84 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



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TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO PUMPKIN. 



562 Tennessee Sweet Potato Pumpkin 



Pear shaped, slightly ribbed, Color, creamy white, some- 

 times lightly striped with green. Flesh light colored, fine 

 grained, dry and of a superior flavor, and when cooked resem- 

 bles a sweet potato in taste. A good keeper. 



Packet, .5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



MAULE'S HUNDRED-WEIGHT PUMPKIN. 



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Maule's Hundred- Weight Pumpkin 



The Great Premium Taker. A selected strain of our Prize Potiron. Seed saved 

 only from specimens weighing over 100 pounds. This is the pumpkin for show 

 purposes, as it not Infrequently attains a record of 200 to 250 pounds. The outside 

 is a dark salmon, decldely handsome. Contains few seeds, as we save only large 

 specimens the price is necessarily high. 



Packet, 15 cents; ?.; ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 50 cents. 



JAPANESE COLOSSAL WINTER RADISH. 



CHINA ROSE WINTER RADISH. 



Winter Radishes 



Culture. — Thrive best in a light, sandy soil enriched with rotted 

 manure. Sow the seed K Inch deep In rows 15 to 24 inches apart, in June 

 or July; thin out to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. Cultivate fre- 

 quently. Use 1 ounce to 100 feet of drill. 8 to 10 pounds per acre. Can be 

 kept over winter by placing in box of sand stored in cool cellar. 



603 Maule's Winter 



This is a fine, large, white radish, adnaittedly the best of the winter sorts. 

 It is superior to any other variety with which we are acquainted. It will 

 grow to a very large size, 8 to 15 Inches In length and even larger. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; l^ pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 



604 Japzinese Colossal Winter 



Every radish grower should plant some of this great variety. It is oval 

 shaped, fiesh and skin pure white, and grows to immense size, specimens 

 weighing from 12 to 15 pounds having been grown. In spite of Its large size 

 it retains the delightful crispness of the smaller sorts, and is one of the most 

 valuable imported varieties ever brought to this country; excellent keeper. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; }^ pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.50. 



605 Long Black Spanish Winter 



A large, black-skinned radish, with firm white flesh of pungent flavor. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 1^ pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 



606 Long Grayish White Spanish Winter 



A grayish, white skinned radish; milder flavor than Black .Spanish. It is a 

 reliable winter keeper. Pkt., 5 cts.; ox., 10 cts.; I4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



607 China Rose Winter 



A large, fine shaped rose colored radish, growing partly above the ground. 

 The portion above ground is darker in color than that below ground. The 

 size is 3 to iH inches long and in proportion. Flesh pure white. Flavor mild 

 or slightly pungent. A splendid keeper for use In winter. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; \,^ pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 



Maule'S Winter. 



Horse-Radish Sets 



Horse-radish Is always In demand in winter and spring. The culture is bj- sets or root cuttings, as it seldom seeds. These sets are planted in 

 rows or furrows 2 to 3 feet apart and 15 to 18 inches apart In the rows. The sets should be placed in a perpendicular position, with crown 3 to 6 

 inches below surface. Horse-i-adish delights in a deep, rich soU. It makes large top growth, giving weeds small chance. 



The Common Variety 



We oflTer a select strain of this wonderful root cropping vegetable, which is always in great demand on the market stall and is being used 

 more extensively. Every home garden should have at least a dozen or more of these roots growing in the garden. 

 Price, 25 cents per dozen; 90 cents per 100, by mail, postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, 25 for 20 cts.; 50 for 35 cts.; 60 cts. per 100; $3.50 per 500; $5.00 per 1000. 



Maliner Kren 



flSew Horse Radish from Bohemia.) Even ordinary horse radish is a very profitable crop, but with this mag- 

 nificent new sort the possibilities are wonderful. The roots are so much larger and heavier that the yield Is about 

 doubled. Then, too. It matures much quicker. The flesh Is pure white. Three and four tons per acre can be grown 

 easily. This grand variety was found in Bohemia by Mr. David Falrchlld, Agricultural Explorer for the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, and bur roots are from the original lot. 



Price, 6 tor 25 cents; 40 cents per dozen; Sl-TS per 100, by mall, postpaid. 

 By express or freight, t»et prepaid, 25 for 35 ots.; 50 for 65 cents; $1.25 per 100; $4.00 per 500; $8.00 per 1000. 



