RUTA BAGAS OR SWEDE TURNIPS. 



MAULE'S HEAVY CROPPIIVG SWEDE 1 have been selling 



this magniacent ruta baga for ten years, having first olTered it in 1888, 

 and It has given perfect satisfaction everywhere. It is, I think, the fin- 

 est and most profitable of all the Swede turnips, being the hardest, 

 heaviest, best shape and most productive. The roots are better keepers 

 than the flatter sorts. The flesh Is of a beautiful yellow color, of the 

 choicest quality, and full of nourishment. The external markings, the 

 shape, etc., may be learned by referring to the illustration. It is the 

 king of the ruta bagas. Fkt., 5 cts.; oz.. 10 cts.; 14 lb., 20 cts.; lb., GO cts. 



"IMPROVED PURPLiE TOP Next in yield and value after my 



Heavy Cropping Swede, described above, I place this old standard va- 

 rietv It is of fine qualitv and is widely grown. It keeps perfectly all 

 winter, and even into the following summer. It is hardy, productive, 

 sweet, solid and satisfactory. Its shape is shown in the illustration, 

 which also gives a hint of its yield. It is justly held in high esteem for 

 both table and stock feeding purposes. My strain of this seed is of the 

 best, as I long since succeeded, by careful selection, in attaining a 

 stock of the highest purity and excellence. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 

 10 cents; \i pound, 15 cents; pound, 40 cents. 



IMPERIAL HARDY SWEDE.— This is a purple topped ruta baga 

 of large size. It is a heavy yielder, a good keeper, and a wholly satis- 

 factory varietv in many sections. It has a small top and a smooth 

 root. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 1.5 cents; pound, 40 cents. 



LARGE WHITE FRENCH This ruta baga grows to a large size, 



and is most excellent for table use or for live stock. The flesh is firm, 

 rich and of sweet, nutritious quality. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 



14 pound, 15 cents; pound, 40 cents. 

 SUTTON'S CHAMPION. — This fine variety 



is a great cropper, sometimes producing over 40 

 tons to the acre. It is considered by many peo- 

 ple to be one of the best ruta bagas grown, 

 equally remarkable for qual- 

 itv, hardness, keeping abil- 

 itv, size and flavor.* Flesh 

 y ellow,solld, firm, sweet and 

 rich. A most excellent sort 

 either for table or for feed- 

 ing stock. Packet, 5 cents; 

 ounce, 10 cents; M pound, • 



15 cents; pound, 40 cents. 



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HOW TO MAKE THE GARDEH PAY. 



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FIELD SEEDS PER ACRE. 



8 Alfalfa, 20 to 25 pounds. 



Ml Clover, alsike, 8 pounds. 



5 Clover, crimson, 15 pounds. 



S Clover, mammoth, 12 to 14 pounds. 



Clover, red, 12 to 14 pounds. 



Clover, white. 8 pounds. 



Esparcet, 3 to 4 bushels. 



Field peas, 2 to 3 bushels. 



Field corn, 8 to 10 <juart.s. 



Fodder corn, in drills, l.^a bushels. 



Fodder corn, broadcast, 3 bushels. 



Hairy vetrh, 1 bushel. 



German or j^olden millet. % bushel. 

 '• Hungarian millet, ?4' bushel. 

 ^ Italian rye grass, 3 bushels. 



Japanese millet, 8 pounds. 

 JJg Jerusalem oorn, 4 to 5 pounds, 

 e Kentucky blue grass, 2 to 3 bushels. 

 Q^ Kaffir corn, 4 to 5 pounds. 



SOWN 

 ALONE. 



Lucerne, 20 to 2-") pounds. 



Meadow fescue, 2,^2 bushels. 



Oats, 3 liushels. 



Orchard grass, 3 to 4 bushels. 



Peas, Held, 2 to 3 bushels. 



Red top grass, 3 bushels. 



Sainfoin, 3 to 4 bushels. 



Teosinte, 3 pounds. 



Timothv, 8 to 12 pounds. 



Wheat. 1 '., bushels. 



Wooil meadow grass, 2 bushels. 



Yellou' milo maize, 4 to '^ pounds. 



Barley, I '^ to 2,'j bushels. 



H\-e. i '2 bushels. 



Ruckwbeat, Hi bushel. 



Broom corn, G to 8 quarts. 



Sugar cane, 4 to fi pounds. 



Sorghum, 4 to 6 pounds. 



SunHower, 4 quarts. 



NEW PRIMUS 

 TOBACCO. 



WHITE ROCK. 

 W'HITE ROCK. — This excellent variety 

 was until latelv but little know n outside of the 

 New England .States, but in that section it 

 has long had an enviable reputation as an ex- 

 tra good cropper and reliable keeper. It is 

 equally desirable for table purposes or for 

 stock feeding. The illustration shows its de- 

 sirable form. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 \4 pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. 



TAD AAA A An annual plant growing more largely at the 

 I llnllllllll South, but of equally good quality at the North. 

 ■ **»#^******l Culture.— Sow seed as soon as danger of frost 

 is over, in l.ind on which brush has been burned; or else use wood 

 ashes on seed bed. Pulverize soil of seed bed thoroughly. When plants 

 are 6 inches high transplant into hills 4 or 5 feet apart each way, and 

 cultivate frequently. An ounce of seed will produce plants for an acre. 

 Cover seeds lightly. 



NEW PRIMUS The earliest variety to 



mature. It will ripen even in Canada. The 

 leaves are large, fibres fine, and texture 

 silky. This variety always yields an extra 

 large crop of superior quality. Packet, 

 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 



HAVANA. — This is genuine, im- 

 ported seed from the most cele- 

 brated tobacco growing districts 

 the Island of Cuba. Packet, 10 cent 

 ounce, 75 cents. 



BIG HAVANA.— A hybrid of 1 

 Cuban Seed Leaf, a heavy crop- 

 per, with leaves of fine texture 

 and delightful flavor. This is 

 the earliest cigar variety, alter 

 Primus, to mature and ripen. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 75 cts. 



CUBAN SEED LEAP. — In 

 size of leaf this equals Connec- 

 ticut Seed Leaf, while in flavor 

 it resembles Havana. Packet, 

 10 cent?; ounce, 75 cents. 



CONNECTICUT SEED 

 LEAP Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 



SW'EET ORONOCO.- 

 When sun cured tliis makes the 

 best natural chewing leaf. I'kt.. 

 10 cents; oz.. '25 cents. 



KENTUCKY' SEED LEAF. 

 —Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 26 cts. 



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