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WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



E£-£ WJt 1 «^ ™^ ■§■ CS ^ Vegetable that should be More Largely Grown 



g> * A Cl il L ^ It affords an Excellent Substitute for Meat 



ro hH L 5?^ K ^T S f 9 T th e.seed in hotbed or greenhouse Id March or April, and transplant in small pots or shallow boxes. Plant in the open grou 

 7»VZ 7. S f ? ? 1S pa ?^ l n 1 r .?,^ S 3 lee i apart each way " A P acket ™ m produce about 150 plants, an ounce about 2U00 plants; l& pound 



an acre. Ready for use in 120 to 140 days. To prevent blight and bugs use Bordeaux Mixture with arsenate of lead. 



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282 Black Beauty 



The Earliest, Large Egg Plan! 



Originated in South Jersey. It combines in 

 itself many characteristics which are very val- 

 uable. It is very early, in fact the earliest good 

 market variety. By this we mean it is the ear- 

 liest variety that grows to a good size suitable 

 for market. It is very desirable in color, being 

 a jet black. Shape is well shown in illustra- 

 tion; average weight 2 to 3 pounds. It is dwarf 

 growing and bears its fruit close to main stem. 



Packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 40 cents; 



ounce, 75 cents; quarter pound, $2.00; 

 pound, §7.30, postpaid. 



281 New York Improved 

 Purple Egg Plant 



Leading Sort tor Home and Market 



A vigorous grower. Fruit is large, fine and 

 free from thorns, and produced until frost. 

 Skin rich purple. Flesh white and of good fla- 

 vor. "SVe can highly recommend our carefully 

 selected strain of this egg plant to everyone. 

 Packet, 10 cents; naif ounce, 40 cents; 

 ounce, 70 cents; quarter pound, $1.85; 

 pound, $7.00, postpaid. 



New Jersey Grown Egg Plants 



Ready for delivery about May 15th 



Man|p*c Fv^plslrtf Seed-bed plants, 50 cents per dozen, 85 cents per 25, SI. 60 per 50, 

 lliatlEC 3 l^A^ClSiUl g 3 . 00 per 100j postpaid; by express, not prepaid; $2.50 per 100. 



Pot glows plants, by express, not prepaid, 75 cents per dozen, $5.00 per 100. 



277 Maule's Excelsior 



The Largest of All ; Blight Proot 



It is of large size and extremely good sha 

 being particularly adapted to slicing, and 

 flavor it cannot be surpassed. It resists drou: 

 blight and bad weather to a wonderful degi 

 on account of its strong, upright growth. 1 

 fruit often measures 18 to 24 inches in circv 

 ference (6 to 8 inches in diameter) and is bo 

 well above the ground; thereby less liableto ] 

 Packet, 15 cents; naif ounce,' 40 cents 

 ounce, 75 cents; quarter pound, $2.00 

 pound, $7.50, postpaid. 



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% Useful When Dried 

 ^ for Various Purposes 



Culture. — Gourds are tender annuals, of trailing or climbing habit. The seed should not be planted until the 

 hills and cultivate as squash. Leave only three or four plants in a hill, and allow the vines to ramble over the 

 trellis or arbor. Gourds are of easy culture. 



291 Dish Cloth or Luffa 



The peculiar lining of this gourd gives it Its 

 name. The fruit grows about two feet long. 

 The interior membrane is serviceable for a 

 variety of household purposes, being used as 

 a dish cloth, or sponge. The fibre is tough. 

 Packet, 10 cents, postpaid. 



ground 

 ground. 



is warm, 

 or train 



Plant 

 on fen 



299 Calabash or Pipe 



An ornamental gourd from which are made 

 the African calabash pipes now so popular on 

 account of their lightness, grace and meer- 

 schaum coloring qualities. When grown for 

 the production of pipe gourds, the vines are 

 usually allowed to grow on the ground like 

 cucumbers, pumpkins, etc., so that the fruits 

 in place of hanging down and growing straight, 

 will take their natural pipe curve. Directions 

 for growing, curing and how to make pipes 

 from these gourds are sent with every packet. 

 Packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 30 cents; 

 ounce, 50 cents, postpaid. 



292 Orange or True Mock Orange 



A good old sort, the fruit often finding its 

 way into the family sewing basket. A beau- 

 tiful and rapid climber, quickly covering trel- 

 lises. Fruit the size and shape of an orange. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents, postpaid. 



293 Dipper 



295 Nest Egg 



This interesting gourd produces white fruit 

 exactly the size and shape of a hen's egg. The 

 matured fruit does not crack, and will serve 

 for years as a nest egg, for use in darning 

 stockings, or for ornamental purposes. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents, postpaid. 



A well known and useful gourd. Wb 

 grown on the ground the stem is much curv 

 but on a trellis the weight of the fruit mal 

 the stem or handle straight. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents, 

 postpaid. 



294 Sugar Trough 



A very large gourd, holding from 4 to 10 g 

 Ions, with a hard, thick shell, but light a 

 durable, lasting for years. It is employed 

 a variety of purposes, from a bucket to a he 

 nest. An attractive, ornamental vine. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 centa, postpa 



297 Mixed Gourds 



In this mixture of gourd seeds we offer 

 the above mentioned sorts, so that our frlei 

 may enjoy a number of curious novelties 

 purchasing a single packet. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents, postpa 



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