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D. M. Ferry & Go's Descriptive Catalogue. 



Scarlet Runner.— Similar to the last, but with scar- 

 let blossoms, and the beans are lilac purple, variegated 

 with black. — 



BEET. 



Fr. Betterave. — Ger. Rtinkel Rube. 



Culture.— The best results are obtained on a deep, 

 rich, sandy loam. For table use, sow in hot-beds and 

 transplant, cutting off the outer leaves ; or sow as soon 

 as the ground will permit in drills eighteen inches apart 

 and thin out to three inches in the row. For winter 

 use, the turnip varieties may be sown in June. If pos- 

 sible, always sow in freshly prepared soil. 



Extra Early Egyptian Blood Turnip. — By many 

 considered the best variety for forcing, being very early, 

 with small top ; leaf stems and veins dark red ; leaf 

 dark green, dotted with red ; roots very dark red, flat 

 on top but rounded beneath, with very small tap root ; 



Extra Early Egyptian 



Blood Turnip. Early Blood Turnip. 



flesh dark red, zoned with lighter shade, hard, crisp and 

 tender when young, but becoming woody with age. 



Improved Early Blood Turnip. — Excellent either 

 for forcing or for early planting. Tops small ; leaf stems 

 and veins dark red ; leaves green ; roots round or ovoid 

 with small tap, dark red ; flesh marbled, bright and 

 light red, which color it retains when cooked ; crisp, 

 tender and sweet, and continuing so until full grown. 

 A good keeper. 



Dewing's Early Blood Turnip. — Tops medium 

 sized ; leaf stems and veins dark red ; leaves green ; 

 roots dark red, turnip 

 shaped, with large tap; 

 flesh carmine red, 

 zoned with lighter 

 shade, tender, sweet 

 and good. 



Early Blood Tur- 

 nip. -Tops and necks 

 medium sized ; leaf 

 stems and veins red 

 with green or red j 

 leaves; roots turnip 

 shaped, deep purple, 

 flesh blood red, zoned 

 with lighter color, 

 crisp, tender and 

 sweet. 



Early Turnip 

 Bassano. — Not ma- 

 turing as early as the 

 above, but growing to 

 a large size, may be 



Early Turnip Bassano. 



used early, and is the best variety to sow for greens. 

 Tops large ; leaf stems light red ; leaves light green ; 

 roots large, round, turnip shaped ; flesh pink, zoned 

 with white, very sweet and tender when young, 

 becoming woody and tasteless with age. 



Henderson's Pine Apple.— Tops medium; leaf 

 stems and veins red ; leaves dark green or red ; roots 

 long, top shaped, small, dark red ; flesh dark red, ten- 

 der, crisp and sweet. 



Half Long, Dark Blood, Rough Skinned,— Tops 

 large; leaf stems and leaves red ; roots long, top shaped, 

 irregular, and with black skin resembling bark ; flesh 

 very dark red, tender, brittle and of the best quality. 



Improved Long Dark Blood.— The most popular 

 variety for winter use. Tops large ; neck small ; leaf 

 stems and veins red ; leaf green ; roots large, tapering 

 toward both ends, growing even with ttie surface, dark 

 red ; flesh dark red zoned with lighter shade, very ten- 

 der and sweet, and remaining so when kept till spring. 



Long Dark Blood.— Tops large; neck large; leaf 

 stem and veins red ; leaves red ; roots very long, cylin- 

 drical, smooth, growing one-half out of the ground, 

 brown above, dark red beneath ; flesh dark red, crisp, 

 tender, and keeps well. 



French White Sugar.— Grown as a field beet, but 

 liked by some for table use. Tops large, bright green ; 

 roots large, broad, top shaped, white, washed with 

 green or brown ; flesh tender and very sweet. 



Swiss Chard. 



Swiss Chard, Silver, or Sea Kale Beet.— A dis- 

 tinct vegetable, and much superior to the common beet 

 for greens. If sown at the same time, it will be fit to 

 use before them. Later, the plants form broad, flat, 

 beautiful white and wa.\ like stems to the leaves which 

 are very delicious cooked as beets, or pickled. We 

 recommend all of our customers to try it. 



The following varieties are used for stock feeding. 

 They are easily grown and harvested, keep well through 

 the winter, and give an immense amount of cattle food 

 at a small cost, but need a rich, well prepared soil. Sow 

 in drills thirty inches apart, as early as the ground can 

 be got in condition. Cukivate well when young, and 

 thin out the plants to one foot apart in the row. If the 

 largest leaves are cut off the thinnings can be easily re- 

 set to fill vacancies, and will make the largest roots. 

 Care should be taken not to break or bruise the roots in 

 harvesting. 



French Yellow Sugar. —Grows to a large size, much 

 above ground ; roots half long, yellow ; grown in this 

 country for feeding stock. In France it is cultivated 

 extensively for the extraction of sugar. 



Vilmorin's Improved Imperial Sugar. — An im- 

 proved variety from France. It affords the largest 

 percentage of sugar of any known variety. 



