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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



Photograph of the Best Table Beets arranged ik order of maturity. 1. Johnson & Stokes' Surprise. 

 2. Improved Eclipse. 3. Arlington Favorite. 4. New Columbia. 5. Dark Stinson. 6. £dmaDds'. 7. Ford's Half-Long. 



Garden Beets 



One ounce of seed will sow sixty feet of drill; five pounds 

 will sow an acre in drills. 



CROSBY'S EMPKOVED EGTPTIA^f. The earliest 

 beet. Seepae:e2. Pkt, 5c.; oz., lOc: M lb.. 'ioc: lb., 75c. 

 SEW BEET 1899, now called THE METEOR. See 



Novelties, page 2, also colored illustration on back of this 

 book. Pkt., lOc; oz., loc; 14 lb., 3.5c.; lb., S1.2.i. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' NEW SURPRISE (No. 1). 

 This beet, originated and selected on our own farm, has now 

 had several years' thorough test by ourselves and hundreds 

 of practical gardeners, who agree in pronouncing it one of the 

 best extra early sorts ever produced. Its small, up- 

 right-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. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz.. lOc; ^i lb., '2.50.; lb., 90c. 



I3IPROVED ECLIPSE (No. 2). We were among the 

 first seedsmen to offer the now popular Eclipse several years 

 ago, and since its introduction we have been constantly 

 working with it until we have attained what is pronounced 

 by hundreds of gardeners "the earliest, best and most 

 thoroughbred strain they can possibly get." It has become 

 such a leader with us that our sales now average over 2,500 

 lbs. each season of this variety alone. If you have never 

 grown our improved strain it will pay you to try it. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz,, lOc: 14 lb., 25c.: lb., 75c. 



ARLINGTON FAVORITE (No. 3). A new dark- 

 leaved early blood variety, originated at Arlington, Mass., 

 where it is grown extensively for the Boston market. It fol- 

 lows the Eclipse closely in maturing, and differs from all 

 other very dark blood sorts in that it has the sweetness of 

 the Rassano. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., lOc; K lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



NEW COLUMBIA (CARTER'S EXCELSIOR) 

 (No. 4). The color of the skin, flesh and top is like the well- 

 known Egyptian. It is not so early, but is larger and longer 

 in shape and of much better quality. Market gardeners will 

 find it a splendid variety, while its fine flavor will delight all 

 private planters. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; H lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



DARK STINSON (No. 5). A ven,- early deep blood 

 turnip beet, popular with market gardeners around Philadel- 

 phia, and but little known elsewhere. It has a small top 

 and is very valuable for forcing or open garden. Seed grown, 

 by the originator. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^4 lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



EDJIANDS' EARLY FED TURNIP (No. 6). A 

 splendid new variety, originated near Boston. While not as 

 early as some, it has many fine qualities to commend it. It- 

 is the most uniform of all turnip beets, of handsome, round 

 shape, good marketable size, and deep blood color. It has a 

 very small top. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^4 lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



FORD'S PERFECTED HALF-LONG (No. 7). 

 Originated by James Ford, who is well known to mo-t of 

 our customers as the originator of the famous Ford's Mam- 

 moth Podded Lima Bean. It has many distinctive points 

 of great value. In size the roots are remarkably uniform. 

 The color is a very deep red, several shades darker than the 

 well-known Bastian Half-long. It is also earlier, maturing a, 

 few days after the Early Turnip varieties; and as a fall and 

 winter beet it has no equal, as none other can approach it in 

 keeping qualities. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; }i lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



A SELECT LIST OF STANDARD BEETS 



LARGE PACKETS, 5 CENTS. Postage p.aid. 



Peroz. 141b. lb. 

 Extra Early Egyptian Blood Turnip. 



A standard early sort with small top, SO 05 SO 15 SO 4a 



Electric. A fineroundbeetofflrstquality, 10 20 60 

 Lentz Extra Early Blood Turnip. 



First introduced by us — original stock, 10 20 60 

 Bastian's Extra Early Blood Turnip. 



Ver.v early, small top, productive . . 10 20 45 



Early Bassano. Vei-v sweet 10 20 50 



aiitcheU's Red Turnip. (New Crimson.) 10 20 65 



Detroit Dark Red Turnip 10 20 60 



Improved Blood Turnip IC 20 45 



Crimson Chief. Moderatelv early . . 10 20 65- 



Dewin£;'s Early Red Turnip .... 10 20 50 



Acme Second Early 10 20 65 



Bastian's Half-long Blood 5 15 40 



Long Smooth Blood Red 10 20 5» 



Swiss Chard or Silver 10 20 50 



