146 THE SEED-GROWER. 



white, small; very early; pod green, short, flat. There 

 is a sub-variety, seed of which is dull white, spotted 

 and streaked with purple. 



Improved White Pole Lima, or Challenger, Dreer's 

 Lima, Potato Lima. Seed white, plump; pod green, 

 flat. 



Large White Lima, or Butter, Early Jersey Lima, 

 Jersey Lima, King of the Garden. Seed white, flat; 

 the well-known Pole Lima. 



BEET. 



Garden Varieties. Bassano or Extra Early Tur- 

 nip. Extra early; pink, globular root, flesh white, 

 circled with bright pink; foliage green, leaf -stems green- 

 ish-white, stained with red. 



Bastian's Turnip, or Philadelphia Early Turnip, 

 Simon's. Early; large, turnip-formed root; flesh 

 bright red, zoned with lighter rings; foliage dark green, 

 with red stems and veins. 



Early Blood Red Turnip, or Acme, Arlington Favor- 

 ite, Early Columbia, Dewings, Edmunds, Market 

 Gardener, New Crimson Chief. Early; round, blood- 

 red root and flesh; foliage deep red, sometimes inclin- 

 ing to dark green, stems and veins brilliant red. 



Eclipse, or Detroit, Dark Red. Extra early; round 

 blood-red root and flesh; dark foliage. 



Egyptian, or Crosby, Excelsior, Extra Early Turin. 

 Extra early; improved strain, half round, dark blood- 

 red root and flesh; foliage dark. 



Half Long Blood Red. Late; wedge-shaped root, 

 dark blood-red flesh and foliage. 



Lentz, or Dark Stinson, Early Forcing, Electric, Im- 

 proved Arlington, New Surprise. Extra early; round, 

 dark red root, flesh crimson with rings of lighter hue; 

 foliage dark green with red stems and veins. 



