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. . Crosbp's . . 

 improDcd €gpptian Beet. 



Photograph of 

 Crosby's Improved 

 Egyptian, the great 

 forcing Beet. 



A very superior strain of the well-known Egyptian, 

 carefully selected for years by Mr. Josiah Crosby, a noted 

 Eastern market gardener, whose aim was to secure a per- 

 fect forcing variety. The results obtained were handsome 

 form, good size, few small tops, very small tap root, 

 fine quality, deep blood color, and, above all, quick, 

 rapid growth. The shape is very desirable, as shown 

 in the accompanying photograph, being not quite so 

 flat as the ordinary Egyptian, nor so round as the 

 Eclipse. Takes on its turnip shape and looks well 

 even in the earlj* stages of its growth, on which ac- 

 count it is preferred for forcing to Globe and Half 

 Long varieties, which require longer time to grow to 

 presentable market shape. This is a decided advantage 

 to those who force for real early market, and especiall}' for a market 

 where beets are sold in bunches. Once used, it is preferred to Egyptian 

 or Eclipse for forcing in frames or for first sowing outside. It does not 

 become woody and tasteless, like the old Egyptian, when allowed to stand a 

 little too long, and being a rapid grower, it may be sown outside as late as 

 July. No market or private grower who values earliness should fail to give 

 the Crosby's Egyptian a trial. Pkt. , 5c. voz., loc. ; ^ lb., 30c.; lb., 90c. 



Johnson Si Stokes' 

 Deu) Surprise Beet. 



This beet, originated and selected on our own 

 farm, has now had several years' thorough test by 

 ourselves and hundreds of practical market garden- 

 ers among our customers, and we have no hesita- 

 tion in pronouncing it the EARLIEST BEET OF 

 FIRST QUALITY EVER PRODUCED. 



It is also the best turnip-shaped beet for mar- 

 ket gardeners and the home garden. Its neat shape 

 and smooth skin are well represented in the photo- 

 graph herewith. Its small, vipright-growing tops, 

 the splendid shape and color of the roots, make it 

 Popular -with Everyone. The color of the skin is 

 dark blood red, flesh bright red, zoned with a lighter 

 shade. It is faultless in table qualities, the flesh 

 being remarkably sweet, fine grained and tender in 

 all stages of growth ; neither is it liable to crack 

 open like many other first early sorts. In short, 

 this is not only the earliest beet, but also one of the 

 very best — a combination of which shrewd growers 

 everywhere are quick to take advantage. Pkt. , 5c. ; 

 oz., ioc.;X lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



jl Dew Bean. 



Rogers' Cima Ulax. 



A decided novelty, now offered for the first time. 

 Its bright, glossy foliage and bloom resemble 

 Dwarf Lima. The pods are the broadest of all Wax 

 Beans, of most excellent quality as Snaps, and 

 retain their bright and attractive appearance a long 

 time after picking. Seed small, oval and pure 

 white, with delicious Lima flavor when cooked. 

 Pkt., 15c.; 2 pkts., 25c.; 10 pkts., %\.oo. 



I'lioto of Johnson & Stokes' New Surprise, the earliest 

 Beet of first quality in cultivation, 



