BUTA BAGAS OR SWEDE TURNIPS. 



MAULE'S HEAVY CROPPING SWEDE I have been selling 



this magnificent ruta baga fortwelve years, having first offered it in 18S8. 

 and it has given perfect satisfaction everywhere. It is, I think, the fin- 

 est and most profitable of all the Swede turnips, being the hardest, 

 heaviest, best shape and most productive. The roots are better keepers 

 than the flatter sorts. The flesh is of a beautiful yellow color, of the 

 choicest quality, and full of nourishment. The external markings, the 

 shape, etc., may be learned by referring to the illustration. It is the 

 king of the ruta bagas. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.. 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 55 cts. 



IMPROVED PURPLE TOP. — Next in yield and value after my 

 Heavy Cropping Swede, described above, I place this old standard va- 

 riety. It is of fine quality and Is widely grown. It keeps perfectly all 

 winter, and even into the following summer. It is hardy, productive, 

 sweet, solid and satisfactory. Its shape is shown In the illustration, 

 which also gives a hint of its yield. It is justly held in high esteem for 

 both table and stock feeding purposes. My strain of this seed is of the 

 best, as I long since succeeded, by careful selection, in attaining a 

 stock of the highest purity and excellence. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 

 10 cents; ^ pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 



IMPERIAL HARDY SWEDE This is a purple topped ruta baga 



of large size. It is a heavy yielder, a good keeper, and a wholly satis- 

 factory variety in many sections. It has a small top and a smooth 

 root. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, IS cents; pound, 40 cents. 



LARGE WHITE FRENCH This ruta baga grows to a large size, 



and is most excellent for table use or for live stock. The flesh is firm, 

 rich and of sweet, nutritious quality. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 ' 4 pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 



SUTTON'S CHAMPION. — This fine variety 

 is a great cropper, sometimes producing over 40 

 tons to the acre. It is considered by many peo- 

 ple to be one of the best ruta bagas grown, 

 equal ly remarkable for qual- 

 ity, hardness, keeping abil- 

 ity, size and flavor. Flesh 

 yellow, solid, firm, sweet and 

 rich. A most excellent sort 

 either for table or for feed- 

 ing stock. Packet, 5 cents; 

 ounce, 10 cents; J 4 pound, 

 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 



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RUTABAGA 



"HOW TO MAKE THE GARDEN PAY/' TOBACCO. 



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FIELD SEEDS 



Alfalfa. 20 to 35 pounds. 

 I Clover, alsike. 8 pounds. 



Clover, crimson. 15 pounds. 



Clover, mammoth. 12 to 14 pounds. 



Clover, red. 12 to 14 pounds. 



Clover, white, 8 pounds. 



Esparcet. 3 to 4 bushels. 



Field peas. 2 to 3 bushels. 



Field corn. 8 to 10 quarts. 



Fodder corn, in drills, H, bushels. 



Fodder corn, broadcast, 3 bushels. 



Hairy vetch. 1 bushel. 



German or golden millet. \ bushel. 



Hungarian millet. ?i bushel. 



Italian rye grass, 3 bushels. 



Japanese millet. 8 pounds. 

 I Jerusalem corn. 4 to 5 pounds. 

 I Kentucky blue srnss. 2 to 3 bushels. 

 1 Kaffir corn, 4 to 5 pounds. 



PER ACRE. ALONE. 



Lucerne. 20 to 25 pounds. 

 I Meadow fescue, 2,'j bushels. 



Oats, 3 bushels. 

 ' Orchard grass, 3 to 4 bushels. 



Peas, field, 2 to 3 lushels. 



Red top grass. 3 bushels. 



Sainfoin, 3 to 4 bushels. 



Teosinte, 3 pounds. 



Timothy, 8 to 12 poucdr . 



Wheat. lJi bushels. 



Wood meadow grass. 2 bushels. 



Yellow milo maize. 4 to 5 pounds. 



Barley, l 1 , to 2' 2 bushels. 



Rye. \\ bushels. 



Buckwheat. 1', bushel. 



Broom corn. 5 to 8 quarts. 



Sugar cane, 4 to 6 pounds. 



Sorehum, 4 to 6 pounds. 



Suntlower. 4 quarts. 



WHITE ROCK. 

 WHITE ROCK. — This excellent variety 

 was until lately but little know n outside of the 

 New England States, but in that section it 

 has long had an enviable reputation as an ex- 

 tra good cropper and reliable keeper. It is 

 equally desirable for table purposes or for 

 stock feeding. The illustration shows its de- 

 sirable form. Packet. 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 \4 pound, 20 cents; pound, 55 cents. 



An annual plant growing more largely at the 

 South, but of equally good quality at the Xorth. 

 Culture. — Sow seed as soon as danger of frost 

 is over, in land on which brush has been burned; or else use wood 

 ashes on seed bed. Pulverize soil of seed bed thoroughl v. When plants 

 are tj inches high transplant into hills 4 or 5 feet apart each wav, and 

 cultivate frequently. An ounce of 6eed will produce p'ants for an acre. 

 Cover seeds lightly. 



NEW PRIMUS — The earliest variety to 

 mature. It will ripen even in Canada. The 

 leaves are large, fibres fine, and texture 

 silky. This variety alwavs yields an extra 

 large crop of superior quality. Packet, 

 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



HAVANA. — This is genuine, im- 

 ported seed from the most cele- 

 brated tobacco growing districts on 

 the Island of Cuba. Packet, 10 cents; 

 ounce, 35 cents. 



BIG HAVANA A hybrid of 



Cuban Seed Leaf, a heavy crop- 

 per, with leaves of fine texture 

 and delightful flavor. This is 

 the earliest cigar variety, after 

 Primus, to mature and" ripen. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 35 cts. 



CUBAN SEED LEAP. — In 

 size of leaf this equals Connec- 

 ticut Seed Leaf, while in flavor 

 it resembles Havana. Packet, 

 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 



CONNECTICUT SEED 

 LEAF.— Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 



SWEET ORONOCO.- 

 When sun cured this makes the 

 best natural chewing leaf. Pkt., 

 10 cents; oz.. 25 cents. 



KENTUCKY SEED LEAF. 

 —Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 26 cts. 



J^JY friends will please notice that if they order their goods by express or 

 freight, they to pay the transportation charges, 10 cents per pound 

 may be deducted from prices quoted on all garden seeds by the pound. 



