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 ONE IN MV catalogue FOR 1898, 



AND SHOULD BE READ BY EVERY ONE BEFORE SENDING IN THEIR ORDER. 



In the first place, I wish to call the attention of my friends to five reasons why their seed 

 order for 1898 should be sent to Wm. Henry Maule, 171 1 Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A. 



Reason No. J. ^^ ^'^ ^^^ only house in America selling seeds direct 

 ^^=s== to the consumer only. Maule's Seeds are not sold to 

 dealers to sell again, and the prices quoted in this book and in my 

 Special Price List to market gardeners are the lowest and only fig- 

 ares at which Maale's Seeds can be purchased. 



Reason No. 2, What seeds I do not raise myself are grown especially 



==^^:=^= for me by seed farmers in various parts of the United 



States and Canada, who have been raising seeds for me for many 



years, consequently, in sending your order to me, you deal direct 



with first hands, as middlemen are a superfluity In the seed business. 



Reason No. 3. ^ have in Philadelphia two seed establishments, whose 

 ^=^1^^^:^= superior does not exist, for the purpose of conducting 

 the mail order business. These two buildings shown on the reverse 

 side of this page, were erected at a cost of more than a hundred thou- 

 sand dollars, and contain every modern appliance known to facil- 

 itate the filling and forwarding of 3,000 to 4,000 orders a day. 



Reason No. 4. Maule's Seeds are always warranted to be as repre- 

 ^ssssssssss sented, if they prove otherwise, I will cheerfully refund 

 the money paid for them, or refill the order free of charge; it must 

 be distinctly understood, however, that I cannot under any circum- 

 stances guarantee a crop of anything. 



Reason No. 5. -^^ ^^^ prices quoted in this catalogue all Garden and 

 Flower seeds are delivered by mall, postpaid, excepting 



Feas, beans, sweet corn, etc., when quoted by the peck and bushel, 

 guarantee delivery of all goods in good order; when received In a 

 damaged condition I hold myself responsible for the loss. 



When Sending In Your Order, Bear The Following In Mind : 



Always sign your name, giving your full post oflBce address with county. If your shipping point is different from your 

 Post OflBce, do not fail to give it. 



Write all remarks, or any communication you may have to make, on a separate sheet of paper. Write the order 

 on the order sheet enclosed in this catalogue, and should this become mislaid, write your order with shipping directions on 

 a sheet of paper separate from any letter you may write me. If you do this it will help us greatly in filling orders. 



Always remit by Bank Draft or Express or Post Office Money Order; if not in either of these ways, be sure to register 

 your letter, remembering that on amounts of $1.00 and over, the expense of sending money may be deducted from the order. 



I wish to call the attention of my friends to my special discount on seeds in packets. It takes as much time and care to flli 

 an order for 15 cts. as one for $1.00 or more, so, for a number of years I have offered the following discount on seeds in packets. 



$1.00 buys seeds in packets to the value of $1.30. < 



$2.00 buys seeds in packets to the value of $2.75. 



A $25.00 club is very 

 sure to win one of the 

 cash prizes offered on 

 page 1. 



See page 1 for my of- 

 fer of $1,000 in cash 

 prizes for the iO larg- 

 est club orders. 



$3.00 buys seeds in packets to the value of $4.25. 



$5.00 buys seeds in packets to the value of $7.50. 



$25.00 buys seeds in packets to the value of $50.00. 



Bear in mind this discount applies to seeds in packets only, and is not allowed on 

 ounces, quarter pounds, pounds, pints, quarts, pecks, bushels, etc. 



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I will send either one of these books, absolutely free, to any one sending me an order for anything in this catalogue 

 amounting to $6.00, or J will send both books with an order amounting to $12.00. It must be understood that only one copy 

 of each book will be sent to one customer, no matter how large the order, and then only when they request it when ordering. 



Tl\e ei^o?rr\ous derr\ar\cl for* Maule's Seeds is suffieieryl- eVider\ee op t^eii^ supefio? iT\e?!ts. 



ll^aVe r\arr\ed ar\d ir\|-r'odueed n^oi''e\/afietiesofster'ling iT\er'ittharvar\yot'hei''"Anr\e?icar\ 5eedsrr\ar\. 



I r\ow \\a\Je or\ rr\y books 305,416 cu5loT\ef'5,sit'ualed a\ 47, 707 difpei'er\t posf offices. 



Last" yeaP I paid Ur\clecian^^28,742 fo? posl-a^e. 



[\a\/e elairryed fo? seVer'al yeafs \\\q\ I do t^e Iaj|^e5t'dii''ecl" rT\ail o?de? busir\ess ir\|-He cour\t-?y. 



$1000 JULY 1ST i898,F0RTHE 40 IARGEST(P ORDERS SENT ME THIS SEASON, see PAGE 1. 



