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JOHNSON .-.&.'. STOKES .-. PHILADELPHIA .' 



Mitchell's t Perfected i Earliest t Dark t Red t Turnip K Beet. 



This unparalleled n ew variety 

 Tvas originated and selected by 

 Geo. Mitchell, a prominent Phil- 

 adelphia market gardener. It is 

 entirely distinct from any other 

 sort, and is without exception 

 the earliest beet ever produced, 

 while its table qualities are much 

 superior to any variety with 

 which we are familiar, either of 

 American or foreign introduc- 

 tion. It has the color and small 

 top of the well-known Egjptian 

 variety, which admirably'fits it 

 for growing under glass, but, un- 

 like the latter, it is tender, 

 sweet and juicy, even after it 

 has lost its leaves from age. 

 While the Egyptian has hereto- 

 fore been about the earliest sort 

 obtainable, it is a well-known 

 fact that its poor quality often 

 rendered it undesirable, and 

 that it is not marketable at all 

 in its middle and later stage of 

 growth, owng to its tasteless, 

 hard, woody nature and dispo- 

 sition to crack open. These de- 

 fects, as well as all others, are 

 entirely absent in the Mitchell 

 Beet, and we give it an unquali- 

 fied recommendation to all those 

 who wish to plant the earliest 

 and best Dark Red Short Top 

 Turnip Beet, either under glass 

 or in the open ground for private 

 use or market purposes. Pkt, 

 loc; oz., 2oc.; }-^ lb., 50c.; lb., 

 Si 50. 



JBlaware 



WaterniBlan. 



This new melon originated 

 in Delaware, with Mr. Paynter 

 Frame. It is a cross between 

 Ironclad and Mountain Sweet. 

 Shape oblong, skin striped dark 

 and light green, flesh red and 

 of good quality. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 20c.; '4 lb., 50C.; lb., $1.75. 



THE NEW LIBERI/IN W/1TERnEL0N. 



We are always anxious to give our customers the best of everything, and in offering this new variety 

 believe we not only have a great surprise for them, but & genuine prize. It is the best foreign water- 

 melon we have ever propagated. The original seed came from Liberia, on the coast of Africa. It is 

 now thoroughly acclimated, having been grown for a few years past by several New Jersey truckers, on 

 the east shore of the Delaware River, who have always realized handsome prices for the melons in New 

 York and Philadelphia markets, where they are much sought after, and sell in preference to all other 

 watermelons. These growers have heretofore entirely controlled this melon, and grow it to the exclu- 

 sion of all other varieties. 



Thej- grow uniformly to a very large size, with dark green skin, slighth- striped with a shade of 

 lighter green ; very handsome, distinct and showy, always possessing a pleasing, fresh appearance ; 

 although the rind is quite thin, it is an excellent shipper. The handsome scarlet flesh is pronounced, 

 by all who have tasted it, the richest and sweetest flavored of all the large varieties of watermelons. 

 Pkt, IOC.; 02., 20c.; X lb., 50c.; lb., I1.50. 



