J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



BEETS, 



SalaThETE (Ger.), Remolacha (Sp.) 



* Crosby's Egyptian Red Turnip . 

 Eclipse. 



Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 

 White French Sugar. 

 Silver or Swiss Chard. 

 l.entz. 



t Chicago Early Blood Turnip. 

 ' Ftotschers *A Red Beet. 



/ Betrave (Fr 



v Extra Early or Bassano. 

 \ Dewing' 's Early Red Tut nip. 

 Early 'Blood Turnip. 



lond's Early Blood Turnip 

 Long Bbood. 



:// Long Blood. 

 Egyptian Red Turnip. 

 ' Steepler's Extra Early. 



7 CULTURE.— The ground for beets should be rich and well spaded or plowed. Sow 

 in drills twelve to eighteen inches apart, cover the seed about 1 inch deep. When about 

 a month old, thin them out to four or six inches apart. In this latitude beets are sown 

 from January till the end of April, and from the middle of July till the middle of Novem- 

 ber; in fact, some market gardeners sow them every month in the year. In the summer 

 and fall it is well to soak the seed over night and roll in plaster before sowing. 



Early Blood Turnip. The most pop- 

 tular variety for market purposes as well as 

 family use. It is of a dark red color and 

 very tender. This is the principal variety 

 planted for shipping. Our stock is raised 

 for us from dark selected smooth roots, and 

 cannot be excelled. 



Chicago Early Blood Turnip Beet 



A splendid beet tor market and shipping. 

 Very handsome, perfect in form, and deep 

 bright red color. It is early, crisp, tender 

 and sweet, and has very little foliage. One 

 of the finest beets under cultivation. 



. Steckler's Extra Early Beet- The 



earliest variety in cultivation. Unequalled 

 in quality. It originated with a leading 

 market gardener, and was brought to per 

 fection after years of careful cultivation. 



Egyptian Red Turnip Beet 



Extra Early or Bassano. is the earli- 

 est variety, but not popular on account of 

 its color, which is almost white when boiled. 

 Earliness is not of much value here, where 

 there are beets sown and brought to the 

 market the whole year round. In the north 

 it is different, where the first crop of beets 

 in the market in spring will bring a better 

 price than the varieties which mature later. 

 14 Dewing^s Early Red Turnip. This is 

 earlier tnan the Blood Turnip, smooth skin 

 and of light red color; planted a good deal 

 by the market gardeners about NewOrleans. 



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