SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS. 



BEETS. 



Culture.— Seeds should be sown thinly in drills one- 

 half to one inch in depth. Make the first sowing when the 

 trees are starting out in leaf and continue with additional 

 plantings every three or four weeks until August ist, so 

 that a constant supply of fresh, tender roots may be had 

 throughout the season. Owing to the spongy character of 

 beet seed, the soil covering the seed should be packed 

 firmly, either with the foot or roller, to insure proper ger- 

 mination. When the young plants are two or three inches 

 in height they should be thinned to stand four to six inches 

 apart in the rows. Those pulled out are excellent when 

 cooked like spinach, or may be transplanted to other rows 

 for an additional supply. 



Seed may be sown also early in a hot-bed and transplanted to the garden when the season is 

 warm enough. 



While we exercise the greatest care in selection of our crops for seed, the color of the flesh in the 

 early sorts will vary considerably with different soils and seasons. A " packet " contains about five 

 hundred, and an ounce package two thousand seeds. Use one ounce to ioo feet of drill : four pounds 

 per acre, in rows three feet apart. 



ECLIPSE BEET. 



Early Blood-Red Turnip Beet. The old stand-by 



Dewings Improved Blood Turnip. A popular strain 



Extra Early Egyptain. Very quick-growing blood turnip 



Crosby's Egyptian. Beets round and of better quality 



Eclipse. Extremely early, round, blood-red beet 



Bas tain's Half- Long Blood, or Philadelphia Perfection Beet. 



Long, Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety 



Bassano. Extra Early and leading market variety/. 



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All Garden Beets in regular-sized packets, 5 cents per packet. 



MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR BEET 

 FOR STOCK FEEDING. 



Golden Tankard Yellow-Fleshed Mangel.— This 

 distinct variety is a most important addition to our list of roots for 

 stock feeding, as it contains less water and more sugar than any 

 other mangel. A special feature is the rich deep yellow color of the 

 flesh, nutritious and milk-producing qualities. X lb- 15c. Lb. 30c. 

 5 lbs. or more at 20c. per lb. 



Champion Yellow, or Orange Globe Mangel.— 



Productive, easily pulled, and an excellent keeper when stored in 

 heaps for winter use. It is spherical in shape and is of an orange- 

 yellow color. The flesh of the root is white, firm and suguary. X 

 lb. 15c. Lb. 30c. 5 lbs. or more 20c. per lb. 



Improved Mammoth Prize Long Red (also called 

 ^orbtain and Giant Jumbo Mangel.)— The heaviest crop- 

 ping and best long mangel. This mammoth variety grows to an im- 

 mense size, single roots weighing twenty to thirty pounds each, and 

 always of very fine texture and good quality. Henry Hodgson, of 

 Millersville, Ohio, raised on one acre 55,750 lbs. of roots from seed 

 purchased from us. % lb. 15c. Lb. 30c. 5 lbs. or more 20c. per lb. 



Red Globe Mangel. — This variety is valuable for earliness 

 and smooth, symmetrical, globe shaped roots. The roots are about 



eight inches in diameter. 

 20C. per lb. 



lb. 15c. Lb. 30c. 5 lbs. or more at 



