 A very strong growing sort with large thick stalks, of 

 superior tenderness and flavor. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; '4 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mall, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mall, $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 ft-elght, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 50 cents per 100; 

 $4.00 per 1,000; $37.50 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 

 65 cents per 100; $5.50 per 1,000. 



Dwarf or Bush Beans 



Green Pod 



Culture.— Succeed best in warm, sandy loam, enriched with well rotted stable or poultry ma- 

 nure. Must not be sown until the ground is warm and dry. Sow in drills 18 to 30 inches apart, 1 

 to 2 Inches deep, placing the beans 2 to 3 inches apart in the drills; for a succession sow every 

 2 weeks until September. Use 1 quart to 200 feet of drill, 1 bushel to the acre. Cultivate frequent- 

 ly but shallow and never when the foliage is wet. 



Improved Goddard 



PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 



A standard late shell or snap bean. 

 The long, flat green pods are very attrac- 

 tive and when in this condition make 

 excellent snap pods. The large beans, 

 either green or dry, are equal in flavor to 

 the llmas. The plants are vigorous and 

 productive, and have nevei: been known to blight. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 55 cents; post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 40 cts.; 

 4 quarts, $1.50; peck, $2.75; bushel, $10.00. 



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Henderson^s Bountiful 



An improved "Long Yellow Six Weeks," producing many 

 more, better and larger green pods. It is very hardy, ex- 

 tremely early, very prolific and bears continuously for sev- 

 eral weeks. The green pods are of large size, fiat, very uni- 

 form in shape, solid, meaty, striugless and of delicious flavor. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 35 cents; quart, 60 cents, post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 45 cts.; 

 4 quarts, $1.60; peck, $3.00; bushel, $11.00. 



GiANT ARGENTEUIL. 



HENDERSON'S BOUNTIFUL BEAN. 



BLACK VALENTINE BEAN. 



11 Black Valentine 



A very hardy and productive green podded 

 bush bean, with strong vigorous bush. It 

 will withstand early and late frosts that kill 

 other varieties. It yields enormously and 

 the pods are one-third longer than the Ear- 

 liest Improved Valentine; they are perfectly 

 round and straight. Owing to its many 

 excellent qualities and large and handsome 

 appearance it is a splendid sort for the mar- 

 ket as well as the home gardener. Very 

 jwpular in the South on account of its blight 

 resisting qualities; a long distance shipper. 



Pkt., 10 cU.; pt., 30 cte.; qt, 55 cte., post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 qt., 40 cU.; 4 qts.,$1.50; pk., $2.75; bu., $10.00. 



