WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA.. 1922 



272 Japanese Climbing 



Can Be Grown on Pole or Trellis 



All cucumbers are of trailing or creeping 

 habit, but this one is a real climber and does 

 best on pole or trellis. It can tie picked in 50 

 days. The fruit is of excellent quality, of dark 

 green color. The flesh is pure -white and never 

 bitter. Fine for slicing and pickling. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, ti5 cents) 

 J^ pouud, 75 cents; pound, S3. 50, postpaid. 



259 Snow's Pickling 



The Right Size for Bottling 



, A beautiful dark green cucumber which is the 



Iright size for bottling. Matures in 65 days. It 



;is cylindrical in shape with square ends. The 



■flesh is firm, crisp and tender. Very popular. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, lH cents; 



quarter pound, 4:0 cents; pOTind, gl.35; 



5 pounds, $5.75, postpaid. 



259 SNOW'^S PICKLING 258 Nichol's Medium Green Always straight and Smooth 



A handsome variety, in shape between Early White Spine and Long Green. Worthy of a high 

 place in the list of pickling sorts, and second to none for slicing when mature. Ready to pick in 

 50 days. Color dark green. Flesh crisp and tender. Size medium. Always straight and smooth. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 13 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.35, postpaid. 



261 Westerfield's Chicago Pickling Green, with Prominent Spines 



This variety is preferred above all others by some of the largest pickling establishments in Chi 

 cago and elsewhere. It is one of the best for the purpose, combining almost every good quality, 

 and being satisfactory alike to grower and pickle maker. Matures its crop in 68 days. 



Packet, 8 cents; ounce, 13 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.35, postpaid 



A Vegetable that should 

 be More Largely Grown 



Egg Plants 



It affords an Elxcellent 

 Substitute for Meat 



Oplturb.— Sow the seed in hotbed or greenhouse in March or April, and transplant in small pots or shallow boxes. Plant In the open ground 

 .when danger of frost is past, in rows 3 feet apart each way. A packet will produce about 150 plants, an ounce about 2000 plants; !4 pound for 

 an acre. Ready for use in 120 to 140 days. To prevent blight and bugs use Bordeaux Mixture, Bordo Lead, Key-Cide or Bug Death. 



282 Black Beauty 



The Earliest Large Egg Plant 



Originated In South Jersey. It combines in 

 itself many characteristics which are very val- 

 uable. It is very early, maturing in 120 days. 

 By this we mean it is the earliest variety that 

 grows to a good size suitable for market. It is 

 Tery desirable in color, being a jet black. Shape 

 is well shown in illustration; average weight 

 2 to 3 pounds. It Is dwarf growing and bears 

 its fruit close to the main stem. 



Packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 30 cents; 



ounce, 50 cents; quarter pound, $1.50; 

 pound, $5.50, postpaid. 



281 New York Improved 

 Purple Egg Plant 



Leading Sort for Home and Market 



A vigorous grower. Fruit is large, fine and 

 free from thorns. Matures in 130 days. Skin 

 rich purple. Flesh white and of good flavor. 

 We can highly recominend our carefully se- 

 lected strain of this egg plant to everyone. 

 Packet, 10 cents; lialf ounce, 30 cents; 

 ounce, 50 cents; quarter pound, $1.50; 

 potuid, $.5.50, postpaid. 



New Jersey Grown Egg Plants 



Ready for delivery about May 15th 



Monlo'c Pv/><>1einT> Seed-bed plants, 50 cents per dozen, 85 cents per 25, $1.60 per 50, 



IHdUIC a EALCISIUI S3. 00 per 100, postpaid. By express, not prepaid; $2.50 per 100. 



Pot grown plants, by express, not prepaid, 75 cents per dozen, $5.50 per 100. 



277 Maule's Excelsior 



The Largest of All Egg Plants;Bllglit Proof 



It is of large size and extremely good shape, 

 being particularly adapted to slicing, and for 

 flavor It cannot be surpassed. It resists drought, 

 blight and bad weather to a wonderful degree, 

 on account of its strong, upright growth. The 

 fruit often measures 18 to 24 inches In circum- 

 ference (6 to 8 Inches in diameter) and is borne 

 well above the ground. Matures in 140 days. 



Packet, 15 cents; half ounce, 30 cents; 



ounce, 50 cents; quarter pound, $1.50; 

 pound, $5.50, postpaid. 



