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On© ounce of Seed will sow one 

 hundred feet of drill. ^ J* J* <J* 



SELECT a deep, rich, sandy loam, and manure with well decomposed compost or a good chemical fertilizer. Sow in drills, 14 to 16 

 S inches apart, and cover'l inch deep. When the young plants appear, thin to 4 or 5 inches apart. For early use, sow as soon as 

 ■ the ground can he worked in the spring: for autumn use. about the middle of May. aid for winter use, during June or July, 

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



G. & T. Co.'s Early Blood Turnip Beets ^ 



DETROIT DARK KED Tl R X 1 P BEET. 



HIS is one of the finest formed and 

 handsomest colored Beets on the mar- 

 ket. It is unsurpassed in the uni- 

 formity and beauty of the crop. It is ex- 

 ceedingly early and produces more market- 

 able specimens on the same acreage than any 

 other variety. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz.. 10c. 1-4 lb., 15c. 

 Lb., 40c. 

 EDMOND'S RED TURNIP. 

 The most uniform of all Turnip Beets. 

 It is of handsome round shape, good mar- 

 ketable size, and deep blood color. It has 

 a small top, and may be planted close 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. 1-4 lb., 15c. 

 Lb., 40c. 



CROSBY'S IMPROVED EGYPTIAN 

 BEET. 



A very superior strain of the well-known 

 Egyptian, carefully selected, deep blood 

 color, quick, rapid growth. The shape is 

 very desirable, as shown in the accompany- 

 ing photograph, being not quite so Hat as 

 the ordinary Egyptian, nor so round as the 

 Eclipse. It may be sown outside as late as 

 Julv. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., lO. 1-4 

 Lb., 50c 



ECLIPSE BEET. 



lb., 20c. 



THIS is our Special Stock of Early Blood 

 Turnip Beet, which we have been growing 

 for a number of years, and which the mar- 

 ket gardeners of Baltimore and other places pre- 

 fer. It is of dark red color, handsome shape and 

 early. Pkt.. 5c. Oz., lOc. 1-4 lb.. 15c. Lb., 40c. 

 «\\ I*S CHARD.— Oz.. lOc. Lb.. 40c. 

 BASSAXO. OR EXTRA EARLY TURXIP.— 

 Flesh white and rose ; very sweet and tender. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz.. lOc. 1-4 lb., 15c. Lb., 4(»c. 



EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN.— This is a flat 

 Beet, very early and deep red color. Owing to 

 the small top. it can be planted verv close. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz.. lOc. 1-4 lb.. 15c. Lb., 40e. 



LARGE LOXG BLOOD.— A large and desirable 

 late varietv of deep red color. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., lOc. 1-4 lb., 15c. Lb., 40c. 

 BALTIMORE 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 specially de- 

 sirable for hot-beds on account of its small top 

 and close-growing habit 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c 

 -4 lb., 15c. 



CROSBY'S 



IMPROVED 



EGYPTIAN. 



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 market sort it is un- 

 rivaled. It is, to a large extent, superseding the 

 Egyptian, being earlier in development, more at- 

 tractive in appearance, and of superior "quality 

 for the table. Pkts., 5c. ami lOc. 1-4 lb., 15c. 

 Lb., 40c. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



(German, Oruener Kopfkohl). 

 1 Oz. of Seed to lOO Yards of Row. 



CLASS of plants allied to the Cabbage fam- 

 ily, producing a great number of small heada 

 for sprouts on the main stem of the plant, 

 which are used and prepared as greens. It is a 

 delicious vegetable, 

 especially a f 

 being exposed to 

 frosi Plant in 

 soil, In hills 2 

 apart each way. 

 Pkt. ,1 Oo. Oz.,20c 

 1-4 lb., 00c. 



BROCCOLI. 



(German, Spargel Kohl). 

 1 oz. of Seed to lOO Yards of Row. 

 The Broccoli are closely allied to the Cauli- 

 flower family. They require similar cultiva- 

 tion and treatment to Cauliflower. 

 EARLY PURPLE C APE.—Large, compact. Pkt., 10c. Oz., 40c. 

 LARGE EARLY WHITE. — Head white, like Cauliflower: the 

 best. Pkt., 10c. Oz., 40c. 



BORECOLE. 



This if often called Broccoli by market gardeners, but belongs to 

 the Kale family. Very spreading in habit, and beautifully curled. 

 Seed very scarce. 



Pkts., 5c. and lOc. Oz., 15c. 1-4 lb., 35c. Lb., $1.00. 



BEETS FOR STOCK. 



SOW 4 POUNDS TO THE ACRE. 



STOCK BEETS grow larger than other Beets, and hence require 

 more room. They should be sown from April to June, in drills 

 2Y 2 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 gener- 

 ally and will show the results in the health and condition of the 

 stock. It supplies good, rich food for cattle during the winter. 



CHAMPION YELLOW INTERMEDIATE. OR GATE-POST 

 MANGOLD. — One of the very finest Mangolds ever introduced, 

 giving unbounded satisfaction wherever grown. The crop is very 

 uniform and the roots heavy, handsome and clean, with single tap 

 root. In flavor they are wonderfully rich and nutritious. With 

 good cultivation will crop at the rate of 200 bushels per acre. 



25c. 4 lbs., Sl.no. 



large-growing sort, and used for 



1-4 lb., 10c. Lb. 

 WHITE SUGAR BEET.— A 



feeding stock. 



BALTIMORE EARLY. 1-4 lb., lOc. Lb., SOc. 



GOLDEN TANKARD MANGOLD.— The best type of Mangold- 

 small top. smooth, rich skin, broad shoulders, very solid-fleshed, 

 golden-stemmed, heavy producer. It has already taken the lead 

 of other varieties in England, and is relished hv milch cows and 

 sheep. 1-4 lb., lOc. Lb., 25c. 4 lbs., ?1.00. 



GOLDEN TANKARD 

 4 lbs., $t.OO. MANGi >I.I>. 



LONG RED MANGOLD WURZEL.— The well-known, large, 

 long variety ; grows well out of ground. Color light red. Very pro- 

 ductive. 



1-4 lb., lOc. Lb., 30c. 4 lbs.. $1.00. 



ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



