16 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1913 



S7 Mantels Midsiminier 



The Best Half Long Blood Beet 



An excellent main crop beet. A great favorite as a table or field 

 sort. Roots are deep red in color, and always symmetrical and smooth. 

 The flesli is of a rich, dark red color. In quality it is sweet, crisp and 

 tender, and is an enormous cropper and a reliable winter keeper. It is 

 a heavy beet without being hard to pull. It never becomes woody, and 

 is always good for table use or stock food, whether pulled young or old. 

 Becoming very popular with market men and stock owners. 



Pacfeet, 10 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; \^ potmd, 40 cts.; pound, $1.35. 



Electric 



Rich, red flesh, exceedingly tender and re- 

 markably early. In shape almost round. The 

 leaves are small and set close to the crown. 

 The tap root is small, starting without a taper. 

 It shows a maximum of edible portion with a 

 minimum of foliage and tap root. Color very 

 dark crimson, with rings of lighter hue. It Is 

 early, coming In with Egyptian. The flesh is delicate, rich, sugary and 

 free from fibre. Plst., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J^ lb., 40 cts.; lb., ^1.25. 



MAULE'S MIDSUMMER 

 BEET. 



77 Crosby's Egyptian 



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

 larger and more globular root. It is extremely early, and is smoother 

 and of better color and quality than the original sort. Produces a 

 most desirable small beet of a presentable size and shape very early, 

 making it a favorite with market gardeners for earliest sales. Tops 

 are not too small, but just right for easy bunching., 



Packet, 10 cts.; omice, 1,5 cts.; J^ pound, 30 cts.; poand, $1.00. 



MAULE'S MARKET GARDENER'S BEET. 



B2 i^iciule's Marl 



Always Good. Never Past its Prime 



This grand beet is one of the best on my list for general 

 cultivation by market gardeners and farmers. Makes a very 

 rapid growth from the start, often larger than Egyptian, age 

 for age. It continuesto grow for a longperiod, making a heavy 

 root for autumn or winter use. Only one sowing is necpssary 

 to produce early beets for market and a main crop for winter 

 use. The quality is first-rate at all periods of growth, whether 

 the beet weighs a quarter of a pound or six pounds. It is a 

 good keeper and may be used all winter. When cooked, it is 

 of a beautiful, dark red color throughout, and of unsurpassed 

 table quality. The illustration shows the exact shape of the 

 Market Gardeners beet. It is symmetrical in form and of 

 decidedly handsome appearance. There are but few fibrous 

 roots and the top is small. It should appeal strongly to business 

 gardeners and to everybody wanting an all season's table beet. 

 Packet, fO cents; ounce, 25 cents; \ poond, 75 cents; pound, $2.50. 



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Maule's Improved Long Red 



CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN BEET 



MAULE'S IMPROVED 

 LONG RED BEET. 



Next to Jlarket 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 July or Aug- 

 ust, as a second crop. It will not be injured by the October frosts and 

 will produce a great abundance of first-class root food for winter, either 

 for table or stock. Becoming very popular with stock growers. 



Packet, 5 cts.: ounce, 10 cts.; \^ pound, 30 cts.; pousid, $1.00. 



8s Improved Swiss Chard 



I offer this season a particularly choice strain of Swiss Chard or 

 .Spinach Beet. Itseems American people are becoming more acquainted 

 with the desirability of having a little Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet, or, 

 as it is sometimes called, Sea Kale Beet, in their garden. This beet is 

 grown for its leaves only. The middle of the leaf or midrib is cooked 

 and served like asparagus. The other portions of the leaf may be used 

 like spinach. This beet does not make a large root, but is a delicious 

 summer vegetable when cut young and used for "greens." 



Pacltet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; \i pound, 30 cts.; poisftds§it09! 



