Rutabagas or Swede Turnips 



Culture: Rutabagas or Swede Turnips require a longer season to mature than turnips, and 

 should be sown earlier. Sow the seed from the latter part oi June until July 25, in drills 

 15 to 24 inches apart. Cover with 1/2 inch of fine soil and thin the seedlings to stand 6 to 

 8 inches apart in the row. Use a packet to about 50 feet of drill, an ounce to 250 feet, 

 I'/a pounds to the acre in drills or 21/2 pounds broadcast. 



708 Improved Purple Top or Long Island (90 days) 



Very Richly Colored ; Fine Grained and Sweet 



Next in yield and value after our Heavy Cropping Swede, we place this old standard variety. 

 It is of fine quality and is widely grown. It keeps perfectly all winter. It is hardy, productive, 

 sweet, solid and satisfactory. It is globe-shaped, with purple top, yellow skin and flesh, having a 

 smaller top and shorter neck than most sorts. Justly held in high esteem for both table and 

 stock feeding purposes. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 25o; 'A lb. 3Sc; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.20. 



710 Maule's Golden Heart (85 days) <3( 



The Quickest Growing Rutabaga. A Sure Cropper 



This grand Rutabaga is large, perfect in shape, uniform in size and the quickest grower we know 

 of. Roots are globe shape, smooth; flesh yellow, fine grained, solid, tender and sweet. A sure 

 cropper; a perfect winter keeper. Can be planted as late as August 1, in the vicinity of Phila- 

 delphia, producing a crop when other sorts fail. An excellent home garden or early market sort. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 30c; V2 lb. 45c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs. $1.35; 5 lbs. $3.20. 



707 Maule's 

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707 Maule's Heavy Cropping (90 days) ^j/t 



The Perfect Rutabaga, with Firm Yellow Flesh 



Maule's Heavy Cropping Rutabaga is more largely grown than any other variety. It is the 

 most profitable to grow of all yellow purple top Swede turnips, being the hardiest, heaviest, 

 best shaped and most productive. The roots are better keepers than most sorts. The flesh is of a 

 beautiful yellow color, of the choicest quality. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c: y* lb. 25c; 1/2 lb. 40c: lb. 6Sc; 2 lbs. $1.1S; 5 lbs. $2.60. 



713 White Rock (90 days) 



Known as Breadstone. A Reliable Keeper 



This fine grade white rutabaga is an American variety and 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, firm and sweet, with a shade of green or bronze at the top; flesh white. It is equally 

 desirable for table purposes or for stock feeding. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; Vi lb. 35c; lb. 5Sc; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.20. 



710 Maule's 

 Golden Heart 



Fertilizers and Garden Supplies 



Fertilizers and Plant Food 



52 X 27 Bone Meal Valuable for lawns, flowers, 



vegetables, shrubs, and trees. 5 lbs. 70c, postpaid. 



Not prepaid: 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 



100 lbs. $3.50. 



52 X 21 Floranid Excellent for all flowers, shrubs, 

 lawns, vegetables, trees, etc. 



1 lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.15, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $1.50; 25 lbs. $2.75. 



52 X 25 Nitrophoska An ideal, complete ferti- 

 lizer containing 15% nitrogen, 30% phosphoric 

 acid, and 15% potash. It is practically water 

 soluble and shows wonderful results on vegetables, 

 flowers, potted plants, lawns, shrubs, and trees. 

 It is clean, odorless and stainless. 



1 lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.15, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $1.50; 25 lbs. $2.75. 



52 X 04 Oyama Plant Food A remarkable Japa- 

 nese discovery which makes plants thrive and 

 bloom profusely. Use Oyama plant food on your 

 house plants and keep them in bloom throughout 

 the year and make them as green and luxuriant as 

 if grown outdoors. It will make your flower and 

 vegetable gardens wonderfully productive and 

 attractive. House size {makes 6 gallons) 30c ; 

 garden size (makes 32 gallons) $1.10 postpaid. 



52 X 30 PlanTabbs A complete fertilizer in 

 tablet form, guaranteed to make your plants grow 

 and thrive. Clean, odorless, and perfectly safe 

 if used in accordance with directions. 



30 tablets 25c ; 75 tablets 50c ; 

 200 tablets $1.00; 1000 tablets $3.50, postpaid. 



52 X 29 Pulverized Sheep Manure For lawns, 

 vegetables, flowers, shrubs, and trees. 



5 lbs. 70c, postpaid. 



Not prepaid: 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 



100 lbs. $3.50. 



52 X 54 Vigoro A valuable general fertilizer, good 



for house plants, lawns, flowers, vegetables, 



shrubs, and trees, Vigoro is easily applied and 



each package contains full directions on how to 



"se it. 5 lbs. 65c, postpaid. 



Not prepaid: 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 



100 lbs. $4.00. 



Insecticides and Fungicides 



52 X 50 Arsenate of Lead (Powdered) Controls 

 practically all leaf-eating insects in an efficient 

 manner. Used either for dusting or spray. 



1 lb. can 50c, postpaid. 



52 X 51 Black Leaf 40 Highly recommended as a 

 spray for soft-bodied sucking insects. Black Leaf 40 

 can be used as a spray only. 



. 1 oz. bottle 40c; 5 oz. bottle $1.10; 



1 lb. bottle $2.40, postpaid. 



52 X 52 Bordeaux Mixture Much used to cure 



and prevent mildew, blight, black rot, leaf curl 



or other fungoid diseases on fruits and plants. 



1 lb. can with sifter-top 50c, postpaid. 



52 X 53 Bordo-Lead (Powdered) Kills bugs and 

 prevents blight, rot, mildew and other fungus 

 diseases in one spraying operation. Used both for 

 wet spraying and dry dusting 



1 lb. shaker can 50c, postpaid. 



52 X 06 Bug Death Can be used on all vegetable 

 and flowering plants either dry or wet. 



1 lb. si£ter-top can 35c; 

 5 lb. package $1.00, postpaid. 



52 X 32 Ever Green Kills most plant pests. 

 Harmless to man, birds, and animals. 



1 oz. bottle 40c; 6 oz. can $1.10; 

 16 oz. can $2.15, postpaid. 



52 X 22 Fungtrogen Used to control mildew and 

 black spot. Directions with each can. 



Vz pt. can 8Sc; 1 pt. can $1.40; 

 1 qt. can $2.25, postpaid. 

 52 X 36 Hammond's Slug Shot Destroys many 

 insects attacking vegetables and flowers. 



1 lb. sifter-top carton 40c; 

 5 lb. package $1.25, postpaid. 

 52 X 14 Fish Oil Soap A non-poisonous sticky 

 soap sprayed upon plants to kill soft-bodied in- 

 sects. 1 lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50, postpaid. 

 52 X 34 Insect Household Spray Destroys ants, 

 bedbugs, flies, mosquitoes, moths and roaches. 



8 oz. 60c; 1 pt. 85c.; 1 qt. $1.40, postpaid. 

 52 X 10 Mexogen Kills the Mexican bean beetle, 

 its eggs, and its larvae. 



1/2 pt. can 85c; 1 qt. can $2.20, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 1 gal. can $6.00. 



52 X 26 Mologen A non-poisonous powdered bait 

 which quickly eliminates moles. 



1/2 lb. can 60c; IVz lb. can $1.40, postpaid. 

 52 X 15 Red Arrow A most effective non-poisonous 

 solution deadly to all insects. Will not burn, 

 blight, or stain the most tender foliage. Use against 

 caterpillars, Mexican bean beetles, cucumber 

 beetles, rose aphids, leaf hoppers, aster beetles, 

 cut worms, etc. 1 oz. glass 40c; Vi pt. tin $1.10; 

 1 pt. tin $2.65, postpaid. 



52 X 37 Hotkaps-Germaco 



Give excellent protection to early plants against 

 frost, rain, wind and insects. Manufactured from 

 wax paper. The 100 and 250 packages each contain 

 a papier-mache setter and a tamper. Home Garden 

 Size contains 25 Hotkaps and a Setter for only 65c. ; 

 100 for $2.65; 250 for $4.15; postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 1000 for $9.75. 



52 X 38 Hotkap Metal Setter with 

 Tamper 



This metal setter and tamper are best where a 

 large number of caps are to be set. With them, one 

 man can set 2500 caps a day. $1.75, postpaid. 



Eezy Wear Garden Gloves 



52 X 39 Mediurti Size for Women 

 52 X 40 Large Size for Women 

 52 X 41 Medium Size for Men 

 52 X 42 Large Size for Men 



Washable, dirt-proof, leather gloves made from 

 select hides. Per pair, any size, 7Sc, postpaid. 



52 X 02 Misty Sprayer 



Throws a fine misty spray with every forward 

 stroke. Made of heavy tin, and holds 1 qt. of liquid. 



75c, postpaid. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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