MAULE'S RELIABLE ONION SEED. 



Culture. — Use any Rood soil; preferably a rich, sandy loam, previously cultivated. Fertilize liberally with rotted manure, or with artificial 

 manures. Drill in seed to depth of % inch, at the rate 4 or 5 pounds to acre for large onions; t>0 to 80 pounds per acre for sets. Or use sets at the 

 rate of 6 to 10 bushels per acre. Or start onion seed in frames, under glass, and transplant to open ground, 3 inches apart in the row. This excel- 

 lent plan was tirst generally practiced with my celebrated Prizetaker onion, and is often referred to as the "new onion culture." Onions are quite 

 hardy and may be planted early. Frequent shallow culture is best, and the 6ame soil may be used year after year, without rotation of crops, if 

 well fertilized annually. Winter storage demands dryness, coolness, good ventilation, and freedom from sudden changes. Spread 18 inches of 

 straw on barn or garret floor, then (i to 10 inches of onions, then 2 feet of straw; or keep on shelves in a dry, cool cellar, where windows can be 

 closed in severe weather. Set large onions in open ground in .September for early spring bunching. Protect with litter during winter. 



MAULE'S LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. 



This has been one of my leading specialties for more than 20 years. The 

 Ehape and size of my strain of this great standard onion are shown in the 

 engraving, from a photograph. In color the skin is deep, purplish red. The 

 flesh is white, moderately grained, and of a good, strong character. The 

 flavor, when cooked, is highly relishable. One of my patrons grew 6Li,!)0o 

 pounds of Maule's Large Red Wethersfield onions on a single acre of ground, 

 some years ago, in competition for a prize of S250. This Is at the rate of 1,200 

 or 1,800 bushels per acre, the legal weight of a bushel of onions varying in dif- 

 ferent States from 60 to 57 pounds. Yields of 000 to 800 bushels of my 

 Wethersfield per acre are not rare. Onion seed value depends greatly 

 upon the way the stock is selected and cared for, and the seed which I 

 otter is of the earliest form, grown from hand sorted bulbs and sure to 

 produce large onions. Specimens of Maule's Weth- 

 ersfield weighing one to two pounds the first year 

 from seed are not uncommon, and there is 

 a noteworthy uniformity of size, scallions 

 being unknown. This onion is a 

 magnificent keeper, and thou- 

 sands of my customers speak of it 

 every year In terms of highest 

 praise. Many strains of W ethers 

 field are offered the Amer- 

 ican public, but my care- 

 ful comparative tests con- 

 vince me that none are in 

 the slightest degree super- 

 ior to the one here de- 

 scribed, whose virtues have 

 become so firmly estab- 

 lished and are so widely 

 endorsed. It is a per- 

 fect red onion for home 

 and market purposes. 

 Packet,5 cts.;ounce, lOcts.; 

 V. lb., 80 cts.; lb., OJ cts. 



ACftOPof DAHVERS YE-iiPW 80 o BU5H£l5 "ft The ACRE 

 MAULE'S YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. 



The choice strain of Globe Danvers onion I offer the public Is of fine 

 form, as shown in the picture, with very thick bulb and small neck. 

 It always attains a good size. Choice in flavor, being rather mild, 

 and is such a market favorite as to find ready sale at prices usually 

 5 or 10 cents per bushel above all other varieties, except Prizetaker. 

 It is, in fact, the best yellow onion on the market, except Prizetaker. 

 It frequently produces fiOO bushels per acre, and is cnpable of doing 

 even better "under extra culture. It is very early and profitable, and 

 a splendid keeper. My strain of Yellow Globe Danvers has been 

 famous for the past twenty years in every onion growing district of 

 the United States, and there is nothing better of its kind to be had, 

 except Prizetaker, as alrendy mentioned; nor w ill Prizetaker ever 

 push Yellow Globe Danvers wholly out of the market. There will 

 always be a demand for the latter, and I can confidently assure the 

 public that I have the best known strain. In fact, I have only one 

 strain of Danvers, and devote my energies to the perfection of that 

 one. Have no second grade to sell as Round Danvers, Flat Danvers, 

 etc. Since I first offered this improved strain of Glole Danvers I 

 have supplied direct to the onion growers of America far more than 

 100,000 pounds of the seed, a record unsurpaFsed 

 by any other seed house. This extensive distribu- 

 tion is in itself a testimony to the value of this 

 strain. Pfct., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



MAULE'S PRIZETAKER. 



Maule's Prizetaker Is unquestionably the larg- 

 est and finest of all Yellow Globe Onions. If you 

 once grow it I am Bure you will agree with me 

 that in the way of onions nothing to date can 

 equal It. Everyone who has grown my 

 headquarters strain of Prizetaker praises 

 it, because it is handsome In ap- 

 pearance, mild in flavor, 

 very productive and al- 

 ways sells welL 

 See specialties, 

 in front of book. 



Maule's Reliable 

 Onion Seed. 



Maule's Reliable Onion 

 Seed has had a national 

 reputation for years. Last 

 year my crop was almost a 

 failure, and I had to advance 

 my prices considerably. This 

 year I am glad to say my sup- 

 ply is most satisfactory, while that 

 of others la In many cases very short 

 indeed; so that while many seedsmen 

 have had to advance their prices this 



year, I have been able to reduce mine to such figures that I antici- 

 pate an enormous demand, and would especially suggest early 

 orders from all desiring a large quantity. 



mauLes 



LARGE Red 

 Wethersfield. 



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