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,-. JOHNSON .-. & ■•■ STOKES / . PHILADELPHIA .■ 



BEETS. 



One ounce will sow sixty feet of drill ; five lbs. will sow 

 an acre in drills. 



Please rejnember our prices are for seeds post-paid by mail. 

 If ordered by freight or express at purchaser's expense, 8c. per 

 pound shouid be deducted. 



]>IITCHEI,I.'S PERFECTED EAKT-IEST KED 

 TURNIP BEET. The verv earliest in cultivation. Pkt., 

 10c.; oz.,20c.; }41b.,50c.; lb,," SI. 50. See Novelties, page 12. 



EDMA>T)'S EARtY TURNTP. This is a handsome 

 Red Turnip Beet, grown quite largely around Boston. Root 

 smooth and foliage verv small. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; J^lb.,25c.; 

 lb.,70e. 



ECEIPSE. This variety, originally from Germany, is a 

 grreat acquisition to our list of turnip beets. Much of the im- 

 ported seed sold in this country has bee;i badly mixed. Wo 

 are glad to say, however, that we have always grown it inits 

 original purity, and our seed has always given the greatest 

 satisfaction among our market gardeners. It is as early as 

 the Egyptian, and much more desirable, owing to its globe 

 shape, great smoothness and regularity, having a Hrm small 

 top, very sweet, flesh flyte and dark blood color. It is very desira- 

 ble for market gardeners on account of its extreme earliness. 

 Pkt., oc; oz.,10e.; J4 lb., 2.3c.; lb.. Too. 



EXTRA E.\JRI.Y EGYPTIAN BEOOD TURNIP. 

 A standard sort, ten days to two weeks earlier than the old 

 Blood Turnip. Owing to smallness of the top it can be 

 planted verv close. It is of fair qualitv and medium size; 

 fine for forcing. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J4lb.,20c.; lb., 60c. 



Improved Early Blood Turnip. A selected strain, 

 and one of the best ; blood red, ten<ier, .and a good late 

 keeper. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; i:^ lb., 20c.; lb.. Goc. 



BASTIAN'S EXTRA EARLY RED TUKNIP. Profit- 

 able tor the market gardener; very early, of quick, large 

 growth; fine turnip form, and bright red color. Pkt., 5c. 

 oz., lOc: 1,; lb., 20c.: lb., 60e. 



ACME SECOND EARLY. A new variety of handsome, 

 round shape, the skin and flesh is very deep blood red in 

 color, and exceedingly sweet and tender in quality. The 

 beets grow regularly of good marketable size. It h.as a 

 medium short top, the leaves, like the beet, are of a very 

 dark red, shading at times to almost a black color. It is not 

 only valuable for second early, summer and autumn use, but 

 it is a pre-eminently fine sort for planting in July , to be kept 

 in pits for winter and early spring sales. No market gai- 

 dener who caters for local trade can afford to be without this 

 highly valuable new sort. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J^ lb., 25c.; 

 lb., 90c. 



Dewing's Extra Early Red Tnmip. Of good form 

 and flavor. Flesh and top deep blood red, an excellent early 

 or winter variety. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J^'t"-, 20c.; lb., 65c. 



BASTIAN'S HALF-EONG BLOOD. In color, shape 

 and size it is all that can be desired in a beet ; a favorite 

 variety for winter use, and largely planted by market gar- 

 deners. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; }i lb., 20c.; lb., 65c. 



LENTZ'S EXTRA EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. We 



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

 originated witli 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, but larger and of better quality, of fine, dark red color, 

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

 a very small top, and will produce a crop in six week.<! from 

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

 keeper. Pkt., 5c.; oz.,10e.; J^ lb., 25c; lb., 85c. 



Extra Early Bassano. Prized for its earliness ; flesh 

 white and rose, verv sweet and tender. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 

 341b., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



GE3I HALF-LONG BEET. This 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 Half-Long sorts. The root will 

 average about eight inches in length, is of a very handsome 

 olive-shape and perfectly smooth. Market gardeners say 

 their customers tiiH takevo other after they have once tasted 

 this sort, so sweet and delicious is the quality. It is also earl- 

 ier than any other half-long sort in cultivation. Seed scarce. 

 Pkt., lOc; oz.,20c.; 34 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 



PHILADELPHIA PERFECTION. This new variety 

 is the result of several years critical selection by a prominent 

 market gardener; of half-long shape, deep blood red color, 

 with a deep, rich, crimson foliage, /i?ie grained, tender, sweet, 

 juicy. Itisof very quick growth, and i^ not only good for early 

 use, but also for fall and winter, being an excellent keeper. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz.,10c,; 3^ lb,, 2.5c; lb.. T5c. 



Long Blood Red. A good late variety for fall and win- 

 ter use; sweet and tender. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; l^\b., 15c.; 

 lb., 4.5e. 



Swiss Chard, or Silver. Cultivated for its leaves; the 

 mid-rib is stewed and served as asparagus, and the other por 

 tions of the leaf as a spinach. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J^ lb,, 25c 

 lb., 75c. 



MANGEL AND SUGAR BEETS. 



STOCK-FEEDING VARIETIES. 



The .attention of farmers to the growing of roots (or 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 afterwar 1 thinned out to stand one foot apart 

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

 abundant cop of roots for winter use. 



From five to si.x pounds of seed required to the acre. 

 In quantities of five pounds and over, by freight or e.vpress, 15 



cents per pound may be deducted from prices here given. 



CARTER'S MAJIMOTH PRIZE LONG RED MAN- 

 GEL. A celebrated variety, sometimes eallerl Jumbo and 

 Colossal. It is grown extensivel.v 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.,.5e.; oz,, lOc; % lb,, 20c,; lb., 50c., post-paid; 5 lus. and 

 over, i)y express. 35c. per lb. 



