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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



Q £ ETS — -Continued. 

 thinned out to stand 1 foot apart in the rows ; keep well 

 cultivated. To preserve Beets during the winter select a 

 dry piece of ground and put about 20 bushels in a pile, 

 covering with sufficient earth to keep out the frost. 



TABLE BEETS. 



Eclipse Beet. 

 Eclipse. Eemarkable for its rapid growth, extreme 

 smallness of top, and extra fine quality. Perfectl)- 

 smooth and round ; skin and flesh intense red; very 

 fine grained and sweet. We consider it an improve- 

 ment, and worthy of extensive cultivation. An ex- 

 cellent sort for forcing. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 lb. $1.00. 



Bastian's Extra Early Red. The 



perfection of a Beet for the market 

 gardener and family use ; very early, of 

 quick, large growth, fine turnip form 

 and bright red color, a good forcing 

 variety. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 

 cts. 



Extra Early Bassano. A very early 

 flat variety, tender, juicy ; flesh white 

 and rose colored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Egyptian Blood Turnip. One of the 

 earliest, of good quality and medium 

 size, a fine forcing variety, small top. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Early Blood Turnip. Not as early 

 as the Egyptian, but of good quality, 

 blood-red, tender, and good for late 

 keeping. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 

 cts. 



Bastian's Half-Lonisr Blood. Of 

 bright color and excellent quality ; a 

 valuable variety to follow Bastian's 

 Extra Early ; for winter use plant about 

 tlie middle of July. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. •" 



Pineapple. An excellent half-long 

 variety, foliage dark red, roots of a 

 rich, deep crimson color. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.25. 



Improved Long Blood. A good late 

 variety for fall and winter use, sweet 

 and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 

 75 cts. 



Swiss Chard. The midrib is stewed 

 and served as Asparagus, and the leaves 

 Improved Long used as Spinach. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Blood Beet. lb. 75 cts. 



SUGAR BEETS AND MANGELS. 



Improved Imperial White 

 Sugar. An improvement 

 on the other varieties of Su- 

 gar Beets ; more hardy and 

 containing a greater percent- 

 age of sugar. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 11). 75 cts. 



Lane's Improved White 

 Sugar. This Sugar Beet at- 

 tains a large size, and grows 

 considerably above the 

 ground; fine for feeding. 

 Cultivated in Europe for its 

 sugar. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 



Golden Tankard Mangel. 

 Considered indispensable by 

 the best dairymen, owing to 

 its productiveness and rich- 

 ness iu saccharine matter. 

 Deep yellow flesh and skin. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 

 cts. 



Golden Yellow Mam- 

 moth. A long Mangel, re- 

 sembling in form and size the 

 Red Mammoth ; flesh, leaf 

 stalks and midrib of the 

 leaves golden yellow, fleshj 

 rich in saccharine matter. 

 This should be grown large- 

 ly by all interested in dairy-.^ 

 ing, as it will be found ex- 

 tremely rich in all the 

 elements of high feeding. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 

 60 cts. 



Mammoth Long Red. 

 Grown extensively for agri- 

 cultural purposes, producing 

 large roots partly above the 

 ground. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Golden Yellow Mammoth 

 Mangel. 



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Red Globe 

 Mangel. 



A large red oval 

 variety, which 

 keeps well, and 

 produces better 

 crops on shal- 

 low soil than the 

 Long Red. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 



Orange Globe 

 Mangel. 



The same as 

 the above, only 

 differing in color. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., lb. .50 cts. 



Five pound lots 

 of either variety 

 of Mangels, ex- 

 cepting Imperial 

 White Sugar a_nd 

 Golden Main- 

 moth, 40 cts. per 

 lb. 



Vegetable seeds sent postpaid on receipt of retail price. Grass and agricultural seeds by express or freight at purchaser's 

 expense. 



