4 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1913 



Dwarf or Bush Beans— Green Pod 



Culture. — Succeed "best in warm, sandy loam, en- 

 riched -with well rotted stable or poultry manure. 

 Must not be sown until the ground is warm and dry. 

 Sow in drills 18 to 30 inches apart, 1 to 2 inches deep, 

 placing the beans 2 to 3 inches apart in the drills; for a 

 succession sow every 2 weeks until September. Use 

 1 quart to 20U feet of drill, 1 bushel to the acre. Sow 

 bush limas in drills 3 feet apart, placing the eye down, 

 18 to 24 inches apart in the drills; or in hills 3 feet apart 

 each way, allowing 1 or 2 plants to each hill. Use 1 

 quart to 1(^0 hills, 12 to 16 quarts to the acre. Cultivate 

 frequently but shallow, and never when vines are wet. 



i»Mammoth strmgicssGreesi Pod 



An absolutely stringless giant podded bean. The 

 handsome round pods are 6 to 7 inches long, dark green 

 in color, very brittle and of superior quality. The 

 plants grow large and erect, producing its pods only 

 a few days later than Stringless Green Pod. It is 

 one of the most productive varieties in my whole list. 

 JMarket gardeners will find this bean a very profitable 

 sort. It is also one of the best for the home garden. 



PacMet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 qt., 25 cts.: 4 qts., 85 cts.; pit., $1.50; bushel, $5.00. 



13 Earliest improved Valentine 



My improved strain of this famous old reliable green 

 podded bush bean is ready for the basket in 35 to 38 

 days. As now perfected it has full, meaty round pods, 

 which possess beauty, tenderness and superior flavor. It 

 is an ideal snap short bean, and one that always sells well 

 in the market. Plants grow uniformly about fifteer 

 inches In height. My Earliest Improved is a great ina- 

 provement over the original Red Valentine and is now 

 the most prolific and profitable bean of its kind. 



Paclset, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 qt., 25 cts.; 4 qts., 85 cts.; pk., SI. 50; bu., S5.00. 



EARLIEST IMPROVED 



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The Stringless Green Pod is now one of the most pop- 

 ular bush beans in America. In point of earliness it 

 ranks among the first, in quality it is excelled by none, 

 and in bearing ability It stands without a rival. 



The pods are round, fleshy and nearly straight; are 

 borne in abundance through a long season, beginning 

 early. They are five inches in length, rich green 

 in color, very tender, and of highest and best flavor. 

 They remain long In edible condition. This bean is unex- 

 celled for home use, and will he found very profitable for 

 market on account of its heavy cropping ability. 



PacUet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 VALENTINE BEAN. I*-) 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.10; pt., S2.00; bushel, S7.00. 



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