NOVELTIES IN VEGETABLE SEEDS j^ 



Arlington Favorite ^ 



The Sweetest and Best Dark Blood 

 Turnip Beet in Cultivation 



A new dark -leaved early blood variety, originated at Arling- 

 ton, Mass., where it is grown extensively for the Boston 

 market. It follows the Eclipse closely in maturing, but 

 of much darker color and superior in quality. Per- 

 fectly round in shape, as shown in our photograph 

 alongside. It differs from all other dark blood sorts ' 

 in that it has the sweetness of the Bassano, and 

 yet a very dark deep blood color. Its small, / 

 upright-growing tops, early maturing, and the j 

 splendid shape and color of the roots, make it I 



popular with every one who plants it. Pkt., 

 5C.; oz., loc; X lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. \ 



A Few Opinions of the New 

 French Market Carrot 



\ 



We distributed a number of trial packets among our cus- 

 tomers bist season, and publish below a few samples of hun- 

 dreds of reports received. 



Orrin McFadden, Cedar Grove, Maine, Oct. 4, 1897, writes: 

 " New French Carrots are the best shaped, the smoothest, finest col- 

 ored and best in quality of any I have ever grown. Their yield is 

 immense." 



Samuel W. Kulp, Ephrata, Pa., August 9, 1897, writes: "Your New 

 French Carrot Is wonderfully productive and excels all others iu fine quality 

 for table or feeding stock." 



W. W. Taylor, Pleasantville, N. J., Sept. 11, 1897, writes : " Your New French Car- 

 rot is exceedingly fine ; it is of the very best size and color, and produced enormously 

 iu my light sandy soil." 



\V. F. Antliony, Swansea Centre, Mass., October 4, 1897, writes: "The New Arlington favorite 



French Carrot is the greatest yielder and in quality the very best I ever saw." blood turnip beet. 



NEW CARROT^^^The French Market 



The highest colored and most bountiful yielder 

 ....of all Carrots.... 



From our tests at Floracroft Trial Grounds, made 

 in 1896, we were so thoroughly convinced of the 

 superior qualities of this new French carrot 

 that we last season imported from Paris some 

 of the seed, and distributed several thousand 

 sample packets for trial among our custom- 

 ers. That it has given pronounced satisfac- 

 ' tion in all sections of the country will be 

 \ seen by the voluntary testimonials pub- 

 \ lished above, of which we have received 

 hundreds of similar ones, but regret our 

 limited space forbids their publica- 

 , tion. 



The form, as shown in photo- 

 * graph, is handsomer than the Dan- 

 vers, and its better color makes it 

 much more attractive. It is also 

 entirely free from core, the flesh 

 being tender and sweet through- 

 out, and a wonderful heavy crop- 

 oz., 25c.; ^ lb., 

 fioc; lb., f2.oo, 



