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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



B E ETS — Continued. 

 thinned out to stand 1 foot apart in the rows ; keep well 

 cultivated. To preserve Beets during the winter select a 

 dry piece of ground and put about 20 bushels in a pile, 

 covering with sufficient earth to keep out the frost. 



TABLE BEETS. 



Eclipse Beet. 

 Eclipse. Remarkable for its rapid growth, extreme 

 smallness of top, and extra fine quality. Perfectly 

 smooth and round ; skin and flesh intense red; very 

 fine grained and sweet. We consider it an improve- 

 ment, and worthy of extensive cultivation. An ex- 

 cellent sort for forcing. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 

 lb. Sl.OD. 



Bastian's Extra Early Red. The 



perfection of a Beet for the market 

 gardener and family use; very early, of 

 quick, large growth, fine turnip form 

 and bright red color, a good forcing 

 variety. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 

 cts. 



Extra Early Bassano. A very early 

 flat variety, tender, juicy; flesh white 

 and rose colored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Egyptian Blood Turnip. One of the 

 earliest, of good quality and medium 

 size, a fine forcing variety, small top. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 7.5 cts. 



Early Blood Turnip. Not as early 

 as the Egyptian, but of good quality, 

 blood-red, tender, and good for late 

 keeping. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 

 cts. 



Bastian's Half-Long Blood. Of 

 bright color and excellent quality; a 

 valuable variety to follow Bastian's 

 Extra Early ; for winter use plant about 

 the middle 'of July. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Pineapple. An excellent half-long 

 variety, foliage dark red, roots of a 

 rich, deep crimson color. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.25. 



Improved Long Blood. A good late 

 variety for fall and winter use, sweet 

 and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 

 75 cts. 



Swiss Chard. The midrib is stewed 

 and served as Asparagus, and the leaves 

 iMtRovED Long used as Spinach. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Blood Beet. lb. 75 cts. 



SUGAR BEETS AND MANGELS. 

 Improved Imperial White 

 Sugar. An improvement 

 on the other varieties of Su- 

 gar Beets ; more hardy and 

 containing a greater percent- 

 age of sugar. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 Lane's Improved White 

 Sugar. This Sugar Beet at- 

 tains a large size, and grows 

 considerably above the 

 ground; fine for feeding. 

 Cultivated in Europe for its 

 sugar. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 

 Golden Tankard Mangel. 

 Considered indispensable by 

 the best dairymen, owing to 

 its productiveness and rich- 

 ness in saccharine matter. 

 Deep yellow flesh and skin. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 

 cts. 

 Golden Yellow Mam- 

 moth. A long Mangel, re- 

 sembling in form and size the 

 Red Mammoth ; flesh, leaf 

 stalks and midrib of the 

 leaves golden yellow, flesh; 

 rich in saccharine matter.'. 

 This should be grown large- 

 ly by all interested in dairy- 

 ing, as it will be found ex- 

 tremely rich in all the 

 elements of high feeding. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 

 75 cts. 

 Mammoth Long Red. 

 Grown extensively for agri- 

 cultural purposes, producing 

 large roots partly above the 

 ground. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Golden Yellow Mammoth 

 Mangel. 



Red Globe 

 Mangel. 



A large red oval 

 variety, which 

 keeps well, and 

 produces better 

 crops on shal- 

 low soil than the 

 Long Red. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 



Orange Globe 

 ilJangel. 



The same as 

 the above, only 

 differing in color. 

 Pkt, 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Five pound lots 

 of either variety 

 of Mangels, ex- 

 cepting Imperial 

 White Sugar and 

 Golden Mam- 

 moth, 40 cts. per 

 lb. 



Golden Tankard Mangel. 



Postage prepaid on packets and ounces. On y t lb. and over, remit at rate of one ct. per oz. to cover postage when 

 ordered to be sent by mail. 



