^ rA, ,At A /» Vr><< ^ 7ytr.-i /^-^Jp_^_> If you raise truck to sell, you ought to have my Special Price List. It will bo 

 ^ ^ tf? /vre lOU a i»iarKei Vjaruener. ^lailed free to Market Gardeners; but as it is intended only for this partic- 

 ular trade, I cannot send it to private gardeners, even if they apply for It. 



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4 eH©ieE BEETS, 



NEW CARDINAL BEET. 



This is a variety 1 picked up while in Europe, and has proven a 

 worthy introduction. It is extremely early, being ready for market 

 six weeks from sowing. Shape is well shown in illustration, 

 which is taken from a photograph. Flesh is dark crimson, 

 changing alternately into rings of a lighter color, very tender 

 and of delicate flavor. As an attractive beet for the table, there 

 is no better. When cooked, it is a beautiful, solid crimson, and 

 of rich, sugary flavor; entirely free of flbre. Keady for market 

 as early or earlier than Egyptian and of more desirable shape. 

 1 can "highly recommend it to 

 all mv friends. Pkt., 10 cts; oz., 

 1-3 cts.'; '4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., Sl.OO. 



riaule's Improved 

 Long Red Beet. 



The best strain of long, dark 

 red beet in the market, and es- 

 pecially desirable for winter or 

 fall use. Excellent for the ta- 

 ble as well as a feed for cattle, 

 as 12 tons have been grown to 

 the acre. Shape is well shown 

 in the cut herewith. .Sweet, ten- 

 der, rich carmine. No garden 

 should be without at least a few 

 beets of this variety. Once 

 sown you will always want 

 them. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 

 Si lb.. 25 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



Market 

 Gardener's Beet. 



The best general purpose 

 beet in cultivation. As will be 

 noticed from the illustration 

 herewith, which is an exact rep- 

 resentation of this desirable va- 

 riety, reduced in size. Very 

 symmetrical in form, but few 

 fibrous roots and unusually 

 small top. At the age of Egyp- 

 tian It is larger, and continues 

 to grow until late in fall, attain- 

 ing large size, and making a good 

 selling and eating beet for winter. By 

 1st of October they measure 8 inches 

 in diameter, and average (i pounds in 

 weight. One sowing only is neces- 

 sary to produce early beets for mar- 

 ket and main crop for winter use, which is not the 

 case with any other variety. Color outside is deep, 

 blood red; inside, layers blood red and light red 

 alternately. When cooked, they are a beautiful 

 dark red throughout, fine grained and unsurpassed 

 quality. For market gardeners it is the most pro- 

 fitable beet of any 1 know of. Packet, 10 cents; 

 ounce, 15 cents; ^ pound, 30 cents; pound, Sl.OO. 



the u-ord "narranted" 

 being disjAayed in 

 large leltera, and then 

 in smaller type the 

 statement is made that they war- 

 rant the needs in so far that they 

 will re-Jill the order, f>r refund the 

 money if they do not prore as rep- 

 resented. We. and other reputable 

 seedsmen, are villinu to do this 

 and have been doing it for years. 



ELECTRIC BEET. 



This variety has done exceptionally well in our trials, and in describing it I quote the 

 introducers as follows : "Rich, red flesh; exceedingly tender; remarkably early, lu the 

 Electric we have secured more good qualities than were ever combined iii any one variety 

 before. In shape it is almost round. The leaves are small and compact and set very close 

 to the centre of the bulb. The tap-root also is small, starting clear from the bulb without 

 taper; indeed, it combines to a greater degree than any variety 

 we know, the maximum of edible bulb with the miniinum of root 

 L^ and foliage. The color is crimson, the prevailing shade being very 

 ife dark, changing alternately into rings of a lighter hue. The con- 

 jHg, stancy of color in every bulb largely enhances its value. It is ex- 

 nsa, tremely early, coming in with P^xtra Early Egyptian. But it is 

 '^:^f| when prepared for the table that its fine qualities become most 

 ij apparent, the fine, rich color inaking it conspicuous. The flesli, 

 "rS of delicate texture, is ric-h, sugary and entirely free from fibre. 

 * We are confident that it will secure a permanent place in every 

 -3 garden where tried." Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; !4 pound, 

 - j^ 30 cents; pound, Sl.OO. 



'P'|-JJ5 YEAR ^ ^^^ delivering at any post office in the 



United States, 5 pounds of the very best 



ONION SEED in America for only $3.00. (See page 39.1 



Lobberich's Agricultural Carrot. 



One of the most highly esteemed of the Frerich seedsmen rec- 

 ommended this carrot to" my attention, with the remark that it 

 should certainly lie introduced in .\merica. Many of our best 

 carrots came originally from France, and this variety was so 

 highly recommended that I at once embraced the opportunity to 

 present it to my customers, although 1 have only been able to 

 secure a limited quantity of the seed. Lobberich's Carrot is the 

 result of 25 years' improvement by a celebrated French grower, 

 who now considers lie has produced the most valuable variety 

 for feeding stock. Of a rich orange color; grows to a very large 

 size, and while unusually long is stump-rooted. It is clain\ed for 

 tliis new carrot that it will yield 50 per cent, more than any va- 

 riety now cultivated, lu my trials the past summer, it outyield- 

 ed all the other field carrots; in addition to its immense yield, it 

 is remarlvalily free from the toughness generally found in field 

 carrots, and in its young slate may be Used for culinary pur- 

 poses, cooking sweet and tender. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 

 15 cents; 'r^ pound, .'SO cents; pound, Sl.OO. 



ELECTRIC BEET. 



Lobberich's .Xjrri. Carrot- 



