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well as family use. It is of a dark red 

 color and very tender. This is the prin- 

 cipal variety planted for shipping. My 

 stock is raised for me from dark selected 

 roots, and cannot be excelled. 



JLon^ Blood. Is not quite so tender 

 as the foregoing variety ; it is not planted 

 at all for the market, and very litth> 

 for family use. In the North it is 

 chiefly planted for winter, use ; here we 

 have Turnip Beets the whole winter 



from the garden ; therefore it has not 

 the same value. 



Half Ijonis BSood. A very dark 

 red variety of a half long shape ; a good 

 kind for family use. 



Eg^yptiaiB Ked Tursoip. This is 

 a new variety sent out by "Benary" 

 some years ago. It is very early, tender, 

 deep red and of Turnip shape. Leaves 

 of this variety are smaller than of 

 others. The seeds are also much smaller. 



White French Sugar Beet. 



Esyptinn Red Turnip Beet, 



