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The flesh is qnite rich in color, and very tender and 

 sweet, 



Henderson's Pine Apple.— The roots are half-long, 

 mediam size, well formed, and of a very dark crimson 

 color. Flesh fine-grained, sweet, tender, and excellent 

 for table use. 



Half-Long Dark Blood, Rough, oi -Bark Plan- 

 ed. — Intermediate between the Long Dark Blood and 

 Early Blood Turnip. Roots medium length but irregu- 

 lar. Skin exceedingly rough. Flesh deep, putplish-red, 

 circled with lighter shades, and the most crisp and ten- 

 der of any variety. A most valuable sort for home use, 

 but not suited for market because of its appearance. 



French "White Sugar.— Roots large, half-long ; 

 skin white, washed with green at the crown; flesh white, 

 coarse-grained, crisp and very sweet. Although gener- 

 ally grown for stock, it is so very sweet and tender that 

 many people prefer it to any other variety for the table. 



Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea Kale Beet.— Culti- 

 vated for its leaves. Sown early in the spring it makes 

 rapid growth and is fit to use for greens sooner than any 



Swiss Chard. 



other variety, and for this purpose it is very much su- 

 perior to the common Beet. Later the leaves grow very 

 large, with broad, flat, beautifully white and wax-like 

 stems and mid-ribs which, when separated from the 

 green portion, are cooked like Asparagus or made into 

 most attractive pickles. 



following varieties are especially valuable 

 for stock, and we can honestly urge our friends to plant 

 thera in quantity. On rich soil they give immense crops, 

 are easily raised, harvested and kept through the winter. 

 Sow in drills thirty inches apart, on rich, ivell prepared 

 ground^ as early in the spring as po^ible. Cultivate 

 well, and when the plants are three mches high thin out 

 and transplant so as to leave them one foot apart in the 

 row. In harvesting, take care to break or bruise the 

 roots as little as possible, as they will keep better if un- 

 broken. 



French Yellow Sugar. — Grows to a large size, much 

 above ground ; roots half-long, yellow ; considerably 

 grown in this country for feeding stock. In France, it 

 is cultivated extensively for the extraction of sugar. 



Vilmorin's Improved Imperial Sugar.— An im- 

 proved variety from France, said to afford the largest 

 percentage of sugar of any known variety. 



Lane's Improved Imperial Sugar.— This snperb 

 variety is the result of a careful selection for several 

 years of the French Imperial Sugar Beet. After careful 

 trial, It IS with the greatest confidence recommended as 

 being hardy, productive, and containing a large percent - 

 age ©f sugar. 



Long Red Maagel "Wurzel,— A large, long variety, 



Vilmorin's Improved Imperial Sugar. 



grown for stock feeding. It stands a good deal out of 

 ground ; color light red , flesh white and rose-colored. 



D. M. Ferry & Go's Improved Mammoth Long 

 Red Mangel Wurzel.— An improvement on the old 

 variety, giving the greatest satisfaction. The roots are 

 uniformly straight and well formed, and deeper colored 

 than the common sort. Highly recommended for stock 

 feeding 



Norbitan Giant Long Red Mangel Wurzel.— An 

 English variety of very large size, growing well out of 

 ground. The top is very small for its size, and the roots 

 well formed, straight, smooth, and of a fine scarlet coles. 



Carter's Warden Prize Yellow Globe 

 Mangel Wurzel. 



Yellow Globe Mangel Wurzel. — A large, round, 

 orange-colored variety, of excellent quality, which keeps 

 better than the Long Red, and produces better crops on 

 shallow soil. 



Carter's Warden Prize Yellow Globe Mangel 

 ■Wurzel.— A most excellent, yellow-fleshed, globe vari- 



