THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1912 



"Your Money Back if not Satisfied" 



has been my slogan for years. I am onl}^ able to make this guarantee because of the fact that 



No better seeds than Maule's can be had at any price 



I knoA¥ this to be a fact from the most thorough trials made in this country, both on the heavy 

 soil of my Briar Crest Trial Grounds in Pennsylvania, as well as on the hght sandy soil of my 

 Panmure Trial Grounds in New Jersey. Few people have any idea of what these trials cost : 

 Last summer my pay roll on both trial grounds aggregated more than $210.00 per week. This 

 does not include the corps of inspectors from my main office Avho regularly, two or three at at 

 time, ^dsit these trial grounds on an average of more than once a week to make notes. ": 



This is one of the reasons why I am confident there are no better seeds than Maule's. There 

 is another why Maule's Seeds have so increased in popularity, I believe in sticking to the 

 good old sorts. You will find this year Success Tomato on the cover of this catalogue. I first 

 offered this variety in my 1900 catalogue, and in 1912 it occupies the most prominent place in 

 my book. Some seedsmen seem to think their catalogue incomplete unless they have a dozen 

 brand new things to hst every season. This, notwithstanding the fact that frequently not one of 

 these new sorts is as good as the varieties we already have. Take some of the novelty catalogues 

 of five years back, notice what they boomed in 1907; where are these novelties today? In most 

 cases, either left out of the 1912 catalogue, or listed in the general list with a few lines. In my 

 experience of thirty-five years as proprietor of this business, there is only about two really good 

 sterling novelties introduced by all the seedsmen in the U. S. each year, although some seeds- 

 men, counting flower and vegetable, frequently offer twenty novelties in a single season. 



Now a word with regard to crops this season. Of some things the shortages are perfectly 

 frightful, worse than ever before kno^^TQ either at home or abroad. Carrots are almost a total 

 failure; peas very nearly as bad; also beets, cabbages and radishes. Parsnips, parsley and pota- 

 toes are a very short crop. The situation is much worse abroad than at home, and the season 

 of 1911 mil no doubt go doAvn in history as an abnormal one as far as the weather was con- 

 cerned. For this reason I have had to advance prices on some of the things in this book, but 

 in no case except where necessity requires it ; many of the prices are the same as last year, and 

 in some cases even lower, as I was particularly fortunate in having many crops grown in locali- 

 ties that did not suffer from the dry weather as much as elsewhere. 



Thanking all my friends for their liberal patronage in 1911, and assuring them that I am 

 as anxious as ever to serve them in 1912. I remain, 



Always yours to command. 



7707, 7709 and 1711 Filbert Street 

 P. O. Box 1296 Philadelphia, Pa. 



MY 4-LEAF CLOVER GIARAIVTEE 



I. SAFE AKRIVAIi.— I guarantee that 

 all goods sold by me shall reach my customers 

 in good order. 



II. MOKET IKSirBED. — I guarantee 

 to hold myself responsible for the sale arrival 

 of all remittances sent to me by post office or- 

 der, draft, check or registered letter. 



III. FKEE BY MAIIi.— X guarantee to 

 deliver all garden and flower seeds, except 

 at prices quoted b.v the quart, peck, bushel, 

 100 pounds, or barrel, free of all charges. 



TV. AS REPKESEJiTED.— I guarantee 

 my seeds to be just as represented. If they 

 prove otherwise, I will refill the order free of 

 charge, or return your money; but it must be 

 understood that I "do not guarantee the crop 

 under any circumstances. 



For Your Own Protection Remember 



In sending an order always Tvrlte your name and address with 

 especial care, giving the namic of the post office, comity and state. If 

 your freight or express office is different from post office do not fail 

 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. Sigji order as 

 well as letter with name and address. 



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

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

 or over purchase your money order or register your letter at my ex- 

 pense. 1 take postage stamps the same as cash. 



I offer no confusing discounts, no free books nor trial packages ; but each eind every customer 

 may select their own premium on a basis of 



SO 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 apph^ to quarter pounds, 

 pounds, pints, quarts, pecks or bushels, nor does it apply to plants, bulbs, small fruits or trees. On completion of your 

 order add the total amount sent for seeds by the packet and ounce, and for each 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 cts. extra on each dollar remitted for packets and ounces must be selected in packets only. 



