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Title: 1900 Maule's seed catalogue
Identifier: 1900maulesseedca1900wmhe (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Wm. Henry Maule (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Livestock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Maule
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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§1 = ¥l STANDARD SWEET OR SUGAR CORNS. A good money crop for near-by markets. Every body can grow this crop with profit. CuLTUKE.—Sweet corn always does well on sod laud, or where clover has been turned down. Plant 'when dan- 's ger of frost Is over, In hills 2x3 feet, or 3x4 feet, according to variety. Give frequent and continued shallow • little earlier than Crosby's. Good sized ears, sweet fl and of excellent flavor. "Packet, 10 cti^.; pint, 20 cts.; ti quart, 35 cts., postpaid. Peck, 75 cts; bushel, S2.50. •■ J ADAM'S EXTRA EARLY.—Not a sweet corn, ;P but a tender white sort for table use, desirable I 2 on account of its earliness. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 20 I S cts.; qt., 35 cts., postpaid. Pk., 75 cts., bu., S2.50. ! ^ CROSBY'S EXTRA EARLY An old stand- ^■' ard, still popular. Exceedingly sweet and juicy. Excellent for plivate garden. Pkt., 10c., pt., 20c.; qt., 35c., postpaid. Pk., 75c.; bu., J2.50. STABLER'S EARLY A variety of larger size than usual among early kinds. Remark- able for sweetness. Desirable for the private gardener, the market gardener and the canner. One of the best. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 O cts., postpaid. Pk., 75 cts.; bu., S2.50. , EVERBEARING—Ready a few days after Jj" Stabler's Early. Fully developed kernels to tip ^ of cob. Stalks mostly produce two or more ears, Th which, if pulled at early maturity, will be suc- :•; J* ceeded by another crop on the same stalks. ; JS Quality good. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; fi ja quart, 35 cts., postpaid. Peck, 81.00; bushel, $3.00. ;i*S BLACK MEXICAN.—A sweet and delicious •■ ig variety, by many people considered the most & Juj sugary of all. White when first matured, turn- ^ M Ing darker as It ripens. A superlative table i W sort. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 i cents, postpaid. Peck, 75 cents; bushel, 52..50. jec AMBER CREAM A very desirable second I itfi early sort, remarkably sweet and tender, and in ^ every way superior. Stalk seven feet high, jH strong and vigorous; ear large, with deep grains. 3cD Remains long in edible condition, ilv custo- t jfl mers praise it. Packet, 10cts.; pint,20cts".; quart, S 3a 35 cts., postpaid. Peck, Sl.OO; bushel, $3.00. I Kg PERRY'S HYBRID One of the best. Al- 'i 4^ most as early as Crosby's, with larger ear, cou- I i>2 talnlng 12 to 14 rows. The grains are of large size, ' "U and pure white. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 Iq* cts., postpaid. Peck, 75 cts; bushel, ?2.50. l^ EXCELSIOR SUGAR.—An excellent mid- 3p season sweet corn, with fine ears and extra g large grains. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, : f^ 35 cts., postpaid. Peck, 75 cts.; bushel, S'2.oO. § g MAULE'S XX SUGAR.—This superior corn Is ig ready for table or market in 9 to 10 weeks from 3g planting, and is of sugary, delicious flavor. It j*» is comparatively dwarf in habit, seldom more j)J than five or six feet high. Ears as large as the j'\^ 3j) Evergreen. Its leading merits are produc- V.p ^J tiveness and high quality. It is a quick seller, ii on account of its good appearance. Some suc- ip cessful market gardeners have depended upon .0 no other variety for the past twenty years, ;* being unable to find anything more profit- to able. It can be made to cover a long season, e and plantings as late as July loth, will mostly ig escape frost. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 80 cts.; qt., jt d 50 cts., postpaid. Peck, SI.23; bushel, S4.00. ^S STOWELL'S EVERGREEN. — Every ;;V^l" 35 cts., postpaid. Peck, 75 cts.; bushel, S2.50. EVERBEARING
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EVERGREEN 29 MAULE'S XX SUGAR MAULE'S MAMMOTH.

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