^f /NNAy^can I thank my friends for the countless kind words 

 *\\s 1 K written and spoken for Maule's Seeds during the last six 

 months ? As I stated last Fall, the most profitable capital I have invested 

 in my business— far surpassing any amount ot dollars ana cents— is that 

 hearty good-will of so many thousands of planters of Maule's 

 Seeds, that has been the means of so often in the past of sounding their 

 superior merits in no uncertain tones from the Atlantic to the 

 Pacific. No one appreciates the fact more than I, that the remarkable growth 

 of this great business owes far more to the kind words so often spoken in my 

 favor by my friends, than to anything it is possible for me to do individually,— 



although I annually do my best by means of catalogue and newspaper advertising. 



Every letter from which the extracts printed below were taken, came to hand 



in the early morning mail of September 24, 1888. Is there another House in America that 



can make such a showing 1 Will not every one who has never sown Maule's Seeds, at once admit that a business so 



endorsed I1V A SINGLE MAIL must be conducted on the right principles T 



E. H. Cheney — Smith's Ranch Cal. — ' It is 



with much pleasure I give you such a satisfactory report 

 of the seeds I bought of you. I have sowed your seeds 

 for two years and my garden has been pronounced 

 the finest in the county. I exhibited at the Sonoma 

 and Marin County Fair, and carried off most of the 

 premiums for vegetables, and after our fair was 

 over, Mr. Adams, manager of the Sonoma Exhibit at 

 the Mechanics' Fair, San Francisco, placed them in 

 that exhibit. As long as I have a garden and you send 

 me such splendid seeds, I will plant no other." 



C. M. Ditslear— Green Village Pa.—" I write to 

 give you a description of the results obtained of seeds 

 purchased of you. First, all the seeds were true to name 

 and did not fail in any particular. Tomatoes, a splendid 

 crop, my garden of 200 stalks will yield me at least 50 

 bushels. I pulled from my vines a Turner Hybrid that 

 tipped the beam at 2 pounds 11 ounces. Trophy, never 

 saw their equal, one bushel, not selected, will fill 15. 

 quart cans, each can when full weighed 2'£ pounds. 

 People of my acquaintance, from far and near, came to 

 see my Tomato patch. Golden Queen Peppers, not 

 much use to talk, 21 of them required 17J2 pounds of 

 Cabbage to fill them as Mangoes, and as Mangoes filled 

 a 3 gallon stone jar. The only trouble I had with 

 ■Onions, they grew too large for next spring, used them 

 for slicing in chow-chow. I want nothing better than 

 Yellow Danvers, or Giant Bocca of Naples. We 

 pulled Beets so much earlier than our neighbors that I 

 was called a liar, until I showed them the beets, then 

 they were satisfied, and acknowledged Maule ahead. 

 The Celestial Pepper is a perfect beauty. I have 5 stalks 

 in my garden that fill the bill as regards the illustration 

 in your seed catalogue. A lady asked me, were they 

 the sharp kind ; I told her that Maule's book said so. 

 She tried one, and will believe they are sharp Peppers 

 until her dying day. I could tell you of Turnips, 

 Cabbages, Parsnips, Melons, etc.. but this will be enough 

 to give you an idea of how us 'country jakes' appreciate 

 things. We know a good thing when we see it." 



Above Utters I have published entire ; but from the others, 

 ■which follow, I have only taken a sentence or two, for IJind I have 

 not room to print them in full. 



A. J. Crean— Byrnesville Mo.— "The seeds I re- 

 ceived last Spring gave good satisfaction ; they all grew 

 well and I can recommend them to my neighbors.'' 



John M. Daniels— Columbia S. C.— " The seeds I 

 got from you last Spring turned out fine, and are good 

 •enough for any body. To detail them would occupy too 

 much space. Suffice to say not one failed to come up." 



Alfred H. Turner— Fitzwilliam Depot N. H.— 

 " I was well pleased with the seeds purchased from you. 

 From the package of Lettuce, I raised some of the 

 "handsomest heads I ever saw, and in regard to Carrots 

 =and Beets, I think every seed sown made a plant. You 

 may expect a larger order next year." 



E. L<. Southern— Dancyyille Tenn.— "The seeds I 

 bought from you last Spring proved satisfactory in 

 ■every respect. My garden stood the severe drouth better 

 than any of my neighbors. I think Maule's seeds are 

 the seeds for the gardener, be his garden large or small." 



J. Kirkpatrick— Strawberry Ark.—" I was well 

 pleased with your seeds. I had the best garden I ever 

 had, and all that tried them were well pleased." 



Mrs. C. W. Burch-Port Gibson Miss.-" We 

 never had better vegetables than from the seed pur- 

 chased of you. My Boses are growing beautifully ; 

 they all lived, as they came packed so nicely." 



Ferd. Raher— Miamisburg O.— "The seeds pur- 

 ■ chased of you gave entire satisfaction in every respect; 

 they all came up and produced strong, hardy plants." 



H. I. Pruden— take Helen Fla.— "I have pur- 

 chased seeds of you for three years, and they are all 

 that can be desired." 



J. T. Farley— Walton Ind.— " I think you are the 

 best seedsman in the U. S. Your seeds gave good satis- 

 faction to me, and all my neighbors that sent with me." 



Isabella Patterson— Concord 111.—" I have been 

 your customer for four years, and have never had a 

 packet of seed but what came up and done well." 



Theron Holt— Harrison Me. -"Your seeds are 

 the best I ever saw. One of my neighbors who bought 

 you r seeds of me last Spring said she had the best garden 

 she ever had. I have noticed the advertisements of a 

 great many cheap seed firms in the papers, but they 

 don't catch me with chaff." 



Wm. Mc Go wan— Magnolia La.— "I beg leave to 

 state that since receiving your garden seeds, I have 

 distributed them in my immediate neighborhood, 

 and the recipients of same join me in saying that we 

 are not only well pleased, but perfectly delighted." 



Henry Keplinger— West Elkton Ohio.—" I was 

 very much pleased with your seeds ; I think they are 

 the best in the market. We have the largest Surehead 

 Cabbage we ever raised." 



Ii. A. Smiley— Albany Landing Ky.-" All the 

 seeds I purchased of you last Spring gave perfect satis- 

 faction. I had one 1834 Badish that measured 18 inches 

 in circumference. My husband is perfectly delighted 

 with the Boss and Gray Monarch Melons." 



H. G. Busson— Hubert Wyo.—" Your Wethersfield 

 and Yellow Globe are the finest Onions I ever saw. 

 Express Cabbage was the best I ever planted; I 

 had one head that weighed 13 pounds." 



A. Mattice— Central Arizona.— "I was well pleased 

 with your seeds. They excel all others." 



John Hawkins— Zoneton Ky.— " Your seeds all 

 come up well and grow rapidly? Your Onions have 

 given me considerable satisfaction. I raised more 

 Onions from 3 packets than I did from 5 gallons of 

 sets. I had the finest crop this year I ever had." 



S. H. Frisbee— Felt's Mills N. Y.— "Seeds pur- 

 chased of you last Spring were first-class in every 

 respect. I had Earliest Advance Tomato plants up, 

 just 15 days from the time of mailing you my order. 

 My Sunflowers from Black Giant seed are immense. 

 The sum and substance of the case is this, as long as I 

 plant garden seeds I shall plant only Maule's." 



W. G. Halland— Marble Ark.— "The seeds re- 

 ceived from you last Spring, notwithstanding the 

 drouth, done well. Those who bought Maule's Seeds 

 were the only persons in my neighborhood that had 

 Cabbage. Taking the season into consideration I can- 

 not speak too highly of vour seeds." 



J. G. McKain — Shady Grove Ky. — " Seeds 

 received from you last Spring, were all, and more than 

 you recommended them to be. I have the finest garden 

 in this country. Surehead Cabbage cannot be beat. 

 Eclipse Beet takes the rag off the bush for large size 

 and good shape. Cardinal Tomatoes are the finest yet. 

 Bed Cluster Pepper is immense, 12 to 20 pods in a bunch. 

 Montreal Muskmelon are superb. I will close by 

 saying Hurrah for Mr. Maule and his garden seeds!" 

 Wm. H. Crawford— Hillsboro Ky.— " The seeds I 

 purchased of you last Spring gave entire satisfaction. 

 I have bought seeds from several different houses, but 

 yours are the largest packets and germinate the best of 

 any I ever purchased. I raised the finest Eclipse Beets 

 I ever saw ; they were the wonder of the neigborhood. 

 Many thanks for the premiums sent." 



Theodore Mitchell— Ripon Wis.—" The5 pounds 

 of Danvers Onions I bought of you last Spring gave 

 good satisfaction, I have measured several Onions in 

 the patch that measure four inches in diameter. A 

 great many people came to see my Onions and most of 

 them say they never saw such a crop on the ground in 

 their life. Chantenay Carrot I got of you gave equally 

 good satisfaction ; I have a splendid crop." 



Mrs. Elizabeth Layfield— Bethel Ohio.— "We 

 were very much pleased with your garden seeds. The 

 Buby King Pepper, Golden Queen Tomato, and Sure- 

 head Cabbage were very fine. Thanks for extras." 

 John H. Beckham— Bethel Tenn.—" I was well 

 pleased with the seeds purchased of you last Spring. 

 They gave satisfaction in every respect." 



Mollie Dixon— Leasburg N. C— " I sowed Maule's 

 Seeds last Spring and they have given perfect satisfac- 

 tion. I think they are the best in the world." 



A. A. Hyde— Golfs Kan.— We were well pleased 

 with your seeds. Mammoth Sweet Corn is very fine. 

 Perfection Muskmelon is indeed perfect for home use." 



John Foquett— West Union Iowa.— "The seeds 

 purchased of you last Spring were A No. 1. I would 

 advise every one to buy Wm. Henry Maule's Seeds. 

 They are just what you represent them to be." 



R. R. Boykins— Gunn Miss.—" My garden is as 

 good as heart could wish for. I am well pleased." 



R. E. Morris— Howell Sta. Arks.—" The seeds I 

 got from you are firstK?lass in every particular. I never 

 fail to get a good stand the first planting, which is a big 

 thing in itself. I used to have to plant my garden two 

 or three times in the Spring before I got a good stand, 

 until I commenced using your seeds. I think they are 

 the best seeds in the world." 



Joseph H. Palmer— Tallmadge Mich.—" The 

 seeds received by me last Spring were good. Cabbage 

 Plants, Beans, Lettuce and Banana Melon were grand." 



F. E. Haver— Etna Ohio.— "I am well pleased 

 with the seeds I purchased of you last spring. They 

 all came up good and done well. I have the finest 

 garden of vegetables I ever raised." 



Eliza Miers— Seven Pines W. Va.— "I was very 

 much pleased with the garden seeds. I had Onions 

 from the seeds that measured 11 inches, and Tomatoes 

 that measured 18 inches. Cabbage and Hickory King 

 Corn were just what you recommended them to be." 



Miss Susie Hoggatt— Westboro Ohio.—" We 

 planted your seeds last Spring, and the result is we 

 have the best garden we ever had. Turner Hybrid 

 Tomato and Surehead Cabbage cannot be excelled." 



B. L. Scott— Roaring Creek W. Va.— " The 

 seeds I purchased of you were the best I ever sowed. 

 I will recommend them to all my neighbors." 



E. F. Pittman— Cantril Iowa.— "The seeds pur- 

 chased of you last Spring gave perfect satisfaction, 

 although the season was very wet. Two years ago I 

 planted some of your seeds along with some I purchased 

 of another seedsman: yours done finely, while the 

 others wilted down under the hot sun. I think I have 

 found the place to purchase good and reliable seeds, 

 and shall hereafter get them of Wm. Henry Maule." 



W. W. Wilhite— Humphrey Mo.—" I was very 

 much pleased with all your seeds. The corn done 

 splendid, and every one that saw my tomatoes were 

 astonished, they were so large. G. Taylor, one of my 

 neighbors, never took delight in raising a garden until 

 he got hold of Maule's Seeds, and for 2 years now he has 

 had a splendid garden; no other seeds would please him." 



R. A. Oliphant— Jamestown Ind.— "I think your 

 seeds, taken as a whole, are splendid. Your Onion 

 and Surehead Cabbage are fine. I never raised finer 

 Tomatoes than Turner Hybrid— solid as an apple." 



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Frank Odell— Burch Dakota.— ' I was well 3 



pleased with the seeds purchased of you last Spring p 



They are all you recommend them to be." § 



S. S. Thomas— Fremont Tex.—" I can safely say £* 



that Maule's Seeds are the best I ever planted. I ^ 



believe every seed grew." ■ 



J. F. Gross— Lock Haven Pa.— "The seeds I *3 



purchased of you last Spring were first-class. Maule's 



Danvers Yellow Onion is better than I expected. I S 



never believed such large onions could be grown from 7 



seed. The Celery and all other seeds were A No. 1." m 



H. T. Smith— Grundy Va.— "I am well pleased » 



with Maule's Seeds, better I never planted. Can S 



recommend them to all my friends." •* 



N. J. Brumfield— Hardshell La.— "The seeds ft 



purchased of you last Spring came up splendidly. We 1- 



never raised better Cabbage ; I do not believe there was * 



one that didn't form a head. Beets, Badishes and 5 



Onions all proved excellent." i, 



Mrs. Mattie Merryman— Milltown Ind.— "All of 

 my customers are well pleased with the seeds purchased 

 of you, They say the Turner Hybrid has one fault 

 and that is they cannot take care of them all. The 

 radishes are fine. The Buby King Peppers will hold 

 a pint of cabbage very easily. Cucumbers are extra. 

 Turner Hybrid Tomato can't be praised enough." 



Sarah Jane Brewer— Gem Pa.— " Your cabbage, 

 onion and all other seeds are the best I ever purchased." M 

 T. J. Weekes — Argyle Wash. Ter.— "The H 

 corn and Golden Wax Beans, are perfection, absolutely H 

 unsurpassed, beating the entire county both in early 53 

 maturity and production. It is certain that ultimately 

 your seeds of par excellence, will displace all others, on 

 I am booming your seeds to all my friends and H 

 acquaintances, and consider it a Christian act and M 

 duty to recommend them even to my enemies, it being m 

 the returning of good for evil. If once you try £ 

 Maule's seeds you will sow no others." . 



John R. Daniels— Kewanee 111.—" The seeds 

 were all O. K. Never saw better. Your cabbage takes !» 

 the lead, I took some to the fair and got the premium, a 

 I have the finest pumpkins I ever saw." & 



Geo. H. James— Delavan 111.—" I purchased my 2 

 seeds of you rather late, but nevertheless they gave m 

 entire satisfaction. New Cory Corn was immense." "° 

 Mark Wright— Seely Creek N. Y.— "Your £, 

 seedswere all you claim them to be, pure and genuine. I m 

 never had nicer ButaBaga than your Prize ButaBaga." Q 

 Homas Squyer— Mingusville Montana Ter.— >1 

 "The garden seeds gave good satisfaction. I had the 6 

 best garden this year I ever raised. I think the reason 2 

 was that I planted first-class seeds." 2 



E. C. Miller— Hawk Eye Mo.— "Your seeds are rt- 

 just what you represent them to be. From your Bed * 

 Wethersfield Onion seed, I raised larger Onions than ^ 

 from my sets. Nothing can equal vour Turner Hybrid *1 

 Tomato and Flat Dutch Cabbage. White Spine Cucum- g 

 ber is my favorite. A great many people called to • 

 admire our Welcome Oats, they cannot be beaten." 



Mattie J. Griffln— Philpot Ky.—" Your seeds are 

 all you recommend them to be. I had the best garden 

 this year I ever had. My Cabbage, Tomatoes and 

 Radishes were the finest I ever saw. Florida Favorite 

 Watermelon was the sweetest I ever ate. I will use no 

 other seeds as long as I can get Maule's." 



M. Bossart— Penalosa Kan.— "I never saw 



nicer Lettuce than the Black Seeded Simpson, one 



stock made a bunch as large as a large pail. All my 



neighbors said it beat any thing they had ever seen. 



My Beets and Cucumbers are the very best I have 



ever raised. The largest Cabbage I have in my i" J 



garden is Surehead. I am highly pleased with all the " 



seeds I ever bought of you." 5! 



G. A. Gragg— Boone N. C— " Your seeds are the ? 



best we have ever tried. Our Cabbage is the finest we ^ 



ever had at this season of the year." «j 



Anna L. Wooton— Goodrich Kan.— "Your Sure- g 



head Cabbage can't be beat. There will be a big sale 



for it, your seed stands the drouth so well, and that is ^ 



what we need here in drouthy Kansas." C 



Jeremiah Staley— Dayton Wis.—" We were well i? 



pleased with the seeds we received last spring, they 2 



were the best we ever had. It was late when they were Z 



planted, but we have some Turner Hybrids weighing jgi 



1% pounds and over. The Carrots and Marblehead t* 



Mammoth Cabbage are the largest I ever saw." 2 



Jas. T. B. Mason— Egin Idaho.—" I have planted 9 



your seeds for the last two seasons, and never planted i* 



better, particularly the Onion seed." _, 



Jacob W. Lake— Morgantown Ind.—" The — 



seeds purchased of you were first-class. I had an Z. 



early garden before any of my neighbors." R 1 



I. A. Titus— Edsallville Pa.— "I am satisfied 5, 



there are no better seeds than yours, at least I have a 



never found any. They come up splendid and my i* 



garden never looked better than it does this season." gi 



Mrs. Chas. Gibson— Darlington Pa.—" I have Z. 



some Bed Wethersfield Onions, raised from seeds P 



bought of you, that are almost as large as tea cups. "1, 



The other seeds done very well also." J 



Geo. L. Gordon— Willow Creek Mon.— " Silver r 



King are the best Onions for this climate I have ever "* 



seen. Surehead Cabbage was immense. The Sweet Corn ti 



is splendid and very early. I shall order all my seeds * 



from your establishment hereafter." S c 



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