72 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



Peas belong in three groups: Garden, field and edible podded. Garden peas are smooth or wrinkled. The 

 smooth are earlier and most hardy. The wrinkled are sweetest. Field peas are of high value m stock feeding and 

 green manuring. Edible podded peas are growing in favor. , . , + * t-\ 



Culture,— Sow in earliest spring and make successional plantings every ten days until June 1. In the latter part of August sow early peas 

 for an autumn crop. Drill 1 to 2 inches deep in rows 2% to 4 feet apart. In the field use no sticks. In garden culture sow in double rows 10 inches 

 apart, and use supports for the tall growing varieties. One pint to 100 feet of drill; 1^ to 2 bushels per acre. 



Maule'g Earliest of All Pea has become the main reliance of thousands of truckers and 

 farmers who wish to be first in market with new peas. It is a smooth sort, with wonderful 

 ability to mature quickly. It is absolutely unsurpassed in extra early qualities, in flavor, 

 in size of pod and productiveness, in vigor and regularity of growth, and in genuine merit. 

 Every seedsman claims to sell an "earliest" pea, but, after testing them all, I know that 

 lot one excels my own celebrated strain, either in quality, quantity or e.arliness. Mania's. 

 Earliest of All is very hardy, and may be sown as soon as the soil becomes mellow. It 

 nay be relied upon to be ready for market in about forty-five days from date of germi- 

 nation. Its profitable character is shown by the fact that the demand for it increases 

 year by year. Packet, 10 cts,; pint, 25 cts.; quart, 45 cts,, postpaid. By express 

 or frelglit, not prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.10; peclt, $3.00; InisSiel, $7.00. 



509 



Laxtonian—The New Dwarf Gradus Pea 



This is the largest podded of all the early dwarf varieties and 

 is a new sort of decided merit. The vines are vigorous, grow- 

 ing about 16 inches high, and produces a large crop of good 

 sized pods, averaging from 9 to 10 peas to the pod. The peas 

 are of exquisite flavor and mature early. Many people who 

 have tried Laxtonian consider it superior to either Gradus or 

 Thomas Laxton and claim it to be the best of all the early 

 dwarf sorts. It is certainly worth a trial. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, quart; 60 cts.; 4 quarts; $2.00; pk., $3.50; bu., $12.00. 



503 



A celebrated wrinkled pea IJ to 2 feet high, of goodquality 

 and flavor. Its season is late to very late, and it is especially 

 adapted to summer and autumn cropping. It has a remark- 

 able and valuable branching habit. It will do well without 

 sticks or brush. Repeated pickings may be made, for the vine 

 continues to produce blossoms and successional crops of pods 

 m its effort to ripen its seeds. It is thus a continuous bearer 

 through a long season, 



Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, quart, 35 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.25; pk., $2.25; bu., $8.00. 



512 



Sutton's Excelsior 



The Sutton's Excelsior Pea resembles Nott's Excelsior, but 

 has longer and broader pods of a light green color; the pods are 

 square at the ends with 6 or 8 large sized peas to a pod. The 

 vines grow 15 inches long and are hardy, permitting early 

 planting. They are very heavy bearers, and on account of its 

 hardiness and large sized pods, many prefer Sutton's Excelsior 

 to the large podded taller varieties. Comes into bearing a few 

 days later than Nott's Excelsior. It is undoubtedly a fine, 

 early wrini^led pea for either home or market gardeners. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, quart, 45 cts.; 4 quarts., $1.50; pk., $2.75; bu., $10.50. 



Bear in mind, customers may order half 



