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 to the fact that I had the honor of origin- 

 ally naming and introducing: that greatest 

 of all onions, The Prizetaker. See page 6. 



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§S^^[S?C_S Hiperlatlve vitality. My onion seed now has a 5 



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1' putation in almost every prominent onion h i 



growing district in America unsurpassed by any ^ 



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MHULE'S WETHERSFIELO 0NI0N. 



©XE ©F MY LBADIIVG SPEemLTIES F©R M©RE THRN H D©ZEN YEARS. 



There are many strains ot this justly celebrated onion offered, but I 



venture to say none that can surpass Maule's famous stock of this pop- Byer, of Arroyo Grande, Cal., raised the enormous quantity of 60,(i05 « 



ular variety. The various strains, good, bad and indifferent, that are 

 generally offered the unwary planter, comes to maturity all the way 

 from August up until as late as October. This unreliability ot cropping 

 is very disastrous to some localities. The seed which 1 am offering is of 

 the earliest form, grown from hand sorted bulbs that will produce very 

 large onions; one to two pound specimens the first .year from seed are of 

 frequent occurence. Maule's Wethersfield grows with unusual regular- 

 ity, scallions being unknown. It is a magnificent keeper. An enormous 

 cropper. 600 to 800 bushels have frequently been raised upon a single 



acre. In competition for a $250 prize which I offered, Mr. Randolph sg 



pounds of marketable onions on one acre for which he secured the pre- 

 mium. From this some idea can be calculated of its remarkable vital- 

 ity and yield. The shape is accurately shown in the illustration above. 

 In color the skin is deep purplish red and the flesh white, moderately 

 grained and of a good, strong flavor and a most relishable taste when 

 cooked. 50,000 customers unanimously endorse it as the best they have 

 ever sown. I trust no onion grower receiving this catalogue will fail to 

 try at least a small quantity of Maule's Wethersfield, for all ought to 

 know just how superior it is. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; quarter pound, 2S cents; pound. 75 cents. 



CHEAP ONION SEED IS AN ABOMINATION. 



The country is flooded with it, but 1 am satisfied that good fresh seed, crop of '97, cannot be purchased 

 at lower prices than quoted in this bool<. The figures given herewith are the lowest prices I will lil<ely be able to 

 quote for many years to come. Bear in mind, good, sound, plump seed has always been one of my greatest special- 

 ties, and that more than 50,000 onion growers lool< to me annually for their supply of seed. 



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