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70 Maule’s Early Wonder Beet 
Extremely Early, Deep Red, Tender and Sweet 
For Colored Iliustration See Front Cover 
This wonderful early beet is the result of years’ reselect- 
ing and improving, and is now so perfected that we believe it 
is one of the earliest and best turnip shaped beets grown. 
It is much earlier than Crosby’s Egyptian, maturing in about 
40 days, of perfect shape and beautiful, deep red color. 
tops are not quite as large as Crosby’s Egyptian, 
permits close planting and is excellent for bunching; a desir- 
able early sort for the home garden as well as for market. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; quarter pound, 75 cents; 
pound, $2.50, postpaid. 
Maturity Dates 
In all descriptions of VEGETABLE SEEDS offered in this Seed 
This will tell you when 
you may expect your vegetables ready fer the table; of course the 
weather conditions must be favorable for producing the crop. 
Book, we have given the maturity date. 








81 Maule’s Dark Red 
Egyptian 
The Earliest of All for Home or Market 
The Egyptian beet is one of the most popular 
varieties among market gardeners for forcing 
purposes. Justly or unjustly it is considered to 
be the earliest of all. It certainly will bear close 
planting in the valuable space under glass or 
in a warm garden in early spring. It is turnip 
shaped, and when young is crisp and tender. 
In color it is dark red. Ready for use in 35 days. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 
quarter pound, 35 cents; pound, $1.10, 
postpaid. 



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77 Crosby’s Egyptian 
Most Popular Early Table Beet for the Home Garden and Market 
A distinct improvement on the older forms of Egyptian beet, with 
a larger and more globular root. 
most desirable turnip shaped beet of presentable size in about 42 days. 
making ita favorite with market gardeners for earliest sales. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 35 cents; 
pound, $1.15, postpaid. 
It is extremely early. Produces a 
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84 Detroit Dark Red 
Excellent for the Home Garden or Canning 
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This early globe-shaped beet of excellent 
quality is especially esteemed on account of 
its dark red color, which extends entirely 
through the beet, and without the light colored 
rings seen in some varieties. The medium 
sized beets are Smooth and handsome and are 
now being largely used for canning as well as 
for the home garden or market. It retains 
its good quality even after it gets large, and is 
an excellent variety on this account for fall use 
as wellas forspring. Maturing in about 50 days. 
Packet, 10 cemts; ounce, 15 cents; 
quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25, 
postpaid. 

One Planting Will Give an Ample Supply All Summer 
Contains an assortment of beets, some of which will mature in about 
35 days and continue until the late sorts are ready which is in about 65 
days,so that one planting will give asupply of delicious beets all summer 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; quarter pound, 30 cents; 
pound, $1.00, postpaid. 




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74 Eclipse 
Especially Desirable for Home Gardens or Bunching 
We have a strain of extra purity and merit, 
particularly noted for earliness. It is indeed 
high praise to say that our Eclipse beet is 
almost or quite as early as Egyptian, for the 
latter has been long accepted as the earliest of 
all; and Eclipse has ever been recognized as 
superior to Egyptian in table value. Ourstrain 
has small top and is smooth, fine grained and 
tender, with bright red color. Maturing in 45 
days. Many market gardeners have discarded | 




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Egyptian entirely {n favor of this strain of Th g 
Eclipse; for home gardens it is one of the best. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, i0 cents; 
quarter pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00, 
postpaid. 
