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DREER'S 

 EXCELSIOR BEET. 



The attractive form and rich dark 

 color of this Beet commends it to all. 

 In addition to beautiful appearance, 

 Dreer's Excelsior Beet has many other 

 good qualities. It is fully as early 

 as any variety of turnip-shape Beet 

 known, and always is of uniform 

 shape and size. The flesh is blood- 

 red, remarkably sweet and tender, 

 retaining all these qualities until it 

 has attained an advanced age. We 

 recommend this variety for the private 

 garden, as well as for market gar- 

 deners' use. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 

 cts.; i lb., 30 cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



CRIMSON GLOBE BEET. 



This Beet is remarkable for its smooth skin and fine 

 shape. We have been growing it on our trial grounds for 

 several years, and could not help noting its many desirable 

 qualities. It is a second early variety, does not grow large 

 and coarse, the matured beets being medium in size and 

 rather oblong in shape. The flesh and skin are both very 

 dark and quality fine, being sweet and tender. The tops 

 are small and dark in color. We are confident that this 

 Beet will please all who plant it. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 

 cts.; ^lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



EUREKA, OR EIRST EARLY 

 CABBAGE. 



A flat-headed Cabbage, fully as early in maturing as the 

 well-known Early Jersey Wakefield ; must prove extre- 

 mely valuable both to the market gardener and amateur. 

 This new variety is such a Cabbage, and will fill a long 

 felt want. Six years ago an enterprising and careful 

 Cabbage grower made a cross with a fine strain of early 

 Jersey Wakefield on the well-known 

 Succession Cabbage, and the result 

 was the production of this new extra 

 early flat-headed variety, which is now 

 thoroughly fixed as to type. It ma- 

 tures its large, flat heads fully as 

 early as the Wakefield, and the 

 quality is excellent. The heads are 

 very solid and leaves tender, being 

 entirely free from coarseness. The 

 plants may be set as close in the field 

 as the Wakefield, and can be de- 

 pended upon to head up well. Eu- 

 reka, or First Early, will quickly 

 make friends among those who grow 

 largely for the market, and is equally 

 as desirable for growing in the home 

 garden. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; J lb., 

 $1.25. 



Ei'reka, or First Early Cabbagr 



DREER'S MONARCH 

 CELERY. 



Three years ago we distributed among about a 

 dozen of the leading market gardeners in this section 

 samples of this new Celery for trial, and the results 

 were so gratifying that we decided to catalogue the 

 variety as "Dreer's Monarch," and thus introduced 

 it to our customers. We now have no cause to 

 regret the recommendation printed in previous cata- 

 logues, as it has fully demonstrated that it is even 

 more valuable than we claimed, and is fast becoming 

 a leading variety among large growers in this section. 

 It produces large stalks, and magnificent bright 

 golden-yellow heart. The stalks are very -solid, 

 brittle and of most delicious flavor, and when pro- 

 perly grown it is entirely free from stringyness. It 

 is a very desirable Celery, both for home use and for 

 market, as it is a remarkably good keeper, and 

 when bunched, ready for market, it presents a 

 handsome appearance. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; £ 

 lb., $1.25. 



Dkeer's .Monarch Celery. 



