WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 15 



]\\ARKET Gardeners Beet 



TlicQreat all seasons Beet 



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Maule's Midsummer 



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 symmet- 

 rical and smooth. The flesh is of a rich, dark red color. In 

 quality it is sweet, crisp and tender, and is an enormous crop- 

 per 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. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; ^ pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25. 



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BLACK QUEEN BEET. 



Black Queen 



The Darkest of 

 All Blood Red Beets 



Black Queen is particular- 

 ly valuable where a late 

 summer or winter variety is 

 wanted. The roots are pear- 

 shaped, of medium size and 

 fine form. Nearly buried in 

 soil. Flesh deep blood red 

 color; almost black, making 

 a strikingly handsome beet, 

 much superior to that ob- 

 tained from any other varie- 

 ty. Exceedingly tender and 

 never woody. It is a large 

 cropper. A good keeper till 

 spring. Its nicely crumpled 

 leaves are of a beautiful dark 

 red color, giving it a striking 

 appearance on the market 

 stall. An excellent winter 

 keeper for both home or 

 market gardens. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 



i pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25. 



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 continues to grow for a longperiod, makinga heavy 

 root for autumn or winter use. Only one sowing is'necessary 

 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, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; ^ pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.75. 



85 Cardinsil 



Ready for market six weeks from soTving. The 

 shape Is well shown In the illustration, from a 

 photograph. The flesh Is dark crimson, chanejing 

 into rings of a lighter color, very tender and of 

 delicate, sugary flavor; entirely free from fibre. 

 put., lOc; ox., 15c.; ^4 lb., 40c.; lb., S1.50. 



S6 Maule's Improved Long Red 



Next to Market King this is the best long red beet 

 on the marJiet, 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 August, as a" sec- 

 ond crop. It will not be injured bv the October 

 frosts and will produce a great abundance of first- 

 class root food for winter, either for table or stock. Maule's Imp, 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; ]4 pound, 40 cts.; pound. 



Long Red. 

 $1.25. 



«« IMPROVED SWISS CHARD. .I offer this season a particularly 

 •^ m.,^^ -^u.^M..,. gjjoice strain of Swiss Chard or 

 Silver Beet. It seems American people are becoming more acquainted 

 with the desirability of having a little Swiss Chard or Silver 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." 



Packet, 5 cts.; ouuce, 10 cts.; >4 pound, 30 cts.; pound, $1.00. 



