WALTEP^ p. STOKES 219 Market Street, PHIbADELPHIA,PA 



GARDEN BEETS 



Culture.— Sow as early in the spring as tlie ground can be 

 worked (one ounce will sow 60 feet of drill, five pounds w ill sow an 

 acre), in drills i foot to 15 inches apart; and when the seed is well 

 up thin them out from 4 to 6 inches apart. Sow every two weeks for 

 a succession up to the first of July. 



Crosby's Improved Egyptian. iS^^ort'ant'MaXl 



Slokes' Special Strain Gardeners' and 



Household Beet tliat is offered in the entire list. I sell four times as 

 much " Crosby's Egyptian " Beet as any other one kind. The stock 

 I offer is the very ftiiest that can be obtained : absolutely true and 

 uniform to type, as shown in the illustration on this page. It is very 

 early, beautiful, uniform shape, good size, fiat rather than round, 

 with dark red skin and flesh. It is also verj* largely used for forcing 

 in hotbeds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts., 5 lbs., by 

 express, 75 cts. per lb. 



Stokes' Eclipse Beet. This is one of the largely used 



popular Beets, and I offer a very 

 fine strain of it for which I have a great reputation among the Phila- 

 delphia ;\Iarket Gardeners. It has round, globe-shaped, smooth, 

 blood-red roots, with small tops and is a great favorite on account 

 of its shape, its tenderness, and juicy fruit. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Klb. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts., 5-lb. lots by express, 75 cts. per lb. 



Early Model Red Globe Beet. J^\^ distinct new 



table Beet is re- 

 markable for its uniform shape, of very deep colored flesh and has 

 a fine sweet flavor. It has a small leaf, green in color, ribbed crim- 

 son, and a very small tap-root. The bulbs develop quickly and can 

 be sold when very young. They are smooth and free from small root- 

 lets. Both skin and flesh are of an unusually deep rich blood-crim- 

 son color, retaining this color when cooked, making them valuable 

 for canning and pickling. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 35 cts., lb. 

 ^Si, by mail postpaid; by express, lb. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $4. 



Mr. Wm. Lanier, one of Philadel- 

 phia's oldest and best-known market- 

 gardeners, for many years supplied its market witli the handsomest 

 and most salable Beets to be had. He was a careful grower, and by 

 careful selection improved the st^-le and shape until he had them as 

 nearly perfect as Beets could be made. It is a semi-half-long sort, of 

 a beautiful bell-shape ; dark red color and tender quality. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 15 cts., ;<(lb. 30 cts., lb. $1; 5-lb. lots, by express, 80 cts. 

 per lb. 



Is more nearly globe-shaped than Lanier's 

 Superba ; is not quite so early, but in every 

 other respect is a handsome market sort; small top, small tap-root : 

 skin and flesh deep, rich, purplish crimson; fine-grained, sweet and 

 tender in all stages of growth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 30 cts., 

 lb. $1 ; 5-lb lots, by express, 80 cts. per lb. 



Lanier's Superba. 



Ruby Dulcet. 



Stokes' Fireball Beet. 



Novelty, see page i. A perfect 

 globe - shaped Beet, ten days 



earlier than Crosby's Egyptian ; very tiny tap-root, making it desir- 

 able for early forcing in frames. Flesh is solid, intense bright red 

 all through. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 40 cts., lb. Si. 25, postpaid. 



Detroit Dark Red. a fine globe-shaped: rich dark flesh 



and skm. Very popular with canners 

 and as a market variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. lo cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 90c. 



Lanier's Superba Beet 



Crosby's Improved Egyptian Beet 



Select List of the Best Garden Beets 



All varieties in regular large-sized packets, at Sets, per packet 

 if ordered sent by express, deduct lO cts. per pound 



Stokes' Standard Early. See page 10. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 



^Ib. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 

 stokes' Standard Main-Crop. See page 10. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 10c , 



Klb. 25 cts., lb. So cts. 

 New Meteor. Handsome globe-shaped, closely following Crosby's 



Egyptian; flesh dark red; small tap-root. Oz. locts., Klb. 25 cts., 



lb. 80 cts. 



New Colnmbia, or Carter's Excelsior. Round, smooth, dei p 



red flesh. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 Arlington Favorite. A dark blood-red Beet, with tlie sweetness 



of the Bassano. Oz. 10 cts., ]4\h. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 Ford's Perfected Half-Long. Handsome, half- long, pointed 



shape: color rich, dark red ; very early. Oz. 10 cts., H lb. 20 cts.. 



lb. 75 cts. 



Extra-Early Egyptian. A standard early sort, with small ti>p. 



Oz. 10 cts., ;ilb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 

 Lentz Extra-Early Blood Turnip. A favorite market gardeners, 



Beet around Philadelphia. \'ery early and sweet : rin>;ed red and 



white. Oz. 10 cts., K'b. 20 cts., lb. 70 cts.; 5-lb. lots, by express, 



50 cts. per lb. 



Edmand's Extra-Early Red Turnip. Round in shape, very 

 sweet and tender ; skin and flesh deep blood-red. Exlra-early. 

 Oz. 10 cts., }i]h. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Bastian's Early Blood Turnip. A very early and popular sort, 

 with a small top. Oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 20 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



Early Bassano. Very sweet, light -colored flesh; fine turnip- 

 shaped Oz. 10 cts., "4 lb. 20 cts., lb 65 cts. 



Bastian's Half-Lon^. Fine half-long Beet; dark red color; ex- 

 cellent keeper: half -long, smooth, blood-red: an excellent half- 

 long, late sort. Oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Long Smooth Blood. Large, long, very late ; blood-red. Oz. loc, 

 Jjlb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



Swiss Chard, or Spinach Beet. Is grown for its broad, white- 

 leaved stalks, which are bunched ancl cooked in the same manner 

 as asparagus, makinn a delicious summer vegetable. Oz. 10 cts., 

 20 cts., 11). 75 cts. ^ 



Swiss Chard Giant Lucollus. See novelty page 9. i 



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