P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



be thinned to stand four to six inches apart in the rows. Those pulled out are excellent 

 when cooked lik e 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, ■ 



Burpee's Improved Blood Turnip Beet, 



The tops are neat and of urn form growth ; leaf stems and 

 veins dark red. The roo-s are rich dark red in color. 

 Flesh deep red, fine grain very sweet and retaining its 

 blood-red color when cooked. For a constant sup >ly 

 successive sowing of seed should be mad^ throughout the 



spring and early summer. 

 Lb. 6oc, postpaid. 



Pk>. 5c. Oz. ioc. 



lb. 20C. 



MANGEL. 



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 fea- 

 ture is the rich deep yellow color of the flesh, nutritious 

 rind milk-producing qualities. Oz. ioc. % lb. 15c. Lb. 

 30c. 5 lbs or more at 55c. per lb. 



Champion Yellow. For Or ange Globe 

 llangel. — Productive, easily pulied, and an excellent 

 keeper when stored in heaps for winter use. it is spheri- 

 cal in shape and is of an orange-yellow color. The flesh 

 of the root is white, firm, and suguary. Oz. ioc. X lb. 

 15c. Lb. 30c. 



Improved Mammoth Prize Long: Red. 



(also called Xorbtain and Giant Jumbo Man- 

 gel). — The heaviest cropping and best long Mangel. 

 This mammoth variety grows to an immense size, single 

 roots weighing twenty to thirty pounds each, and always 

 of very fine texture and good quality. Henry Hodgson, 

 of Millers ville, Ohio, raised on one acre 55,750 lbs. of 

 roots from seed purchased from us. Oz. ioc. % lb. 15c. 

 Lb. 30c. 5 lbs. or more at 25c. per pound. 



Red Globe Mangel. — This variety is valuable for 

 earlint-ss and smooth, symmetrical, globe shaped roots. 

 The roots are about eigtit inches in diameter. Oz. 10c. 

 )i lb. 15c. Lb 30c. 



Please remenber to Deduct 10 cents per Pound from these price, if ordered by 

 express. 



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



Dewings Improved Blood Turnip. A popular starin 



Extra Early Egyptain. Very quick-growning blood turnip. 



Crosby's Egyptain. Beets round and of better quality, 



Eclipse. Extremely early, round, blood-red beets 



Bas tain's Extra Early Red Turnip. Fine and early 



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

 Long, Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety 



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



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