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Highly nutritious as a table 
Ruta Bagas or Swede Turnips «ri 
CULTURE.—Does best on new land, or light and sandy soil. Sow the seed from the latter part of June until August in drills 15 to 24 inches 
apart. Cover seed 44 inch and thin out to 6 to 8 inches in the rows. Cultivate frequently. Can be sown broadcast. Use a packet to about 
60 feet of drill, an ounce to 250 feet, 144 pounds to the acre in drills or 244 pounds broadcast. : 
710 New Golden Heart dhe uickest Grower 
Ready to use in 80 to 95 days. 
ure Cropper 
This grand, new Ruta Baga produ- 
ces handsome globe shape, smooth 
turnips with green tops. Flesh yel- 
low, fine grained, solid, tender and 
sweet. A vigorous, rapid grower 
and a perfect winter keeper. Can 
be planted as late as August 15, in 
the vicinity of Philadelphia, pro- 
ducing a crop when other sorts fail. 
A sure cropper. Matures in 80 
days. An excellent home garden 
sort. Regret seed crop short this 
year: advise ordering early. 
Packet, 10 cts.; oumce, 25 cts. 
quarter pound, 75 cts., postpaid. 
711 White French ¢ Svc 
Grows to a large size, and is most 
excellent for table use or for live 
stock. The white flesh is firm, rich 
and of sweet, nutritious quality. 
Matures in 90 days. 
Packet, 8 cts.; ounce, 12 cts.; 
ly pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts.; 
5 pounds, $3.50, postpaid. 
713 White Rock Rekeble 
Keeper 
In all sections it has long had an 
enviable reputation as an extra 
good cropper and reliable keeper. 
Roots large, nearly globe shape, 
small neck, skin is greenish white; 
flesh white. Matures in 90 days. It 
is equally desirable for table pur- 
poses or for stock feeding. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; 14 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cents; 
5 pounds, $3.50, postpaid. 
708 Improved Purple Top _Very Richly Colored, 
yen PURPIE Var Fine Grained and Sweet 
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= Next in yield and value after 
our Heavy Cropping Swede, we 
lace this old standard variety. 
t is of fine quality and is 
widely grown. It keeps per- 
fectly all winter. It is hardy, 
productive, sweet, solid and 
satisfactory. Itis globe shaped, 
urple top, yellow skin and 
flesh, with smaller top and 
shorter neck than most sorts. 
It is justly held in high esteem 
for both table and stock feeding 
purposes, as the roots grow 













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HEAVY CROPPING — 
RUTABAGA (| 
107 Maule’s Heavy Cropping 
fairly smooth, with compara-| The perfect Ruta Baga, of symmetrical shape, and firm flesh 
tively small tap root; uniform] Maule’s Heavy Cropping is the finest and most profitable of all yellow. 
inshape, color and quality. | purple top Ruta Bagas, being the hardiest, heaviest, best shaped an 
Flesh is crisp, fine grained and | most productive. The roots are better keepers than most sorts. The 
solid. Matures in 95 days. flesh is of a beautiful yellow color, of the choicest quality, full of nourish- 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10cts.; | ment. Excellent for table use and stock feeding. Matures in 95 days. 
i" i l4 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 25 cents; 
: cts.; 5 pounds, $3.50, postpaid. pound, 85 cents: 5 pounds, $4.00, postpaid. 
C O ae ULTURE.—Sow seed in a hot bed in February or March and treat same as Tomatoes. Use wood ashes on seed 
bed. 


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H OB A When plants are large enough and weather settled, transplant in tows Sor 3% feet apart each way, and cul- 
tivate frequently. A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce produces about 5000 plants; sufficient for an acre. 
716 BIG HAVANA.—An Americanized Havana, 
large, long leaf. It is one of the earliest. Fine texture. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 
quarter pound, $1.35; pound, $5.00, postpaid. 
719 IMPROVED GOLD LEAF.—For bright 
wrappers this variety is the best. The leaf is large, ot 
medium breadth, and fine grained; cures bright or 
mahogany. Packet, 15 cents; ounce, 65 cents; 
quarter pound, $1.75; pound, $6.50, postpaid. 
720 PENNSYLVANIA SEED LEARF.—Very ex- 
tensively grown in the Lancaster district of Pennsyl- 
vania, which is famous for its fine cigar tobaccos. 
Packet, 15 cents: ounce, 60 cents; 
quarter pound, $1.75; pound, $6.00, postpaid. 
724 CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF.—Grown in 
all sections of the U. S. and extensively in Connecti- 
cut. Broad leaf ofmedium length. Suitable for cigar 
fillers. Packet, 10 cents; oumce, 50 cents; 
quarter pound, $1.35; pound, $5.00, postpaid. 
725 SWEET ORONOKO.—A long narrow leaf, 
curing a rich red, the finest plug fillers. Makes the 
best natural chewing leaf. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 
quarter pound, $1.35; pound, $5.00, postpaid. 
726 THE PRIMUS.—This is the earliest tobacco 
grown. It will ripen evenin Canada. Leaves large, 
fibre fine, texture silky, favor superior. It makes an 
elegant smoking tobacco, either for cigars or pipe. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 
quarter pound, $1.35; pound, $5.00, postpaid. 
727 IMPROVED WHITE BURLEY.—Of es- 
pecial value for cut or plug tobacco; often used for 
wrappers. Large, broad leaf, curing a very desirable 
color. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents; 
quarter pound, $1.10; pound, $4.00, postpaid. 
Tree Seeds 
Culture directions are plainly printed 
on each package. 
866 Arbor Vitz, American, ounce 50 cents. 
867 Apple, ounce, 30 cents; pound, 33.00. 
869 Catalpa Speciosa. Oz., 30c.; 1b., $3.00. 
870 Cherry Mazard, ounce, 25 cents; Ib., $2.50. 
871 Honey Locust, ounce, 15 cts.; pound, $1.50. 
872 Norway Spruce, ounce, 50 cts.; poand, $5.00. 
874 Pear, Kieffer, ounce, 60 cents; pound, $6.00. 
878 Spruce, Douglass, ounce, 75¢.; pound, $7.50. 
879 White Pine, ounce, 50 cents; pound, $5.00. 
880 Yellow Locust, ounce, l5cts.; pound, $1.50. 
881 Yellow Pine, ounce, 90 cents; pound, $9.00. 
At aboye prices, aH tree seeds are postpaid. 
873 Osage Orange 
The Best of all Hedge Plants 
Easy grown, and a rapid grower, hardy, pro- 
duces a good hedge in from 3 to4 years. 
_. Ounce, 20 cents; quarter pound, 60 cents; 
pound, $2.00, postpaid. 
‘TOBAGGO GULTURE 
Book of 50 pages giving full details on the 
selection and preparation of the seed and 
soil, harvesting, curing and marketing the 
crop. Prepared by 14 experienced tobacco 
growers in different parts of the country. 
Illustrated, Paper Cover, 5Uc postpaid. 




























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