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It is a rich, blood red beet of fine grain 

 and flavor, is earlier than either the Egyp- 

 tian or Eclipse, of smooth and rapid growth; 

 top and tap roots being very small. 



Market gardeners should not fail to give 



ika trial. 



V Edmond's Early Blood Turnip. A 

 well selected variety; regular in shape; deep 

 blood skin, dark flesh of excellent quality. 

 Small tap root and small top. 

 \ Eclipse. A new beet from Germany; 

 •very regular, of globular shape. It has a 

 small top, is of dark blood red color, sweet 

 and fine grained flesh. It comes earlier 

 than the Egyptian. 



t- Large Red Mangel "Wursel. This is 

 raised for stock; it grows to a large size. 

 Here in the South where stock is not sta- 



White French Sugar Beet, 

 bled during the winter, the raising of root 

 crops is much neglected. Being very profit- 

 able for feeding it ought to be more culti- 

 vated. 



Long Blood. It is not quite so tender 

 as the foregoing variety, and therefore not 

 planted at all for the market, and very lit- 

 tle for family use. In the north it is chiefly 

 planted for winter use; here we have Turnip 

 Beets the whole winter from the garden; 

 therefore it has not the same value. 

 , v Half Long Blood. A very dark red 

 variety of a half long shape; a good kind 

 forfamily use. 



l Egyptian Red Turnip. This is a well 

 known variety, very early, tender, deep red 

 and of Turnip shape. Leaves of this variety 

 are smaller than the others. The seeds are 



Early Blood Turnip Beet. 



Silver Beet or Swiss Chard, 



Dewing's Early Red Tuinip Beet, 



Seed Potatoes a Specialty, Eastern and Tennessee Grown 



