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variety for winter use. Tops large; neck small; leaf 

 stems and veins red; leaf green; roots large, tapering 

 toward both ends, growing even with the surface, dark 

 red; flesh dark red, zoned with lighter shade, very ten- 

 der and sweet, and remaining so when kept till spring. 



Long Dark Blood. — Tops large; neck large; leaf 

 stems and veins red; leaves red; roots very long, cylin- 

 drical, smooth, growing one-half out of the ground, 

 brown above, dark red beneath; flesh dark red, crisp, 

 tender and keeps well. 



Swiss Chard, Silver, or Sea Kale Beet. — A 

 distinct vegetable, and much superior to the common 

 beet for greens. If sown at the same time it will be fit 

 for use before them. Later, the plants form broad, flat, 

 beautiful white and wax-like stems to the leaves which 



are very deli- 

 cious cooked as 

 beets, or pickled. 

 We recommend 

 all of our cus- 

 tomers to try it. 



The following 

 varieties are used 

 for stock feed- 

 ing. They are 

 easily grown and 

 harvested, keep 

 ||P^ well through the 

 winter, and give 

 an immense 

 amount of cattle 

 food, at a small 

 cost, but need a 

 rich, well pre- 

 pared soil. Sow 

 in drills thirty 

 inches apart, as 

 early as the 

 ground can be 

 got in condition. 

 Cultivate well 

 when young, and 

 thin out the 

 plants to one foot 

 apart in the row. 

 If these thin- 

 French White Sugar, Red Top. nings are care- 

 fully handled and the larger leaves cut off they can 

 easily be reset to fill vacancies, and will make the largest 

 Foots. Care should be taken not to break or bruise the 

 roots in harvesting. 



French White Sugar, Red Top.— This variety is 

 the result of the careful selection and culture of one of 

 the most extensive and scientific cultivators in Europe. 

 It unites capacity for a large yield with an exceedingly 

 rich flesh, making it the best for cattle feeding. We 

 think that for this purpose it is much superior to the 

 larger and coarser Mangel Wurzels, and we urge our 

 customers to try it, believing that they will find it 

 superior to any field beet they have cultivated. Tops 

 medium sized; roots above medjum size, long, top 

 shaped, growing slightly above the surface; white, 

 washed with red at top; flesh fine grained and very 

 sweet. 



French White Sugar, Green Top.— Grown as a 

 field beet, but liked by some for table use. Tops large, 

 bright green; roots large, broad, top shaped, white, 

 washed with green or brown; flesh tender and very 

 sweet. 



French Yellow Sugar.— Grows to a large size, 

 much above ground; roots half long, yellow; grown in 



this country for feeding stock. In France it is cultivated 

 extensively for the extraction of sugar. 



Lane's Improved Imperial Sugar. — This Ameri- 

 can variety has proved the best for the uses which such 

 beets are put to in this country. It is not so sweet as 

 the French Sugar Beets grown especially for sugar 

 making, but the roots are longer and more symmetrical, 

 of fine grain and very sweet, making it good for table 

 use or for cattle feeding. 



Vilmorin's Improved Imperial Sugar.— An im- 

 proved variety from France. It affords the largest per- 

 centage of sugar of any known variety. 



Long Red Mangel Wurzel.— A large, long variety, 

 grown for stock feeding. It stands a good deal out of 

 ground; color light red; flesh white and rose colored. 



D. M. Ferry & Co s Improved Mammoth Long 

 Red Mangel Wurzel. — An improvement on the old 

 variety. The roots are uniformly straight and well 

 formed and deeper colored than the common sort. 

 Highly recommended for stock feeding. 



Norbitan Giant Long Red Mangel Wurzel.— 

 Very large, growing well out of ground. The roots 

 are well formed, 



straight, smooth, ^ 

 and of a fine 

 scarlet color with 

 comparatively 

 small top and 

 neck. 



YellowGlobe 

 Mangel Wur- 

 zel. — A large, 

 round orange 

 colored variety, 

 of excellent qual- 

 ity, which keeps 

 better than the 

 Long Red, and 

 produces better 

 crops on shallow 

 soil. 



Carter 

 Warden Prize 

 Yellow Globe 

 Mangel Wur- 

 zel. — A most 

 excellent, yellow 

 fleshed, globe 

 variety. The 

 tops are small, 

 and the roots, 

 although large, 

 are of excellent 

 quality. Average 

 weight, fifteen 

 to eighteen 

 pounds. Highly 

 recommended 

 for shallow soil. 

 YellowOvoid 

 Mangel Wur- 

 zel. -Root ovoid, 

 i n t e rmedi at e 

 between the 

 long and globe 

 varieties; flesh 

 solid, usually 

 white, zoned 

 with yellow; D. M . Fcrry & Cos Improved 

 hardy, vigorous Mammoth Long Red Man- 

 and productive. gel Wurzel. 



