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



ned to stand four to six inches apart in the rows. Those pulled out are excellent when 

 cooked like spinach, or may be transplanted to other rows for an addit-ional 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, ihe color ot 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 loo feet of drill ; four pounds per acre, in rows 

 three feet apart. 



Burpee's Improved Blood Turnip Beet. 



The tops are neat and of uniform growth ; le^f stems 

 and veins dark red. The Roots are rich dark red in color. 

 Flesh deep red, fine grain, very sweet and retaining its 

 bloo«i-red color when cooked. For a constant supply 

 successive sowing of seed should be made throughout the 



spring and early summer. 

 Lb. 6oc., postpaid. 



Pkt. 5C. Oz. IOC. 



lb. 20C. 



MANGEL. 



Oolden Tankard Yellow-Fleslie*! ^tlangel 



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 ihe rich deep yello^v color of the flesh, nutritious 

 and milk-producing qualities. Oz. loc. X lb. 15c. Lb 

 30C. 5 lbs. or more at 25c. per lb. 



Champion YelSow, or Orange Globe Man- 

 gel.— Productive, easily pulled, and an excellent keeper 

 when Ftored in heaps for winter use. It is spherical in 

 shape and is ot an orange-yellow color. The flesh of the 

 root is white, firm, and suguary. Oz. 20c. X 1^- 15c. 

 Lb. 30c. 



Improved Mammoth Prize I^ong Bed, 



(also called Xorbtian Giant and Jnnibo Man- 

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

 This mammoth variety grows to an immense size, single 

 roots weighing twenty to thitty pounds each, and always 

 of very fine texture and good quality. Henry Hodgson, 

 of Millersville, Ohio, raised on one acre 55.750 lbs. of 

 roots, from seed purchased frorti us. Oz. 10c. X lt>. 15c. 

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



Bed Globe Mangel.— This variely is valuable for 

 earliness and smooth, symmtrtrical, globe shaped roots. 

 The roots are about eight inches in diameter. Oz. loc. 

 X lb. 15c. Lb. 30C. 



Please remember to Deduct 10 cts. per Pound from these prices, if ordered by e 



Early Bloo 1-Red Turnip Beet. The old stand-by 



Dewings Improved Blood Turnip. A popular strain 



Extra Early Egyptian. Very quick-growing blood turnip. . . 



Crosby'' s Egyptian. Beeis round and of better quality...^ 



Eclipse. Extremely early, round, blood-red beets 



Bastain s Ex'tra Early Red Turnip. Fine and early 



Early Yellow Turnip. Sweet, bright-yellow root. 



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

 Long, Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety 



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All Garden Beets, in regular-size packets, 5 cents per packet. 



