70 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



Maulers Garden Peas 



CULTUKE. — Sow in earliest spring and make successional plantings every ten days until June 1. In the latter part of August sow early peas 

 for an autumn crop. Drill 1 to 2 inches deep in rows 2}^ to 4 feet apart. In the field use no sticks. In garden culture sow in double rows 10 Inches 

 apart, and use supports for the tall growing varieties. One pint to 100 feet of drill; 13^ to 2 bushel per acre. 



AULrS EARLIEST o5 ALL. 



% ^ 41 DAYS FROM -pL-ANTING , 



.S4 Maule's Earliest of All Peas 



Maule's Earliest of All pea has become the main reliance of thousands of truckers an^ 

 farmers who wish to be first in market with new peas. It is a smooth sort, with wondertui 

 ability to mature quickly. It is absolutely unsurpassed in extra early qualities, in flavor, 

 in size of pod and productiveness, in vigor and regularity of growth, and in genuine merit 

 Every seedsman claims to sell an "earliest" pea, but, after testing them all, we know thai 

 not one excels our own celebrated strain, either in quality, quantity or earliness. Maule's 

 Earliest of All is very hardy, and may be sown as soon as the soil becomes mellow. It 

 maybe relied upon to be ready for market in about forty-five days from date of germi- 

 nation. Its profitable character is shown by the fact that the demand for it Increases 

 year by year. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; qnart, 55 cts., postpaid. By express 

 or frelglit, not prepaid, quart, 35 cts.; 1 quarts. Si. 25; peck, S2.25; bushel, $8.00, 



501 Alaska 



An extra early sort, producing dark green 

 colored pods, making it a desirable shipping 

 variety as it will carry a long distance without 

 losing its color. Vines grow 2!o feet high. A 

 prolific bearer. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 

 25 cents; quart, 45 cents., postpaid. By 

 express or frelglit, not prepaid, quart, 

 30 cts.; 4 qts., SI. 10; pk.. $3.00; bu., ST. 50. 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR PEA. 



492 Nott's Elxcelsior 



One of the best dwarf wrinkled peas; hardy 

 and vigorous, and will mature almost as soon 

 as the smooth varieties. Frequentlj' ready in 

 48 days. The pods are filled with seven to nine 

 large peas. Of superior tenderness and flavor. 

 Height, 1 foot. An excellent home garden sort. 

 Pkt., 10c. ; pt.,30c.; qt., 50c., postpaid. By 

 express or freight, not prepaid, qt., 35c.; 

 4 qts., S1.25; pk., S2.25; bu., S8.00. 



502 



Premium Gem 



A fine early wrinkled pea similar to, but bet- 

 ter than McLeans Little Gem, with vine about 

 15 inches high. Pods long, with 6 to 8 very large 

 peas to a pod and of fine quality. Produced In 

 abundance. A profitable pea for market; and 

 for the home garden it is a favorite and well 

 known sort. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.i 

 quart, 4.t cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 

 I 4 quarts, Sl.lO; peck, S3.00; bushel, S7.50. 



491 American Wonder 



American Wonder is one of the earliest of the 

 wrinkled varieties. It is quite distinct from 

 all other peas in habit of growth and appear- 

 ance, of dwarf habit, with vines less than a 

 foot high. In favorable weather and soil it will 

 mature in the remarkably short period of 4J 

 days, but it is less hardy tlian Maule s Earliest 

 of All, and must not be planted as soon. It 

 makes most rapid growth immediately after 

 the soil has become somewhat warm. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 

 50 cents, postpaltl. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, qunrt, 35 cents; 4 quarts, 

 S1.25; peck, S2.35; busliel, S8.00. 



499 Ameer or Large Podded 

 Alaska 



An extra early large podded pea of excellent 

 quality. Vines grow about o feet in height, 

 producing large, finely shaped pods. The peas 

 ripen uniformly and are round, slightly dented, 

 of bright green color. A prolific bearer, making 

 it a valuable variety for the home garden or 

 market. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.; qnart, 

 45 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 4 quax'ts, $1.10; 

 peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.50. 



493 



Surprise 



This is one of the best wrinkled peas. It 1 

 about as early as the smooth varieties, and fa 

 superior to them in both quality and yield. 1 

 rsiuks with the very earliest of the wrinklec 

 sorts. The vine grows 2(1 to 24 inches high, an' 

 requires no sticks. Its sweetness is notewortbj 

 and it bears with a profusion that is truly re 

 markable. A profitable market and familj 

 garden sort both for quantitv and quality. 



Pkt., 10c. ; pt., 30c.: qt., 50 cts., postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, qt., 3S 

 cts.; 4 qts., $1.25; pk., $3.25; bu., $8.00. 



