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I AM determined to boom the sale of 

 Maule's Reliable Onion Seed in 1890 

 more than ever before. By reason of 

 large crops of as fine seed as I have 

 ever harvested, lam able to quote many 

 varieties at lower prices than for years 

 past and to encourage a still greater 

 demand, I, this year, offer the large 

 amount of $500, in cash prizes, which 

 will be paid Oct. 1st, 1890, as follows: 



$*a g*f\ To the customer raising the 

 1 ^ 1 I largest number of bushels 

 from 5 pounds of seed sown 

 of ilaule.'s Wethersfield Onion. 



$■* gT To the customer raising the 

 X v3 \J '"' (test number of bushels 

 . „ , from S pounds of seed so-.vn 



of Maule's Jtnnrers Yellow Onion. 



largest number of bushels 

 „ , . _ , from 1 pound of seed sown 

 of Maule's Prtzetaker Onion. 



1 fi£^) T o tfl " customer raising the. 



flff^ To tne customer raising the 

 O O \J largest number of bushels from 

 IT , . „ nn * ""w »f »eed sown of 

 JttuuWs Prtzetaker Onion. 



JIAULE'S WETHERSFIELD. — There are 

 many strains of this justly celebrated Onion offered, but 

 none that can surpass Maule's famous stock of this popular 

 variety. Growing to a large size, one to two pound onions 

 from seed the first year are of frequent occurrence. The $50 

 prize offered in 1887 for the heaviest was secured by one 

 of my customers for a specimen weighing 2% pounds. It 

 grows with unusual regularity, scallions being almost un- 

 known. 600 to 800 bushels have frequently been raised 

 on a single acre ; and in 1888, in competition for the 8250 

 prize, several of my customers produced even a larger 

 quantity. The premium being finally secured by Rau- 

 dolph Byers, of Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo Co., Cal., 

 he having raised the enormous quantity of 66,905 pounds 

 of marketable onions on one acre of ground. The shape is 

 well shown in illustration above. In color the skin is deep 

 purplish red, and the flesh white. Moderately grained and 

 of a good strong flavor, it is a magnificent keeper. Maule's 

 Red Wethersfield is unquestionably the king of all red 

 onions as Prizetaker is king of all yellow, and Silver King 

 the king of all white. 



50,000 of my customers unanimously endorse it as the 

 best they have ever sown. I trust no onion grower receiv- 

 ing this catalogue will fail to try at least a small quantity 

 of Maule's Red Wethersfield. for all ought to know just how 

 superior it is. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c.; % lb., 30c.; lb., 81.10. 

 5 lbs., 85.00 post-paid ; 10 lbs., 89.00 by express or freight, 

 purchaser paving transportation charges. 



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fX CUSTOMERS 



Should remember that 

 laule's Reliable Onion Seed 

 nly grown from carefully 

 hand -sorted and selected bulbs, 

 always of high germinating quality and 

 of unusual vigor of growth by reason of Its 

 superlative vitality. My onion seed now has 

 a reputation in almost every prominent onion 

 growing district in America unsurpassed by any 

 other house in the trade. 



3 Better Varieties 

 than JVEauIe's Wethersfield, 

 Danvers arid Prizetaker can 

 riot be found T^E WO^LTD OT/EI*. 



BEAR IN MIND THAT ffi 



well as all other seeds to be as represented in so 

 much, that should they prove otherwise I will refill 

 the order free of charge. See my Four-Leaf Clover 

 Guarantee on page 1. Out of sales of more than 

 40,000 pounds I" have had, by reason of this 

 '-■uarantee. to refill orders for less than 50 lbs. and 

 then after replacing the seed have had the satis- 

 faction of receiving letters like the following: 



C. L. Giveans, Vernon. N. J.: " When I wrote you 

 I was of the honest opinion, and others told me the 

 same, that my onions were not worth cultivating. 

 If I had had the seed then I would have plowed and 

 replanted. A week later when the seed came, I was 

 surprised to find a great many more onions had come 

 up and other seed is sprouting. It seems that nearly 

 every seed is going to grow after lyins so long in the 

 ground. Now will you please tell me what to do with 

 the seed. I will ship it back to you unless you prefer 

 me to keep it and will direct me how to care for it, 

 that is if it will be good for another year. I am very 

 sorry to have given you so much trouble.'" 



