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50 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1907 



FIELD CARROTS. 



Carrots are excellent for stock, especially for horses. Sow any time 

 before July 1, half an inch below the surface, in rows 24 to 30 inches 

 apart. Thin to 6 inches in the row. Two pounds of seed to the acre. 

 Store In winter the same as turnips. 



CELERY. 



y- NEW LONG LEMON 



>/^stump-rooted carrot. 

 |/nkw lobtg lemon stump- 

 rooted One of my recent In- 

 troductions. Suitable for table use 

 or for stock food. A heavy yielder, 

 and one of the best carrots grown. 

 Pkt., lOc; oz., 15c.; \i lb., 80c.; lb., $1. 



%^^\T{.GE WHITE VOSGES.— 



A productive carrot, well suited to 

 shallow soil. It may be pulled with 

 «ase. The flesh and skin are white, 

 and in quality it ranks with the 

 very best. Packet, 5c.; ounce, 10c. ; 

 i^ pound, 20 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 



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^IMP. SHORT WHITE CARROT. 

 •IMPROVED SHORT WHITE. 



— A comparatively new half-long 

 carrot, extremely heavy at the 

 shoulder, and an enormous crop- 

 per. The crown Is light green in 

 color, but below ground the root is 

 pure white, both skin and flesh. 

 One of the most profitable field 

 carrots that can be grown. Root 

 smooth and flesh rich, solid and 

 crisp, and of excellent flavor. Pkt., 

 5c. : oz., 10c. ; ' I lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



.ARGE WHITE BELGIAN. 



— Attains a length of one foot, 

 standing one-third out of the soil. 

 Rather coarse in flesh, but a heavy 

 yielder and easily harvested. Flesh 

 and skin white. " Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 

 ii n><20c.; lb., 50c. 

 i^ARGE YELLOW BELGIAN. 

 — Like LargeWhite Belgian, except 

 in outside color, which is green 

 above ground and yellow below. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 14 lb., 20c.; lb., 50c. 



Celery seed Is slow 

 to germinate, and am- 

 ple time ni u s t be 

 given. Sow thinly and 

 cover lightly. Keep 



constantl.v moist. <- ^ '^■KT/Sf'^ (1 

 Count on about 7,500 K^?-^ O^^^^ " 

 plants per ounce of S^^^^ 'jh- — x^Vvvv 

 seed, or 14 pound per r^?^ "T^ {'"^"I^^^Sa >^ 

 acre. When the seed- V^<is l^ '^ ^~ 



ling plants are three ^-I^^/'^ 

 inches high they ^^ 

 should be clipped at fef / 

 the top, to favor 

 stocky growth, or else 

 i transplanted. Celery 

 is mostly grown under 

 flat culture, without 

 trenches, in rows three 

 to five feet apart. For 

 home use celery is 

 often grown In double 

 rows, 10 inches apart, 

 without trenching, 

 and banked for winter 

 storage .lust where it 

 grows, without lifting. 



NEW ROSE 

 RIBBED PARIS 

 SELF -BLANCH- 

 ING.— The most beau- 

 tiful of all pink celer- 

 ies. A sport of the 

 celebrated Golden 

 Self - Blanching, and 

 equal to that variety 

 in all respects. It lias 

 the light golden yel- 

 low color of its parent, 

 and blanches with the 

 same ease, ditt'ering 

 only in the bright rose 

 ribs. A good keeper. 

 Height, 15 to 18 inches. 

 One of the most truly, 

 desirable of the nev 

 celeries, especially for 

 domestic use, as it is 

 one of the most orna- 

 mental things ever 

 put on the Thanksgiv- 

 ing or Christmas din- 

 ner table. Packet, 10 

 cents; ounce, .SO cents; 

 ^i pound, Sl.OO; pound/ 



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"WINTER QUEEN. 



ever introduced, keeping until March, April and even May if desired' *™,* 

 It is short, stout, thick and heavy, with double the amount of heart o' 

 any other celery, a habit of growth which gives it truly remarkabl 

 value. The leaves blanch to beautiful creamy white, and are firn 

 and solid. The flavor is sweet, nutty and delicious, leaving nothing t. 

 be desired. It bunches up handsomely, and presents an attractlvl 

 appearance on thenferket stall. Winter Queen is a close compaci 

 grower, and will prove to be a garden favorite. It is a dwarf or hal:| 

 dwarf celery, of about the same size as Golden Self-Blanching. It has! 

 in fact, many of the traits of 

 the Golden Self-Blanching, 

 but is of a deep green color, 

 and far better keeper. Pkt, 

 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; W lb., SI. 00; 

 lb., s;^.oo. 



KALAMAZOO. — The 



same as Kalamazoo Large 

 Ribbed or Solid Ivory. A 

 half-dwarf white celery large- 

 ly grown In Michigan. Solid, 

 compact, strong of growth, 

 easily blanched and an excel 

 lent winter keeper. Its fam 

 ous name should insure it a 

 universal trial. Packet, 5 

 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; % pound, 

 60 cts.; pound, S2.00. 



BOSTON MARKET An 



old standard celery of widely 

 known excellence. It is a 

 vigorous grower, with dark 

 green leaves, attaining a 

 medium height. It blanches 

 quite easily, and when re;ui> 

 for market or table makes 

 a good appearance, and is 

 crisp, tender and fine fla 

 vored. It is a good and reli 

 able winter keeper. Packet 

 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; I4 pound 

 60 cts.; pound, 82.00. 



NEW ROSE RIBBED PARIS SELF-BLANCHING 

 -Probably the most desirable winter celer;? 



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1*CI CDtAr Turnip rooted 

 bCLEnlAbi celery; an ex- 

 cellent thing in its way. It 

 is used for flavoring, and is 

 in wide demand. Culture is 

 the same as celery, except 

 that it requires no hilling 

 My strain is early and 

 smooth. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

 15 cts.; 1^ lb., 40 cts. 



Mrs. Davia Smith, Dillsburg, Pa.— The seeds I bought of you cannot be be< 

 The All Head Early Cabbage proves its name; my largest head weighed 15 pount: 

 The Earliest of All Tomatoes are grand; I never saw such full stalks, and such cli 

 ters of tomatoes. My Golden Heart Celery, when I dug it, measured 3 feet and 

 inches high, and the heart was 2 inches across, and 14 inches around the bottom. 



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