WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
»» Maule’s Prodigious or Prinee 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 ten years since | catalogued this variety, an 
it is still one of my best selling specialties, but until last year 1 have not been able to offer 
it in as large quantities as by the bushel. Around New Haven, Conn., the market garden- 
ers cannot get enough of these peas, in fact, all along Long Island Sound, this pea is 
considered one of the most profitable varieties for the trucker, and as soon as its merits 7 
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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 better named than this pea. 
Nothing more nearly expresses its one remarkable characteristic than its name yy 
Prodigious. When you consider that this variety will produce pods attaining / 
the extraordinary length of 7 inches and upwards, closely packed with 11 to 18 
large, dark green peas of fine flavor, every reader of this book must admit it 
is wellnamed. For exhibition purposes it is simply unsurpassed. Exhibited 
at all the leading shows in England, the last 8 years, it has always taken first 
prize, and it will create just as much excitement in America as it has there. 
The plant is of branching habit, growing about 6 feet in height, with dark 
green foliage. It is of very vigorous and robust constitution, which 
enables it to withstand drought and mildew. The pods are produced in 
great profusion, mostly in pairs. Prodigious cannot be excelled as an 
exhibition sort, on account of its striking and very attractive appear- 
ance; and will also be in demand wherever there is a call for a pea of 
robust habit, fine quality and hardy constitution. Market garden- 
ers who do not know Prodigious should give it a trial. There are 
thousands of my customers who will be delighted to show their 
friends such enormous pods of peas, the largest, by far, they have 
ever seen, which in addition to large size combine rich and succu- 
lent flavor. Packet, 15 cts.; pint, 40 cts.; quart, 75 cts., post- 
paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 60 cents; 
4 quarts, $2.00; peck, $4.00. 
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514 Lhe Perfect Sugar Pea 
Mammoth Luscious Sugar 
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 to7 inches long and 
14% 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 should be tried where bush 
beans and snap shorts are relished. 
Crop again short, and I can offer it only in small 
quantities. Packet, 15 cts.; pint, 50 cts.; quart, 
90 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not 
Prepaid, quart, 75 cents. 
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MAULE’S PRODIGIOUS OR PRINCE EDWARD. 
