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AND I know of noway they talk plainer 

 in regard to the size of any mail order 

 business than in the statement of the 

 amount of postage annually paid Uncle 

 Sam. Last year I made the statement 

 that from Oct. ist, 1890 to Oct. 1st, 1891, 

 I paid $20,860.58 for postage. From Oct. 

 ist, 1891 to Oct. ist, 1892, I paid Uncle 

 Sam for postage, $29,206.14, or in other 

 words, my postage bill represented an 

 average expenditure of $561.65 each week 

 for a whole year. I doubt very much if 

 there are half a dozen firms in America, 

 no matter what the line of business, who 

 pay so much for postage in a twelve= 

 month. 



RED TOP STRAP LEAP.— There is probably a 

 larger amount of seed of this variety annually sold than of 

 any other turnip. Philadelphia seedsmen for years past 

 have been accustomed to handle it by the ton, consequently 

 it is not to be wondered at that I should endeavor to offer 

 my customers an extra selected, carefully grown 

 stock of so popular a variety. It is not only one ofthe best 

 table turnips, but also one of the most desirable varieties 

 for feeding stock. Shape is very well shown in above cut. 

 Has single tap root, and a bright purple top; leaves are 

 short and narrow, and grow erect from the bulb. It will 

 mature goo 1 sized turnips 8 to 9 weeks from sowing. It is 

 an excellent keeper, flesh fine grained and of mild flavor. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 20 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 



RED TOP WHITE GLOBE.-Tbis Turnip I 

 do not hesitate to recommend highly to the attention 

 of all my customers as it is certainly an acquisition, par- 

 ticularly to all those who prefer a round turnip to a flat one. 

 Of very rapid growth, matures large-sized, globular-shaped 

 turnips in a remarkably short time. Flesh is pure 

 white, owing to its rapid maturing qualities, it is always of 

 a pleasant and agreeable flavor. On account of its shape 

 will yield far greater bulk than Red TopStrap Leaf offered 

 above, consequently it is really a more profitable variety. 

 It is a good keeper, excellent for winter use. and itsattrac- 

 tive and handsome shape always make it a most excellent 

 selling variety. You will make a mistake if yon do 

 not Include Red Top White Globe in your order. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; ouuce, 15 cts.; % pound, 30 cts.; pound. SI. 00. 



MAULE'S HEAVY CROPPING SWEDE 

 TURNIP — This magnificent Ruta-Baga, which I offered 

 forthe first time in 1888, is unquestionably the most profit- 

 able of all Swede Turnips, as well as the hardest, heaviest, 

 best-shaped and most productive. Bulbs always remain 

 sound and good when flatter varieties will rot. Flesh is a 

 beautiful yellow, ofthe choicest quality and full of nourish- 

 ment. Undoubtedly the finest of all Swedes and a 

 variety that should be sown in preference to all 

 others. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



