DREER'S MARKET GARDENERS' WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



SUGAR BEETS. By express 



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Klein Wanzleben 20 60 $2 50 



Lane's Improved White ... 20 60 2 50 

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Mammoth Long Bed . . 



Bed Globe 



Golden Tankard ..... 

 Golden- Yellow Mammoth 

 Yellow or Orange Globe 



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BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Dreer's Matchless. A small-leaved variety of this desir- 

 able vegetable, which through careful selection has been 

 brought to perfection. Grows freely during the summer and 

 is fully developed before the early frosts. The quality is 

 excellent. Oz., 35 cts.; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



Long Island Half- Dwarf. An American variety, dwarf 

 and robust. Oz.,35cts.; ^ lb., #1.00; lb., $3.50. 



CARROT 



Dreer's Perfect Forcing Carrot. [See cut.) A 

 fine half-long variety beautiful bright scarlet, transparent, 

 crisp and almost without a core. Remarkably small top 

 and can be planted very close in frame. This is the best of 

 its type for forcing and also does well grown in the open 

 ground. Oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 60 cts., lb., $2.00. 



Earliest Short Horn. {French Forcing. ) One of the 

 best of the extra early Carrots and especially adapted for 

 forcing. The color is reddish-orange and roots are small, 

 nearly round. Oz., 15 cts.; j£ lb., 45 cts.; lb., #1.50. 



Early Scarlet Horn. A favorite early red variety. 

 The roots are small, top-shaped and very good for summer use 

 Oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



St. Valery. A desirable intermediate sort, of rich orange 

 color and fine flavor. Oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Sutton's Bed Intermediate. An English Carrot 

 which grows to a size between the half-long and long 

 varieties and tapers to a decided point. The quality is ex- 

 cellent, being sweet and tender. Oz., 20 cts.; %\h., 60 

 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



Danver's Half-Long Orange. A rich orange-red 

 variety, smooth and handsome. Tops are of medium size 

 and coarsely divided. The roots taper to a blunt point, and 

 the flesh is sweet, crisp and tender. Although the roots of 

 this variety grow shorter, it produces more bulk to the acre 

 than the larger varieties. Oz., 10 cts.; J^ lb., 35 cts.; lb., 

 $1.15. 



Improved Bubicon. This beautiful half-long stump-root 

 Carrot is the result of careful breeding. It grows about the 

 same length as the well-known Danvers, but thicker, and 

 is of a rich dark orange in color. Oz., 10 cts. ; % lb. 35 cts. ; 

 lb., $1.15. 



Half- Long Nantes. An early half-long, stump-rooted 

 variety. Tops medium size, roots cylindrical, smooth, bright 

 orange; flesh orange, shading to yellow in centre, but no core. 

 Oz., 10 cts.; X lb -» 35 cts -; lb., #1.15. 



Chantenay Half-Long. A half-long variety, with 

 smooth orange-red skin and crisp tender flesh. The root is 

 broad at top, tapering slightly to bottom, and is fit for use at 



• an early season. Oz., 15 cts.; ]^ lb., 40 cts.; lb., #1.25. 



Guerande, or Oxheart. A good variety on soils too 

 hard and stiff for the longer-growing sorts. Oz., 15 cts.; % 

 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Nichol's Improved Long Orange. A selection of 

 Long Orange Carrot, and the best for stock feeding; should be 

 grown on deep soil. Oz., 10 cts.; )£ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Large White Belgian. Used for feeding cattle; grows 

 large and is very productive. Oz., 10 cts.; ]^ lb., 30 cts.; lb. , 

 $i.oo.| 



CHICORY. 



Large Booted. Roots are dried and used as a substitute 

 for coffee and young leaves are used as a salad. Oz. , 25 cts. ; 

 % lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2. 50. 



Common or Wild. Used in Barbe de Capucin, a French 

 salad. Oz.,25cts.; %. lb., 75 cts,; lb., #2.50. 



Witloof Chicory, French Endive. ( See cut. ) Dur- 

 ing the winter this is sold by dealers in fancy fruits and vege- 

 tables as French Endive. Seed should be sown in June, in 

 drills 10 inches apart; allow plants to grow until November, 

 when they should be taken up, trimmed to 1^ inches from 

 the neck, leaving about 8 inches, then planted upright, \j4 

 inches apart, in trench 16 inches deep. Fill trench with good 

 soil, and for quick growth cover with manure. In about four 

 weeks it will be ready for use, and is eaten either raw or 

 cooked. Oz., 25 cts.; %. lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 



