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MAULE'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1901. 



The ^ 



Eureka 



The New Century Potato. 



THE "EUREKA 



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EXTRA EARLY. 



A T LAST WE HA VE FOUND IT 



cAn Extra. Early, as Early 

 as the Earliest and as Fine 

 as the Finest. 



cAn Early Potato That 

 Makes no Second Grofoth; 

 Blight Proof, and That 

 Resists Drought and an 

 Unfavorable Season Better 

 Than Any Other. 



Jointly introduced this year 

 by W. Attee Burpee & Co. 

 and Wm. Henry Maute. 



Undoubtedly the Coming Potato* 



Now Offered the American Public for the First Time* 



Ever since 1896 I have had my eye on Eureka, but not until 

 last year have I been able to secure sufficient stock to offer it to 

 the American public, knowing as I did, it was sure to spring at 

 once into popular favor, and that the demand would be simply 

 immense from the start. That such was the case is well illus- 

 trated by the fact that on my friend Mr. Burpee examining 

 the crop, he became so enthusiastic over it, that I made 

 arrangements with him to take half the crop, so that Eureka 

 comes before the public, not only with the endorsement of one 

 house, but with the endorsement of two. 



The illustration is an exact representation of Eureka which I 

 had drawn direct from nature, of a cluster from a single hill, 

 reduced in size. While the stock of Eureka is fairly large, both 

 Mr. Burpee and myself desire to reserve a quantity for planting 

 ourselves, so that for this year Eureka will be offered by the lb. 

 only, and it is hardly necessary to say that early orders are 

 solicited if you desire to test the New Eureka in its first year. 



Eureka has been well named, for it combines more good qual- 

 ities than any other extra early potato, and I cannot do 

 better than give herewith the originator's description : 



"Eureka Extra Early was a chance hill found growing in :i 

 field of Early Morn potatoes, season of 1895. In looking over 

 the field a single plant was noticed distinct from the rest, 

 which died while all the others were still green. 



ones were found, which were slightly different in shape from 

 the Morn. Every tuber was saved and planted the following 

 spring. The stock has been worked up ever since, and it has 

 never failed to produce a large crop of extra early potatoes. 



The plant is dwarf and compact, maturing in advance of the 

 Early Bose and Bovee. It never has had the blight. 



The tubers are round, slightly flattened. White skin, free 

 from disease; flesh, white and mealy; no cores or black specks; 

 quality unsurpassed. 



One point alone which makes it valuable is that it has never 

 taken second growth, and resists drought better than any other 

 potato I have ever grown. Grown side by side with the Bovee 

 the past season, it produced a third more large tubers, and ma- 

 tured ten days in advance of Bovee. The potatoes were perfect, 

 while the Bovee took second growth." 



Nothing in this catalogue promises a greater money return, 

 to those who invest in it, than this potato, in this, the first year 

 of its introduction. An investment of $8.00 by one of my custo- 

 mers in Colorado, the first year I offered Freeman potato, made 

 a return of $2700 in actual cash inside of three years. This is 

 only one case of many such, and undoubtedly the same exper- 

 ience will be repeated with Eureka. The price may seem high 

 at first, but remember Eureka w ill be in demand next year 

 and for years to come. The big money will be with those who 

 purchase and plant Eureka in 1901. 



On digging, nine large tubers and several unmerchantable 



Pound, $i.oo; 3 pounds, $2.50, postpaid. 8 pounds 

 delivered free either by mail or express, $5.00. 



Prices of the New Eureka for 1901 



No more than 8 pounds will be supplied to one customer. ->fl 



$250.00 



IN CASH PRIZES. 



Nov. 1, lttOl 



In connection with W. Atlee Burpee & Co., I offer the following prizes on Eureka: 

 For largest yields from a single pound of tubers, $50, 825, 815, S10 and $5. Total, $105. 

 For largest yield from one pound of tubers grown in natural method, single eyes, $25, 815, 810 and 86. Total, 856. 

 For three largest and finest specimen tubers, 810, $> for second best and six prizes of 82.60 each. Total, 880. 

 For best descriptions, 1st prize, $15; 2nd prize, 810; 3rd and 4th, $5.00 each, ana ten of 82.60 each. Total, $60. 



