D. M. FERRY & GO'S 



either for table when young, for stock feeding, 

 or for the extraction of su.<]^ar. 



Loiii^- Red Macgel Wurtzel. — A large, 

 long variety, grown 

 for stock feeding. It 

 stands a good deal 

 out of ground ; color, 

 light red ; flesh, white 

 and rose - colored ; 

 leaves, green, veined 

 with red. It is early, 

 and is sometimes used 

 for table, when 

 young. 



D. M. Ferry & 

 Co's Improyed 

 Mammoth Long: 

 Red Mangel Wurt- 

 zel. — An improve- 

 ment on the old vari- 

 ety, giving the great- 

 est satisfaction. The 

 roots are uniformly 

 -Frencll White straight and well 

 Su^ar. formed and deeper 



colored than the common sort. 



Yellow Crlobe Mangel Wurtzel.— A large, 

 round, orange-colored variety, of excellent quality, 

 which keeps better than the Long Red, and pro- BEET. D. M, Ferrv & Co's 



duces better crops on shallow soil. Improved Mammoth Long 



Bed Globe Mangel Wurtzel. - Similar Bed Mangel Wurtzel. 



to the preceding, except in color, which is of a light red, or pink. 



Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale Beet. — A species of Beet, affording a lux- 

 uriant 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 excellent sub- 

 stitute. In gathering, the outside leaves should be first taken, leaving the 

 inner ones to increase in size, using them however only when perfectly green 

 and vigorous. The root is of no value, being coarse and stringy. Culture, 

 same as the common Beet, only the plants should stand at least one foot apart. 



To preserve Beets in winter, bury them in long, narrow trenches, mixed 

 with sand, below the reach of frost, or cover them with sand or light earth in a 

 cellar. They should not be allowed to wilt, for if they once become shrivelled, 

 they will never recover their firm, brittle texture. 



