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^ **^ g y^^^^^^nS^^ ^ ^^' ^^^'^I^XO^V 50 FEET DRILL,, 5 TO 6 LBS. TO ACRE. 



ujp| ^^^BHH^P yBolgiano & Son's New Extra 



"^^t*^ ^^Mlffl^ MBSfe^ '^Early Deep Blood Beauty Beet. 



E § C D. ^m^^^^^^MKBB^^^BBm /^UR long experience in the growing of Beets has shown this new strain 



O V ^^l^^^^K^^^BSB^B \J °^ Beet to be the best Extra Early Deep-blood Turnip Beet, not only for 



t£c/3'2 © ^H^^H^HlBSEBr^ market gardeners, but home garden. Its small upright-growing tops 



_H «_ ^*^Hn^M^^HB> extra early maturing, splendid shape and deep crimson color make it popular 



50 ^ u lHHim^M^^ with everyone. The rows may be grown close together. In the leaf the stem 



r O ^ « HKSSi ^"^ veins are dark red, the blade green. The roots are globular and peculiarly 



2 ^ K "2 JHHE smooth: color of skin and flesh is deep blood red, very crisp, tender flne- 

 be .^ S s ^^■^BEBki^ grained and sweet, remaining so for a long time. We believe this excellent 

 toO ffl -S O .^^BBS^B^^. "^''^ stock will produce a crop more uniform in shape, color and quality than 



Us "'-5 ^^[HH^^HHBHb^ any/Beet Seed ever placed in the hands of the trucker. 



"OH -fv a .^^^I^^^^I^HIk /^kt., 5c. oz., lOc. 2 Ozs., 15c. 1/4 Lb., 25c. 1/2 Lb., 35e. Lb., 60c. 



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tJ^<t; ejs.2 ^^^^^^^^^^■■k '( CROSBY IMPROVED EGYPTIAN BEET.-It is most excellent sort be- 



■J ea "S S^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Hb coming fit for use in outside culture sooner than any other variety It is not 



'u 0. lA M H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B quite so flat as the Egyptian or 



£c/D i-.^-M l^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B ^° round as the Eclipse. A very ._ . 



09 Z ^ td ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B desirable shape for packing, and . 't^'*^**? 



L-^u'C c ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I^^^B °^ account of it taking on Xj^^ ', '^ - 



3 ^ 3 3> ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H^^B siz€ ^"^^ shape in the eariv / .^,. . ^bc,^ "^J r "il 

 OH.^&.3 fl^^^^^^^^^^^^Hv stages of development, makes it / ^W^v On^K^*' /^ 



^"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^" a very desirable variety to grow w \ ^w^\ ^V^^Bl.^ > J^ 



for shipping. Its production is 4kJ\^ "mv^w^X^v'^^^ 



the result of painstaking efforts Ik''' \^\> nN^vI 



of old Mr. Crosby, a not- [SJ ^ ^^^^^? 



ed market gardener. Iw V\'^%.^\^'^j^^^ 



1/4 Lb., 15c. V ^».M 



J/2 Lb., 25c. Lb., 40c. vy ^^^ 



\ V E A R L Y MARKET l\ x ^^ Xi&v'^"' 



\ BEET.— It Is very shape- ir V> " 



' ly in form, good size for ^ ■»■ 



market purposes, and re- vs 

 , -^ '^^^^^^^^m^ -■ tains all its tenderness. It ■ *~ , *' 



\ -s^^^si^^^^^^^^KSimmB^smaB pleases everybody, sells ^^>- 



■V7 e 1 1 everywhere, hence ' . 



&more'ln^faTor." ° ' ' CROSBys IMPROVED EGYPTIAN 

 / Bililli 1 . 



V Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 1/4 Lb., 15c. 1/2 Lb., 25e. Lb., 40c. 



EARLY LARGE EGYPTIAN.— None better for an early or general crop 

 than the Large Egyptian; handsome shape, and does not crack open. This 

 crop commands a good market all the season through. 

 / Pkts., 5c. and 10c. 1/4 Lb., 15c. 1/2 Lb., 20c. Lb., 30e. 



y LENTZ'S EXTRA EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.— We recommend it as con- 

 taining all the valuable essentials of an early Beet. It is nearly as early aa 

 the Egyptian, but larger and of better quality, of flne. dark red color, tender 

 BQLGIANO'S NEW EXTRA EARLY \;. and sweet at all times; has very small top; will produce a crop in 6 weeks. 



A)EEP BLOOD BEAUTY BEET. ^ Pkt., 5c/ Oz., lOe. 1/4 Lb., loc. 1/2 Lb., 20c. Lb., 30c. 



V DETROIT DARK RED BEET.— A very superioi early , EXTRA EARLY FLAT EGYPTIAN BEET (Improved). 



Blood Turnip Beet of uniform type, deep color, medium size, i Those who force Beets under glass and favored locations are 



fine-grained and form. highly pleased with our IMPROVED STOCK of this Beet, 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., lOe. 1/4 Lb., 15c. 1/2 Lb., 25c. Lb., 40c. which does not crack open at the tops, is a deep blood red, 



, uniform in type, has few tap roots and presents a real hand- 



/ BOLGIANO'S EXTRA EARLY ECLIPSE BEET. some appearance when presented for sale. 



»/ , ^ Pkt., 5c. Oz.. lOc. 1/4 Lb., 15c. 1/2 Lb., 20c. Lb., 30c. 



» ^i^^t...<- r-f-HE remarkable de- j ^q H,, l^^^ and Over at 25c. 



I mand and the ever- / 



of thTs°Btlt"ioX'com- Jedman'S blood turnip beet. 



pel us, if '"'e had not from ^^ jj^g is the most thor- 



our own tests Passed I ^^ ^ly fixed and uni- 



judgment upon It, to rank ■»■ form in type. The Br»„,:,™ 



It among the most valu- flesh is deep blood-red in IiT'*''*^ 



_^____ . ^^l® ^^"®*',!^^® ''^^it^?^ color, and exceedingly li' 



\nBHI^~ ^I^BH ^^^^r "^a'^^.et °'' P"^t?^ sweet and tender in qual- 



■"■"■"' ' '' ^ ■■ l^'^'^l'^l: ^% '^^^ '"i5°' ity; is round and smooth 



duced from Germany as a j/^hap.e, and of good mar- 

 selection or hybrid from j^^ ^^ ■ j^ does not grow 

 the famous Egyptian It o^er-large, where room is 



l.^,^T^!^^wl® ^f°>f«'lfo7ft7 permitted, as many kinds 

 rapid growth, the perfec- ^ ^ ^ ^ j^' ^.^^^ 



i\°.l.?l .'^^.l°^J^~vJI^!,'vV,1 a small top, and but a sin- 

 fl°^'i^^Jl^°l^'^lr.^''^n^'^^l g'e tap root, which fact 

 crimson flesh and for its Commends itself to the 



^Z^lf !°l'Mt: J,?«f ""^r-T/ gardener's attention who 



f,I^°^fi^?"fi^t f,i°s^y/^^i Irows Beets for bunching 



very fine-grained, and of niirnnsp's 



a delicious flavor. purposes. 



^ Pkt 5c. ^^*'i"r:,^ Oz., loc. 



7/ Oz . lOc. 1/"* ^''•' !**•'• 



1/4 Lb.;:;..:;...:.::::::::;::::.::;:.::: i5e. 1/2 li»- 25e. Lb., 40c. 



Lb^.^!*. '.'.'.'.".'.'.".'. v. v. '.'.'.'.".'.".'.'.'.'.■.'. v.. '.'.■.'..'. isc! CULTURE OF BEETS. 



,y TRUE DARK STINSON BEET.— Excellent for the open The soil best suited for Beet culture 



\garden, especially valuable for forcing, because it produces is that which is rather light and well 



less foliage than other varieties. They can be grown as close enriched. Sow in drills 1 foot apart and 



as 4 inches apart in the rows. The roots are smooth and 1 inch deep as early as the ground can 



regular in form; the skin is dark blood red. The flesh is fine- be worked; when the plants are large 



grained and free from woodiness. It matures after the enough, thin out to stand 6 inches 



Eclipse, but is a rich dark blood-red color. apart in rows; continue sowing for a 



V Pkt., 5c. Oz., lOe. 1/4 Lb., 20c. succession as late as the middle of Au- 



^ 1/2 Lb., 30c. Lb.. 50c. gust. Keep well cultivated. 



