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Edmand’s Blood Turnip. (See cut.) A good 
variety to follow the extra early sorts, and one of the 
best for winter use. Skin and flesh are both dark red 
and the quality is good. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 
£ lb., 40 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
Early Blood Turnip. A fine selection, early and also 
good for summer andautumn use. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 
10 cts.; $.1b., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00. 
Dewing’s Improved Blood Turnip, An in- 
proved Early Blood Turnip. The skin is dark red 
and flesh carmine, striped with a lightershade. The 
flesh is tender and has a sweet flavor. Pkt., 5cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; 4 1b., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
Bastian’s Early Blood Turnip. A good early 
turnip-shaped Beet. The flesh is bright red and 
white and the quality is very good. Pkt., 5cts.; oz., 
10 cts.; 4 1b., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00. 
Early Bassano. A _ rapid-growing variety having 
large leaf-top, which may be used as greens. The 
roots grow to good size and are very sweet. Flesh 
is white and rose-colored. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 
4 |b., 40 cts.; Ib., $1.25. 
Bastian’s Half Long Blood. A fine variety for 
either spring or winter use. The roots are smooth, 
flesh bright-red, and quality excellent. For winter 
use the seed should be sown early in July. Pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 15 cts.; $ lb., 40 cts.; Ib., $1.25. 
Long Dark Blood. A good late variety. Pkt., 5 
cts.; 0z., 10cts.; } lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
SWISS CHARD, OR 
SPINACH BEET. 
Swiss Chard, Giant Lucullus. (See specialties, 
page 4.) The leaves of Swiss Chard are used as 
greens, cooked in the same manner as spinach, and 
the large ribs are prepared like asparagus in which 
manner they are delicious. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 
cts.; 4 1b., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.75. - 
Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet. Produces large, light- 
colored leaves. Pkt., 5cts.; oz., 15 cts.; }1b., 40 cts,; Ib. 
$1.25. 
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MANGEL WURZEL. 
Sow 6 Ibs. to acre, in May or June, in rows 2 feet apart, and 
thin to 9 inches. Cultivate with horse. : 
Mammoth Long Red. This is a favorite variety with dairy- 
men. } lb., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts.; 10 lbs., by express or 
freight, at purchaser’s expense, $5.00. 
Red Globe. A large red oval variety; keeps well and pro- 
duces better crops on shallow soil than the Long Red. }]b., 
20 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 10 Ibs., by express or freight, at pur- 
chaser’s expense, $5.00. 
Golden Tankard. Considered indispensable owing to its 
productiveness and richness in saccharine matter. Deep 
yellow flesh and skin. 4 1b., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 10 lbs., 
by express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, $5.00. 
Golden Yellow Mammoth. A long Mangel resembling 
in form and size the Red Mammoth. 3 Ib., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 
cts.; 10 lbs., by express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, 
$5.00. 
Yellow, or Orange Globe. Same as Red Globe, only dif- 
ferent in color. } lb., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts.; 10 lbs., by ex- 
press or freight, at purchaser’s expense, $5.00. 
SUGAR BEETS. 
Klein Wanzleben. This variety is without question the best 
in cultivation; not largest in size, but richest in saccharine 
matter. 4 Ib., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 10 Ibs., by express or 
freight, at purchaser’s expense, $5.00. 
White Sugar Green top. Excellent for stock feeding and 
sugar making. }1b., 20cts.; Ib.; 60cts.; 10lbs., by express 
or freight, at purchaser’s expense, $5.00. 
Lane’s Improved White Sugar. A very productive variety, 
7 Ib., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts.; 10 Ibs., by express or freight, at 
purchaser’s expense, $5.00. 
BEET S—commed 
BROCOLI. 
Chou-Brocili, FR. 
This vegetable is used in the same manner as Cauliflower and 
Spargel Kohl, Grr. Broculi, Sp. 
the method of culture is the same. It thrives best in rich soil 
and during cool weather, and is greatly aided inits 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 23 feet 
apart. To obtain the best flavor, Broccoli should be cooked 
soon after being cut, as it deteriorates if allowed to remain un- 
cooked for any length of time and becomes somewhat bitter. 
White Cape. An excellent variety, making large, compact 
heads of a creamy-white color and of good flavor. It resem- 
bles the Cauliflower although somewhat coarser. Pkt., 10 
cts.; oz., 35 cts.; } lbs., $1.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 
Rosen Kohl, GER. Chou de Bruzelles, Sr 
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 14 to 2 feet apart 
in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. 
One ounce will sow 2oo0feet of drill. 
Dreer’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., 10cts.; oz., 35 cts.; }1b., 
$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.; 4 1b., $1.00. 
