POPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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GEM HALF-LONG BEET. 



M W ( I M II \I I-LO^G 



This splendid new 

 variety has many 

 valuable and distinct 

 points of merit not 

 possessed by any 

 other existing sort. 

 The color is several 

 shades darker red 

 than the well-known 

 Pliiladelphia Perfec- 

 tion or Bastian's 

 Half-Long sorts. The 

 root will average 

 aboiiteight inches in 

 length, is of a very 

 handsome olive- 

 shape and perfectly 

 smooth. The leaves 

 are of a very dark red 

 color, and possess a 

 decidedly metallic- 

 like hue. Market 

 gardeners say their 

 customers will fake no 

 other after they have 

 once tasted this sort, 

 so sweet (ntd delicioits 

 is the quality. This 

 variety is also earlier 

 than any other half- 

 long sort in cultiva- 

 tion. Seed scarce. 

 Pkt , lOe ; oz , 20c ; 

 J^lb Wc lb , $J 50, 

 I M |. 1.1 



TZ'S EXTRA EAKI.Y BLOOD TlIK^^P. We 



were the first to otfer this valuable variety to the public. It 

 originated with the Lentz family, who are among the best 

 market gardeners about Philadelphia. They have carefully 

 kept the seed among a few, to whom it has been a source of 

 great profit. We recommend it as containing all the valuable 

 essentials of an early beet. It is fully as early as the Egyp- 

 tian, butlargerand of better quality, of fine, dark red color, 

 tender and sweet at all times, whether old of young. It has 

 a very .small top, and will produce a crop in six weeks from 

 lime of planting the seed. It is very productive and a perfect 

 keeper. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % fb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



H. Miller, Goshen, In d., writes: "Your Lentz Beet 

 takes the lead in our market. They sell like hot cakes and 

 are tine croppers.'' 





OUK SELECTED CABBAGE SEED. 



G. W. Gravhill, Old Hickory, Va., Sept. 30, 1888, writes : 

 " Your seeds are superior to any I have ever used ; I have the 

 finest cabbage in this country." 



J. W. Shoap, Hunter's Run, Pa., writes : " It is now four 

 years since my first purchase of your cabbage seeds and have 

 never yet had a crop to fail me." 



Wm. Gray, Crystal River, Fla., writes: "I had seed of 

 Early Jersey Wakefield from five leading firms. The cabbage 

 grown from your seed averaged 60c. per crate more than any 

 of the others." 



M. E. MOREY, Tuckerton, N. J., writes: "I have raised 

 cabbage for thirty-five years and I can honestly say yoiu- 

 Selected Early Jersey Wakefield is by far the best early cab- 

 bage I ever saw." 



W. P. PooRMAN, Elmira, Ohio, writes: "Of five varieties 

 of cabbage, theShort Stem Drumhead takes the cake." 



A. M. Shoop, Hunter's Run, Pa., writes: "I was more 

 than pleased with the seeds bought of you last spring, espe- 

 cially your Matchless Late Flat Dutch Cabbage, which I am 

 sure cannot be equalled." 



MANGEL AND SUGAR BEETS. 



STOCK-FEEDENG VAIHETIES. 



The attention of farmers to the growing of roots for feed- 

 ing stock is rapidly increasing, and their great value cannot 

 be overestimated. The wonderful results are plainly shown 

 in the health and general condition of the animals, and the 

 increased yield of milk in cows. 



They should be sown from April to June, in drills two 

 feet apart, and afterward thinned out to stand one foot apart 

 in the rows. Keep well cultivated, and you will have an 

 abundantcrop of roots for winter use. 



From five to six pounds of seed required to the acre. 



In quanlilies of fivepovndn and over, by freight or express, .5 cents 

 2)er pound ma}/ he deducted from i^rices here given, 



NEW GOL- 

 DEN YELEOAV 

 MAMMOTH 

 MANGEL. A 



distinct and valu- 

 able new German 

 variety, being a 

 cross between 

 Golden Tankard 

 and Long Yellow. 

 In form and size 

 it resembles Car- 

 ter's Red M:im- 

 moth ; the flesh, 

 however, is a 

 bright golden yel- 

 low, of JTit equality 

 and exceedingly 

 rich in saccharine 

 matter; a heary 

 cropper. Pkt., 5c.; 

 oz., lOc; % lb., 

 25c.; lb., 75c. 



NEW GOL- 

 DEN TANK- 

 ARD MANGEL. 

 A distinct, new 

 and valuable yel- 

 low-fleshed vari- 

 ety, said to con- 

 tain a large per- 

 centage iif sugar. 

 It has already 

 taken the lea<l of 

 other varieties in 

 England, and is 

 more relishcil by 

 milch cows and 

 .sheep than any! 

 other. In sliapel 

 it is broa<ler than 

 the lyong Red, 

 but not so long; 

 exceedingly har- 

 dy, and maturing 

 NEW GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL. earlier than otner 



large sorts. Pkt., 



5c.; oz., I0<'.; J'-^lb., 15c.; lb., 45c.; 5 lbs. aiul ovt-r. by express, 



40e. per lb. 



