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Maule's Superior Vegetable Seeds 



All the Best Old Standbys as Well as the Latest Novelties 



Asparagus 



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

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

 duce about 400 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. B'ight beetle with Slug Shot or Bug Death. 



i Palmetto 



The most profitable asparagus on the market; one rea- 

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

 varieties have been susceptible to the asparagus disease, 

 Palmetto has continued to yield big paying crops. This 

 variety at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

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

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 

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

 old, J 00 by mail, 81.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 65 cents per 100; 

 $5.00 per 1,000; $47.50 per 10,000; 8-year-old, 

 75 cents per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 



3 Barr's Philadelphia 

 Mammoth 



It throws strong, well developed 

 green shoots the entire season. A favor- 

 ite in the Philadelphia markets. At 3 

 years old Barr's Mammoth has yielded 

 at the rate of S500 per acre. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., 10c; lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mall, 

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

 $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 

 65 cents per 100; $5.00 per 1,000; 

 $47.50 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 

 75 cents per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 



2 Giant Argenteuil 



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PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 



Our strain is an improvement upon original French 

 stock. We recommend it with great confidence to all 

 asparagus growers; an 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 $1.00 to J2.00 

 more per dozen bunches than the best of old sorts. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



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

 old, 100 by mail, $1.50, postpaid. ' By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 65 cents per 100; 

 $5.00 per 1,000; $47.50 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 

 75 cents per 100; $6.00 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 tenderness and flavor. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



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

 old, 100 by mall, $1.50, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, 1-year-old, 65 cents per 100; 

 $5.00 per 1,000; $47.50 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 

 75 cents per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 



ARGENTEUIL. 



Dwarf or Bush Beans 



Green Pod 



Culture.— Succeed best In warm, sandy loam, enriched with well rotted stable or poultry ma- 

 nure. 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. Field Beans require 

 only to % bushel per acre. Cultivate frequently but shallow and never when the foliage Is wet. 



s Improved Goddard 



A standard late shell or snap bean. 

 The long, flat green pods are very attrac- 

 tive and when in this condition make 



\ excellent snap pods. The large beans. 



either green or dry, are equal in flavor to 

 the limas. The plants are vigorous and 

 productive, and have never been known to blight. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 40 cents; quart, 75 eents, post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, qnart, 60 cts.; 

 4 quarts, $2.00; peck, $3.50. 



6 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 green shelled beans very early, and in 

 this condition the beans are very large, easily shelled and 

 about equal to the lima in quality. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 40 cents; qnart, 75 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 qnart, 60 cents; 4 quarts, $2.00; peck, $3.75. 



7 Round Pod Refugee or 1 000 to 1 



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 planting; one of the best for main crop. 

 Very popular with canners. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 40 cents; qnart, 75 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quart, 60 cents; 4 quarts, $2.25; peck, $4.00. 



Improved Navy or Boston Pea 



A Sure Cropper and a Producible While Seeded Field Bean 



This variety has become very popular and is now more ex- 

 tensively grown than the larger sorts. It is without question 

 oneof the heaviest yielding field beans known. The strong, 

 upright plant carries the pods well above the ground which 

 keeps them from getting in jured by wet weather before har- 

 vesting, ripening its crop early and all at once. The small, 

 snow white dry beans are always in demand in all markets. 

 Packet, 10 cents; pint, 35 cents; qnart, 65 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quart, 50 cents; 4 quarts, $1.75; peck, $3.25. 



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22 Burlingame Medium 

 Field Bean 



The Standard White Seeded Sort for Winter Use 



Earliest, hardiest, most productive and profitable field 

 bean in America. It averages 40 bushels per acre. 

 Ripens early, aDd in a wet season remains sound and 

 healthy where other varieties rust and spot. Theseed is 

 pearly white. Produces somewhat larger dry white 

 beans than the Improved Navy, but not as large as 

 White Marrowfat. 



Packet, 10 cents; pint, 40 cents; quart, 75 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 quart, 60 cents; 4 quarts, $2.00; peck, $3.50. 



