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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



BEETS — Continued. 



Golden Tankard Mangel Wurzel. In color this is 

 a deep yellow throughout. It is a heavy cropper, and 

 is considered indispensable by the best dairymen. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts'. 



Lane's Improved White Sngar. The French Sugar 

 Beet attains a large size, and grows considerably above 

 the ground ; fine for feeding. Cultivated inEuropefor 

 its sugar. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. lo cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Mammoth Long Red Mangel Wurzel. Grown exten- 

 sively for agricultural purposes, producing large roots 

 partly above ground. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Red Globe Mangel Wurzel. A large red oval variety, 

 ■which keeps well, and produces better crops on shal- 

 low soil than the Long Red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 



Orange Globe Mangel Wurzel. The same as the 

 above, only differing in color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. ' 

 Five pound lots of either variety of Mangels, excepting 



Imperial White Sugar and Golden Mammoth, 40 cts. per lb. 



Are American grown and carefully selected ; 

 attain the highest result. 



and always 



BROCCOLI. 



Spargel-Kohl, Gek. Chou-BrocoU, Fr. Broculi, Sp. 

 Produces heads in autumn like a Cauliflower. The 

 Cape varieties we ofter are best adapted to our climate. 

 Sow about the middle of May ; transplant and manage as 

 winter Cabbage, iu well-enriched soil. For an early crop 

 the seed should be sown in a hot-bed and cultivated as 

 early Cauliflower. It succeeds best in a moist soil and 

 cool climate; in the South it can be had in perfection 

 from November to March. 

 Early Purple Cape. This is the best for the North, 



producing compact heads, of a brownish purple, and 



good flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 Grange's Autumn White Cape. Not as early as the 



above; heads large, creamy white; close and certain 



to head. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 7o cts. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Rosen-Kohl, Ger. Chou de Bruxelles, Fr. Bretones, de 

 Bru^elas, Sp. 

 Produces from the stem small heads resembling Cabbage 

 in miniature. The sprouts are used as greens, and become 

 very tender when touched by the frost. Sow in May, and 

 manage as winter Cabbage. 



Improved Dwarf. Producing compact sprouts of fine 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., J lb. 75 cts. 



Gabbaije. 



Kopf-KoM, Ger. Chou Pomme on Gnbus, Fk. Col 6 Repollo, Sp. 



Sow the seed in well-prepared, rich ground, from the ' 

 loth to the 25th of September. When the plants are large , 

 enough to transplant, prick thera out of the seed-bed into 

 cold frames. In planting it is important to set the plants 

 down to the first leaf, so that the stem is all underground. 

 Protect the plants during severe weather with a covering 

 of boards, give them plenty of air and light during mild 

 weather. The plants are usually set out from the middle 

 of March to the middle of April, in rows about 2 feet apart, 

 and 18 inches in the rows. They may also be raised by 

 sowing the seed very early in the spring in hot-beds ; after 

 hardening off the plants, set out in deep and well-manured 

 ground. They should be hoed every week. The autumn 



Henderson's Early Summer. 



and winter varieties sow in April or early in May, in shal- 

 low drills, 3 or 4 inches apart; transplant early in July, 

 in rows 2i feet apart, and 2 feet in the rows. Cabbage 

 succeeds best in a fresh, rich soil, well manured, and 

 deeply dug or plowed. The late plants are subject to 

 attacks of the cabbage-fly, destroying them as fast as they 

 appear above ground. Various remedies are recommended 

 for the preservation of the plants, such as sprinkling them 

 with wood-ashes, air-slacked lime, plaster, or tobacco, 

 which should be performed early in the morning while 

 the dew is on the plants. 



Henderson's Early Summer. A new early variety, 

 with large solid heads, coming in a few days later than 

 the Wakefield, and rarel}- bursting open when fully 

 matured. Pkt. 10 cts., oz". 40 cts., \ lb. $1.25. 



Early French Oxheart. A favorite variety among the 

 market gardeners, heads very early, tender, and of 

 fine flavor ; extra fine stock. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 i lb. 50 cts. 



Dreer's Large Early York. A superior early-head- 

 ing robust sort, and endures the heat well. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 20 cts., J lb. 50 cts. 



Cannon Ball, or Early St. John's Day. A round, 

 hard, heavy variety, nearly as earlv as the Early 

 York. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 ct.s., i lb. 50"cts. 



Early Improved Flat Brunswick. The best early 

 Flat Dutch for market gardeners ; either as a second 

 early or late sort ; short stem, large solid heads, sure. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., i lb. 75 cts. 



Early Winnigstadt. A solid and tender variety ; good for 

 either early or late. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., i lb. 50 cts. 



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Early Paris Market. A few days later than the Early 

 Ox-Heart, but of larger size and longer in shape; 

 almost without any loose leaves. One of the heaviest 

 croppers among the second earlv varieties, and of ex- 

 cellent quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz". 40 cts., i lb. Sl.OO. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. A favorite market garden- 

 er's variety; it is verj' early, following the Oxheart, 

 of good qualitv and sure to head; extra fine selected 

 stock. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., i lb. $1.25. 



Penllyn, Pa. — " The Flat Dutch Cabbage raised from your seed were extraordinarily fine. " — F. Houston. 



