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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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DUCItDCFS making HEK. 



BUeKBEE'S SUNSET PR< J F H £ ^° K 5 ER . 



This grand novelty awarded Prize Medal. The director of the 

 Maine Experimental College at Orno, writes: "I consider Buckbee's 

 Sunset the most promising new variety." Extended experience has 

 shown this variety of our own introduction to be one of the very best 

 sorts, not only for market gardeners, but for the home garden. This 

 variety was introduced as an improvement in turnip-shaped Beets 

 for table use, and we have, by careful selection, improved each 

 succeeding crop, until we feel certain that it is by far the best red tur- 

 nip Beet in cultivation. The Best Beet. Tops small, upright growing, 

 so that the rows may be close together; leaf, stems and veins dark 

 red, blade green ; roots globular or ovid ; particularly smooth ; color 

 of skin dark blood-red ; flesh bright red, zoned with a lighter shade; 

 very crisp, tender and sweet, and remaining so for a long time. The 

 stock which we offer will produce a crop more uniform in shape, color 

 and quality than any other. I control the entire stock of this variety. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 8c ; 2cz. 15c; % lb. 25c; % 40c; lb. 7 5c. 



Mr. H. Harris, 

 Pitcairn, N. Y., 

 writes: "I am 

 well pleased with 

 'Buckbee's 

 Seeds.' I can get 

 plenty nearer 

 home, but they 

 cannot be de- 

 pended upon. I 

 will do my utmost 

 to secure many 

 new customers 

 for vou." 



The Bismarck. 



(An Excellent Novelty from 



Germany. ; Combines more good 

 qualities than any other va- 

 riety (Buckbee's Sunset 

 excepted). Rich, red 

 1 flesh, exceedingly ten- 

 jder, remarkably ear 

 |ly. In shape it is 

 (almost round. The 



leaves are small and compact, and set very close to center of 

 is small, starting clear from the bulb without taper; indeed, 

 degree than any variety we know 

 of— the maximum edible bulb with 

 the minimum root and foliage. The 

 color is crimson. But it is when pre- 

 pared for the table that its fine 

 qualities becomemost apparent. The 

 flesh of delicate texture, is rich, su- 

 gary and entirely free from fibre. I control 

 the entire supply of seed of this variety. 

 Pkt. 4c; oz. 7c; 2 oz. 12c; \i lb. 20c. 

 M lb. 35c; lb. 60c. 



Buckbee's Extra Early 

 Egyptian Blood Turnip. 



Best variety for forcing; also excellent for first 

 early crop out of doors ; very early. Leaf, stems and 

 veins dark red, leaf dark green dotted with red; 

 roots dark red, rounded on top. but flat beneath, with 

 very small tap roots; flesh dark red, zoned with 

 lighter shades ; hard, crisp and tender at all times. 



bulb. The 

 it combines 



tap root also 

 to a greater 



Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 7c. 

 lb. 50c. 



2 oz. 12c. ; U lb. 18c. ; }f 2 lb. 30c. ; 



Earliest of All. 



One of the best Beets grown; 

 very careful selection. Roots of 

 good form, round, tvith only one 

 small tap root ; flesh deep blood-red 

 color, very sweet and tender. Best 

 for first early Can be planted very 

 closely, as they do not grow large 

 and coarse; have very small top. 

 One of the best for market garden- 

 ers and table use Pkt. 4c ; oz 7c: 

 2 oz 12c; U lb. I8c; } , lb. 30c, 

 lb. 50c. 



New Early Eclipse. 



Tops small, dark purplish green. 

 Roots nearlj globidar, with a small 

 tap root and collar. A splendid va- 

 riety. Flesh dark red, zoned with 

 lighter red, sweet, crisn and tender. 

 Pkt 3c : oz. 6c. : 2 oz. 10c. , } 4 lb. 15c ; 

 \i ib. 2 5c; lb. 40c 



Buckbee's Reliable Beet Seed Can Be Depended Upon. 



