86 — Vegetable .Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



MAULE'S MAGNIFICENT. 



EARLIANA. 



Very popular with many growers of 

 coma toes for early market. There is no 

 question but that it is a very early variety, 

 and one fully deserving the remarkable 

 newspaper notoriety it has had for the last 

 two or three years. As far as I am per- 

 sonally concerned I am satisfied Maule's 

 Earliest of All is still the earliest of all 

 tomatoes. But at the same time I am will- 

 ing to admit that Spark's Earliana is also 

 an excellent variety, and that it has given 

 Maule's Earliest of All a harder tussle for 

 supremacy than any early variety. Of 

 large size, good color and great productive- 

 ness. I have secured a supply of seed 

 direct from headquarters. 



Pkt., JO cts.; 02., 35 cts.; J lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



Jonas Y. Bergey, Souderton, Pa.— I think Maule'a Seeds 

 are the best of all. Maule's Earliest of All Tomato is bet- 

 ter and earlier than any I have ever planted. It is grand. 



B. Mover, Bechtelsville, Pa.— I am very much pleased 

 with your Earliest of All Tomatoes, they are fine sellers. 



Chas. O'Donnell Lee, Knoxville, Md.— Your Earliest of 

 All Tomato is a prodigy for quick germination. Sown in 

 hot beds March 9th. on the 16th showed a strong growth 

 of M of an inch. My gardener says it beats all in his 

 experience of 25 years. 



W. T. Pratt, Elkton, Md.— This has been a very back- 

 ward seison for early truck, but I had tomatoes the first 

 in North East market, the 19th of July, Maule's Earliest of 

 All. I received $1.50 per basket, then $1.00 and so on down 

 £0 50 cents. I have quit hauling them, and the vines are 

 full of tomatoes. 



Edgar Neal, Vanceburg. Ky.— For the past three years 

 £ have been raising your Earliest of All Tomato, and it is 

 the best early tomato I ever planted; have tried two or 

 tnree other varieties, one of which was Earliana; and this 

 year, side by side with Maule's Earliest of All, the latter 

 was 10 days ahead. For two weeks this season I sold to- 

 matoes of Maule's Earliest of All for 5 cents apiece. 



225,000 SAMPLE PACKETS DISTRIBUTED AMONG MY CUSTOMERS 

 FOR TRIAL WITHOUT A NAME IN 1903. 



Never before has any vegetable been tried so thoroughly in 

 all sections of the country as Maule's Magnificent. In differ- 

 ent soils and various climatic conditions it came out with 

 flying colors. The name itself suggested by eleven customers, 

 expresses in one word how really good it is, and it certainly 

 well deserves the name Magnificent. In describing it I can- 

 not do better than quote from a report sent me by Mr. A. F. 

 Boyd, Limestone, Pa. Mr. Boyd writes as follows : "It is 

 different from all other tomatoes in almost every particular. 

 First — the plants root well from the very beginning of their 

 growth. Second — As the result of this strong growth of root 

 there is a large and vigorous growth of stock to support the 

 weight of the fruit. Third — As a result of this strong and 

 vigorous growth of stock the spreading branches produce a 

 great abundance of fruit from each plant, giving- larger crops 

 than other tomatoes of equal acreage. Fourth — the fruit is 

 large, solid and smooth, easily prepared for market on account 

 of its perfection. Rub each tomato with a dry cloth, and 

 your basket will challenge any gardener for size, smoothness, 

 richness of color and general perfection. Fifth — The plant is 

 hardy, can be set out early and not be injured by the cold if 

 protected from frost. Sixth — The fruit ripens early, and the 

 later fruit on the vines is just as large and perfect as the 

 early. After two heavy frosts (the vines lightly covered with 

 straw) we are selling as fine tomatoes as I have ever seen, 

 the people glad to get them at one dollar per bushel. If 

 you want an abundant crop of solid, smooth, rich colored, 

 meaty tomatoes that will be large and good as long as vines 

 can be protected from frosts, send for Maule's Magnificent." 



Thousands upon thousands of people seeing this tomato 

 growing in the gardens of their neighbors were struck by its 

 remarkable beauty, making the remark they must surely 

 have some of this seed next year, so that Maule's Magnificent 

 has at once sprung into popular favor. 



Packet, JO cents; ounce, 40 cents; \ pound, $1.25, pound, $4.00. 



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