MAULE’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1905 







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My attention was first called to the Commercial Onion three or four 
years ago by one of the largest growers of onions in this country, who 
told me that he had been for years selecting them from my original 
Prizetaker and breeding them down to a size that he considered more 
merchantable. His efforts have been rewarded by securing an onion 
fully as handsome as the Prizetaker in every way; of more uniform 
size, and whose keeping qualities were simply remarkable and decid- 
edly superior to the parent variety. The picture above well illustrates 
the size and shape of the Commercial. Six hundred bushels per acre 
have been no unusual yield, and this quantity has been frequently sur- 
passed. Sixteen years ago I introduced the Prizetaker onion, and in all 
that time I have not found a single variety that could equal, let alone 
Surpass it, in any way, until now. I take great pleasure in offering my 
customers Maule’s New Commercial Onion, a variety that I am satis- 
fied will prove fully as popular and equally as desirable. As this is the 
second year for the Commercial the seed is naturally scarce; but Iam 
very glad to be able to offer it in pound lots at a very reasonable price 
for a brand new sort. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; quarter pound, 60 cts.; pound, $2. 
Maule’s 
New Commercial 
Yellow Globe Onion 
The best new variety since the Prizetaker was 
first offered the American public. Unquestionably 
the best seller and best keeper of any sort now on the 
market. Onions harvested September 1st perfectly 
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J. E. Willits, Fredericktown, Ohio.—I planted your New Commercial Onion in a 
box in the house on April 1st and transplanted in the open ground the middle of 
May in rows 18 inches apart, and 5 inches apart in the rows, and have just gathered 
tthem. They are fine, large, smooth onions, nearly globular in shape, scarcely any 
tout are over 2 inches in diameter and many measure over 4 inches, yielding at the 
ate of 750 bushels per acre. [ consider them a very valuable market onion. 
_E. Clutterbuck, Riverside, Southland, New Zealand. —I wish to say that I con- 
‘sider your New Commercial Onion the very best in existence. 
C. Edwards, Hiseville, Ky.—I have tried the Commercial Onion. They are the 
Jargest onion I ever saw or raised from seed, and I have raised onions ali my life; 
they are the best. I have others from seed and they are not half as large as the 
Commercial. I want no other. 
Arthur Nelson, Argyle, N. Y.—I am more and more satisfied that you have in the 
New Commercial Onion the very best onion in existence, as it is the hardiest, most 
vigorous and most productive, and has proved absolutely unequaled for main crop. 
A. Thompson, R. F. D. 3, Waynesville, Ohio.—For many years I have been a 
-customer of your house, and in that time have received many samples of new and 
-excellent seeds, but IT am anxious to report the best yet. From a small sample 
packet of Commercial Onion seed sent me this spring with my order I gathered the 
other day one level bushel of beauties. Next season I will plant nothing else. 
J. A. Gable, Lititz, Pa.—The Commercial deserves all the praise that can be given 
“it. Itis the best I ever tried to raise. I am sure I could raise 700 bushels per acre. 
It is more than you claim for it; furthermore, it is firm in the grain and mild in 
ifavor. People here are astonished at them. 

Miss Mary Winter, Quarryville, Pa.—The way I took to try the New Commercial 
Onion was to count the seeds before sowing, and I had 350 seeds, and when I took 
them out of the ground a week ago [ had 349 onions. 
Alvin Pearson, Springtown, Pa.— Your Commercial Onion is the best onion I ever 
had. I raised larger onions from the Commercial seed than I did from sets of other 
sorts. They keep better than the others do; they don’t rot. They are the nicest and 
best keepers [ ever had. They are also better in flavor. . 
L. R. Collins, Macomb, Ill.—I will state that I raised from the one packet of the 
New Commercial Onion 7 bushels and 1 peck large onions and:1 gallon small ones. 
Many of the large ones measured 13, 1342, and a few 14 inches in circumference. 
Mrs. L. D. Childress, Balham, Va.—Your New Commercial Onions are the finest 
I ever raised; large size, good shape and fine flavor. I have never been able to 
raise onions large enough for table the first year until I sowed New Commercial. 
Geo. W. Hodges, Saratoga, N. Y. Box 203. — The New Commercial Onions are 
symmetrical in shape, of a beautiful light straw color, very even in size with no 
small ones at all, of mild flavor and exceedingly solid. They ripen a few days in 
advance of Yellow Danvers. They had a small top and very slim neck, and 
ripened thoroughly. I think they area decided acquisition to the list of Yellow 
Globe Onions. 
Wm. D. Carr, Hebron, Ill.—Your New Commercial Onion is entirely satisfactory. 
It has proved the best yielder of five varieties in my field. It roots strongly, and 
resists drought well, is small necked and well shaped. Average weight one pound. 
My new Commercial won first premium at the McHenry Co. Fair, also winning 
first as part of a collection of onions. Permit me to hank you for introducing so 
excellent a variety. 
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