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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



BUCKBEE'S "FULL OF LIFE" BEETS 



BUCKBEE'S SELECTED PEDIGREE VARIETIES 



German, RUNKEL-RUBE; French, BETTERAVE; Spanish, BETTE*M».; Swedish, BETOB. 

 One Ounce to Fifty Feet of Drill. Five or Six Pound* ^ ¥he Acre in Drills. 



A PACKET OF feEET 

 SEED CONTAIITS MORE 

 THAN 600 SSSEDS. 



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CULTURE 



The best results are obtained on a deep, 

 rich sandy loam. If wanted early sow in hot 

 beds and transplant, cutting off the outer leaves. 

 For general crop sow as soon as the ground will 

 permit, in drills 18 inches apart, and thin out to 

 .3 inches in the row. For winter use the turnip 

 varieties may be sown in June. If possible, sow 

 in freshly prepared soil, which should be pressed 

 firmly over seed. A supply may be had for winter use by storing in cellar and keep- 

 ing covered with sand or sandy soil to prevent wilting, or they may be kept out- 

 doors in pits. 



BUCKBEE'S SUNSET 



Always the Profit Maker 



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

 mental College, at Orno, writes: "I 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 varietj' was introduced as an imorovement 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; 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. 

 6c.; oz. Sc.; 2 oz. 16c.; H lb. 25c.; K lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 



CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN 



The Earliest Beet in the Market. — A selec- 

 tion from that standard market Beet, Early 

 Egyptian. It is the deepest red, almost black in 



color, and is of finer quality than the Egyptian, being sweeter and even more fender and smoother. The most desirable sort 

 for small Beets for early market, as it is in presentable market-shape quicker than anv other sort. It is a very rapid grower 

 and can be sown outside as late as Jul}-. Pkt. 4c.; oz. tc; 2 oz. -12c.; }4 lb. 18c.; 14 lb. 30c.; lb. 50c. 



BUCKBEE'S NEW HALF-LONG BLOOD 



Entirely distinct and by far the best variety for winter tise. Roots half as long as Long Dark Blood, but on account of 

 their thickness weigh just as much. Always stnootb: rich dark red flesh, sweet, crisp, tender and never woodv. even in por- 

 tions above ground. One of the best sorts. Pkt.'^4c.; oz. 7c>; 2 oz. l2c.; lb. 18c.; lb. 30c.; lb. 50c. 



^COLUMBIA BEET 



The roots are of a neat turnip shape, with saaooth skin and deep blood-red flesh, of rich, tender quality. It is readv to 

 use very early, growing as quickly as does the'Egyptian,"wh'ileit 'doeS not become coarse and stringy when of large size. It is 

 also good for winter, grown from the seed sown in .Tuly. '^ifct. 4o. ; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; H lb. 18c.; lb. 30c.; lb. 50c. 



BUCKBEE'S IMPROVED LONG DARK SMOOTH BLOOD 



Tops large, neck small; roots large, tatiWing towards both ends, growing even with surface: dark red flesh; tender and 

 sweet, and remaining so even when kept till s^pring. Pkt. 3c.; or. 6c.; 2 oz. 10c. ; }4 lb. 16c.; lb. 25c.; lb. 40c. 



NEW "IHUE DARK ^ITINSON BEET 



Excellent for the open garden. This is particularly valuable for forcing; because it produces less foliage than any other variety, and can be 

 grown close together. The roots are smooth and regular in fbtm; the skinis dark blood-red. Flesh fine grained and cooks dark blood-red. Re- 

 mains in fine condition for a long time. Pkt. 4c.; ^^.'^c.^rftz: 12c.; 44 lb; 18c.; M lb. 30c.; lb. 60c. 



BLACK QUEEN 



' Pibfefie^'SirtV xvhieh I biahTilghly recommend. Roots pear-shaped of medium size, fine form 

 nearly' btiiled in soil. Flesh deep red color, almost black; leaves large, nicely crirapled, of deep; 

 color. ' Pkf' ^c.; bz. 7c.; 2 or.-12c.; 3.^1b.l8c.; U lb. 30c. ; lb. 60c. 1 



^SWISS CHARD, OR SILVER BEET I 



We' rec6mrii>nd all Our customers to try this distinct vegetable, which is superior to the com-i 

 mOfiBeet for greens; if sown at the same time it will be fit for use before it. Later the plantsj 

 form bfba4, flat, beautiful, •wax-Uke stems which are very delicious cooked as Beets or pickled.; 

 Pkt.'3c.; oz; 6c.-, 2 oz. lOc; »f lb. 15c.; J4 lb. 26c.; lb. 40c. j 



THE BISMARK 



^^iSE' tAfe^E^ VARIETY. An Excellent Novelty from Germany. 



Combiftes more good quahties than any other variety (Buckbee's Sunset excepted ). ^Rich.; 

 ted flesh, exceedingly tender, remarkably early. In shape it is almost round. But it Is' whea 

 prepared for the table that its fine qualities become most apparent. The flesh, of delidite -tex- 

 tiire, is rich, .sngarj- and entirely free from fiber. I control the entire supply of seed of this' variety.; 

 Pkf. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; H lb. 20c.; lb. 36c.; lb. 60c. 



laaTinda J. WbbdS, West Frankfort. Franklin County, lU., R. F D. No. 3. ; 



1 must say your Beefsteak Tomato is the best Tomato I ever raised and cannot be esceUed 

 for canniig with its fine flavor. The Boston Pickhng CXicumber and Early Egyptian Beet ard 



~' Seeds I cannot do without. Shall do all I can for you in this community. I 



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Mary Bray, Idol, Grainger County, Tenn., R. F. D. No. 13. ^ ' 



I can recommend vour Seed very highly especially the New Early Queen Cabbage; and tha 

 Earliest of Ail Beets, Ice Drumhead Lettuce and the Japanese Climbing Cucumber. ' 



ORDER YOUR BULBS EARLY AND BE SURE TO GET THE BEST. SEE PAGES 98-99. 



