WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 43 



Egg Plants 



CULTUKB. — Thrive well in any good garden soil. Sow the seed In hotbed or greenhouse in 

 March or April, and when an inch high pot in 2 or 3 inch pots or spot out in shallow boxes 4 

 inches apart each way. Plant in the open ground, when danger of frost is past, in rows 3 feet 

 apart each way. One ounce will yield 2000 plants; % pound for an acre. To prevent blight and 

 bugs use Bordeaux Mixture with arsenate of lead, I'aris Green or Bug Death. 



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Maulers Excelsior Egg Plant 



After studying and watching this unusually fine egg plant for several years 

 I at last procured a stock of the seed. It is of large size and extremely good shape 

 being particularly adapted to slicing, as there is no waste of material. In flavoi 

 it cannot be surpassed. The hot sun does not blight the blossom, as is the case 

 with some other sorts. It resists drought and bad weather to a wonderful degree 

 partly on account of its strong, upright growth. It bears its eggs or fruit well above 

 the ground, thus escaping liability to rot. The fruit often measures 18 to 24 inches 

 in circumference (6 to 8 inches in diameter) . No market or private gardener should 

 fail to try Excelsior Egg Plant. Pkt., 10 cts.; }, oz., 30 cts.; oe„ 50c.; \ lb., $1.50; lb„ S5.00 



NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE EGG PLANT. 



281 New York Improved 

 Purple Egg Plant 



The leading sort for home and market. Plant 

 Is a vigorous grower. Fruit large, fine and 

 free from thorns, and produced until frost. 

 Skin rich purple. Flesh white and of good ila- 

 vor. I can highly recommend my carefully 

 selected strain of this egg plant to market gar- 

 deners and amateurs. Packet, 10 cents; 

 ounce, 10 cents; % lb., $1.10; lb., $4.00. 



Gourds 



Culture. — Gourds are tender annuals, of 

 trailing or climbing habit. The seed should 

 not be planted until the ground is warm. 

 Plant In hills and cultivate as squash. Leave 

 only three or four plants in a hill, and allow 

 the vines to ramble or train over the ground, 

 trellis or arbor. Gourds are of easy culture. 



291 Dish Cloth or Luffa 



The peculiar lining of this gourd gives it its 

 name. The fruit grows about two feet long. 

 The interior membrane is serviceable for a 

 variety of household purposes, being used as 

 a dish cloth, or sponge. The fibre is tough, 

 elastic and durable. Pkt., 10c. ; ox., a5c. 



MAULE'S EXCELSIOR EGG PLANT. 



NEST EGG GOURD. 



292 Orange or True Mock Orange 



A good old sort, the fruit often finding its 

 way into the family sewing basket. A beauti- 

 ful and rapid climber, quickly covering trel- 

 lises. Fruit the size and shape of an orange. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. ' 



294 Sugar Trough 



A very large gourd, holding from 4 to 10 gal- 

 lons, with a hard, thick shell, but light and 

 durable, lasting for years. It is employed for 

 a variety of purposes, from a bucket to hen's 

 nest. An attractive vine for covering arbor 

 or fence, or plant in hills 8 feet apart each way. 

 Packet, 10 cents ;ounce, 25 cents. 



SUGAR TROUGH GOURD. 



29S Nest Egg 



BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT. 



282 Black Beauty Egg Plant 



Originated in South Jersey. It combines in 

 Itself many characteristics which are A'ery val- 

 uable. It is very early, in fact the earliest good 

 market variety. By this I mean it Is the ear- 

 liest variety that grows to a good size suitable 

 for market. It is very desirable in color, being 

 a jet black. Shape is well shown in illustra- 

 tion; average weight 2 to 3 pounds. It is dwarf 

 growing and bears its fruit close to main stem. 

 Very popular with market gardeners who 

 wish the earliest and best of all large fruited 

 egg plants. Packet, 10 cts.; % oz., 30 cts.; 

 oz., 50 cts.; '■/i lb., 91.50; lb., $5.00. 



This interesting gourd produces white 

 fruit exactly the size and shape of a hen's 

 egg. The matured fruit does not crack, 

 and will serve for years as a nest egg, for 

 use in darning stockings, or for orna- 

 mental purposes. The vine is a rapid 

 grower. Makes a dense foliage for cov- 

 ering uifsightlj' places, or for covering 

 screens and trellises, 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 



293 Dipper 



A well known and useful gourd. When grown on 

 the ground the stem is much curved; but on a trellis 

 the weight of the fruit makes the stem or handle 

 straight. This gourd is very much in demand. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 



296 Hercules Club 



Long club shape, 4 to 6 feet long; white in color. 

 Grows perfectly straight if grown on arbor or trel- 

 lis. In some sections used as a vegetable. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



298 



Spoon 



The ball shaped fruits are small with slender 

 necks, richly colored, deep orange, whitish and dark 

 olive green. Very handsome and attractive. By 

 slicing oS a part of the side of the bowl a satisfac- 

 tory spoon may be made. The vines are a vigorous 

 grower with beautiful green foliage making a dense 

 covering for arbor or fence. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 



299 Calabash or Pipe 



A luxuriant, rapid-growing annual climber, 

 adaptable to all purposes for which climbing plants 

 are used; and besides, it produces the ornamental 

 gourds from which are made the African calabash 

 pipes now so popular on account of their lightnes-s, 

 grace and meerschaum coloring qualities. When 

 grown for the production of pipe gourds, the vines 

 are usually allowed to grow ou the ground like 

 cucumbers, pumpkins, etc., so that the fruits in 

 place of hanging down and growing straight, will 

 take their natural pipe curve. Directions for grow- 

 ing, curing and how to make pipes from these 

 gourds are sent with every package of seed. 



Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 35 cents. 



297 Mixed 



In this mixture of gourd seeds I offer all the above 

 mentioned sorts, so that my friends may enjoy a 

 number of curious novelties by purchasing a single 

 packet. They will be found useful for household 

 purposes, besides being an ornamental climber. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 



