WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 81 



Culture.— Sow in drills or broadcast, in spring or autumn. Spriug- 

 >wn sumach should be cut as soon as large enough. Autumu-giown 

 Snach VAav be cut all winter, when not covered with snow. Use ■ 1 oz. 



sown 



Bpl? - feet^/rowri-j" pounds pel- acre broadcast, or 8 pounds in drills. 



to 200 



VICTORIA.— This is a handsome variety with exceedingly^ dark 

 green color, and has very lon i 



standing qualities. Market gardeners 

 round Philadelphia praise this sort highly. Unexcelled for s P™s c 



EVERLASTING SPINACH 



cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % 

 lb., 15 cts.; lb., 35 

 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 



BLOOMSDALE. 

 —Also called Norfolk 

 Savov Leaved. A great 

 favorite with market 

 gardeners along the At- 

 lantic slope, from Penn- 

 sylvania and New Jer- 

 sey southward. It has 

 thick, dark green 

 wrinkled leaves, and is 

 perfectly hardy. Fine 

 substance and flavor. 

 One of the best for fall 

 sowing. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz.., 10c; >4 lb., 15c; 

 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.50. 



SUMMER SQUASHES. 



Culture.— About the same as melons. Make the ground very rich 

 A good sandy loam is best. The squashes are all tender, and the seed 

 should not be planted until warm weather. Allow 4x4 leet lor the hills 

 of the bush squashes and 8x8 feet or more for the running varieties. 

 Three plants to the hill; 2 to 8 pounds of seed to the acre. P or summer 

 squashes estimate 4 ounces to 100 hills; for winter squashes 8 ounces to 

 100 hills. Use Buhach or Slug Shot to keep down the bugs. 



r^Jiifc'iw* 



EVERLASTING. 



—(Improved New 

 Zealand.) Available 

 for use during the 

 hottest months of 

 midsummer, when 

 ordinary spinach is 

 not to be had. Quite 

 different from the 

 true spinach, but an 

 admirable substitute. 

 Cooks like others. 

 Flit., 10c; oz., 15c; 

 % lb., 30c; lb. $1. 



LONG STAND- 

 ING.— Leaves large, 

 thick and crimped, 

 with a fleshy appear- 



rthe H besi y vanS LONG STANDING SPINACH. 



for either autumn or spring sowing. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 



Y± pound, 15 cts.; pound, 35 cts.; 5 pounds, $1.50, postpaid. 



ROUND LEAVED A hardy and favorite sort, desirable for early 



spring sowing. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 15 cts.; 

 pound, 35 cts.; 5 pounds, $1.50, postpaid. 



LONG SEASON.— This very excellent new spinach forms a dense 

 rosette of thick, tender and succulent, crumpled or blistered leaves of 

 dark green color. Their great substance and short leaf stalks enable 

 them to stand up in hot weather, retaining their freshness for a long 

 period after cutting. With this variety spinach may now be continu- 

 ously grown In auy home garden. The best variety to be sown in the 

 spring and at intervals for a successional summer supply. It is inval- 

 uable to both home and market gardeners. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 5 lbs.. $2.50. 



Culture. — Also known as Oyster 

 Plant or Vegetable Oyster. Treat M 

 about the same as carrot, except 

 that salsify is hardier, and may be 

 left in the ground all winter. Sow 

 In drills a convenient distance 

 apart, and thin to 4 inches in the 

 row. Cover seed about 1 inch. 

 Use 1 ounce to 200 feet of row; 8 to 

 10 pounds per acre. Sow in April 

 or May. 



MAMMOTH SANDWICH 

 I S Li A N D .— This is an improved 

 type and the largest and most prof- 

 itable salsify now in cultivation. 

 Roots much heavier than the old 

 Long White, which I have discard, 

 ed, and of more agreeable flavor. 

 It is white in color, and a satisfac- 

 tory sort in every way. It is in- 

 valuable to market gardeners. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; 

 J4 pound, 50 cts.; pound, $1.50. 

 WISCONSIN GOLDEN. — This 

 new salsify or oyster plant is of 

 high culinary merit. The root is 

 not quite as large as the Mam- 

 moth Sandwich Island, the best 

 heretofore on the market, but has 

 a richer color, inclining to yellow. 

 Many tests of it have been made, 

 and the verdict is universally 

 favorable. The table quality of 

 Wisconsin Golden salsify is unsur- 

 passed. It is rich, tender and deli- 

 cious. The leaves are quite pecu- 

 liar in appearance, of a dark green 

 color, and crimpled or curled in a 

 manner characteristic of this new 

 and distinct type. They are fully 

 as easily grown as any other sort, 

 and bunch up handsomely, 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; 

 } 4 pound, 50 cts.; pound, $1.75. 



EARLIEST WHITE BUSH The bush or patty pan squashes are 



earlier than any other summer variety. The illustration shows the 

 characteristic shape. The skin of this one is white, and it is tender 

 when ready for use. It is of dwarf habit, quite hardy and very produc- 

 tive. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



EARLY YELLOW BUSH. — Similar to the white bush in every 

 way, except color and markings. The skin is of a clear yellow. 



Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 25 cts.; pound, 85 cts. 



GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK — One of the best of the sum- 

 mer squashes. It is of dwarf, bushy habit and very productive. The 

 skin is yellow. The shape is shown in the illustration. The flesh has a 

 greenish yellow color, and is dry and of most agreeable flavor. This is, 

 in fact, most highly esteemed of all the summer varieties. I particu- 

 larly recommend my selected strain to the attention of market garden- 

 ers. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 85 cts. 



WHITE SUMMER CROOKNECK..— This beautiful variety is one 

 most fixed and distinct type of the summer squashes. The fruit is 

 similar in size and shape to the Golden Summer Crookneck. (See 

 illustration above), 

 but of a beautiful 

 Ivory white. It has 

 the bush habit of 

 growth and is won- 

 derfully productive; 

 cooking qualities fine. 

 Pkt,, 5c; oz., 10c; 

 % lb., 25c; lb., 85c 



GOLDEN CUS- 

 TARD.— This excel- 

 lent variety is some- 

 times called Mam- 

 moth Yellow Bush 

 on account of its 

 great size. It is the 

 largest of the scal- 

 loped sorts, some- 

 times attaining a di- 

 ameter of 2 feet. The 

 color is a rich, golden 

 yellow, as indicated 

 by the name. In table 

 q uallty it is excellent. 

 Packet, 5 cents; 

 ounce, 10 cents; 

 14 pound, 25 cents; 

 pound, 85 cents. GOLDEN CUSTARD. 



MAM. SANDWICH ISLAND SALSIFY. 



A. M. Tisdale. Belt, Montana.— Your Alpha Beet, New Wingold Wax Bean, 

 Neapolitan Pepper and Lightning Scarlet Badish are the finest I ever saw. All are 

 very early and gave the best of satisfaction. 



P. A. Byerly, Shepperdstown, W. Va.— Have been using your Earliest of All To- 

 mato and First Early Cabbage since first offered, and cannot do without them. 



Frank M. Carnahan, Mateer, Pa.— We have a fine garden this year from your 

 seeds. Our cabbage cannot be beat; Golden Beauty Corn over 13 feet high and two 

 ears on one stalk. Our Dahlia seed is growing and blooming fine. 



Mrs. Leslie Coombs, Bartlesville, Okla.— I feel I must express my delight In find- 

 ing all the seeds and plants you have sent me so entirely satisfactory, and shall 

 take great pleasure in recommending them to my friends. This is a great country 

 and one that responds so readilv to cultivation; the climate is fine for plants. 



