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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



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The Chirk Castle Jlangcl-Wurzcl 



Our attention was first called to this prodigi- 

 ous variety while visiting Scotland, a few years 

 since. We saw hundreds of specimens taken 

 from the field, weighing oier sixty lbs. each, 

 while whole crops averaged thirty-eight to forty 

 lbs. per root, producing a yield of over shty 

 iOTis to the acre. The length is about the same 

 as Carter's Mammoth Long Red, but it is re- 

 markable for its handsome shape and broad 

 shoulders, its diameter being greater and its 

 weight very much heavier. The flesh is red, of 

 very fine texture and quality, containing less 

 water and more sugar than any other mangel, 

 making it more nutritious and milk-producing. 

 Sheep also thrive better when fed on it, picking 

 out pieces of it in preference to other kinds. We 

 consider this and Taber's Gate Post by far the 

 most valuable and profitable of all the stock- 

 feeding beets. It is such a shy seeder that the 

 seed cannot be grown as cheaply as other man- 

 gels. Pkt, lOc; oz., 15c.; % lb., 25c.; lb., 75c., 

 post>paid ; 5 lbs. (enough for one acre) 83.00, by 

 freight or express. 



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CARTER'S CHAMPION YELDOTV, OR ORANGE 

 GLORK MANGEL. The best Yellow Globe in cultivation ; 

 orauKC yellow, root of large size and fine nutritive qualities, 

 growing partly above ground: succeeds well on light land. 

 Of beautiful shape, neat top, fine clear skin, and of choice 

 quality; a sure ciopper and excellent keeper. Pkt , 5c.; oz., 

 10c.; '4 lb., 15c.; lb , 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 



CARTER'S MAMMOTH PRIZE LONG RED MAN- 

 GEL,. A celebrated variety, sometimes called Jumbo and 

 Colossal. It is grown extensively for agricultural purposes, 

 producing large roots, partly above ground. A very heavy 

 cropper, frequently producing forty to fifty tons to the acre ; 

 growing enormously in size, but of fine texture and quality. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c ; 3^4 lb., 15c. ; lb., aUc; 5 lbs. and over, by 

 express, 25c. per lb. 



Yellow Ovoid Mangel. Skin of a deep yellow color, 

 and on account of iis shape, being between the Long and 

 Globe varieties, will surpass either, bulk for bulk. It is very 

 nutritious, rich in saccharine matter, and productive. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., lOc; J^lb., loc; lb., 30c. 



IBroccoli. 



This very much resembles Cauliflower in appearance 

 and uses, but is by inan\" considered more delicate. 



Early Purple Cape. Best for the North, producing 

 compact brownish-purple heads. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; lb., 



St.OO. 



Brussels Sprouts. 



I^rPROA'ED HjVLE DWARF, or PARIS aiARKET, 



The most productive varietv, iiearing handsome solid sprouts 

 of the best quality. Pkt., lOc; oz., i;Oc.; % lb., 50c.; lb., $1.75. 



The Largest, Heaviest and most Profitable Mangel. 

 Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 15c.; % lb., 25c.; lb., 75c.; 5 lbs., .SS.OO. 



Cabbage. 



One otmce of seed will sow abed of about forty square 

 feet and produce about two thousand plants. 



Early and Summer Varieties. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' AVONDERFUL. Where ex- 

 treme earliness is the most important point, we reconanend 

 this variety. It is ready for market ortable in seventy-five to 

 eighty days from sowing the see<l, coming in a few <iays 

 ahead of our Johnson & Stokes' Earliest, but does not, of 

 course, form quite so large or solid a head. It has few loose 

 outer leaves, and will produce a larger crop tha 1 any other 

 variety, from the fact that it can readily be planted as close 

 as fifteen to .sixteen inches apart each way, or about 15,000 to 

 the acre. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; % lb., 90c.; lb., Sb.25. 



EARLY JERSEY T^'AKEFIELD. (Extra Selected 

 Stock.) While this sort is notso eiirly as Johnson & Stokes' 

 Earliest and New AVonderful, it will be found to he the 

 very best conical headed sort to come in immediately after 

 them. Unfortunately, the great demand for this sort has 

 brought upon the market large quantities of coarse and in- 

 ferior stock, which has tended to diminish the popularity of 

 the sort; but when pure home-grown stock, such as we offer, 

 is used, it cannot fiiil to give perfect satisfacticm. Leading 

 market gardeners around Philadelphia, New York, Boston and 

 elsewhere pronounce our St rain " the very best tliey can get." 

 Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; % lb., T5c.; lb., $2.50. 



EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS. A new French cabbage, 

 resembling the well-known Etampes Cabbage, but a few 

 days earlier and a little lighter in color- It comes oil' almost 

 as early as our Jolinson & Stokes' Earliest Cabbage, but 

 does not form so large orsoliii a head. Do not be deceived 

 into buying these French Cabbages as the earliest and best, 

 as after several years' comparative trials, each variety planted 

 alongside, we find them some days behind our Wonderful 

 and Earliest, which are thoroughbred American varieties, 

 and form both larger and harder head.s. Pkt., 5c.; oz.,15c.; 

 141b., 45e.; lb., 81.50. 



HENDERSON'S SUCCESSION. Attention was first 

 called to this new cal)bage by Mr. VanSiclen, of Long Island, 

 who originated the well-known Early Summer Cabbage It 

 has given satisfaction Avherever planted. It follows teti da>"s 

 after Early Summer, with larger and heavier heads. It 

 grows so conipnctly that, notwithstanding its large size, it can 

 readily be planted almost as close as Early Summer. Pkt , 

 5c.; oz., LOc; J^ilb., COc; lb.,S2.00; 2 lbs. for 83 75. 



LOUIS\TLLE DRUMHEAD. This is the most popular 

 intermediate or second early with market gardeners around 

 Louisville and the Soutliwest. It comes otf medium early, 

 withstands heat to a remarkable extent, heads large, solid 

 and uniform in size, and dark bluish-green in color. AVe can 

 recommend this sort verv highly for the Southern and Mid- 

 dle States. Pkt., 5o.; oz.", 20e.; 14 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.75. 



