56 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



ONIONS. A Leading Specialty for Years. 



I am glad to announce that this year I have very nearly a 

 full crop of all varieties of Onion Seed, excepting possibly 

 Large Red Wethersfield and Southport White Globe, so that 

 I am able to reduce my prices considerably from the high 

 figures ruling for the last year or two. I know my customers 

 will appreciate this action on my part. I have in store an 



extraordinary fine lot of seed, crop of 1908, that 1 know will 

 please all my customers. My trade in Onion Seed, as my 

 friends well know, has been something phenomenal for years, 

 for the simple reason that my high class seed has made a 

 reputation for itself wherever planted; surpassed by none, 

 equaled by few. 



Culture. — Onions do best on a rich loam, previously cultivated for 

 two years. Stiff clay and light sand are equally unfavorable. The land 

 should be highly fertilized with well-rotted manure, complete fertiliz- 

 ers, etc. Fresh stable manure has a tendency to produce soft onions. 

 Drill in 4 to 5 lbs. of seed per acre, one-half Inch deep. If sets are wanted, 

 use 60 to 80 lbs. of seed per acre. Six to ten bushels of sets will plant an 



acre. Fine marketable size onions (according to variety planted) are 

 easily produced the first year from early spring sown seed. Culture 

 should be frequent though shallow. The same ground may be used for 

 onions, season after season, if well fertilized annually. Bone meal is an 

 excellent fertilizer. Winter storage demands dryness and protection 

 from sudden changes. Onions should never be handled while frozen. 



MAULE'S 



jjtftGE RED WETHERSFj 



flaule's 

 Large Red Wethersfield. 



This has been one of my leading specialties for 

 more than twenty years. The engraving is 

 from a photograph. In color the skin Is deep 

 purplish red. The flesh fs white, moderately 

 grained, and of good character. One of my 

 patrons grew 66,905 pounds of Maule's Large Red 

 Wethersfield onions on a single acre of ground, 

 some years ago, in competition for a prize of 8250. 

 Yields of 600 to 800 bushels per acre are not 

 unusual. Onion seed value depends greatly upon 

 the way the stock is selected and cared for, and 

 the seed which I offer is of the earliest form, 

 grown from hand sorted bulbs and sure to pro- 

 duce large onions. Specimens of Maule's Large 

 Red Wethersfield weighing one or even two 

 pounds the first year from seed are not uncom- 

 mon, and there is a noteworthy uniformity of 

 size, scallions being unknown and is a magnifi- 

 cent keeper. Many strains of Red Wethersfield 

 are offered the American public, but my careful 

 comparative tests convince me that none surpass 

 to the one here described. It is in every way 

 a perfect red onion for home and market purposes 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents* 

 L + pound, GO cents; pound, S2.00. 



flaule's Yellow Globe Danvers. 



My strain of Yellow Globe Danvers Onion is unsurpassed, it always attains a good size, 

 w;th deep bulb and small neck. It is choice in flavor, being rather mild, and is invariably 

 a market favorite at prices above average quotations. It frequently produces 600 bushels 

 per acre, and capable of doing even better under extra culture. It is early and profitable, 

 and a splendid keeper. My strain of Yellow Globe Danvers has been famous for the past 

 quarter century in every onion growing district of the United States, and I have supplied- 

 direct to onion growers more than 200,000 pounds of the seed. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.75. 



Yellow globe 25 Cents 



DANVERS 



Buys any six 



5-cent packets 



Buys any three 



10-cent packets 



Buys any two 



15-cent packets 



Extra Early Red. 



It will succeed in cold, mucky ground, where other sorts would fail. 

 It matures ten days sooner than the Red Wethersfield. It can be made 

 to produce fine, marketable ouions in 90 days from the sowing of the 

 seed. It is of mild flavor, and keeps well. The color is a deep, rich red. 

 the grain is fine and close and the onion is solid and heavy. It is hardy, 

 reliable, and well adapted for early market. Extra Early Red will suc- 

 ceed almost anywhere, but is peculiarly fitted for northern latitudes, 

 where the seasons are short and cool. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; % pound, 60 cts.; pound, $2.00. 



Southern Fruit & Produce Co., Alvin, Texas.— The unquestioned superiority of 

 your field and garden seeds was quite sufficient to enlist our enthusiastic efforts in 

 your behalf, and we flatter ourselves we have the testimony of every grower who 

 has used them, to this effect. We are j»lad to add our testimony to the growers as 

 to the superior quality of the ''stuff grown" from your seeds, which is out of sight 

 of that of any competitor within our scope, which is broad. 



Herman TJde, Suffield, Conn.— I have had wonderful results with Maule's Imper- 

 ial Tomato, and would gladly pay an extra price for a choice lot of them. Seven 

 acres brought me last season over $4,000, and 5 acres in 1906 over $5,000. So you can 

 imagine that I am willing to pay anything in reason for a choice lot of seed. 



"Wm. Banks. Hoballa. Wash.— We were well pleased with your seeds. Our crops 

 wore fine, especially the onions. 



