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Title: 1893 Maule's seed catalogue
Identifier: 1893maulesseedca1893wmhe (find matches)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Wm. Henry Maule (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Livestock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Maule
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FIQURES TALK. AND I know of noway they talk plainer in regard to the size of any mail order business than in the statement of the amount of postage annually paid Uncle Sam. Last year I made the statement that from Oct. ist, 1890 to Oct. 1st, 1891, I paid $20,860.58 for postage. From Oct. ist, 1891 to Oct. ist, 1892, I paid Uncle Sam for postage, $29,206.14, or in other words, my postage bill represented an average expenditure of $561.65 each week for a whole year. I doubt very much if there are half a dozen firms in America, no matter what the line of business, who pay so much for postage in a twelve= month. RED TOP STRAP LEAP.—There is probably a larger amount of seed of this variety annually sold than of any other turnip. Philadelphia seedsmen for years past have been accustomed to handle it by the ton, consequently it is not to be wondered at that I should endeavor to offer my customers an extra selected, carefully grown stock of so popular a variety. It is not only one ofthe best table turnips, but also one of the most desirable varieties for feeding stock. Shape is very well shown in above cut. Has single tap root, and a bright purple top; leaves are short and narrow, and grow erect from the bulb. It will mature goo 1 sized turnips 8 to 9 weeks from sowing. It is an excellent keeper, flesh fine grained and of mild flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 20 cts.; pound, 50 cts. RED TOP WHITE GLOBE.-Tbis Turnip I do not hesitate to recommend highly to the attention of all my customers as it is certainly an acquisition, par- ticularly to all those who prefer a round turnip to a flat one. Of very rapid growth, matures large-sized, globular-shaped turnips in a remarkably short time. Flesh is pure white, owing to its rapid maturing qualities, it is always of a pleasant and agreeable flavor. On account of its shape will yield far greater bulk than Red TopStrap Leaf offered above, consequently it is really a more profitable variety. It is a good keeper, excellent for winter use. and itsattrac- tive and handsome shape always make it a most excellent selling variety. You will make a mistake if yon do not Include Red Top White Globe in your order. Pkt., 10 cts.; ouuce, 15 cts.; % pound, 30 cts.; pound. SI.00. MAULE'S HEAVY CROPPING SWEDE TURNIP—This magnificent Ruta-Baga, which I offered forthe first time in 1888, is unquestionably the most profit- able of all Swede Turnips, as well as the hardest, heaviest, best-shaped and most productive. Bulbs always remain sound and good when flatter varieties will rot. Flesh is a beautiful yellow, ofthe choicest quality and full of nourish- ment. Undoubtedly the finest of all Swedes and a variety that should be sown in preference to all others. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.

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