WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 17 



General List of Vegetable Seeds 



On the following pages will be found the most complete general list of vegetable seeds ever offered by any seed 

 house "iou will find here listed not only all the good old standby s but also many novelties and specialties of com para- 

 ti\ely lecent intioduction, that should really be on the specialty pages, but have been crowded out for want of room. 



Asparagus 



Culture — The seed before sowing should be well soaked in water. Sow in the early Spring in drills 2 to 3 feet 

 apait, '^catteiing about 1 inch apart in the drills. Cover with 1 inch of soil; cultivate freely. Oue ounce will pro- 

 duce about JOO plants; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. The following Spring set out the roots to a permanent bed, in rows 

 2 to o feet apait is inches apart in the rows. Cover with 2 inches of soil. Fight beetle with Slug .Shot or Bug Death. 



1 Palmetto 



The most piofatable asparagus on the market; one rea- 

 son IS that It '^eems to be disease proof, and where other 

 ■taiieties ha'v e been susceptible to the asparagus disease, 

 Palmetto h is continued to yield big paying crops. This 

 \aiiet\ It the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment .Sta- 

 tion pio\ ed to be the best out of eight varieties planted. 

 Ptt., o cts., oz., 10 cts.; hi lb., 30 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 

 ROOTS. l-year-ol<l, 100 by mall, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mail, $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 

 45 cents per 100; $4.00 per 1,000; 

 $35.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 50 

 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000. 



3 Barr's Philadelphia 

 Mammoth 



It throws strong, well developed 

 green shoot s the entire season. A favor- 

 ite in the Philadelphia markets. At 3 

 years old Barr's Mammoth has yielded 

 at the rate of SoUO per acre. Packet, 

 5c.; ox., lOc; ^A lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mall. 

 $1.00; 2-year-old, 100 by mail, 

 $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 

 45 cents per 100; $4.00 per 1,000; 

 $35.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 50 

 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000. 



2 Giant Argenteuil 



Our strain Is an improvement upon original French 

 stock. We recommend it with great confidence to all 

 asparagus growers; an ideal home garden sort producing 

 beautiful green stalks. It has a place of Its own in the New- 

 York and Boston markets, and sells for Sl.OO to S2.00 

 more per dozen bunches than the best of old sorts. 

 Pht., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ]4 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mail, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mall, $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 45 cents per 100; 

 $4.00 per 1,000; $35.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 50 

 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000. 



4 Columbian Mammoth White 



A valuable variety because of Its whiteness, there being 

 very few green sprouts. The immense white tender 

 stalks stay clear as long as fit for use without blanching. 

 A very strong growing sort with large thick stalks, of 

 superior tenderness and flavor. 



Plst., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; i-^ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mall, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mall, $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 45 cents per 100; 

 $4.00 i>er 1,000; $35.00 per 10,000; 3-year-old, 50 

 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000. 



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PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 



Dwarf or Bush Beans-Green Pod 



Culture. — Succeed best in warm, sandy loam, enriched with well rotted stable or poultry ma- 

 nure. Must not be sown until the grouud is warm and dry. Sow in drills 18 to 3U inches apart, 1 

 to 2 inches deep, placing the beans 2 to 3 inches apart in the drills; for a succession sow every 

 2 weeks until .September. Use 1 quart to 200 feet of drill, 1 bushel to the acre. Cultivate frequent- 

 ly but shallow, and never when the foliage is wet. 



Order by number 

 or name. 



s Improved Goddard 



A Standard late shell or snap bean. The 

 long, flat green pods are very attractive and 

 when In this condition make excellent snap 

 pods. The large beans, either green or dry, 

 are equal in flavor to the limas. The plants 

 are vigorous and productive, and have never 

 been known to blight. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; qnart, 

 55 cents; postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, qnart, 40 cents; 4 quarts, 

 $1.50; peck, $2.75; bushel, $10.00. 



6 Dwarf Horticultural 



Also called Cranberry and October Bean. 

 A vigorous grower with large green pods, 

 splashed with carmine. Excellent either as 

 snaps In the green state, shelled greenor dry. 

 They become fit for use as green shelled 

 beaiis very early, and in this condition the 

 beans are Very large, easily shelled and about 

 equal to the lima in quality. 



Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; quart, 

 55 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid; quart, 40 cts.; 4 quarts, 

 $1.50; peck, $2.75; bushel, $10.00. 



7 Round Pod Refugee 



or 1000 to 1 



Very popular in many sections; enormous 

 ylelder, similar to the Earliest Improved 

 Valentine, pods one-third larger, tapering 

 to a slender point. Pods are perfectly round 

 and straight, tender and of excellent table 

 qualities; hardy, good for both early and late 

 planting; one of the best for main crop. Very 

 popular with canners. 



Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; qnart, 

 55 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, quart, 40 cents; 4 quarts, 

 $1.40; peck, $2.50; bushel, $9.00. 



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BLACK VALENTINE BEAN. 



Black Valentine 



A very hardy and iiroductive green podded bush bean, with 

 strong vigorous bush. In season a little later than our Earli- 

 est Improved Valentine, having the advantage of being suit- 

 able for both early and late planting. It will withstand 

 early and late frosts that kill other varieties. It yields enor- 

 mously and the pods are one-third longer than the Earliest 

 Improved Valentine; they are perfectly round and straight. 

 Owing to its many excellent qualities and large and hand- 

 some appearance it is a splendid sort for the market gardener. 

 Very popular in the South on account of its blight resisting 

 qualities; a long distance shipper. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 

 cents; quart, 55 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, not 

 prepaid, quart, 40 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.50; peck, $2.75; bushel, $10.00. 



GIANT ARGENTEUIL. 



l^"NOTE. — Customers may order half bushels at bushel rates 



