JHEHRrADRKR -PHIIADELPHIAM:^ RaiABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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BEETS 



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Edmand's Blood Turnip. (See cut.) Good to follow the 

 extra early sorts, and one of the best for winter use. It grows 

 with a short top, and the skin is dark red, while the flesh is 

 purple, slightly zoned and of good quality, being sweet and 

 tender, and it is a most excellent keeper. Those who desire 

 to keep a winter supply of Beets will find this variety very 

 satisfactory. Pkt., 5cts.; oz., 15 cts.; |lb.,45cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip. An improved medium 

 early Blood Turnip Beet. The skin is dark red and flesh 

 carmine, striped with a lighter shade. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 

 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Sl^ISS CHARD^ OR 



SPINACH BEET 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of row 



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. Sow in drills 1 foot apart and 

 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked, and when 

 large enough thin out to stand 6 inches apart in the row. Con- 

 tinue sowings for succession crops until the middle of July. 

 Swiss Chard, Qiant Lucullus. (See colored plate and 



pages.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet. Produces large, light-colored 



leaves in great abundance and has a mild flavor. Pkt., 10 



cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



MANGEI. WUR^EL 



Sow 6 11«. to acre, in May or June, in rows 2 feet apart, and 



thin to 9 inches. Give the crop good cultivation. 



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

 with dairymen. Oz., 10 cts. ; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts ; 10 

 lbs., by express or freight, at purchaser's expense, $6.00. 



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

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

 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 10 lbs., by express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, $6.00. 



Golden Tankard. Considered indispensable owing to its pro- 

 ductiveness and richness in saccharine matter. Deep yellow 

 flesh and skin. Oz., 10 ct?.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 10 

 lbs., by express or freight, at purchaser's expense, $6.00. 





Golden Yellow Mammoth Mangel. Shape like Mammoth 

 Red, but skin and flesh is yellow. Oz., 10 cts. ; \ lb., 25 cts.; 

 lb., 75 cts.; 10 lbs., by express or freight, at purchaser's 

 expense, $6.00. 



Yellow, or Orange Globe Mangel. Same as Red Globe 

 except color. Oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 10 

 lbs., by express or freight, at purchaser's expense, $6.00. 



SUGAR BEETS 



Klein Wanzleben. This variety is without question the best 

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

 matter. Oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 10 11)S., by 

 express or freight, at purchaser's expense, $6.00. 



Lane's Improved White Sugar. A veryproductive variety, 

 Oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 10 lbs., by express 

 or freight, at purchaser's expense, $6.00. 



BROCOEI 



Ghou-Brocoli, Fr. Broculi, Sp. Spargel Kohl, Ger. 



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 2j feet apart. To 

 obtain the best flavor. Broccoli should be cooked soon after 

 being cut. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 

 White Cape. An excellent variety, making large, compact 



heads of a creamy-white color and of good flavor. Pkt., 10 



cts.; oz., 60 cts.; ^ lb., $2.00. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



Chou de Bruxelles, Fr. Bretones de Bruselas, Sp. 



Rosen Kolil, Ger. 

 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 H to 2 feet apart 



in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Dreer's Matchless. (See Specialties, page 3.) Pkt., 10 

 cts,; oz., 40 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 



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., 40 cts.; ^ lb., $1.25. 



Brussels Sprouts Plants. See page 196. 



