CHOICE TABLE BEET SEEDS. 



For first cropT^ 

 plant the Crosby J 

 Beet. For nie= i 

 dium early and i 

 late, use Perfec= J 

 tion Blood Turnip J 



The Best Garden Beets. 



EG. 

 Turn 



darji crimson color. 



BEOKERT'S PERFECTIOX BLOOD TURNIP. 



as the name implies, we have liere perfection in a table Beet 



(Salatrii6en.) 



SWEET and juic.v Beet roots, when )-oung and tender, form very tempting salads and pickles. The soil best suited to the 

 Beet is a deep and light, rich, sandy loam. For very early crops, tlieseed of Crosby, orsome similar sort, is sown in hot- 

 beds, and the seedlings are transplanted 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 24 inches apart, and covered about 

 : inch deep ; the plants are thinned to stand 10 inches apart in the rows. 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 fe^'of drill ; 5 to 6 pounds, an acre. 

 ^ I'CfiOSBY OIPROVED. This strain has become very popular among market-gardeners, and is an improve- 

 ment 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 

 inarket Beets. Pkt. 5 cts. , 02. 10 cts. , K'b. .so cts., lb. Si . 

 PTI.\X BLOOD TURNIP. An early market sort, 10 to 12 days earlier than the old Blood 

 )wiiig to the small top, it can be planted very closely ; of fair quality, medium size, and 

 Pkt. 5 CIS., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



For second-early, main and late crops, 

 W'e have bred up this strain for years, 

 and until^his season have never offered it for sale. It is not as early as Crosby Improved, but is ad- 

 mirably adapted for main crop and for winter storage. This Beet is almost a perfect globe shape, 

 with small tap-roofs ; foliage short and small and always dark in color. Its tendencies are to grow 

 only to medium size ; flesh dark crimson in color, and remains tender and brittle after an entire 

 season's growth ; the strain is so highly bred that the Beets grow nearly as uniform in size and shape 

 as aim be. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., K'b.'so cts., lb. Si. 



EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. Very early ; of rapid growth, with small tops, which admit of close 

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

 but riot equal in this respect to some later sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 ^K'' ECLIPSE. The roots are globe-shaped, deep blood red, with sweet, fine-grained flesh, which 

 r¥maii>fe tender a long time; the tops are small. Equall)- good for both early and winter crops. 

 .Pkty^ cts., oz. 10 cts., K!b. 2,=; cts., lb. 75 cts. 



^ /EDMAND'S BLODD TURVIP. 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 witfi manv varieties. The flesh of this Beet is unusuallv sweet and good, and the tops are small. 

 Pkt. sets., oz. 10 cts., %\h. 25 CIS., \b.A=, cts. 



/DBWING'S BLOOD TURNIP. One of the best main crop 

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

 red flesh, marked bvli.sjht rings. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



l_jj,is»=^COLU.>lBI.\. Grows very quickly, and does not become 

 stringy when allowed to grow full size. The skin is smooth ; flesh 

 deep blood red and of the finest quality. A good market sort as 

 well as for private use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l{\h. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 0^ BA.SS.ANO. Is one of the earliest varieties; good and desir- 

 able }n manv wavs. Light pink flesh, sweet and tender while young, 

 but/feiows stringy and tough with age. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., '^Ib. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



LONG SMOOTH BLOOD. An excellent winter Beet, with half-long deep red roots ; the flesh is 

 firni.'juicy and tender, and keeps until very late. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. to cts., ;{lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



; /'SWISS CHARD. fSea-Kale Beet ) A distinct form of Beet, grown for its tender, succulent tops, 

 wf ich are prepared for the table like spinach or asparagus. The plants form broad, flat, waxen white 

 Crosby Beet. stems and midribs, which are delicious when prepared like asparagus. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ]4\h. 25c. 



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