DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Long" Dark Blood. — This is a long, smooth Beet, 

 growing to good size, half out of the ground, with few or no 

 side roots ; color, dark blood red ; top, small, dark red, and 

 of upright growth ; keeps well. It is apt to be tough when 

 sown too early. 



ImproTed Long Dark Blood, — This is also the 



result of many years careful selection, and has absolutely no 

 superior, if indeed it be equalled. The roots are of uniform 

 medium size, smooth and straight ; color, deep, dark blood 

 red ;^ very sweet, tender and delicious. All market-men 

 should grow this variety. 



French Yellow Sugar. — This grows to a large size, 

 much above ground ; roots, half long, yellow ; leaves, green ; 

 considerably grown in this country for feeding stock. In 

 France it is cultivated extensively for the extraction of sugar. 



French White Sugar. — Similar in growth and form 

 to the preceding ; roots, half long, white ; used for feeding 

 stock, and has lately begun to be much used as a garden beet, 

 on account of its excellent tender young roots, and the excel- 

 lent flavor of its sweet and tender roots, when full grown. 

 Attenti»sn is being turned to the cultivation of it, in this 

 country, for sugar purposes. 



Lane's Improved Imperial Sugar. — This superb 



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 hard- 

 ier, more productive, and containing a greater percentage 

 of sugar than any other variety of sugar beet. It is also 

 much better adapted for cultivation in this country, 



BEET. — Long 

 Dark Blood. 



BEET.— Lane's Improved 

 Imperial Sugar. 



BEET.— Yellow Globe Mangel Wurtzel. 



