4 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



FULL MEASURE BEAN. 



15 Full Measure 



Tills magnifloent round podded bush beau bears long, round, green 

 pods, always solid, strlngless and exceedingly prolific. The pods are 

 of an attractive green color, 5 inches loug, firm and tender. The plant 

 is of a handsome, stiffly erect growth, with dark green foliage, very 

 prolific and practically blight proof. It is a thoroughly bred stringless 

 variety of excellent quality, always yielding very large crops of hand- 

 some green pods remaining lit for use many days after maturity. Be- 

 coming In great demand among truckers on account of its handsome 

 appearance and luscious quality, which hold their customers. Good 

 for both home or market gardeners' use. Paclcet, 10 cents? pint, 25 

 cents? quart, 45 cents, postpaid. By express or frelglit, not pre- 

 paid, «inart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.00; peck, $1.75; buslie], $6.50. 



LONGFELLOW OR FRENCH STRINGLESS BEAN 



EARLIEST IMPROVED VALENTINE BEAN. 



13 Earliest Improved Valentine 



My improved strain of this famous old reliable green podded bush 

 bean is ready for the basket in 85 to 38 days. As now perfected it has 

 full, meaty round pods, which possess beauty, tenderness and superior 

 flavor. It is an ideal snap short bean, and one that always sells well in 

 the market. Plants grow ixniformly about fifteen inches in height. My 

 Earliest Improved is a great improvement over the original Red Val- 

 entine and is now the most prolific and profitable bean of its kind. 



Pacltet, 10 cents; pint, 35 cents; qnart, 45 cents, postpaid. By 

 express or frelglit, not prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 4 qnarts, $1.00; 

 peck, $1.75; busliel, $6.50. 



18 Longfellow or French Stringless 



This perfectly round, green podded bean is tender and prolific, and is 

 one of the best varieties for the home garden. The pods are of fine qual- 

 ity, nearly stringless and exceedingly handsome. In production, very 

 prolific; exhibits a profusion of highly beautiful, rich green pods 7 to 8 

 inches long, straight and round. When cooked the fiavor is exquisitely 

 delicious. The plant grows 14 to 16 inches high (early 6 weeks) and 

 ripens uniformly. Market gardeners give preference to this over other 

 varieties. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 35 cents; qnart, 45 cents, post- 

 paid. By eacpress or frelglit, not prepaid, qnart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts^ 

 $1.10; peck, $3.00; liusliel, $7.00, 



14 Stringless Green Pod 



The Stringless Green Pod is now one of the most popular bush beans 

 in America. In point of earliness it ranks among the first, in quality it 

 i« excelled by none, and in bearing ability it stands without a rival. 

 The pods are round, fleshy and nearly straight; are borne in abundance 

 through a long season, beginning early. They are five inches in length 

 1 ich green in color, very tender, and of highest and best flavor. They 

 1 emaln long in edible condition. This bean is unexcelled for home use 

 and will be found very profitable for market on account of its heaw 

 ciopping ability. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 35 cents; quart, 45 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or fielgkt, not prepaid, quart, 30 cents: 

 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, $3.00; liusliel, $7.50. 



