PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OP SEEDS. 53 



BEET— Continued. Per oz. 14 lb. Lb. 



Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip. Roots deep blood-red, of 

 fine form and flavor. Very early ; an excellent market 

 variety 10c. 30 $100 



Early Blood Turnip. The standard early sort ; an excellent 



variety 10c. 25 90 



Hatch's Improved Blood Turnip. Similar in shape to the Bas- 



sano, of deep red color, early, tender, and of fine flavor.. 15c. 40 125 



Early Yellow Turnip, or Orange. Somewhat similar to the 

 Blood Turnip, but differing in color, flesh yellow, tender 

 and sweet.. 15c. 40 125 



Long Smooth. Blood-Red. An excellent late variety, a great 



improvement on the common Long Blood 10c. 25 90 



Pineapple. A highly esteemed variety, of rich deep crimson color. 20c. 60 2 00 



Brazilian Variegated. Beairtiful for garnishing and flower gar- 

 den decoration, the stems and veins being richly colored 

 with crimson, yellow, and white 20c. 60 2 00 



Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea-Kale Beet. This variety is culti- 

 vated solely for its leaves. The mid-rib is stewed and 

 served as Asparagus, the other portions of the leaf being 

 used as Spinach. If often cut, new and more tender 

 leaves will be reproduced 10c. ■ 35 1 25 



Silver Curled. New, leaves curled and crisped, beautiful in appea- 

 rance, and of excellent flavor. Used as Swiss Chard. Per pkt., 10c ; per oz., 50c. 



Varieties grown for Feeding Stock. (Sow in April and May, 6 to 8 pounds per acre ) 



Per oz. 34 lb. Lb. 



White Sugar Beet. Attains a large size, and is extensively grown 

 for feeding ; largely cultivated in France for the manu- 

 facture of sugar 10c. 20 50 



Lane's Imperial Sugar Beet. A greatly improved variety of the 

 French Sugar Beet, obtained by careful selection in this 

 country, and recommended as being hardier, more pro- 

 ductive and containing a greater percentage of sugar 

 than the ordinary variety 10c. 30 100 



Long Red Mangel-Wurzel. This variety is more'generally 

 grown for agricultural purposes than any other, produc- 

 ing roots of large size and excellent quality lOo. 20 50 



Yellow Globe Mangel-Wurzel. Eoots of large size and globu- 

 lar form ; very productive ; keeps better than the Long- 

 Red, and is better adapted for growing in shallow soils. 10c. 20 50 



BORECOLE, or KALE. 



German, Blatter Kohl. — French, Chou Vert. — Spanish, Breton. 



Borecole or Kale may be grown in almost any soil, but the richer it is the more 

 abundant the produce. Sow from the middle of April to beginning of May in prepared 

 beds, covering the seeds thinly and evenly ; transplant in June, and treat in the same 

 manner as for cabbage. Of all the cabbage tribe this is the most tender and delicate, 

 and would be much more extensively grown than it is, if its excellent qualities were 

 generally known. The varieties are all extremely hardy, and are best when touched 

 by frost. 



Per oz. % Vo. Lb. 



Dwarf Curled Kale, German Greens, or "Sprouts." This 

 variety is extensively grown as Winter greens, sown in 

 the month of September, in rows one foot apart, and 

 treated in every way as Spinach ; it is ready for use in 

 early spring.... 15 C . 40 P 25 



Green Curled Scotch. A rather dwarf variety, growing about 

 eighteen inches in height, but spreading under good 

 cultivation to three feet in diameter ; leaves of a bright 

 green, beautifully curled 15c. 40 1 25 



Cottager's Kale. A valuable variety, of excellent flavor, and an 

 immense cropper ; grows about a foot in height ; leaves 

 rich green, curled and feathered to the ground 20c. 50 1 50 



Variegated Triple Curled. Leaves beautifully curled and va- 

 riegated; an excellent vegetable, and exceedingly orna- 

 mental Per pkt., 10c; per oz., 75c. — — 



