GARDEN MANUAL FOR TEE SOUTHERN STATES- 



Salathete (Ger.), Remolacha (Sp.) 



Crosby's Egyptian Red Turnip. 

 Eclipse. 



Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 

 White French Sugar. 

 Silver or Swiss Chard. 

 Lentz. 

 Chicago Early Blood Turnip. 



Betrave (Fr.); 



Extra Early or Bassano. 



Dewing'' s Early Red Tier nip- 



Early Blood Turnip. 



Edmond''s Early Blood Turnip. 



Long Blood. 



Half Long Blood. 



Egyptian Red Turnip. 



Sleekier' s Extra Early. 



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 i 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 November; 

 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. 



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 such 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. 

 Dewing's Early Red Turnip. This is 

 earlier than the Blood Turnip, smooth skin 

 and of light red color; planted a good deal by 

 the market gardeners about New Orleans- 

 Early Blood Turnip. The most pop- 

 ular variety for market purposes as well as 

 familv 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. 

 ^ splendid beet for 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 

 I 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. 



It is a rich, blood red beet of fine grain 

 and flavor, is earlier than either the Bgyp- 

 j tian Of Eclipse, of smooth and rapid growth; 

 top and tap roots being very small. 



Market gardeners should not fail to give 

 it a trij 



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Egyptian Red Turrjip Bet-t. 



Eclipi-e Beet. 



Sleekier Sells the Best Seeds 



