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BEETS - Continued 



152 Edmand's Blood Turnip. This fine 

 Beet grows with a short top, skin dark 

 red, flesh purple, slightly zoned and very 

 sweet and tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



153 Extra Early Egyptian. Roots 

 rounded on top, but flat at bottom end. 

 Flesh a very deep red with slightly 

 lighter zoning, of good quality. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; 

 lb., $1.25. 



157 Lentz. An extra early round Beet. 

 Very attractive color, being a rich red 

 with light zones. A good forcer under 

 glass. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; Jib., 

 45 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



159 Long Dark Blood. A good late 

 variety. Roots grow about 8 inches 

 long and tapering, have smooth dark 

 red skin and the flesh is of good quality. 

 Deserves wider popularity. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Lentz Turnip Beet 



Swiss Chard, or Spinach Beet 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. 

 CULTURE — 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. Continue sowings for succession crops until the middle of July. 



167 Giant Lucullus. This variety will quickly produce plants 

 from which leaves may be cut all summer, and new shoots 

 will soon spring up and make fast growth. Plants which are 

 allowed to grow will make large curly leaves, with thick light- 

 colored mid-ribs, which are delicious when cooked and served 

 like asparagus, while the leafy parts make excellent "greens." 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; | lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



169 Lyons. A choice variety, producing dark green curled leaves, 

 with very broad, white mid-ribs. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 

 \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



168 Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet. Produces many large, light- 

 colored leaves. It is very attractive, has a mild flavor and con- 

 tinues to grow all summer, supplying an abundance of good 

 greens. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beet offered on page 49. 



Broccoli 



Chou-Brocoli, Fr. Broculi, Sp. SpargdKohl, 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 hotbed in January or February and trans- 

 plant into cold frames, 2 or 3 inches each way. Set out in open 

 ground early in spring, abour 2\ feet apart. To obtain the best 

 flavor, Broccoli should be cooked soon after being cut. One 

 ounce will produce about 1500 plants. 

 180 White Cape. An excellent variety, forming rather loose 



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



| oz., 40 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; \ lb., $2.50. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



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



Rosen Kohl, 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 1J to 2 feet apart 



in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. One ounce will 



produce about 2500 plants. 



Dreer's Select Matchless. (See Specialties, page 4.) Pkt., 

 10 cts.; \ oz., 20 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; J 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., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 

 J lb., 80 cts. 



Swiss Chard Lucullus 



Plants of Brussels Sprouts offered on page 212 



