* MAULE'S ALPHA BEET 



40 days. Best Extra Early Beet for Table or Market 



Maule's Alpha beet i3 ready for market in about 40 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 cts.; ounce 15 cts.; % pound 45 cts.; % pouna 75 cts.; 

 pound $1.25; 5 pounds $5.00, postpaid 



86 Maule's Improved Long Red 



65 days. Heavy Cropper and a Good Keeper 



Next to Market King- this is the best long red beet on the market, 

 of unexcelled quality for table and live stock. It has yielded twelve 

 tons to the acre. In color it is rich carmine, and in quality it is 

 sweet and tender. In rich ground it may be sown with advantage in 

 June as a second crop. It will not be injured by the October frosts 

 and will produce a great abundance of flrst-class root food for 

 winter, either for table or stock. Matures in about 65 days. 



Packet 5 cts.; ounce 10 cts.; % pound 30 cts.; % pound 50 cts.; 

 pound 90 cts.; 5 pounds $3.75, postpaid 



Order all Seeds and Collections by NUMBER or Name; if by 

 NUMBER only, be sure to give correct number. 



67 Maule's Alpha Beet 



78 Crimson Globe 41 days. 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 purple, 

 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 cts.; ounce 15 cts.; % pound 35 cts.; % pound 60 cts.; pound $1.00; 

 5 pounds !^4.25, postpaid 



MATURITY DATES 



At the heading of all VEGETABLE SEED descriptions we are giving the maturity 

 dates, starting from day of sowing the seed, thus: 42 DAYS. This will tell you 

 when you may expect vegetables ready for the table; of course, the weather condi- 

 tions muit be favorable for producing the crops. 



* 77 Crosby's Egyptian 



42 days. The Standard Early Beet. Popular Everywhere 



A distinct improvement on the older forms of Egyptian beet, with a larger 

 and more globular root. It is extremely early. Produces a most desirable turnip 

 shaped beet of presentable size in about 42 days, making It a favorite with 

 market gardeners for earliest sales. 



Packet 10 cts.; ounce 15 cts.; 14 pound 35 cts.; 14 pound 60 cts.; pound $1.00; 

 5 pounds $4.00, postpaid 



e=" 91 Edmand's Early Turnip Beet 



* 91 Edmand's Early Turnip 



42 days. Good Main Crop Beet 



An excellent early variety, producing a desirable turnip- 

 shaped beet, with both skin and flesh of a deep blood red. 

 Very sweet and tender. 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 wanting an 

 ideal turnip-shaped blood red beet. 



Packet 5 cts.; ounce 10 cts.; % pound 25 cts.; % pound 40 cts.; 

 pound 65 cts.; 5 pounds $3.00, postpaid 



75 Early Bassano 



48 days. Excellent for the Home Garden 



A very early turnip-shaped variety of beet, producing 

 large light red colored roots, which are of high table excel- 

 lence. It has rose colored flesh arranged in alternate white 

 rings. Tender and sweet. 



Packet 10 cts.; ounce 15 cts.; 14 pound 30 cts.; % pound 50 cts.; 

 pound 90 cts.; 5 pounds $4.00, postpaid 



90 Mixed Table Beets 



35 to 65 days. One Planting Will Give an Ample 

 Supply All Summer 



Contains an assortment of beets, some of which will ma- 

 ture in about 35 days and continue until the late sorts are 

 ready, which Is in about 65 days, so that one planting will 

 give a supply of delicious beets all summer. 

 Packet 5 cts.; ounce 10 cts.; % pound 30 cts.; % pound 50 cts.; 

 pound 90 cts.; 5 pounds $4.00, postpaid 



Two vegetables grown from one plant at the tame time makes Swiss Chard essential in every garden 



15 



