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Scar] Thousands of my friends write me saying they like my catalogues 
because they are full of business. Nothing pleases me more than such 
letters. This Seed Book for almost 30 years has been my ‘‘pet hobby.” 
With coat off and sleeves rolled up I have endeavored each year to 
present my friends the best things known to the horticultural world in 
a concise, truthful, business-like manner. Illustrating everything by 
the best artists, whose originals have either been painted direct from 
nature, or reproduced direct from photographs. My facilities to know 
what to catalogue, and what to leave out, are simply unsurpassed in 
the trade. My Briar Crest trial grounds on the heavy soil of Montgom- 
ery Co., Pa., are ably supplemented by my trial grounds at Panmure, 
on the light, sandy soil of Southern New Jersey. The latter, well illus- 
trated above excited the admiration of thousands of visitors last sum- 
mer, who were simply astonished at the results accomplished in little 
over three years, thanks largely to Panmure Plant Food. Briar Crest 
and Panmure are the fountain heads from which are gained the infor- 
mation compiled in this work. This catalogue has certainly been an 
expensive child. In the last 28 years of its existence, it has cost me 
more than $600,000, hence, it is not to be wondered at tbat each year 
every Square inch of every page is carefully gone over time and again. 
The individual cost of these books may be interesting to some of my 
friends; here it is: Last year’s Seed Book cost 
Black ink printing a .. 154 cents each 
Colored work printing ae, kes D 
POD Cleese. crete teense ereetbene a An» st 
Binding .. Be. ot es 
Postage ‘ rs 5 
Addressing, wrapping, mailing, ete. 44 “ 
Making a total cost of thirteen and one-cighth cents each. This I do 
not think an extravagant price for such a large book, especially when 
you consider the U. S. Government gets 5 cents out of the 13 for postage 
alone. It is the enormous edition Iam compelled to publish that runs 
into the thousands of dollars (329,600 copies mailed December, 1903, 
January, 1904 and February, 1904.) 
Now to the Point. 
For years my colored plates have been a feature, and they have cost 
a lot of money. This year you will notice I have left them out, thus 
saving a good many thousand dollars. Now Iam going to give you 
all the benefit of this saving in the way of 
A Free Distribution 
of Choice Seeds to all my 1905 Customers 
as tollows: If your remittance amounts to 50 cents or more, you may 
select one extra 10-cent packet of garden or flower seeds. If to $1.00, 
2 extra packets. If to $1.50, 3 extra packets; $2.00, 4 extra packets. 
While if your remittance amounts to $5.00 or over, you may Select 10 
packets extra over and above all other premiums offered in this book. 
Thus the money saved on my color work in this year’s catalogue will 
be distributed as an extra premium among all my friends who this 
year favor me with their esteemed orders. 
MAULE BUILDING, MARKET AND EIGHTEENTH STREETS. Thanking you all for a trade last year that exceeded by several 
thousand dollars any year’s business of the house, and wishing you all 
The Maule Almanac for 1905. ‘Yours to ¢ 
Yours to command, 
Contains full details of farm and garden operations, month by 
month, for the entire year. Gives complete weather forecasts for 
1905. A list of striking historical events. Phases of the moon and 
other interesting astronomical calculations. Price, 25 cents, post- 
paid; but absolutely free to every big or little customer of Maule’s 
Seeds for 1905, who asks for it when ordering. 
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