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Maule’s Onion Sets of the 
Produced from Thoroughbred Seed and True to Name. 
WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA., 1923 
Best Quality 
We Sell All Onion Sets 32 Pounds to the Bushel 
CULTURE—Onion sets should be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. Set the onions in the ground lightly (do not cover) 
in shallow furrows, 12 to 18 mches apart and about 2 inches apart in the row. Young oniens may be had in 5 weeks. 
By planting sets, onions can 
be produced for market or household use 4 to 6 weeks earlier than can be had from seed. Onions from sets are usually harvested in the locality — 
of Philadelphia in July, which allows the sowing of another crop on the same ground the same season. 
J The value of onion sets may vary,so all our prices are 
subject to change without notice. 
Yellow Potato or Yellow Multiplier 
This really excellent sort multiplies by division of the 
_ parent bulb. It is a large yellow skin onion, flesh white and 
mild in flavor, and a good cropper. 
green bunching or large, dry ripe onions earlier than any 
other kind. This variety does not produce seed. 
about 100 feet long, use 8 to 10 bushels to an acre. 
Maule’s Yellow Globe Danvers 
Grown from our own seed. This is one of the best and 
most popular for raising early big onions from sets. 
Pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 cents; 
5 quarts, $1.50, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, quart, 25 cents; 4 quarts, 75 cents; 
peck, $1.35; bushel, $5.00. 
Maule’s White Silver Skin 
Grown from our best selected seed. These sets will pro- 
duce beautiful, silvery-white onions very early in the sea- 
son. A favorite sort for home and market gardeners. 
Pint, 25 cemts; quart, 40 cents; 
5 quarts, $1.75, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, quart, 30 cents; 4 quarts, 85 cents; 
peck, $1.50; bushel, $5.75. 
Maule’s Large Red Wethersfield 
Grown from seed of our celebrated strain. Very hardy; 
good keepers. One of the best red onions for all purposes. 
Pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 cents; 
5 quarts, $1.50, pustpaid. 
No prepaid, quazt, 25 cents; £ quarts, 75 cents; 

ONION SETS. 

peck, $1.35; bushel, $5.00. 
CULTURE—Sow in frames or border in early spring, in drills 12 to 
18 inches apart and 1 inch deep. When plants are 6 to 8 inches high 
transplant to permanent quarters in rows a foot apart and plants 4 
to 6 inches apart in rows. Set the young plants deeply in the soil, 
so that the neck, being covered, will easily blanch. A packet will sow 
about 25 feet of drill, an ounce to 150 feet, 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. The soil should be rich. 
The leek is hardy, and may be preserved in trenches like celery; or, in mild latitudes, left in 
the open ground all winter and covered with litter. Ready to use in about 80 days, 
313 Giant Italian Leek 
The Favorite Home or Market Sort 
The largest variety, stems very thick with broad 
leaves. When well grown often produces stalks three 
inches in diameter; white and tender, mild in flavor. 
It is an exceptionally hardy garden or market sort; 
matures in 80 days. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 
quarter pound, 70 cents; pound, $2.25, postpaid. 


Customers may order half pound at pound rate, 
2 pounds or over at 5 pound rate, postpaid. 
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Garlic Sets 
Used for Flavoring 
A bulbous root of the onion type, 
having a strong, penetrating odor, and 
flavor, esteemed for flavoring soups, 
stews, ete. Ready to use in 150 days. 
CULTURE—The bulbs (sets) are com- 
posed of several parts, which should be 
divided and planted in rows 1 to 3 feet 
apart, 6 inches apart in the rows, and 
one inch deep. When the tops turn yel- 
low take up and dry in the shade. 
l4 pound, 20 cents; 4 pound 30 cents; 
pouna, 50 cents; 5 pounds, $2.00, 
postpaid. 
Siz 
Green Pods Impart a Rich Flavor When Used in Soups, Stews, etc. 
A fashionable Southern vegetable of easy growth in 
the North. The pods are used when young and tender 
as a Separate dish or in soups and stews. 
CULTURE.—Sow in May 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 
| the rows. Use a packet to about 25 feet of drill; an 
| ounce to about.100 feet, 8 pounds to anacre. Ready to 
/ use in 50 to 60 days. 
431 Perkin’s Perfected 
Long Pod 
Long, Dark Green Pods 
Large okra, esteemed by canners and market 
gardeners. It isa great improvement ontheold 
green podded sorts. Large, handsome green 
pods. Fine quality, very productive. 4to5 ft. tall. 
Matures its giant green pods in 60 days. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
quarter pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; 
5 pounds, $3.25, postpaid. 
434 White Velvet 
. Early and Productive 
Pods are round and smooth, while in other 
sorts the pods areridged or square edged. Super- 
jor flavor and tenderness. It is very productive, 
producing its Smooth white pods in 55 days. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
quarter pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; 
5 pounds, $3.25, postpaid. 




A quart of onion sets will plant a row 
Will produce either 
Pint, 30 cents; quart, 45 cents; 
5 quarts, $2.00. postpaid. 
Net prepaid, quart, 35 cents; 4 quarts,$1.00; 
peck, $1.75; bushel, $6.50. 
White Multiplier or White Potato 
Increases by division of the parent bulb, producing a 
cluster of large white skin onions. Flesh white and of mild 
flavor. Hardy, early anda good cropper, 4 1o 15 bulbs grow- 
ing from one bulb set out. 
for bunching. 
Of excellent quality and size 
This variety does not make seed. 
Pint, 30 cents; quart, 45 cents; 
- 5S quarts, $2.00, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, quart, 35 cents; 4 quarts, $1.00; 
peck, $1.75; bushel, $6.50. 














































433 Dwarf Georgia Favorite 
Low Growing but Giant Podded 
A giant podded dwarf okra, producing in 50 
days an abundant crop of long, dark green 
pods, which are twice the length of the common 
varieties. Grows about 2 feet high, and produces 
pods a few inches from the ground to the top of 
the plant. The pods last Jong in prime condition, 
and are borne in great profusion all summer. 
Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 
quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; 
5 pounds, $4.50,postpaid, ~ 
