68 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



Italian and 



Pickling Onions 



466 Extra Early Pearl 



One of the earliest white onions; of mild flavor 

 and a good keeper. Sometimes grows 5 to 6 

 inches in diameter the first year from seed. A 

 very attractive early onion for the home gar- 

 den as well as the market. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents; 

 li pound, Sl.OO; pound, §3.50. 



WHITE BARLETTA, THE SMALLEST ONION GROWN. 



White Barletta 



Earliest and smallest onion grown; bulbs 

 only U-4 to \y^ inches in diameter, flattened on 

 top, and ;'4inch in depth. Color, beautiful waxy 

 white. A good keeper; excellent for pickling. 

 Pkt,. lOc; oz., 35c.; '4 lb,, §1.00; lb., $3.50. 



464 Neapolitan Marzajola 



A large, early onion, with silvery white si 

 A leader in the Italian markets and of pro! 

 merit in America. If sown early will gro^ 

 a large size the first year. .\ good keel 

 Pkt., lOc; or,., 35c.; \i lb., $1.00; lb., $3 



Maule's Onion Sets, Philadelphia Grown 



Philadelphia has long been famed, the country over, for growing the best onion sets, and we are prepared to furnish the choicest stoct 

 Produced from thoroughbred seed and true to name. The peck and bushel prices on onion sets are subject to market changes. 



We sell all onion sets 32 lbs. to the bushel, except where noted. 



Maule's YeUow Globe Danvers Onion Sets 



Grown from our own seed. This is one of the best onions for raising from sets. 

 Pint, 20 cents.; quart, 35 Cents; 5 quarts, S1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, quart, 25 cts.; peck, S1.*0; busliel, S5.00. 



Maule's White Silver Skin Onion Sets 



Grown from our best selected seed. These sets will produce onions very early 

 m the season. Pint, 20 cts.; quart, 35 cts.; 5 quarts, SI. 50, postpaid. By 

 express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 25 cts.; peck, SI. 50; bushel, S5.50. 



Maule's Large Red Wethersfield Onion Sets 



Grown from seed of our celebrated strain. Very hardy; good keepers. One of 

 the best red onions. Pint, 20 cts.; quart, 35 cts.; 5 quarts, SI. 50, postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, qt., 25 cts.; pk., SI. 40; bu., S5.00. 



Yellow Potato or Yellow Multiplier Onion Sets 



This really excellent sort multiplies by division of the parent bulb. It is a large 

 yellow skin onion, flesh white and mild in flavor, maturing early, and is a good 

 cropper. Does not produce seed. Pt., 25c.; qt., 40c.; 5 qts., SI. 75. postplild. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, qt., 30 cts.; pk., Sl-75; bn., S6.00. 



White Multiplier or White Potato Onion Sets 



Increases by division of the parent bulb, producing a cluster of large white skin 

 onions. Flesh white and of mild flavor. Hardy, early and a good cropper. This 

 \arietydoes not make seed. Regret crop very short. Pint, 25 cents; quart, 

 YELLOWGLOBE DANVERS40 cents; 5 quarts, SI. 75. postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, .',7^ 



ONION SETS. quart, 30 cents; peck, $1.75; bushel, $6.00. 



Garlic Sets 



A bulbous root of the onion type, used for flavoring. Culture same 

 as onions, except that the bulbs (sets) should be divided and planted 

 In rows I to 3 feet, setting the sets 6 inches apart in the rows, and one 

 inch deep. When the tops turn yellow take up and dry in the shade. 

 Garlic Sets, per pound, 45 cents; 3 pounds, $1.25, postpaid 



EGYPTIAN OR PERENNIAL TREE. 



Egyptian or Perennial Tree Onion Sets 



A perfectly hardy perennial onion, throwing up stalks every sprlD 

 It produces sets or small bulbs at the summit of the stalk" and 11 

 root also divides. It is often planted in autumn for scallions. 



Pint, 20 cents; quart, 30 cents; 5 quarts, $1.25, postpaid, 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 20 cents; peck, S1.1 

 bushel of 28 pounds, $4.00. 



Okra or Gumbo 



A fashionable .Southern vegetable, of easy 

 growth in the Xorth. The pods are used when 

 young and tender for soups and stews. 



Culture. — .Sow in Jlay and June, after the 

 ground is warm, in drills three feet apart, cover 

 the seed with about 1 inch of soil, and thin to 

 12 to 18 Inches apart in tlie rows. Use 1 ounce ot 

 seed to 100 feet of row; S pounds to an acre. 



433 



Dwarf Georgia Favorite 



DWARF GEORGIA FAVORITE OKRA. 



A very early maturing, giant podded dwarf 

 okra, producing an abundant crop of long, 

 green pods, which are twice the length of the 

 common varieties, and of superior quality for 

 soups, etc. The plant grows about 2 feet high, 

 and produces pods a few inches from the 

 ground to the top of the plant. The pods last 

 Ions in prime condition, and are borne in 

 great profusion all summer. 



Pkt., 5c., oz., 10c. ; % lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



430 Kleckley's Favorite 



The pods average 6 ins. in length by VA ins. in 

 diameter at the bottom, carrying the thickness 

 well throughout the length. Plant grows 2J^ to 

 3 ft. in height: the smooth pods appear at leaf 

 joints. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 14 lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



431 Perkin's Perfected Long Pod 



Large okra, esteemed by canners and market 

 gardeners. It is a great improvement on the old 

 green podded sorts. I^arge, handsome green 

 pods. F'lne quality, very productive. -1 to 5 ft. tall. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; '^ lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



VELVET 



434 White Velvet 



Pods are round and smooth, while in otl 

 sorts the pods are ridged or square edged. Sup 

 lor flavor and tenderness. It Is very produetl 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 \i pound, 20 cents; ponnd, 60 cemtBi 



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