Choice Vegetable Seeds. 



WM. O. BECKEFfT. 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



I For first crop, | 

 ; plant the Crosby ; 

 I Beet. For me- 5 

 ; dium, use Early * 

 f Blood Red Tur= 5 

 ; nip, and f or j 

 i later, Dewing's ; 

 I Blood Turnip. | 



Xlie Best Grarden Seets. 



(Salatriiben.) 



WEET and juicj' Beet roots, when young and tender, form very tempting salads and pickles, and in some localities the 

 young tops are frequently used as greens. The soil best suited to the Beet is a deep and light, rich sandy loam. Fpr 

 very early crops, the seed of Egyptian Turnip, or somt' similar sort, is sown in hotbeds, and the seedlings are trans- 

 planted to the open ground as soon as it is warm enough. For main crop or early Beets, the seed is sown outside, as 

 soon as the soil is in good condition, in drills from 12 to 14 inches apart, and covered about i inch deep ; the plants are 

 thinned to stand 10 inches apart in the rows. • The thinnings are excellent when prepared for the table like Spinach. 

 For winter crops, sow seed in July, in drills as for early Beets, but the plants need not be thinned to stand more than 

 .'6 inches apart. An ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill ; 5 to 6 pounds, an acre. 



CBiOSBir HtSFBiOVED. This strain has become very popular among market gardeners, and is an improvement 



, on the Egyptian Blood Turnip, with roots thicker, ready for use earlier, smoother, and of better shape. The 



/ flesh is fine-grained, sweet and tender; the color is deep, rich red. It deserves a leading place among home 



/ and market Beets. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J^lb. 35 cts., lb. $r.2o. 

 VEGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP. An earlv market sort, 10 to 12 days earlier than the old Blood 

 .' Turnip; owing to the small top, it can be planted very closely: of fair quality, medium size, and 

 / dark crimson color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 |r EARIiT BLOOD TURNIP. \'ery early, of rapid growth, with small tops, which admit of close culti- 

 j vation ; very profitable for first crops. The roots are roundish, flat, deep red and of good quality, but 

 y not equal in this respect to some later sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Jilb. 20 cts., lb, 65 cts. 

 |/£CIiIPSIS. This variety has largely superseded the Egyptian, as it is almost as early as that variety, and 

 IS superior to it in rriany ways. The roots are globe-shaped, deep 

 blood-red, with sweet, fine-grained flesh, which remains tender a 

 long time ; the tops are small. Equally good for both early and 

 winter crops. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %\h. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 BDMAND'S BLOOD TURNIP. This variety has handsome, blood- 

 red roots, which are always round, smooth and uniform in shape 

 and of good marketable size, seldom growing too large, as with 

 man}' varieties. The flesh is unusually sweet and good, and the 

 y tops are small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 VTIEWING'S BLOOD TURNIP. One of the best main crop and 

 late sorts. The roots are long, round and smooth, with blood-red 

 flesh, marked by light rings. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 'Aih. 20 cts., 

 lb. 65 cts. 



"BASSANO. This is one of the earliest varieties ; good and desirable 

 in many wavs, but has been largely replaced as a first-early market 

 I sort by the Egyptian. The roots are of good size, with light pink 



flesh, 'hich is sweet and tender while young, but grows stringy and 

 tough with age. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb - 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 /LONG SMOOTH BLOOD. An excellent winter Beet, with 'naif- 

 long, deep red roots ; the flesh is firm, juicy and tender, and keeps 



until very late. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. ^ r> ^ t ^ n 



SWISS CHARD (Sea-Kale Beet). A distinct form of Beet, grown Early Blood Red Turnip Btet. 

 for its tender succulent tops, which are prepared for the table like 



Spinach or Asparagus. If sown early the tops maybe used sooner than any other sort of greens , 

 later the plants form broad, flat, waxen white stems and midribs, which are delicious when prepared 

 like Aspara<^us Cooked as other beets, the roots are of no value. If more widely known, this 

 vegetable wonid soon become very poi^ular ; but its proper use must be understood before it will be 

 esteemed as of any value whatever. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M\b 30 cts. 

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Cr J ibj' Imbroved Beet. 



