WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 3 



Asparagus 



rui^TURE. — The seed before sowing should be well soaked in water. Sow in the early Spring in drills 2 to 3 feet 

 a)iait, scattering about 1 iuch apart in the drills. Cover with 1 inch of soil, cultivate freely. One ounce will pro- 

 duce about JOO plants; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. The following .Spring set out the roots to a permanent bed, in rows 

 2 to 5 feet apart, 18 inches apart in the rows. Cover with 2 Inches of soil. Fight beetle with Slug Shot or Bug Death. 



; Palmetto 



The most profitable asparagus on the market; one rea- 

 son as that it seems to be disease proof, and where other 

 •\aiieties have been susceptible to the asparagus disease, 

 Palmetto has continued to yield big paying crops. This 

 \aiitty at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment .Sta- 

 tion proved to be the best out of eight varieties planted. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 'i lb., 20 cts.; 11>., 60 cts. 



ROOTS, l-year-old, 100 by mall, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mall, $3.00, postpaid. By express or 

 fieigUt, not prep.ald, 1-year-old, 45 cents per 100; 

 ■bLOO per 1,000; $35.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 50 

 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000. 



Barr's Philadelphia Mammoth 



It throws strong, well developed green shoots the en- 

 tue season. A favorite in the Philadelphia markets. At 

 S ^ealSold Barr's Mammoth has vieldedal the rateof S500 

 pel acre. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; i^'lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



. =__^ ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mall, 



$1.00; 2-year-old, 100 by mall, 

 $2.00, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 

 45 cents per 100; $4.00 per 1,000; 

 $35.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 50 

 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000. 



2 Giant Argenteuil 



My strain is an improvement upon original French 

 stock. I recommend it with great confidence to all 

 asparagus growers; au ideal Home Garden sort producing 

 beautiful green stalks. It has a place of its own in the New 

 York and Boston markets, and sells for Sl.UO to S2.00 

 more per dozen bunches than the best of old sorts. 



Pkt., 10-cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mail, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mall, $2.00, postpaid. By express or 

 treiglit- not prepaid, 1-year-old, 4,5 cents per 100; 

 $4.00 per 1,000; $35.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 50 

 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000. 



4 Columbian Mammoth White 



A valuable variety because of its whiteness, there being 

 very few green sprouts. The immense white tender 

 stalks stay clear as long as fit for use without blanching. 

 A very strong growing sort with large thick stalks, of 

 superior tenderuess and flavor. 



put., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; I4 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mall, $1.00; 2-year- 

 old, 100 by mall, $2.00, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 45 cents per 100; 

 $4.00 per 1,000; $35.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 50 

 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000. 



Dwarf or Bush Beans-Green Pod 



Culture. — .Succeed best in warm, sandy loam, 

 enriched with well rotted stable or poultry man- 

 ure. Must not be sown until the ground is warm 

 and dry. Sow in drills 18 to 30 inches apart, 1 to 2 

 inches deep, placing the beans 2 to 3 inches apart 

 in the drills; for a succession sow every 2 weeks 

 until .September. Use 1 quart to 200 feet of drill, 

 1 bushel to the acre. Sow bush limas in drills 3 

 feet apart, placing the eye down, 18 to 24 inches 

 apart in the drills; or in hills 3 feet apart each 

 way, allowing 1 or 2 plants to each hill. Use 1 

 quart to 100 hills, 12 to 16 quarts to the acre. Cul- 

 tivate frequently but shallow, and never when 

 vines are wet. 



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Mammoth Stringless 

 Green Pod 



PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 



An absolutely stringless giant podded bean. 

 The handsome round pods are 6 to 7 inches long, 

 dark green in color, very brittle and of superior 

 ■ quality. The plants grow large and erect, pro- 

 ducing its pods only a few days later than Stringless Green Pod. It 

 IS one of the most productive varieties in my whole list. Market 

 gardeners will find this bean a very profitable sort. It is also one 

 of the best for the home garden. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents: 

 quart, 4.5 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quait, 30 cents; 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.00. 



e Dwarf Horticultural 



Also called Cranberry and Italian Bean. A vigorous grower with 

 large green pods, splashed with carmine. Excellent either as snaps 

 in the green state, shelled green or dry. They become fit for use as 

 gieen shelled beans very early, and in this condition the beans are 

 very large, easily shelled and about equal to the lima in qiiality. 

 Grown extensively by market gardener Iriends. Packet, 10 cts.; 

 pint, 2.5 cts.; quart, 45 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid; quart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, $2.00; 

 bushel, $7.50 



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Very popular in many sections; enormous yielder, similar to the 

 Earliest Improved Valentine, pods one-third larger, tapering to a 

 slender point. Pods are perfectly round and straight, tender and of 

 excellent table qualities; hardy, good for both early and late plant- 

 ing; one of the best for main crop. Very popular with canners. 

 Packet., 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.; quart, 45 cts., postpaid. By 

 express oi* freight, not prepaid, quart, 30 cents; 4 quarts, 

 $1.10; peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.50. 



Round Pod Refugee or 1000 to 1 



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Extra Early Refugee 



GIANT ARGENTEIJIL. 



A green podded bush bean that is very widely known. It is an 

 early form of the famous old Late Refugee or Thousand-to-One, ma- 

 turing two weeks in advance of that sort. Almost certain to pro- 

 duce a crop even in unfavorable seasons; enormously productive. 

 Suitable for early or late planting. A standard bush bean for home 

 and market. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 45 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 30 cents; 

 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.00. 



D educe the high cost of living by enlarging your garden this 

 year. A few dollars more than usual invested in seeds may 

 mean the saving of a hundred dollars or more this summer. 



STRINGLESS GREEN POD BEAN. 



