30 MAULE’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1902 
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MAULE’S IMPROVED HUBBARD SQUASH ‘ 
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More people in more places plant the Hubbard Squash than any other | heavy knife or even a cleaver or hatchet in opening it. The toughness ry 
sort; that is, it is the American favorite. It out-sells all other varieties | of the rind or shell makes the squash a good keeper. The color of the 7 
in winter in the great Eastern markets. It is an especial favorite in New | Hubbard varies somewhat, being sometimes green and sometimes 
York and New England, but reaches perfection almost everywhere at | orange or reddish when mature; but the colorand quality of the flesh 
the North from ocean to ocean. Thousands and ten of thousands of | are fixed and unchangeable. _ = : 5 is 
barrels of Hubbards areannually disposed of in Philadelphia, New York This squash is prepared for the table in many ways, and is a palatable 
and Boston, and while the average strain is good there are differences in | and wholesome vegetable. It may be stewed, baked, fried, or used for 
the Hubbard type which should be recognized by progressive gardeners, | pies. For the latter purpose it outrivals the best of the pumpkins. It 4! 
It would indeed be strange if the varied and long-continued cultivation | is employed for human food; rarely for stock food. x 3] 
had failed to produce improved forms of this celebrated winter squash. For many years I have given special attention to the Hubbard, recog- | 
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Maule’s Improved Hubbard is a development or improvement of the | nizing its superior merit and its permanent position in public favor. & 
ordinary Hubbard Squash. It has a smooth skin, a hard shell; rich flesh. | The seed which I offer this year is, I feel sure, better than ever. It is an § 
It represents the perfection of the type. It is an intensified Hubbard. improved strain, resulting from careful and long continued selection, _ 
The flesh is of a rich yellow or orange color, and is very fine grained, | and I am confident that no better Hubbard stock is to-day on the Ameri- & 
solid, dry and sweet. ‘The shell isso hard that itis necessary to use a | can market. Manle’s: Improved is the choicest type of Hubbard grown. et | 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 4, pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. $ al 
The Quarter Century Tomato. 
Bright Scarlet—Early and Upright. 
This grand new early type (whose name accords 
so well with this edition of my catalogue) is an 
upright or tree tomato, with “potato” or wrinkled } 
leaves, producing fruit of a bright scarlet color. })} 
If it excels Dwarf Champion it isin color of fruit | 
and productiveness. It unquestionably has the } 
blood of Dwarf Champion in its veins, the other }¢ 
parent being the much esteemed Lorillard. The ]¥% 
fruit.is of high table quality—the very best. The 
average size is about 34% by 2% inches; thatis, the 
fruit is deep. Mr. John TI. White, of Little Silver, | . 
New Jersey, a tomato expert, says it gives him ] 
“the best satisfaction for personal gardening”’ of 
all the tomatoes he has ever tried. I regard it as 
a decided acquistion among early sorts, especially | 
as it shows the remarkable and quite unusual } 
trial of withstanding a change of conditions in 
early Summer without dropping its fruit. It may 
be started under glass, and allowed to set fruits, 
and then shifted to the open ground upon the : 
coming of settled warm weather, thus saving ss TANT 
much time. It will, 1am confident, prove to be | AE : NY ARIA! 
a great seller, especially in markets demanding , \ NY \\\\ 
a bright red tomato. The habit of growth of the QU ARTER AW 
plant is very compact, and but little space is de- : AA Wack 
manded for lateral development; in fact, the ‘CENTURY’ Ae \ 
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‘THE SILVER EGG TOMATO. 
A Unique Novelty. Fine Flavor. Very Productive. 
This new tomato was sent to me for trial by a celebrated Huropean seed grower and is ? 
therefore of foreign origin. In my trials it proved to be entitled to more than passing | 
| notice, consequently I made immediate efforts to procure seed to offer it this year. I< 
S| was able to get only a limited supply, sufficient, however, to offer it in a Small way. ® 
\|' Iam sure all who will try it, will be pleased, as this novelty has merit. The shape and 
size is well shown in the illustration. The mature fruits average quite uniformly the F 
=|) Size and form of a hen’s egg. The skin is white or cream color and decidely wax-like in 
} appearance. It is wonderiully productive; the tomatoes forming in great clusters. It 
i! iS solid, meaty and of excellent flavor, either raw or cooked, while for preserving it is 
the equal of the celebrated pear and plum shaped sorts. Packet, 10 cents. en 
it is Well to Remember 
py $1.00 buys $1.30 worth of Maule’s Seeds in packets and ounces. 
$2.00 buys $2.75 worth of Maule’s Seeds in packets and ounces. 
2 $3.00 buys $4.25 worth of Maule*s Seeds in packets and ounces. 
$4.00 buys $5.70 worth of Maule’s Seeds in packets and ounces 
SILVER EGG TOMATO. ss $5.00 buys $7.50 worth of Maule’s Seeds in packets and ounces 
if desired. The dark, crumpled leaves are quite aa | 
ornamental, and the stems are stiffly erect. It : OMATO 
certainly deserves general trial. Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 50 cents; 14 pound, $1.50; pound, $5.00. 
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