GRIFFITH, TURNER & CO., BALTIMORE, MD. 



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Beets. 



German, Runkel Rube. 



(One Ounce of Seed will sow one hundred Feet of "Drill.) 



Select a deep, rich, sandy loam, and manure with well 

 decomposed compost or a good Chemical Fertilizer. Sow 

 in drills, fourteen to sixteen inches apart, and cover one 

 inch deep. When the young' plants appear, thin to four 

 or five inches apart. For early use, sow as soon as the 

 ground can be worked in the spring; for autumn use, 

 about the middle of May ; and for winter use, during 

 June or July, according to variety ; the long varieties 

 requiring more time to mature than the round early 

 kinds. 



EARLY BLOOD TURNIP BEET. 



EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. — In shape like a turnip, 

 deep red color, and best for general use. We have been 

 selling this stock of Beet for a number of years, and it 

 has given unqualified satisfaction. 



Pkt., 5cts, Oz.,10cts. X 20 cts. lb., 45 c|s. 



EARLY EGYPTIAN —This is a flat Beet, very early 

 and deep red color. Owing io its small top it can be 

 planted very close. 



Pkt.. 5 cts. Oz., 10 cts. X lb., 30 cts. lb., 50 cts. 



BASSsANO, OR EXTR V EAKLY TURNIP. — Flesh 

 white and rose, very sweet and tender. 



Pkt., 5 cts. Oi .,!Octs. # lb., 20 cts. lb., 45 cts. 



EDMOND'S RED TURNIP. — The most uniform of 

 all Turnip Beets. It is of handsome round shape, good 

 marketable size and deep blood color. It has a small top, 

 and may be planted close. 



Pkt., 5 cts. Oz., 10 cts. X lb., 20 cts. lb., 50 cts. 



LARGE LONG BLOOD. -A large and desirable va- 

 riety. 



Pkt., lets. Oz..lOcts. X lb., 20 cts. lb., 45 cts. 



Eclipse Beet. 



This new extra early Beet is remarkable for its fine 

 quality and rapid growth, is of deep red color and hand- 

 somesbape; asan early market sortitis unrivaled. Itis, 

 to a large extent, superseding the Egyptian, beingearlier 

 in development, more attractive in appearance, and of 

 superior quality for the table. We have never known a 

 market gardener to try it but who wanted it again. 

 Pkt., 5 cts. Oz.,10cts„ H lb., 20 cts. lb., 50 cts. 



GOLDEN TANKARD MANGOLD. 



Beets for Stock. 



(Sow four pounds to the acre.) 



MANGOLD WURZELS are grown for stock, and as 

 they grow larger than other Beets require more room. 

 They should be sown from April to June, in drills two and 

 a half leet apart, and the plants thinned to twelve or 



SPECIAL PRICES TO CANNERS, GARDENERS AND FARMERS, IN LARGE QUANTITIES. 



