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v Bdmond's Early Blood Turnip. 



A well selected variety; regular in shape; 

 deep blood skin, dark flesh of excellent 

 quality. Small tap root and small top. 



Eclipse. A new beet from Germany; 

 $ery regular, of globular shape. It has a 

 small top, is of dark blood red color, sweet 

 and fine grained flesh. It comes earlier 

 than the Egyptian. 



Long Red Mangel Wurzel. This is 

 faised ior stock; it grows to a large size. 

 Here in the Sonth where stock is not sta- 

 bled during the winter, the raising of root 

 qrops is much neglected. Being very profit- 

 able for feeding it ought to be more culti- 

 vated. 



I/Ong Blood. It is not quite so tender 

 as the foregoing variety, and therefore not 



White French Sugar Beet. 



planted at all for the market, and very lit- 

 tle for family use. In the North it is chiefly 

 planted for winter use; here we have Turnip 

 Beets the whole winter from the garden; 

 therefore it has not the same value. 

 & Half Long Blood. A very dark red 

 variety of a half long shape; a good kind 

 for family use. 



/Egyptian Red Turnip. This is a well 

 knowii variety, very early, tender, deep red 

 and of Turnip shape. Leaves of this variety 

 are smaller than the others. The seeds ar» 

 also much smaller. We recommend it and 

 consider it a good acquisition. The setd of 

 this variety is obtained by us from the orig- 

 inal source and is the finest stock offered. 

 It increases in popularity every >ear. 



Karly Blood T'.irnip Beet. 



Silver Beet or Swiss Chard 



Dewing's Early Red Turnip Beet. 



We are headquarters for best imported stock of Belgian Hares, having 

 taken the greatest number of Prizes at our last Show. 



