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etv produced the highest percent- 

 age of sugar of them all. 



Lane's Improved Imperial 

 Sugar. — This superb variety is the 

 result of a careful selection for sev- 

 eral years of the French Imperial 

 Sugar Beet After careful trial, it 

 is with the greatest confidence re- 

 commended as being hardy, pro- 

 ductive and containing a large 

 percentage of sugar, 



Long Red Mangel Wurzel. — 

 A large, long variety, grown for 



D M. Ferry & Go's Improved Norbitan Giant Long Red 



Lane's Improved Imperial Mammoth Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 



Sugar. Mangel Wurzel. 



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 color. 



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- 

 ety. Small top, keeps well, and is of excellent quality 

 notwithstanding its size. Average weight 15 to 18 

 pounds. Highly recommended for shallow soils. 



Red Globe Mangel W^urzel.— Similar to the pre- 

 ceding, except in color, which is of a light red or pink. 



Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale Beet. — A species of Beet, 

 affording a luxuriant growth of leaves and stalks, which 

 are used as "Greens." The mid-rib and stalk may 

 also be prepared as Asparagus, for which it is an excel- 

 lent substitute. Culture same as the common Beet, 

 only the plants should stand at least one foot apart. 



Swiss Chard. 



BROCOLI. 



Fr. Chou Brocoli. — Ger. Spargel Kohl. 

 Brocoli is a species of Cabbage, nearly allied to the 

 Cauliflower. Sow thinly in seed beds about the middle 

 of spring, and transplant and cultivate according to di- 

 rections for winter Cabbages. The plants in the seed- 

 bed are very apt to run up tall and slender, unless they 

 are thinned and kept free from weeds. When they 



