2 — Club Orders, Discount and Parcel Post 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



TWENTY-NINE years ago I moved from 129 and 131 

 hsouth Front St., Philadelphia (my business home 

 for almost seven years) and built the warehouse at 

 1711 Filbert St., which I occupied until last year. This 

 faced the Pennsylvania R. R. tracks into Broad St. Station, 

 and as the R. R. Co. had decided to spend millions in en- 

 larging their i^roperty they had to have mine and compelled 

 me to build and move into what is today the most complete, 

 best equipped and largest warehouse devoted to the mail 

 order seed business in the world. It has cost me almost 

 $200,000 to erect the "Maule Seed Shop" as I call it, and has 

 certainly kept me busy for a year past. It is now completed 



and I am prepared for any amount of business. ]SIy em- 

 ployees are all delighted with their new quarters. The san- 

 itary arrangements are as complete and perfect as money 

 can make them. There are two Otis elevators, so all offices 

 are on the eighth floor where there is plenty of light and 

 pure air. The latch string is always open to all my friends. 

 When in Philadelphia don't fail to look me up; you will 

 find it most interesting. 



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000 in Cash Prizes For Club Orders 



For the largest club $200.00 



For the second largest club 150.00 



For the third largest club 100.00 



For the fourth largest club 75.00 



For the fifth largest club 50.00 > 



For the next five largest clubs, each 25.00 



For the next ten largest clubs, each 15.00 



For the next ten largest clubs, each 10.00 



For the next ten largest clubs, each 5.00 , 



40 Prizes 



IN ALL 

 VALUE 



I have ofTered these cash prizes for years. The first ofier 

 was made over thirty years ago. This j-ear I make it again. 

 What pleases me about this offer is that all of my customers 

 have an equal chance. YOU are just as likely to win a hand- 

 some prize as anyone else. Now this is the plan: Many folks 

 in your neighborhood send away for their seeds. Some of 

 them send their orders to me. Some send elsewhere. Why 

 don't you collect these orders and send them to me, and have 

 each order count towards a prize? You will be astonished 

 how easy it is. Just take a copy of this catalogue and an 

 order blank — I will send you free as many as you need — call 

 on your friends and neighbors and say that you want them 

 to use Maule's Seeds and give YOU their orders. You will be 



surprised how quickly the orders amount up to a tidy sum. 

 And it isn't necessary to send in such a large amount to win 

 a prize. Some of my customers hav^e won prizes by a single 

 afternoon's work. A $10.00 prize was won last year for just 

 $60. 25 worth of orders. Others by giving more of their time to 

 it win the top prizes. Remember everything ordered from 

 this catalogue counts whether your order is large or small. 

 Every order sent in during the year will be counted but you 

 must mention on each order that it is for the Club Competi- 

 tion otherwise a small order might be overlooked. The con- 

 test is open the entire year from July 1st to July 1st. If you 

 will drop me a postal, or mention it on 3^our first order, I will 

 gladly tell you more about it. 



/ offer no confusing discounts, no free books nor free trial packages; but 

 each and every customer may select their own premium on a basis of 



Cents Worth Extra in Packets for Every Dollar 

 Remitted for Packets and Ounces Only 



I wish to call the attention of my customers to the fact that 

 this discount does not apply to quarter pounds, poimds, pints, 

 quarts, pecks or bushels, nor does it apply to plants, bulbs, 

 small fruit or trees. On completion of your order add the 



total amount sent for seeds by the packet and ounce, and for 

 one dollar remitted for seeds in these quantities, you may 

 select your own premium on the basis of 50 cents worth of 

 packets extra for each dollar remitted. 



SPECIAL. — Your premium of 50 cents worth extra on each dollar 

 remitted for packets and ounces must be selected in packets only 



For Your Own Protection Remember 



In sending an order always write your name and address with espe- 

 cial care, giving the name of the post office, county and slate. If your 

 freight or express office Is different from post office do no fall to give it. 



Write all remarks and communications on a sheet of paper separate 

 from the order. Please use the order sheet enclosed in this catalogue 

 or else use a sheet of paper separate from your letter. ISign order as 

 well as letter tvith name and address. 



Remit money by Bank Draft or by Express or Post Office Money 

 Order, or else be sure to register your letter. 0)i all amounts of $1.00 

 or over purchase your money order or register your letter at my expense. 

 I take postage stamps the same as cash. 



My 4-Leaf Clover Guarantee 



I. SAFE ARRIVAI,.— I guarantee that all goods sold by me shall 

 reach mv customers in good order. 



II. MONEY INSURED — I guarantee to hold myself responsible 

 for the safe arrival of all remittances sent to me by post office order, 

 draft, check or registered letter. 



III. FREE BY MAIL. — I guarantee to deliver all garden and 

 flower seeds, except at prices quot«d by express or freight, not prepaid, 

 bv the quart, peck, bushel, 100 pounds, or barrel, free of all charges. 



IV. AS REPRESENTED — 1 guarantee my seeds to be just as rep- 

 resented. If they prove otherwise, I will refill the order free of charge, 

 or return your nioney; but it must be understood that I do not guaran- 

 tee the crop under any circumstances. 



Seeds, Plants and Bulbs by Parcel Post 



Customers bear in mind, that the rate of postage on seeds, 

 plants, bulbs and roots remains the same as heretofore, viz.; 

 One cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, mailed any- 

 where within the United States and its possessions. 



I will mail free all seeds, plants, bulbs, etc., quoted in this 

 Seed Book at postpaid prices. 



Parcel post may only be of advantage to those of my cus- 

 tomers who live on the Rural Free Delivery routes. If 



larger quantities are wanted by parcel post, add 10 cents 

 per quart for postage on sweet corns. Add 15 cents per 

 quart for postage on peas and beans. 



To those of my customers that order seeds in larger quanti- 

 ties, who live near the express office or freight station, it 

 will be cheaper to have their seeds shipped that way, as 

 the rate of postage on Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, to any point 

 in the United States or its possessions is 8 cents per pound. 



