WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
« Lucullus 
New Swiss Chard or 
Spinach Beet 
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| This grand new and distinct variety is a great 
acquisition. The stalks are as thick and broad as 
rhubarb. The plants grow toa height of from 2 
| to 244 feet, and the stalks are from 10 to 12 inches 
long below the leaf and 1144 inches broad. These 
| stalks are delicious when cooked and should be 
|) served in the same manner as asparagus. The 
i leaf portion is heavily 
crumpled or sayoyed 
and is very crisp and 
tender. The leafy por- 
4 tion of the foliage is 
}cooked and served in 
the same manner as 
spinach. The leaves and 
Stalks, being served as 
separate vegetables, af- 
ford two distinct dishes 
from the same plant at 
one time. 
PkKt., 10c.; oz., 15¢.; 
Ib., £40c.; Ib., $1.25. 
Also see page 14. 
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Lucuttus Swiss. CHARD. 
Beets For Home or Market 
Areone of our specialties. You will make 
no mistake in sending us all your orders for 
beet seed. The seed crop of all beets is very 
short this season, but owing to the large 
contract placed we have received a fair supply 
but advise all our customers to place their 
orders early- 
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MAULE’S ALPHA BEET. 
. Maule’s Alpha Beet 
Maule’s Alpha Beet is ready for market in 40 to 45 days from | It has a rich, sweet flavor when cooked, and is tender and free 
date of sowing. It is what we calla finely made-up beet, as} from fibre or toughness. It is, in fact undoubtedly, one of the 
shown in the illustration. It is turnip shaped ; alittle deeper | best extra early table or market beets within our knowledge. 
than Crosby’s Egyptian, with more body and more value. Maule’s Alpha Beet is worthy of universal trial by gardeners. 
The flesh is of a dark crimson color, and is handsome ‘in| It is good for the table and good for market, and will at once 
appearance. The top is small, which favors close planting. | win public favor by reason of its earliness and its excellence. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 
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MAULE’S DARK RED EGYPTIAN BEET. 
CRIMSON GLOBE BEET. 
81 Maule’s Dark Red Egyptian 
78 Crimson Globe | The Egyptian beet is one of the most popular 
varieties among market gardeners for forcing 
purposes. Justly or unjustly it is considered to 
be the earliest of all. It certainly will bear close 
planting in the valuable space under glass or 
A handsome variety of medium size, almost 
lobe shape, and entirely free from rootlets; a | 
grand second early or main crop sort. The 
roots are of medium size. Beets average 10 
ECLIPSE BEET. 
74 Eclipse 
Is one of the best Known of the table beets, 
and we have a Strain of extra purity and merit, 
particularly noted for earliness. It is indeed 
high praise to say that our Eclipse beet is 
almost or quite as early as Egyptian, for the 
latter has been long accepted as the earliest of 
all; and Eclipse has ever been recognized as 
superior to Egyptian in tablevalue. Ourstrain | 
has small top and is smooth, fine grained and 
tender, with bright red color. Many market 
gardeners have discarded Egyptian entirely in 
favor of this strain of Eclipse, and for a home 
garden sort it is one of the best. 
Pkt., 5c.3 oz., 15.5; 14 Ib., £0c.; Ib., $1.25. 
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inehes in circumference, very handsome in 
shape, being alittle deeper than round, witha 
remarkably smooth surface. The foliage is 
small and of a rich bronze purple, borne on 
slender stems which occupy but a small por- 
tion of the root. The flesh is a rich blood red, 
slightly zoned or ringed in a most beautiful 
manner, making it very attractive in appear- 
ance; always sweet and tender, and of the fin- 
est quality; never stringy. In the home gar- 
den, it is a most excellent sort; for market use 
as a main crop variety, it is a favorite every- | 
where. Itis just the beet you want. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.3; 4 Ub., 40c.; Ib., $1.25. 
| in a warm garden in early spring. It is turnip 
shaped, and when young is crisp and tender. 
In color it is dark red. To gardeners having a 
preference for Egyptian, we offer the best Strain. 
Pkt, 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 Ib., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 
90 Mixed Table Beets 
Contains a grand assortment of table beets, 
which will mature in succession, so that one 
planting will give a supply of delicious beets all 
summer. As this mixture contains the early, 
medium and late varieties, you will always 
have beets ready for the table. 
Pkt., 5c.; o0z., 10¢c.; 14 Ib., 30c.; Ib.; $1.00. 
