MAULE'S EARLIEST TOMATO 



FIVE DAYS TO TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF ALL 

 RIVALS IN THE MARKETS. 



A Most Profitable Extra Early Sort. 



Pages of this catalogue could be filled with statements and comments 

 about the money value of this fine early tomato; but the best testimonial 

 that I can present in regard to its worth is the fact that the gardeners, es- 

 pecially the New Jersey truckers, exhausted my entire stock of seed last 

 . year, thoueh I had imagined my supply to be quite sufficient for all de- 

 mands. This profitable tomato is from five days to two weeks earlier than 

 any other variety, nor is its extreme earliness its only virtue, for it is of 

 large size, good color and delicious flavor. It does not crack and has no 

 hard core. Color is a bright red, and though somewhat irregular in shape 

 the fruit is not rough. The plant is a good yielder for so early a variety. 

 The fruit commands high prices by being first in market, and has proved 

 very profitable to my customers. Every gardener knows the value of the 

 first home grown tomatoes, and is anxious to share in the prices which 

 characterize the opening of the season. Maule's Earliest will meet the 

 requirements of the case, for it is the first to mature, and is really large, 

 handsome and good. Maule's Earliest has a long list of good points, and 

 has stood the test of time. It is early and profitable and well worthy of 

 trial by every gardener in America. In some cases my customers have 

 had tomatoes in market two or three weeks ahead of their neighbors and 

 have reaped rewards accordingly. It not rarely happens that tomato 

 prices vary as much as a dime a day on a basket, the high quotations for 

 the first early, home grown fruit quickly dropping as the supply in- 

 creases. On a hundred, or even a dozen baskets of tomatoes, a dime 

 makes a wide difference in the net profits, and hence the universal desire 

 among truck growers to gain every possible day in the maturity of the 

 tomato crop. Maule's Earliest is the best variety for this purpose now In 

 existence, and is widely recognized as the most profitable extra early 

 sort. I heartily commend it for money making purposes. I have many 

 good tomatoes on my list, and do not say that this is the best one, but it 

 is distinctly best for "the purpose here considered; that is of being the first 

 good tomato in the market. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2-00. 



"We had an unusually dry summer, having no rain for nearly 16 weeks: only one 

 shower. All your seeds did fine. Maule's Earliest Tomato has knocked all others 

 out, I had them in the market four weeks before all others, and got $1.25 per basket 

 for S to 15 baskets a day. I call this tomato Maule's Earliest American Champion, the 

 greatest money maker." Sept. 24, 1900. T. F. Fitzpatrick. West Haven. Conn. 



Maule's Earliest. 



The earliest 

 of all 

 tomatoes. 



MAULE'S NEW IMPERIAL. 



This is the earliest perfectly smooth tomato in cultivation. It is a 

 sport or hybrid from that celebrated early variety, the Dwarf Cham- 

 pion, but matures sooner. It is later than' Maule's' Earliest, but of su- 

 perior appearance and table quality. It is as large and smooth as 

 Ignotum or Matchless, and as solid "as Turner Hybrid. In color, it is 

 between a pink-purple and a glossy crimson. The flavor is of the best. 

 It ripens evenly to the stem, and is highly productive, the yield under 

 field culture, having reached l 1 .-, bushels of ripe fruit per plant. It not 

 only bears early but continues to produce ripe fruit until frost. The orig- 

 inator of this tomato, Mr. A. A. Halladay, of Bellows Falls, Vermont, 

 says it is "the earliest, handsomest, smoothest, most solid and most pro- 

 ductive tomato in the world,'' and I can substantially endorse this high 

 praise. I have larger tomatoes on my list, but none that are better, or 

 which bring me more numerous testimonials of their worth. The New 

 Imperial is no longer an experimental novelty but a recognized sort of 

 firmly established merit. It has proved its adaptability to all sections of 

 the country, and is now a standard and satisfactory tomato in all re- 

 spects. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 2J cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, SI. 75. 



WHITE'S EXCELSIOR. 



A thoroughly first-class main crop purple tomato 

 of large size, originated by Mr. F. s. White, of Iowa. 

 Vines strong, with rich, dark foliage. It is quite 

 early, and bears fruit until frost. The tomatoes are 

 large, heavy and solid, coloring evenlv about the 

 stem, with no hard core and few seeds. " Quality su- 

 perior. A firsv rate shipper. Much like Maule's 

 New Imperial, but a little later and somewhat 

 larger. In all respects a fine fruit. Packet, 5 cents, 

 ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, S1.75. 



THE MAGNUS. 



This new variety was recently sent out bv the 

 Livingston people, the originators of manv fine to- 

 matoes, and I consider it a highly meritorious tvpe. 

 It has the color of Beauty and Acme, but is thicker, 

 heavier and more solid than either of those famous 

 strains. The fruit is uniformly large and attractive; 

 and the flesh is very firm anil of unsurpassed qual- 

 ity. The piant is a robust grower, with short joints, 

 setting its fruit clusters closer together than most 

 varieties, thus insuring heavy crops. The tomatoes 

 are so deep in shape as to be sometimes almost 

 globular, being thus particularly well adapted for 

 slicing. The fruit ripens evenlv and does not crack 

 about the stem. As to time of ripening, it matures 

 so quickly that it must be classed among the earlv 

 sorts, though it is well adapted to main crop pur- 

 poses and for forcing under glass. Packet, 1(1 cents- 

 ounce, 30 cents; > 4 pound, S1.00; pound, So. 50. 



Maule's 

 New Imperial 

 Tomato. 



