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MAULE'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1901. 



NEW ICICLE RADISH. 



NEW RADISH 



IGIGUD 



bong, White, Extremely Early 



Excellent and profitable; a new and distinct 

 Bort. Ready for use as soon as Maule's Long 

 .Scarlet Short Top, but has fewer leaves and Is 

 even better for forcing. Admirable alike for 

 open air and under glass. 



The Icicle radish is perfectly white in color, 

 and long, slender and tapering in shape. It 

 quickly grows to market size, is crisp and 

 brittlei and of mild, sweet flavor. It remains 

 tender during the entire growing period, and is 

 quite as good when an inch in diameter as 

 when only half an Inch. 



A fine variety for market and private gar- 

 deners who have a demand for an early, long, 

 white radish. It was a marvel of excellence at 

 Briar Crest, and will certainly become popu- 

 lar. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 14 pound, 

 50 cents; pound, SI. 60. 



A New Salsify 



Wisconsin Golden 



A Distinct and Improved Type. 



This new salsify or oyster plant is of high culinary merit. 

 The root is larger than the Mammoth .Sandwich Island variety, 

 the best heretofore on the market, and has a richer color, in- 

 clining to yellow. Many tests of it have been made, and the 

 verdict is universally favorable. 



The table quality of Wisconsin Golden Salsify is unsurpassed. 

 It is rich, tender and delicious, and decidedly superior to the 

 white varieties. It leads the salsifies in flavor, and will aid in 

 popularizing this delicious vegetable. 



The leaves are quite peculiar in appearance, of a dark g^een 

 color, and crimped or curled in a manner characteristic of 

 this new and distinct type of salsify. 



The roots, as already said, have a yellow color or tinge. They 

 are fully as easily grown as any other sort, and bunch up hand- 

 somely, and I am inclined to predict that this salsify will at 

 once lead the market. Remembering what a distinct gain was 

 made when the Mammoth Sandwich Island was introduced, a 

 few years ago, I am confident that another success in salsify 

 culture has been scored in the Wisconsin Golden. I therefore 

 recommend all gardeners to try it this year, so as to be fully 

 up with the times. Everybody familiar with it, says it is a de- 

 cided improvement and a real acquisition. I'acket, 10 cents; 

 ounce, 85 cents; pound, 81 00; pound, $3.50. 



Maule's Improved 



Hubbard Squash. 



The American Standard of Excellence. 



This celebrated hard shelled winter squash is unquestion- 

 ably more widely planted and sold than any other sort. It is 

 the most popular squash in all the great eastern markets, from 

 fall to spring. Thousands and tens of thousands of barrels are 

 annually disposed of in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and 

 other cities on the Atlantic coast ; and the fame of the Hubbard 

 is known from ocean to ocean. 



The flesh is light orange in color, very fine grained, solid, dry, 

 sweet and rich. It is prepared for the table in a variety of 

 ways — stewed, baked, fried, in the form of pies, etc. As a 

 keeper, it stands in the front rank, its hard shell protecting 

 it against decay. The shell is so hard that it is necessary to 

 use a heavy knife, a cleaver or a hatchet to open it. The color 

 of the Hubbard skin or shell varies somewhat, being dark 

 green or orange; but the color and quality of the flesh are fixed 

 and unchangeable. 



For many years I have given especial attention to the Hub- 

 bard, recognizing its superior merit and its permanent position 

 in public favor. The seed which I offer this year is, I feel sure, 

 better than ever. It is an improved strain, resulting from 

 careful and long continued selection, and I am confident that 

 no better Hubbard stock is to-day on the American market. 

 Maule's Improved is the choicest type of Hubbard grown. 



I have taken especial pains with Hubbard squash this year, 

 to make the seed more worthy of its name. The illustration 

 shows the ideal type. I know my Improved strain of Hubbard 

 squash now leaves little to be desired. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 

 15 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 



STOP HERE 



And consider for one moment that $1.00 buys seeds in 

 packets and ounces to the value of $1.30;— $2.00 to the value of 

 $2.75;— $3.00 to the value of $4.25,— while $5.00 buys seeds in 

 packets and ounces to the value of $7.50. Please consider 

 these discounts, together with the free premium packets and 

 many other inducements I offer this year, when making up 

 your order for 1901. A moment's consideration of these facts 

 should induce you to leave Cheap Seeds alone, and plant 

 only the best, viz: Maule's. 



■ffi^ New 

 I % Wisconsin 

 f f| Golden 

 §jf| Salsify. 



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