WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 75 



S13 



Maule's Prodigious or Prince Edward 



The Giant of the Pea Family 



In 1901, In connection with Cooper, Taber & Co., of London, England, I first offered this pea to 

 the American public; they offering it as Prince Edward, I calling it Prodigious, on account of 

 the enormous size of its pods. It has now been eleven years since 1 catalogued this variety, 

 and it is still one of my best selling specialties, but until the last few years 1 have not been 

 able to offer it in as large quantities as by the peck. Around New Haven, Conn., the market 

 gardeners caunot get enough of these peas, in fact, all along Long Island Sound, this 

 pea is considered one of the most profitable varieties for the trucker, and as soon as its 

 merits become more largely known, there will be an enormous demand for it from ^ 

 market gardeners all over tlie country. //, 



There are few varieties of seed in this catalogue that are better named than this pea. 

 Nothing more nearly expresses its one remarljable characteristic than its name // - 

 Prodigious. When you consider that this variety will produce pods attaining ' 



the extraordinary length of 7 inches and upwards, closely packed \Mth 11 to 13 

 large, dark green peas of fine flavor, every reader of this book must admit it 

 is well named. B'or exliibition purposes it is simply unsurpasbed Exhibited 

 at all the leading shows in England, the last 9 years, it has alwaj s taken first 

 prize, and it will ('reate just as much excitement in America as it has there 

 The plant is of branching habit, growing about 6 feet in height, with dark 

 green foliage. It is of very vigorous and robust constitution, whu 

 enables it to withstand drought and mildew. The pods are produced i 

 great profusion, mostly in pairs. Prodigious cannot be excelled as an 

 exhibition sort, on account of its striking and very attractive appear- 

 ance; and will also be in demand wherever there is a call foi a pea of 

 robust habit, fine quality and hardj- constitution. Market garden- 

 ers who do not know Prodigious sliould give it a trial. Theie are 

 thousands of my customers who will be delighted to show their 

 friends such enormous pods of peas, the largest, by far, they have 

 ever seen, which in addition to large size combine rich and succu- 

 lent flavor. Packet, 15 cts.; pint, 40 cts.; quart, 75 cts., post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 60 cents; 

 4: quarts, $3.35; peck, $4.00. 



MAMMOTH LUSCIOUS SUGAR PEA 



514 The Perfect Sugar Pea 



Mammoth Luscious Sugar 



Edible Pods." Choice for Snap Shorts 

 Unsurpassed by Any Other Sort 



This splendid sugar pea fully maintains its repu- 

 tation as a choice table variety. Indeed, my sales 

 of the seed Increase year by year. The peas are not 

 shelled, but the pod is eaten lili;e a snap bean. The 

 pods are stringless, and in flavor, brittleness and 

 succulence are unexcelled. The vines are very tall, 

 reaching a height of 5 or 6 feet and requiring sup- 

 port. The full grown pods are 6 to 7 inches long and 

 114 inches broad, and are produced continuously for 

 a considerable period, the vines having great bear- 

 ing capacity on account of their height. The pods 

 are sometimes sliced for cooking, because of their 

 size, and may be served with butter or white sauce. 

 They can be made ready for the table in 10 or 15 

 minutes, and are good even when quite old. Excel- 

 lent also for pickles. The sweetness and tenderness 

 of this edible-podded pea insure it a permanent 

 place in the garden. It should be tried where bush 

 beans and snap shorts are relished. 



I regret that this variety was almost atotal failure, 

 and I can offer it only in packets. 



Packet, 15 cts.; Vpackets, 25 cts., postpaid. 



EDWARD. 



