H. W. BUCKBEE, BOCKFOBO, ILLINOIS. 



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BUCKBE,E*S 



BEE/TS 



THE VARIETIES THAT 

 ARE THE MONEY MAK= 

 ERS YEAR AFTER YEAR 



BUCKBEE'S SUNSET 



ALWAYS THE 

 PROFIT MAKER 



This grand novelty awarded Prize Medal. The director of the Maine Experi- 

 mental College, at Orno, writes: "1 consider Buckbee's Sunset the most promis- 

 ing new variety." Extended experience has shown this variety of my own intro- 

 duction 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 I have, by careful selection, improved each succeeding 

 crop, until I feel certain that it is by far the best red turnip Beet in cultivation. 

 The Best Beet. Tops small, upright growing, so that the rows may be close to- 

 gether; leaf, stems and veins dark red, blade green; roots globular or ovoid; partic- 

 ularly 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. ; 2 oz. 

 16c.; i lb. 25c; i lb. 40c; lb. 75c. 



THE BISMARCK 



Percy Waterer, 

 Cardingion, Ohio, 

 writes: "I planted 

 your Mangel seed 

 one row in the 

 garden;got ' o wag- 

 on load off it, big 

 ones, too. Feed 

 the cattle a bushel 

 cut beets a day. 

 Tliey like it and 

 bring lop prices. 

 Also condition bet- 

 ter than wlien fed 

 on com alone." 



FINE TABLE VARIETY 



(An Excellent Novelty from 

 Germany.) Combines more good 

 qualities than any other variety 

 (Buckbee's Sunset excepted) 

 Rich, red flesh, exceedingly 

 teuder.remarkably early. In 

 shape it is almost round. 

 The [leaves are small 

 and compact, land 

 set very close to 



center of bulb. The tap root also is small, starting clear from the bulb without taper — ir. 

 deed, it combines to a greater degree than any variety I know of the maximum edible bulb 

 with the minimum root and foliage. 

 The color is crimson. But it is when 

 prepared for the table that its fine 

 qualities become most apparent. The flesh, 

 of delicate texture, is rich, sugary and en- 

 tirely free from fiber. I control the en- 

 tire supply of seed of this variety. 

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

 J- lb. 35c; lb. 60c. 



Buckbee's Extra Early Egyptian 

 Blood Turnip 



ONE OF THE BEST EVER GROWN 



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. Pkt. 4c; OZ. 7c; 2 OZ. 12c; 

 1 lb. 18c; i lb. 30c; lb. 50c 



No Grower of Beets Can Possibly 

 Miss It On These Varieties 



Earliest of All 



One of the best Beets grown; very care- 

 ful selection. Roots of good form, round, 

 with 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 gardeners and table use. 



Pkt. 4c; oz. 7c; 2 oz. 12c; i lb. 18c; 

 i lb. 30c; lb. 50c. 



New Early Eclipse 



Tops small, dark purplish green. Roots 

 nearly globular, with a small tap root and 

 collar. A splendid variety. Flesh dark 

 red, zoned with lighter red, sweet, crisp 

 and tender. Pkt. 3c. ; OZ. 6c. ; 2 OZ. 10c. ; 

 i lb. 15c; * lb. 25c; lb. 40c. 



BUCKBEE'S CABBAGE SEED HAS NO EQUAL. ONE TRIAL ALWAYS CONVINCES 



