64 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



New 

 Chinese Giant 



The Finest, Largest 

 and Handsomest Pepper of Them All. 



Chinese Giant is certainly a wouder. 

 The plants are of strong, stocky growth, 

 of bushy, erect habit, growing 18 inches 

 to 2 feet in height, with abundant foliage. 

 The compact plants are very prolific, set- 

 ting 3 to 4 extra large fruits at the base 

 quite early in the season, which ripen 

 while a second crop is setting on the 

 branches. The fruit is quite square in 

 -appearance, while the flesh is thick and 

 very mild, being entirely free from any 

 tiery flavor. 



Without exception every one of my 

 customers who has ever grown the Chinese 

 Giant has pronounced it the finest and 

 largest pepper they have ever seen. 



Pkt., 15 cts.; i oz., 35 cts. ; oz., 

 65 cts.; i lb., $1.75; lb., $6.50. 



cMaules Improved 

 Ruby King* 



This pepper was introduced to the Amen* 

 can public more than a decade ago, and it &t 

 once took conspicuous place and became the 

 leader of the sweet red sorts. I have every 

 year sought to improve this already good pep 

 per. I can truthfully claim that every year 

 my strain of Ruby King is better than the 

 year before. I have furnished this seed to 

 tens of thousands of gardeners with the most 

 satisfactory results, and my strain of this 

 splendid stock is now noted for perfection of 

 form, large size, brilliance of color, and sweet, 

 mild flavor. So prominent are these desirable 

 features that the words "Maule's Improved" 

 are properly attached to the name. The 

 Ruby King pepper attains a larger size than 

 Spanish Monstrous or any other sort excepting 

 Chinese Giant, and is excellent in every way. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 45 cents; 

 i pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50. 



