WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 77 



513 



Maulc's Prodigious or Prince Edward 



The Giant of the Pea Family 



in 1901, in connection with Cooper, Taber & Co., of London. England, I first offered this t.p« to 

 iUe American public; they oflering it as Prince Edward, I caUing it Pr'odfgfous^^^^ 

 the enormous size of its pods It Has now been several years slice 1 catalogued tSis ?anetT 

 and it is still one of my best selling specialties, but until tbe last few years 1 have not been 

 able to offer it in as large quantities as by the peck. Around Kew Haven Conn the market 

 gardeners cannot get enough of these peas, in fact, all along Long Island .Sound this 

 pea is considered one of the most profitable varieties for the trucker, and as soon as its 

 merits become more largely known, there will be an enormous demand for it from 

 market gardeners all over the country. 



There are fewTarieties of seed In this catalogue that are better named than this pea 

 Nothing more nearly expresses its one remarkable characteristic than Its name 

 Prodigious. When you consider that this variety will produce pods attaining 

 the extraordinary length of 7 inches and upwards, closely packed with 11 to 13 

 large, dark green peas of fine flavor, every reader of this book must admit it 

 is well named. For exhibition purposes it is simply unsurpassed. Exhibited 

 at all the leading shows in England, the last few years, it has alwavs taken first 

 prize, and it will create just as much excitement in America as it ha,s there. 

 The plant is of branching habit, growing about 6 feet in height, with dark 

 green foliage. It is of very vigorous and robust constitution, which 

 (snables it to withstand drought and mildew. The pods are produced in 

 great profusion, mostly in pairs. Pi'odigious cannot be excelled as an 

 exhibition sort, on account of its striking and very attractive appear- 

 ance; and will also be in demand wherever there is a call for a pea of 

 robust habit, fine quality and hardy constitution. Market garden- 

 ers who do not know Prodigious should give it a trial. There are 

 thousands of my customers who will be delighted to show their 

 friends such enormous pods of peas, the largest, by far, they have 

 ever seen, which in addition to large size combine rich and succu- 

 lent flavor. Faclset, 1.5 cts.; pint, 35 cts.; qtiart, GOcfs., post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not jirepald, qnai't, 4:5 cents; 

 4 quarts, .^l.GO? peclc, $3.00, fensliel, $11.00. 



514 The Perfect Sugar Pea 



Mammoth Luscious Sugar 



Edible Pods. Choice for Snap Shorts 

 Unsurpassed by Any Other Sort 



This splendid sugar pea fully maintains Its repu- 

 tation as a choice table variety. Indeed, my sales 

 of the seed increase year by year. The peas are not 

 shelled, but the pod is eaten like a snap bean. The 

 pods are strlngless, and In flavor, brittleness and 

 succulence are unexcelled. The vines are very tall, 

 reaching a height of 5 or 6 feet and requiring sup- 

 port. The full grown pods are 6 to 7 inches long and 

 1% Inches broad, and are produced continuously for 

 a considerable period, the vines having great bear- 

 ing capacity on account of their height. The pods 

 are sometimes sliced for cooking, because of their 

 size, and may be served with butter or white sauce. 

 They can be made ready for the table in 10 or 15 

 minutes, and are good even when quite old. Excel- 

 lent also for pickles. The sweetness and tenderness 

 of this edible-podded pea insure it a permanent 

 place in the garden. It is so enormously productive 

 of delicious pods, that a few packets of the seed will 

 supply an ordinary family. It should be tried 

 where bush beans and snap shorts ire relished. 

 Crop almost a total failure. Plct., 15 cts.; 3 pkts., 

 as cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts., postpaid. By 

 express or ftelglxt, not prepaid, qt., 60 cts. 



MAULE'S PRODIGIOUS OR PRINCE EDWARD 



