20 MAULE’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1904 
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Purest and Strongest Stock in the World, 
Direct from Headquarters in France. 
Every practical gardener knows that Golden Self-Blanching celery 
varies considerably, if examined plant by plant along a row. The aver- 
f age may be good, but some plants are better than others, while here and 
there a plant has reverted and gone back to the green type, from which 
# Golden Self-Blanching started originally. Many a gardener has wished 
Wm that every plant in the row might be equal to the best. Every year, for 
several years, I have received some seed from the original introducer of 
this variety in France, which has always excited favorable comment. It 
has always been disposed of at an extra price to a few special customers. 
1 some time ago concluded it was hardly fair to keep this strain for a few 
people only, and have consequently decided to offer it separately from 
my regular stock of Golden Self-Blanching, under the name XX Selected 
Strain. The attention of my customers is directed to the detailed descrip- 
tion of Golden Self-Blanching on this page, and it is not deemed neces- 
Sary to repeat the description here, as the table quality and commercial 
merits of that famous labor saving variety are universally recognized. 
The point to be made emphatic is that I can offer a more beautiful, 
more profitable and better Golden Self-Blanching than has heretofore 
been on the market, and I think every celery grower should test it, at 
least in a Small way, during 1904. Every desirable trait has been made 
better and every bad trait has been eliminated, and the Improved Golden 
Self-Blanching now offered to the public will be found in every way super- 
ior to the stock of Golden Self-Blanching generally offered, and it is well 
worth the difference in price. Owing to my limited stock I cannot agree 
to sell more than 10 pounds of XX Selected Strain to one customer. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 4% 02., 85 ets.; oz., 60 cts.; 14 1b., $1.75; lb., $6.00; 5 lbs., $25.00. 
Maule’s Golden Self-Blanching Celery 
THE FAVORITE SORT. 
This is the best celery in cultivation to-day, all things considered, and it 
certainly is the most popular. It gives the largest return for the least 
- labor. In quality it ranks with the highest. It is in equal favor with the —) 
amateur and the market gardener. It is of dwarf or halfdwarf habit, 5) 
growing about 18 or 20 inches high, wonderfully stocky, very heavy, per- | 
iectly solid, of delicious flavor and a good keeper. Added to these fine &) 
points is its great distinctive virtue of being almost literally self-blanching. is 
It requires the same early cultural treatment as other sorts of celery, up 
toand including handling, except that the rows may be set closer together, w 
as it will need no banking. The handling should be thoroughly and care- 
fully done, in order to favor the growth of the heart. Market gardeners 
J frequently use boards to quicken the operation of blanching, but for 
ZY WV “ff private gardens I recommend the use of a little soil. The celery will be 
SENT far WON fit for table or market in a short time after handling and lightly hilling. 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING CELERY. (XX Setecteo Strain.) Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; }4 pound, $1.00; pound. $3.00. 
Maule’s Extra Early Cucumber. 
First for the Table, for Market and Pickling. 
This widely popular cucumber is a cross between 
Marly Russian and Green Prolific. It has become a 
general favorite. It has the earliness of one parent 
and the high quality and remarkable prolificness of 
the other. It always grows uniformly, and is seldom 
too large for pickling. The vines are of extra vigor- 
ous growth, with leaves of a dark green color, and 
produce an abundance of fruits. 
This cucumber is one of the best in the world for 
pickling. It is alsoadapted to the table and to mar- 
ket. Its coloris attractive, and it is sweet and tender 
for slicing. It retains its color well, after removal 
from the vine, and is a good shipper. In its young 
and small state it is a perfect gem for bottling. 
Its extreme earliness is, however, its greatest 
recommendation; making it invaluable. On account 
of its earliness and its very high quality I continue 
to list it among my choicest novelties. SSS 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; = : EE Se ae 
4 pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00. MAULE’S EXTRA EARLY CUCUMBER. 
THE CUMBERLAND CUCUMBER, (7000 Cnr f the Best Main Crop Pickles. 
During the year 1902 I gave the Cumberland cucumber a full aod | with the crispness, solidity and attractive appearance of the other. It 
careful trial at my Panmure Seed Gardens and elsewhere, and am much | is of the White Spine type; a hardy, strong and vigorous grower, and 
pleased withit. It was also tested as a pickling sort, and was a great | very prolific. The pickles differ from other sorts in being thickly set 
success, being peculiarly crisp and tender, and attractive in appearance. | with fine spines over the entire surface, except the extreme stem end, 
This brand new cucumber, offered last year for the first time, is a} and during the whole period of growth, from the time they first set 
hybrid of the Peerless White Spine and Parisian Pickling. In it are| until fully grown, the form is exceptionally straight and symmetrical, 
combined the strong growth and great productiveness of one parent | thus being as choice a slicing variety as itis for pickles. The flesh is 
firm, but very crisp and tender at all stages. 
The illustration, from a photograph, shows its 
exact form. 
The New Cumberland was originated by Messrs. 
| Chauncey P. Coy & Son, one of the largest growers 
| of cucumbers in the United States. Mr. Coy writes 
| me: ‘We consider it the best of our productions, 
| and expect to see it at the head of the list. We 
‘| honestly believe it to be the best pickling cucum- 
| ber ever produced.” 
| Ican with pleasure endorse everything Mr. Coy 
has to say about his new Cumberland cucumber, 
and can also add positive testimony from my own 
actual experience with it last season. It is a good ~ 
| variety; prolific, tender, crisp and particularly 3) 
handsome in appearance. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 
14 pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.75. 































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