4 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



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Stringless Green Pod Bush Bean 



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Burlingame Medium Field Bean 



The Stringless Ureen Pod is now one of thie most popular bush beans in America. In point of earllness It ranks among the first, in quality 

 it is excelled by none, and in bearing ability it stands -nithont a rival. The pods are round, fleshy and nearly straight; are borne in abundance 

 through a long season, beginning early. They are five inches in length, rich green in color, very tender, and of highest and best flavor. They 

 remain long in edible condition. This bean is unexcelled for home use, and will be found very profitable for market. 



Packet, W cents; pint, W cents; quart, 75 cents, postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 60 cents; 4 quarts, $2.00; peck, $5.50. 



18 Longfellow or French Stringless 



This perfectly round, green podded bean is tender and prolific, and is 

 one of the best varieties for the home garden. The pods are of fine qual- 

 ity, nearly stringless and exceedingly handsome. In production, very 

 prolific; exhibits a profusion of highly beautiful, rich green pods 7 to 8 

 inches long, straight and round. When cooked the flavor is exquisitely 

 delicious. The plant grows 14 to 16 inches high (early 6 weeks) and 

 ripens uniformly. Market gardeners give this sort preference to others. 



Packet, 10 ceiits; pint, 35 cents; qnart, 60 ceuts, postpaid. 

 Hy express or freigbt, not prepaid, quart, 45 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.60; 

 peck, S3.00. 



Earliest, hardiest, most productive and most profitable field bean in 

 America; the favorite.of the leading bean farmers in Central New York. 

 It averages 40 bushels per acre. It ripens early, and in a wet season 

 remains sound and healthy where other varieties rust and spot. The 

 ripened seed is pearly white, and is much handsomer than other 

 sorts. Produces somewhat larger dry white beans than the Navy, 

 but not as large as White Marrowfat. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 55 cents, postpaid. 

 By express or freiglit, not prepaid, quart, 40 cents; 4 quarts, $1.40; 

 peck, Sa.50; tousliel, S9.00. * 



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EARLIEST IMPROVED VALENTINE BEAN. 



Earliest Improved Valentine 



Our improved strain of this famous old reliable green podded bush 

 bean is ready for the basket in 35 to 88 days. As now perfected it has 

 full, meaty round pods, which possess beauty, tenderness and superior 

 flavor. It is an ideal snap short bean, and one that always sells well in 

 the market. Plants grow uniformly about fifteen inches in height. Our 

 Earliest Improved is a great improvement over the original Red Val- 

 entine and is now the most prolific and profitable bean of its kind. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 55 cents, postpaid. By 

 express or freigbt, not prepaid, quart, 40 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.50; 

 peck, $2.75; busliel, $10.00. 



KEENEY'S STRINGLESS GREEN POD REFUGEE BEAN. 



20 Keeney*s Stringless Green Pod Refugee 



Its habit of growth, pod and seed are the same as the old Thousan 

 One Refugee, but maturing its beans a few days earlier. Very pro 

 five; of true bush form; attains a height of IS inches. The hands* 

 round, green pods average about 5 Inches long and are brittle, teri 

 fleshy and perfectly stringless at all stages of their growth. Its qu^i 

 is superfine; for commercial canning it is unequaled, and is very di 

 able for home or market garden. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 35 cents; quart, 60 cents, postp 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 45 cents; 4 quarts. Si 

 I peck, $3.00; bushel, $11.50. 



l^TNOTE. — Customers may order half bushels at bushel rates 



