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IH^RrADREER-PNIlADELPHIAM-^RELIAB^toETABLE SEEDS- j}ffl 



MANGEL WURZEE 



Sow 6 lbs. to acre, in May or June, in rows 2 feet apart, and 



thin to 9 inches Cultivate with horse. 



Mammoth Long Red. (See cut.) This is a favorite variety 

 with dairymen. Oz., 15 cts.; £ lb., 40cts.; lb., $1.25; 10 

 lbs., by express ov freight, at purchaser's expense, $11.50. 



Red Globe. A large red oval variety; keeps well and pro- 

 duces better crops on shallow soil than the Long Red. Oz., 

 15 cts.; £ lb., 40 cts.: lb.. $1.25: 10 lbs., by express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, $11.50. 



Golden Tankard. Considered indispensable owing to its 

 productiveness and richness in saccharine matter. Deep yellow 

 flesh and skin. Oz.. 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb . $1.25; 10 

 lbs., by express or freight, at purchaser's expense, $11.50. 



Golden Yellow Mammoth. Shape like Mammoth Red, 

 but skin and flesh is yellow. Oz. , 15 cts. ; \ lb., 40 cts. ; 

 lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., by express or freight, at purchaser's ex- 

 pense, $11.50. 



Yellow, or Orange Globe. Same as Red Globe, only dif- 

 ferent in color. Oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25; 10 

 lbs., by express or freight, at purchaser's expense, $11.50. 



SUGAR BEETS 



Klein Wanzleben. This variety is without question the best 

 in cultivation; not largest in size, but richest in saccharine 

 matter. Oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts. ; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., by 

 express or freight, at purchaser's expense, $11.50. 



Lane's Improved White Sugar. A very productive variety, 

 Oz., 15 cts.; I lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs., by express 

 or freight, at purchaser's expense, $11.50. 



BROCCOLI 



Spar gel Kohl, Ger. Chou-Brocili, Fr. Broculi, Sp. 

 This vegetable is used in the same manner as Cauliflower and 

 the method of culture is the same. It thrives best in rich soil 

 and during cool weather, and is greatly aided in its growth by 

 frequent hoeing and watering. Sow seed in hot-bed in January 

 or February and transplant into cold frames; 2 or 3 inches each 

 way. Set out in open ground early in spring, about 2o feet 

 apart. 



White Cape. An excellent variety, making large, compact 

 heads of a creamy-while color and of good flavor. It resem- 

 bles the Cauliflower although somewhat coarser. Pkt., 10 

 cts.; oz., 60 cts.; \ lb., $1.65. 



SWISS CHARD, OR 



SPINACH BEET 



Swiss Chard, Giant Lucullus. (See cut.) The Swiss 

 Chard, or Spinach Beet, is prepared for the table in the 

 same manner as Spinach ; sometimes, however, the mid- 

 rib is prepared like Asparagus. Seed planted early in the 

 spring will quickly produce plants from which cuttings may 

 be made all summer, as you can cut right down to the 

 ground, and new shoots will soon spring up and make a 

 fast growth, while those plants which are allowed to grow 

 on without any cutting will make large curly leaves, with 

 thick, light-colored midribs, which are delicious when cooked 

 and served like asparagus. "Giant Lucullus" is the largest 

 and best variety of Swiss Chard, and you should not fail to 

 plant at least one long row in your garden. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 25 cts.; i lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 



Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet. This excellent variety 

 produces an abundance of leaves which when cooked and 

 served like spinach have a mild flavor which is preferred by 

 some persons to real spinach. The leaves are broad and 

 are yellowish-green, with a large midrib which is nearly 

 white and which when prepared like asparagus is tender 

 and of a rich flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts. £ lb., 60 cts.; 

 lb , $2.00. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



Rosen Kohl, Ger. Chou de Bruxelles, Sp. 



Culture. Sow seed for plants in frames or open ground. 

 Set plants in early spring, and for succession up to July, 

 making rows 3 feet apart and having the plants stand 1J to 2 

 feet apart in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill 



Oreer's Select Matchless. A small leaved variety of this 

 desirable vegetable, which through careful selection has been 

 brought to perfection. Grows freely during the summer, and 

 is fully developed by the early ■frosts, at which time the stems 

 are thickly set with sprouts. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 35 cts.; \ 

 lb., $1.00. 



Long Island Half Dwarf. An American variety thoroughly 

 acclimated ; dwarf, robust habit ; will endure the climatic 

 changes better than the foreign sorts, and much freer from 

 mildew and aphis Pkt 10 cts. : oz., 35 cts.; £ lb., $1.00. 



