34 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



Sweet or Sugar Corns 



Cui/TUEE. — Sweet corn always does well on sod land, or where clover has been turned down. Plant when danger of frost is over, In hilli 

 2x3 feet, or 3x4 feet, according to variety. Give frequent and continued shallow culture. Leave two or three stalks to the hill, and maki 

 sucoesslonal plantings until nearly mid-summer. Use one quart for 600 hills; six to eight quarts per acre. Cover seed with an inch of soil 



225 



Maule's Improved Giant 



The Largest Eared Sugeir Com 



Maule's Improved Giant is the largest and best 

 sweet corn grown, and any one desiring sugai 

 corn producing ears of Immense size, which are at 

 the same time of delicious flavor, will do well to 

 give Improved Giant a thorough trial. It is late 

 The stalks are comparatively short, and so thick 

 and strong they stand up well against storms and 

 rains. The ears are frequently 12 inches or moie 

 in length, well formed and exceedingly handsome 

 In sweetness, succulence, depth of grain and fine 

 table quality Maule's Improved Giant will be found 

 hard to beat. We recommend it to private or 

 market gardeners as well as canners. 



Packet, 10 cts.; pint, S25 cts.; quart, 45 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or &elglit, not prepaid, 

 qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts.,$1.10, pk., $S.OO; bn., $7.00. 



210 Golden Cream 



A golden yellow Country Gentleman sweet corn 

 becoming very popular on account of its delic- 

 ious flavor. Its sweetness and tenderness resemble 

 both parents. Golden Bantam and Counti-y Gentle- 

 man. It is as early as the former. The stalks grow 

 about four to five feet high, and bear two ears. 

 The kernels are long and pointed and are borne on 

 a very slender cob in irregular rows. 



Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.; quart, 45 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.10; pk., $2.00; bn., $7.00. 



211 Metropolitan 



This early sweet corn matures just after First of 

 All. The stalks are five feet high, bearing two or 

 more ears about 9 inches long, with 10 or 12 rows of 

 grains. It will prove to be an admirable sweet 

 corn for table or market. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 

 25 cts.; quart, 40 cts., postpaid. By express 

 or freight, not prepaid, qaart, 30 cts.; 4 qts., 

 $1.00.; peck, $1.75; bushel, $6.00. 



213 Early Champion 



A second-early variety, already popular. The 

 ears usually have 12 rows of white grains, which 

 are tender and sweet. It is an extremely valuable 

 sort for market and home purposes. Packet, 10 

 cts.: pint, 25 cts.; qnart, 45 cts., postpaid. By 

 express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 35 cts.; 

 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $2.00; bnsUel, $7.00. 



217 



Zig Zag Evergreen 



HOWLING MOB SWEET CORN. 



219 Howling Mob 



A large eared early sweet corn, ready for 

 use about five days later than First of All, 

 generally producing two good ears to a stalk, 

 averaging 7 to 9 inches long, with 12 to 14 

 rows of pearly-white grains. The stalks grow 

 4 to b feet high. An excellent home or market 

 sort. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; 

 quart, 45 cents, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, quart, 35 cents; 

 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.00. 



Matures about eight days ahead of StoweU's 

 Evergreen. But the arrangement of the kernels 

 on the cob is entirely different; so peculiar, in 

 fact, as to give the corn its name. Invariably 

 two perfect ears to the stalk. Packet, 10 cts.; 

 pint, 25 cts.; quart, 40 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, not prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 

 4 quarts, $1.00; peck, $1.75; bushel, $6.00. 



227 Adam's Extra Early 



Not as sweet nor as early as Premo, but decid- 

 edly more hardy. Is welcomed on the table if 

 pulled promptly after reaching maturity. The 

 grains are tender and white, and the ear presents 

 a fair and attractive appearance. In general de- 

 mand by truckers and market gardeners. 



Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.; quart, 40 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 qt., 30 cts.; 4 qts., 75 cts.; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.50. 



228 Maule's Late Mammoth 



This tall growing sugar corn is one of the very 

 sweetest known. It matures a little later than 

 StoweU's Evergreen, and is large in both stalk 

 and ear. In quality it is delicious, being sweet 

 and tender. The ears remain long in the green 

 state, and it is particularly good for canning pur- 

 poses. An excellent late sort for the garden. 



Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.; quart., 45 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quart, 35 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, $2.00; 

 bushel, $7.00. 



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MAULE'S IMPROVED 



GIANT SUGAR CORN. 



NOTE. — Customers may order half bushels at bushel rates. 



