WM. HENRY MAULE. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 41 



A BeJter's Dozen Customers Who Know 



A GOOD THING. 



There are Thousands of Others. 



E. B. Webb, Horn r.ake. Miss.— I bnve been using 



I your seeds since 1SS8, have a. so planted some from 



other Hrnis, Imt yours excel all I have ever tried; they 



are sure to come up, and make strong rapid f;rowth. I 



I cannot praise them too highly. 



Mrs. H. C. Miller, Mayfield, Okla.— Your seeds are 

 splendid. I have used them 20 years and have sent you 

 lots of orders for others. 



J. M. DilU.rd, SSr., Birmingham, Miss.— I have been a 

 regular customer of yours for nearly a decade; have 

 tried other seeds side by side with yours, but experience 

 has proven that Maule's Seeds lay all others in the 

 shade. My neighbors look upon my vegetable garden 

 with admiration, and I can only say my wonderful suc- 

 cess is from the fact that 1 plant Maule's Seeds. They 

 are true to name in every respect and should be planted 

 from pole to pole. 



David J. May, Thurmont, Md.— I have gardened for 

 12 year.<, and want no better seed than yours; they are 

 mi^re than you claim for them. 



H. H. Huckabay, Member of House of Rep., Vivian. 

 La.— I have planted Maule's Seeds continuously for |6 

 years, with one or two exceptions, and these e.xcep- 

 tions are the only regrets I have in my gardening 

 career. Your seeds are always sure to come up, are true 

 to name, and fulfill every "claim you make for them. 

 No gardener is ever disappointed who plants Maule's 

 Seeds. 



J. P. Atkinson, Bishop, Cal.— I commenced purchas- 

 ing vourseeds about 2.5 years ago. and have never had 

 a failure: have used them in three different states, but I 

 find them always the same. 



Mrs. M. B. Walters, Daniel, Miss.— I have been using 

 your seed IS years and find them superii r to all others. 

 They are true to name, and unsnrpa>sed in quality. I 

 also'find your plants are stronger and better in every 

 way than any I have ever tried. I never have a failure 

 when I use your seeds and plants. 



Henry F. Dill. Emmorton, Md.— I am testing a few 

 of your specialties for 19b6, and they are all you claim 

 for" them, the same as everything I have bought from 

 you for the past '20 years. There is no better guide to 

 success than Maule's Seed Book, and no better seed in 

 the world. 



S. D. Shentletf, Kodgers, Tex.— I have planted your 

 seeds for years and have been much pleased with them. 

 I think you have struck the right idea in allowing us to 

 select our own premium seeds. 



Hiram S. Cutsail, Araby, Md. — We have planted 

 Maule's Seeds for '20 years, and have aiways had good 

 results. We shall always plant your seeds or none, as 

 no others come half way to them. 



S. W. Park, Pleasant Grove, Utah.— I have used 

 Maule's Seeds '25 years. They are all right. 



Mrs. Geo. Gillett, Evans, Montana.— I have been one 

 of your customers for 12 .vears, and my friends say I 

 have the best garden they ever saw. 



T. Keunerly, Decherd, Teun.— I have used Maule's 

 Seeds '2.5 years. They have given perfect satisfaction. 

 I have ordered them for everyone in my neighborhood. 



The Alpha Beet- 



The Alpha beet Is ready for market m 40 to 45 days from date of so'wing. It is ■what I call a 

 finely made-up beet, as shown in the illustration. It is turnip shaped, with a disposition to deepen 

 to the half-long type; though by no means a half-long beet. It is deeper than Crosby's Egpytian, 

 with more body and more value. The shape of the beet indicates strong individual traits. The 

 flesh is of a darli crimson color, with lighter rings, and is handsome in appearance, becoming 

 solid crimson when cooked. The top is small, which favors close planting, though this beet, Jn 

 common with all others, matures most quickly when given plenty of room — say 4 or .5 Indies In 

 the row. It has a rich, sweet flavor when cooked, and is tender and free from fibre or toughness. 

 It is in fact, by all odds, one of the best extra early table or market beets within my knowledge. 



The Alpha beet is worthy of universal trial b.v gardeners. It is good for the table and good for 

 market, and will at once win public favor by reason of its earliness and its excellence. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 1.5 cents; % pound, 4U cents; pound, S1.25. 













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THE MARKET KING BEET. 



"While traveling in the County of Essex, England. I stumbled on Mar- 

 ket King by chance, and was immediately impressed with it. So much 

 so that after considerable trouble I succeeded in procuring a few cwt. of 

 the seed. Planted in my trial grounds at Briar Crest, as well as at 

 Panmure .Seed Gardens, my experience with it is such as to warrant 

 me in saying it is worthy of a place in every American garden. 



Market King is a quick grower and soon reaches maturity; but though 

 an early beet it is an excellent keeper. The solidity, fineness and firm- 

 ness of its bright red flesh make it one of the best keeping varieties. 



On the points of flavor and table quality I would lay especial empha- 

 sis, for It is an ideal beet for household use. It can be used at all stages 

 of growth, and it is almost needless to say that a sweet and succulent 

 beet like this is sure to become a market favorite. 



The shape and .solidity of Market King favor extra heavy cropping, and 

 I Introduce it to my customers in the full expectation that it will be 

 both profitable and popular. Except for my knowledge of Its high table 

 quality and great cropping ability, I would not give It so much promi- 

 nence. Packet, 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; i^ lb., 2o cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., 83.00. 



