74 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



Garden Peas. 



Peas belong in three groups: Garden, field and edible podded. Garden peas are smooth or wrinkled. The 



smooth are earlier and most hardy. The wrinkled are sweetest. Field peas are of high value in stock feeding and 



green manuring. Edible podded peas are growing in favor. 



LL-LTURE.— .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; IJ^ to 2 bushels per acre. 



AULE'5 EARLIEST oj ALL. 



FROM -pLJANTING , 



488 



Maule's Earliest of All Peas 



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

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

 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 that 

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

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

 may be 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. Pacfeet, 10 cts.; pint, 35 cts.; quart, 4.5 cts., postpaid. By express 

 or freight, uot prepaid, qnart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, S3. 00; bnsbel, $7.00. 



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, also a popular variety for can- 

 ning. Vines grow about 2^2 feet high. A prolific 

 bearer. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.; quart, 

 4.5 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not 

 prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, $11. 00; peck, 

 SI. 15; bushel, S6.50. 



492 



Notfs Excelsior 



One of the best dwarf wrinkled peas; hardy 

 and vigorous, and will mature almost as soon 

 as the smooth varieties. Frequently ready in 

 4S 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., 25c.; qt., 45c., postpaid. By 

 express or freight, not prepaid, qt., 30c.; 

 4 qts., SI. 10; pis., $2.00; bu., $7.00. 



502 



Premium Gem 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR PEA. 



American Wonder 



491 



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, the vines being unusually robust and 

 stoclvy, of dwarf habit, with vines less than a 

 foot high. In favorable weather and soil it will 

 mature in the remarkably short period of -12 

 days, but it is less hardy than ilaule 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, 25 cents; quart, 

 45 cents, postpaid. B.r express or freight, 

 uot prepaid, quart, 30 cents; 4 quarts, 

 $1.10; peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.00. 



499 Ameer or Large Podded 

 Alaska 



An extra early large podded pea of excellent 

 quality. Vines grow about 8 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.; quart, 

 45 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.10; 

 peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.00. 



A fine early wrinkled pea similar to. but bet- 

 ter than McLean's Little Gem, with vine about 

 15 Inches high. Pods long, with 6 to S 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.; 

 quart, 45 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 

 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.00. 



493 



Surprise 



This is one of the best of the wrinkled peas, 

 and is to-day one of the most famous. It is 

 about as early as the smooth varieties, and far 

 superior to them in both quality and yield. It 

 ranks with the very earliest of the wrinkled 

 sorts. The vine grows 20 to 21 inches high, and 

 requires no sticks. Its sweetness is noteworthy, 

 and it bears with a profusion that is truly re- 

 markable. A profitable market and family 

 garden sort both for quantity and qualitj". 



Pkt., 10c. ; pt., 25c.; qt., 45 cts., postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, qt., 30 

 cts.; 4 qts., $1.10; pk., $2.00; bu., $7.00. 



