WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds— 77 



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Maule's Prodigious or Prince Edward 



The Giant of the Pea Family 



In 1901, in connection with Cooper, Taber & Co., of London, England, I first offered this pea to 

 the American public; they offering it as Prince Edward, I calling It Prodigious, on account of 

 the enormous size of its pods. It has now been twelve years since 1 catalogued this variety, 

 and it is still one of my best selling specialties, but until the last few years 1 have not been 

 ablfe to offer it in as large quantities as by the peck. Around New Haven, Conn., the market 

 gardeners cannot get enough of these peas, in fact, all along Long Island Sound, tliN 

 pea is considered one of the most profitable varieties for the trucker, and as soon as it-, 

 merits become more largely known, there will be an enormous demand for it from 

 market gardeners all over the country. 



There are few varieties of seed in this catalogue that are bettf 

 Nothing more nearly expresses its one remarkable [characte 

 Prodigious. When you consider that this variety will pro( 

 the extraordinarj' length of 7 inches and upwards, closely pi 

 large, dark green peas of fine flavor, every reader of this bo 

 is well named. For exhibition purposes it is simply unsurpa 

 at all the leading shows in England, the last 10 years, it has ah 

 prize, and it will create just as much excitement in America ; 

 The plant is of branching habit, growing about 6 feet in heig 

 green foliage. It is of very vigorous and robust constitv 

 enables it to withstand drought and mildew. The pods are ] 

 great profusion, mostly in pairs. Prodigious cannot be exce 

 exhibition sort, on account of its striking and very attractiv 

 ance; and will also be in demand wherever there is a call for 

 robust habit, fine quality and hardy constitution. Market 

 ers who do not know Prodigious should give it a trial. Th( 

 thousands of my customers who will be delighted to show 

 friends such enormous pods of peas, the largest, by far, they ) 

 ever seen, which in addition to large size combine rich and su( 

 lent fiavor. Pactet, 15 cts.; pint, 40 cts.; quart, 75 cts., po 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, qnart, 60 cent 

 4 quarts, $3.00; peck, $3.50, bushel, $12.00. 



MAMMOTH LUSCIOUS SUGAR PEA. 



Edible Pods. Choice for Snap Shorts 

 Unsurpassed by Any Other Sort 



This splendid sugar pea fully maintains Its repu- 

 tation as a choice table variety. Indeed, my sales 

 of the seed increase year by year. The peas are not 

 shelled, but the pod is eaten like a snap bean. The 

 pods are stringless, and in flavor, brittleness and 

 succulence are unexcelled. The vines are very tall, 

 reaching a height of 5 or 6 feet and requiring sup- 

 port. The full grown pods are 6 to 7 inches long and 

 li4 Inches broad, and are produced continuously for 

 a considerable period, the vines having great bear- 

 ing capacity on account of their height. The pods 

 are sometimes sliced for cooking, because of their 

 size, and may be served with butter or white sauce. 

 They can be made ready for the table in 10 or 15 

 minutes, and are good even when quite old. Excel- 

 lent also for pickles. The sweetness and tenderness 

 of this edible-podded pea insure it a permanent 

 place in the garden. It is enormously productive 

 of delicious pods, that a few packets of the seed will 

 supply an ordinary family. It should be tried 

 where bush beans and snap shorts are relished. 



I regret that this variety was almost a total failure, 

 and I can offer it only in packets. 



Packet, 15 cts.; Vpackets, 25 cts., postpaid. 



MAULE'S PRODIGIOUS OR PRINCE EDWARD 



