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WM. HENRY MAILE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



91 Edmand's Early Turnip 



A Good Main Crop Sort 



An excellent early -variety, producing a de- 

 sirable turnip-shaped beet, with both skin and 

 flesh of a deep blood red. Very sweet and ten- 

 der. A standard sort of well established merit; 

 maturing in about 42 days; one of the best 

 beets to follow the extra early varieties and 

 for late crop; well adapted to forcing. This 

 beet has become very popular as a home 

 garden sort or for the market gardener want- 

 ing an ideal shaped blood red beet. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 quarter pound, 40 cents; 

 pound, Sl,29, postpaid. 



72 Electric 



An Attractive Beet of Fine Quality 



Rich, red flesh, eseeedingly tender and re- 

 markably early. In shape almost round. The 

 leaves are small and set close to the crown. 

 The tap root is small, starting without a taper. 

 It shows a maximum of edible portion with a 

 minimum of foliage and tap root. Color very 

 dark crimson, with rings of lighter hue. It Is 

 early, fit for use in 40 days. The flesh Is 

 delicate, rich, sugary and free from fibre. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 

 quarter pound, 45 cents; 

 pound, Sl>50, postpaid. 



78 Crimson Globe 



Deep Crimson, Tender and Delicious 



A handsome and medium size, globe shape 

 sort, entirely free from rootlets ; -a grand 

 second early sort, ready for use In 41 days. The 

 foliage is small but just right for bunching or 

 for forcing under glass. Of a rich bronze pur- 

 ple, borne on slender stems which occupy but a 

 small portion of the root. The flesh is a rich 

 blood red, slightly zoned or ringed In a most 

 beautiful manner, making it very attractive In 

 appearance; always sweet and tender. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 



quarter pound, 45 cents; 



pound, SI. 50, postpaid. 



Maule's Collection of 6 Root Vegetables for Winter Storing 



Six regular size packets only SO cents, Postpaid 



Grow enough vegetables for your table during the summer, but provide root crops for winter storing. We have 

 selected the following six sorts, which are especially adapted to cellar storage. 



1 Packet Beet, Maule's Early Wonder 1 Packet Ruta Baga, Maule's Heavy Cropping 



I " Carrot, Maule's Danvers Half Long 1 " Salsify, Mammouth Sandwich Island 



1 " Parsnip, Maule's White Lisbon 1 " Turnip, Red or Purple Top White Globe 



After the first light frost, dig roots when ground is dry, and leave them lie out^doors a few hours until any surface 

 moisture on them has evaporated. Remove the tops all but an inch or two, which prevents bleeding and drying out. 

 Store only sound vegetables in boxes, covering roots with slightly damp sand or soil, in any cool part of cellar. 



76 Philadelphia Early Turnip or Lentz 



The Favorite Second Early for Meiin Crop 



A reliable second early, ready for use in 50 days. Very rich and 

 sugary, and highly esteemed by all who have ever sown It. Flesh is in 

 alternate rings of light and dark pink, but bolls red. It is a smooth 

 variety, with light green small tops, making it suitable for growing 

 under sash. Profitable for market as well as the home garden. 



Packet^ 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; quarter pounds 40 cents; 

 pound, $1.25, postpald< 



67 Maule S Alpha for^XaUe o^MaSe^ 



Maule's Alpha beet is ready for market in 40 to 42 days. It 

 is turnip shaped ; a little deeper than Crosby's Egyptian. 

 The flesh is of a dark crimson color, and is handsome in 

 appearance. It has a rich, sweet flavor when cooked, and is 

 tender and free from fibre and toughness. Undoubtedly one 

 of the best extra early table or market beets. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 2.5 cents; quarter pound, 60 cents; 

 pound, $2.00, postpaid. 



