^ GRIFFITH ®, TURNE R CO. ^ s 



BEETS 



One Ounce of Seed Will Sow One Hundred Feet of Drill 



ZUFBOVZ:!} EGYPTIAN. 



Select a deep, ricli sandy loam and manure with well decomposed compost or a good chemical fertilizer. Sow in drills, 14 

 to IG inches apart, and co\er 1 inch deep. Wlien the young plants appear, ihin to 4 or 5 inches apart. For early use, sow as 

 soon as the ground can be worked in the bpring; fur auiuain use, aoout tlie middle ol iVIay, and for winter use, during 

 June or July, according to the variety — tlie long varieties requiring more time to mature tlian tlie round, early kinds. 



CSOoBY'S IMFSOVliD SGYFTIAI? SHEI. 



A very superior strain of the well-known 

 Egypuan, carefully selected, blood color, quicK, 

 rapid growth. Tlie sliape is very desirable, as 

 shown in t)ie accompanying photograph, be- 

 ing not so round as tlje Eclipse or quite so Hat 

 as the ordinai'y Egyptian. It may be so\\n 

 outside as late as July. Fkt., Sc. Oz., 10c. 

 Yi lb., 20c. Lb., 75c. 



a. & T. CO.'3 EABIiY MASKET. 



Its qualities are extra early, dark red color, 

 finene.-^.s ( f shape and small top. One of tlie 

 most attractive varieties grown, and is espe- 

 cially desirable for hotbeds on account of its 

 small top and clcse-grnwiii;? habit. Fkt., Cc. 

 Oz., 10c Vi lb., 20c. i;b., 75c. 



EDIOANS'S SED TUBKIF. 



The most uniform of all Turnip Beets. It is 

 of handsome round sliape. good marketable 

 size and d^ep blood color, it I'as a small t p, 

 and may be planted close. Fkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 

 H lb., 15c. Lb., 40c. 



Di:XSOIT DABK SED TUSNIF BEET. 



Tliis is one of the finest formed and hand- 

 somest colored Beets on tlie market. It is un- 

 surpassed in tlie uniformity and beauty of tlie 

 crop. It is exceedingly early, and produces 

 more marketable speciiiT^ns on the same acre- 

 age than any other variety. Fkt., 5c. Oz., 10c 

 Vt lb., 20c. Lb., 75c. 



ECLIPSE BEET. 



This extra early Beet is remarkable for its 

 fine quality and rapid growth; is of deep red 

 color and handsome shape. As an early market 

 sort it is unrivaled. It is to a large extent 

 superseding the Egyptian, being earlier in de- 

 velopment, more attractive in appearance and 

 of si'oerior oualitv for the table. Ekts., 5c. 

 and 10c. V4 lb., 20c. Lb., 60c. 



BASSANO, OS EXTBA EARLY TURNIP. 



Flesh white and rose; verv swe^t and tender. 

 Fkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 1/4 lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 



£2:TBA early EGYPTIAN. 



This is a flat Beet, very early and deep red 

 color. Owing to the small top, it can be planted 

 very close. Fkt., 5c- Oz., 10c. % lb., 20c 

 Lb., 50c. 



Beets for Stock 



SOW 4 FOUNDS TO THE ACRE. 



Stock Beets grow larger tlian any other Beets, and hence 

 require more room. They should be sown from April to 

 June, in drills 2% feet apart, and the plants thinned to 12 

 to 15 inches in the row. The attention of farmers to the 

 growing of Beets for stock feeding has rapidly increased, 

 but it should lie grown more generally, and will show the 

 results in the health and condition of the stock. It supplies 

 good, rich food for cattle during the winter. 



LONG RES mANGOLB WURZEXb 



The well-known, large, long variety, grows well out of 

 ground. Color light red. Very productive. Pkt., Sc V4 ll*-* 

 15c. Lb., 35c. 5 lbs., $1.50. 



GOLDEN TANKARD MANGOLD. 



The best type of Mangold — small top, smooth, rich skin, 

 bro.nd shouldprs, very sf^lid flfslied. golden st^mmod, heavy 

 producer. Fkt., 5c. ^ lb., 15c. Lb., 35c. 5 lbs., $1.50. 



WHITE SUGAR BEET. 



A Inrge-growiner sort, and n'^erl fnr feeding stock. Fkt., 

 5c 1/4 lb., 15c. Lb., 35c. 5 lbs., $1.50. 



CHAMPION YELLOW INTERMEDIATE, OR GATE-POST 

 MANGOLD. 



One of the very finest Mangolds ever introduced, giving 

 unbounded satisfaction wherever grown. With good culti- 

 vatim will crop at the rate of 200 bushels per acre. Fkt., 

 5c. 14 lb., 15c. Lb., 35c. 5 lbs., $1.50. 



G. & T. CO.'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP 

 BEETS. 



This is our Special Stock of Early Blood 

 Turnip Beet, which w'e have been growing for 

 a number of years, and which the market 

 gardeners of Baltimore and other places pre- 

 fer. It is of dark red color, handsome shane 

 and early. Fkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 14 Ih., 20c. 

 Lb., 50c 



LARGE LONG BLOOD 



V i-T-^e pnd df^siin '>le late variety of deep 

 red color. Fkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. V4 lb., 20c. Lb., 



SWISS CHARD. Oz., 10c. Lb., 50c 



GOLDEN TANKARD 

 MANGOLD. 



ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



