REWARD 



$100 



00 



SQUASH BUG, alias STINK BUG 



This insect is a 

 bad and common 

 garden enemy. In 

 the interest of all 

 gardeners, Wm. 

 Henry Maule offers 

 one hundred dollars 

 reward for an effec- 

 tive way to kill this 

 pest. 



Squash bugs are 

 gray or brown, and 

 the adult bug is the 

 size shown here. 

 They attack squash 

 and other vine crops 

 in great numbers, 

 frequently causing 

 the death of the 

 plant. 



RULES — 



1. The insecticide or method offered must be one not 

 conmionly in use for this purpose in order to qualify. 



2. The insecticide or method proposed must kill squash 

 bugs readily and quickly. 



3. Qualified suggestions will be tested by Maule, and 

 if successful, tested again by impartial observers such 

 as Experiment Stations. 



4. In case of duplicate suggestions, the first to be received 

 will be the one considered. 



5. In case more than one effective control is found, the 

 one judged most desirable will receive the reward. 

 Our decisions shall be final. 



6. This reward is valid only for entries received before 

 August 1, 1946. 



New Maule Service 



With the addition of our new address at Clinton, 

 Iowa, Maule increases the rapidity of delivery for 

 both eastern and western customers. In the past all 

 orders were shipped from Philadelphia, and for 

 distant customers the time consumed in sending the 

 order to us and in transporting the seeds to you 

 was irksome, particularly at critical planting time. 

 Now, with a division of labor between two seed 

 houses and with shortened distance for western 

 customers, aU orders will be filled more rapidly than 

 ever before. If you live west of Ohio, send your 

 orders to us at Clinton, Iowa. If you live in Ohio, or 

 east of that state, continue to send your orders to 

 Philadelphia. 



Free Seeds 



Again this year we send 

 a free packet of finest 

 flower seeds to every cus- 

 tomer. This year's gift is 

 Carnation Flowered Odor- 

 less Foliage Marigolds, in 

 mixed colors. Since gladi- 

 olus are very scarce this 

 year, we are unable to con- 

 tinue our free bulb offer, 

 but instead we'll send an 

 extra free surprise packet 

 of flower seeds. 



2 Wm. Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pa., and Clinton, Iowa, 1946 



