64 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



The Very Best 



of any Extra Early 



Longest Keeping 

 Reddish Brown Onion 



The Surest Cropper 



Money Maker 



MAULE'S EXTRA SELECTED AUSTRALIAN BROWN ONION. 



450 



Maule's Extra Selected Australian Brown Onion 



Remarkable for its Uniform Size, Shape and Keeping Qualities 



This Extra Selected Strain of Australian Brown onion has 

 been grown from onions imported direct from Australia by 

 one of our best ouion seed growers here. They are so well 

 fixed both for shape, color and keeping qualities that all 

 onion growers should plant at least a few pounds of this 

 remarkable keeping strain. The handsome onions are ex- 

 tremely hardy, yielding an enormous crop, both in weight 



and bulk. The skin is thick and of a beautiful rich brownish 

 red color. The flesh is always white, extremely solid, sweet 

 and mild in flavor. Its keeping qualities are phenomenal. 

 "We have reports from our growers that this remarkable strain 

 has been kept in good solid condition fit for market for over a 

 year after they had been harvested. A desirable early onion 

 for the home garden as well as for market. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; quarter pound, ."50 cents; pound, $1.75, postpeud. 



MAULE'S 



436 



Maule's 



Large Red Wethersf ield 



This has been one of our leading specialties 

 for more than thirty years. The engraving is 

 from a photograph. In color the skin is deep 

 purplish red. The flesh is white, moderately 

 grained, and of good character. One of our 

 patrons grew 66.905 pounds of Maule's Large Red 

 Wethersfield onions on a single acre of ground, 

 some years ago. in competition for a prize of S250. 

 Yields of 600 to 800 bushels per acre are not 

 unusual. Onion seed value depends gi'eatly upon 

 the way the stock is selected and cared for, and 

 the seed which we ofTer is of the earliest form, 

 grown from hand sorted bulbs and sure to pro- 

 duce large onions. Specimens of Maule's Large 

 Red Wethersfield weighing one or even two 

 pounds the first year from seed are not uncom- 

 mon, there is also a noteworthy uniformity ol 

 size, scallions being unknown and is a magnifi- 

 cent keeper. Many strains of Red Wethersfield 

 are ofTered the American public, but our careful 

 comparative tests convince us that none surpass 

 the one here described. It is in every way a 

 perfect red onion for home and market purposes. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 1^ pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



