FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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ENGLISH BEANS. 



Feve de Marais (Fr.), Puff-Bohnen, (Ger.), Haba Comun (Sp.). 



Broad IVioidsor. Not so much cul- 

 tivated here as in some parts of Europe. It is 

 much liked by the people of the Southern part 



of Europe. Ought to be planted during 

 November; as, if planted in the spring, they 

 will not produce much. 



Long Bed Mangel Wurzel. 

 White French Sugar. 

 Silver or Swiss Chard. 

 Eclipse. 

 Lentz. 



BEETS. 



Betrave (Fr.)) Runkeleuebe (Ger.), Remolacha (Sp.), 



Extra Early or Bassano. 



Simon's Eay-ly Bed Turnip. 



Early Blood Turnip. 



Long Blood. 



Half Long Blood. 



Egyptian Bed Turnip 



CULTURE. 

 The ground for beets should be rich and well spaded or plowed. Sow in drills twelve to 

 eighteen inches apart, cover the seed about one inch deep. When about a month old, thin them 

 out to four or six inches apart. In this latitude beets are sown from January till the end of 

 April, and from the middle of July till the middle of November; in fact, some market gardeners 

 sow them every month in the year. In the summer and fall it is well to soak the seeds over 

 night and roll in plaster before sowing. 



Extra EarBy, or Bassano, is the 



earliest variety, but not popular on accoiint of 

 its color, which is almost white when boiled. 

 Earliness is not of so much value here, where 

 there are beets sown and brought to the market 

 the whole year round. In the North it is 

 different, where the first crop of beets in the 

 market in spring will bring a better price than 

 the varieties which mature later. 



SsmonN Early fSed Turaiip. 



This is earlier than the Blood Turnip, smooth 

 .skin and of light red color; planted a good deal 

 by the market gardeners about New Orleans. 



Early Blood Turnip. The most 

 popular variety for market piirposes as well as 

 family use. It is of a dark red color and very 

 tender. This is the principal variety planted 

 for shipping. My stock is raised for me from 

 dark selected roots, and cannot be excelled. 



Lonir Blood. It is not quite so tender 

 as the foregoing variety; it is not planted at all 

 for the market, and very little 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 liOEig Blood. A very dark red 

 variety of a half long shape; a good kind for 

 family use. 



Eg-yptian Ked Turnip. This is a 

 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. I recommend it and consider- 

 it a good acquisition. The seed of this variety 

 is obtained by me from the original source and 

 is the finest stock offered; increases in popu- 

 larity every year. 



Eclipse. A new Beet from Germany,, 

 very regular, of globular shape. It has a small 

 top, is of dark red blood color, sweet and fine 

 grained flesh. It comes as early as the Egj'p- 

 tian. 



Eongr Red Mang:el ^Wurzel. This. 

 is raised for stock; it gi'ows to a large size. 



Simon's Early Rod T 



Early Blood Turnip Beet. 



