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BEETS 



One Ounce of Seed Will Sow One Hundred Feet of Drill 



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

 to 16 inches apart, and cover 1 inch deep. When the young plants appear, thin to 4 or 5 inches apart. For early use, sow as 

 soon as the ground can be worked in the spring; for autumn use, about the middle of May. and for winter use, during June 

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



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Crosby's 

 /t Improved Eg'yptifln. 



CROSBY'S IMPROVED 

 EGYPTIAN BEET. 



A very superior strain of the 

 well-known Egyptian, carefully 

 selected, blood color, quick, rapid 

 growth. The shape is very desir- 

 able, as shown in the accompany- 

 ing photograph, being not so round 

 as the Eclipse, or quite so flat as 

 the ordinary Egyptian. It may be 

 sown outside as late as July. Pkt., 

 5c. Oz., 10c. 1/4 lb., 20c. lib., 750. 

 BASSANO, OB EXTRA EARLY 

 TURNIP. 



Flesh white and rose; very sweet 

 and tender. Pkt., Sc. Oz., 10c. 14 

 i;b., 20c. lib., 60C. 



EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. 



This is a flat Beet, very early 

 and deep red color. Owing to the 

 small top it can be planted very 

 close. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 14 Lb., 

 20c. Lb., 60c. 



G. & T. CO.'S EARLY MARKET. 



Its qualities are extra early, 

 dark red color, fineness of shape 

 and small top. One of the most 

 attractive varieties grown, and is 

 especially desirable for hotbeds on 

 account of its small top and close- 

 growing habit. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 

 ^ Lb., 20c. Lb., 75c. 



Eclipse Beet. 



ECLIPSE BEET. 



This extra early Beet is remark- 

 able for its fine quality and rapid 

 growth; is of deep red color and 

 handsome shape. As an early mar- 

 ket sort it is unrivaled. It is to a 

 large extent superseding the Egyp- 

 tian, being earlier in development, 

 more attractive in appearance, and of 

 superior quality for the table. Pkts., 

 5c. and lOc. 14 Lb., 20c. Lb., 75c. 



ESMAND'S RED TURNIP. 



The most uniform of all Turnip 

 Beets. It is of handsome round shape, 

 good marketable size and deep blood 

 color. It has a -small top, and may 

 be planted close. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 

 Vi Lb., 20c. Lb., 75c. 



DETROIT DARK RED TURNIP 

 BEET. 



This is one of the finest formed and 

 handsomest-colored Beets on the 

 market. It is unsurpassed in the 

 uniformity and beauty of the crop. 

 It is exceedingly early, and produces 

 more marketable specimens on the 

 same acreage than any other variety. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 14 Lb., 20c. Lb., 75c. 



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



This is our Special Stock of Early Blood Turnip 

 Beet, which we have been growing for a number 

 of years, and which the market gardeners of Balti- 

 more and other places prefer. It is of dark red 

 color, handsome shape and early. Pkt., 5c. O2., 

 10c. 14 Lb., 20c. Lb., 75c. 



LARGE LONG BLOOD. 



A large and desirable late variety of deep red 

 color. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 14 Lb., 20c. Lb., 75c. 



SWISS CHARD. Oz., 10c. Lb., 75c. 



MANGEL WURZEL BEETS FOR STOCK 



sow 4 POUNDS TO THE ACRE. 



Stock Beets grow larger than any other Baets, and hence require more room. They 

 should be sown from April to June, in drills 2 Vi> 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 be 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 RED MANGOLD WURZEL. 



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

 productive. Pkt., 5c. 14 lb., 15c. Lb., 40c. 5 lbs., $2.00. 



Color light red. Very 



GOLDEN TANKARD MANGOLD. 



The best type of Mangold — small top, smooth, rich skin, broad shoulders, very solid 

 fleshed, golden stemmed, heavy producer. Pkt., 5c. 14 lb., 15c. Lb., 40c. 5 lbs., $2.00. 



WHITE SUGAR BEET. 



A large-growing sort, and used for feeding stock. Pkt., 5c. V4 Lb., 15c. Lb., 40c. 5 Lbs., 

 $2.00. 



CHAMPION YELLOW INTERMEDIATE, OR GATE-POST MANGOLD. 



One of the very finest Mangolds ever introduced, giving unbounded satisfaction wherever 

 grown. With good cultivation will crop at the rate of 200 bushels per acre. Pkt., 5c. 

 Lb., 15c. Lb., 40c. 5 Lbs., $2.00. 



Golden Tankard Mang'old. 



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