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Title: The Maule seed book for 1905
Year: 1905 (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 Trees Seeds 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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of a robust,compact habit, maturing very early. Pods arefrequently over 6 Inches long. I list Longfel-low at the earnest solicitation of half a dozenof my most critical market garden customers.Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents. Woods Prolific Bush Lima. Large, Early, Vlneless aiid Very Prolific. This is a handsome, early and very prolifictype of the large bush lima bean. It is a splen-did variety, probably destined to supersede allthe other forms. Infact, the claim is made thatit is the most valuable improvement introducedsince the first bush lima made its appearance.As to table quality, it is equal to the best. The plant makes a larger growth than theordinary bush lima, and never indicates its in-tention of producing runners, but retains thebush form, and simply loads itself down withpods, Yielding twice as much as the old sorts.Pkt., lOc; pt., 30c.; qt., 50o., postpaid. Pk., $1.50. P% Dont forget your share of That Colored PlateSaving, m^s,See order sheet. This is ^J
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WOODS PROLIFICBUSH LIMA MAULES NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1905 Prosperity or Gradus An Extra Early Wrinkled Pea. This remarkable pea has produced a sensation luthe horticultural world, aud there is no longer anydoubt about its position and standing. It is nowrecognized as a leader. It is not only large and ofbest qualltj, but it is as early as the small, round,extra early sorts. It may be planted as soon asthe ground is lit to work in spring, along with thesmooth peas. It promises to take the place ofthe smooth peas in general culture to a greatextent. Prosperity or Gradus is a wrinkled pea,with vine growing 18 to 30 inches iiigh. It re-quires no sticks or brush, though sticks may beused, if preferred. The peas are freely borne, andremain in good order for a nuinber of days. Thepods are of a bright green color, and measure 4Indies or more in length, being as large as Tele-phone, aud equally well filled witli luscious peas—8 to 10 or more in a pod. The peas themselves areof first-

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