CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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leading market gardener, and was brought | 

 to perfection after j^ears of careful culti- 

 vation. It is a rich blood red beet of fine 

 grain and flavor, it is earlier than either j 

 the Egyptian or Eclipse, of smooth and j 

 rapid growth, top and tap roots being very i 

 small. Packet, 5c.. and lOc; oz., 20c.; y^ 

 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. I 



ZiEKTZ. — A strain of Blood Turnip Beet. 

 It is fully as early as the Egj^ptian Beet, 

 and has a fine Turnip form with smooth ' 

 roots, tender and sweet at all times, never 

 becoming tough and stringy, even when 

 old. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 

 30c.; lb.. 85c.; 5 lbs., $3.75. postpaid. 



CRIMSON GLOBE.— This beet is re- 

 markable for its smooth skin and fine 

 shape. It is a second early variety, does 

 not grow large and coarse, the matured 

 beets being medium in size and rather 

 oblong in shape. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 

 15c.; 14 lb., 30c.; lb., 80c.; 5 lbs., $3.75, post- I 

 paid. ! 



CHICAGO EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.— 

 A splendid beet for market and shipping. 

 Very handsome, perfect in form and deep 

 bright red color. It is early, crisp, tender 

 and sweet, and has verj- little foliage. 

 One of the finest beets under cultivation. 1 

 Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; V4 lb.. 30c.; | 

 lb., 80c.; 5 lbs., $3.75, postpaid. 1 



DEWING'S IMPROVED.— Quite early 

 round turnip-shaped, of good size, with 

 deeply colored flesh. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; 

 oz., 15c.; 1/4 lb., 25c.; lb., 65c.; 5 lbs., $3.00, 

 postpaid. 



ECLIPSE, — Very regular; of globular ; 

 shape. It has a small top, is of dark red 

 sweet and fine grained flesh. Packet, 5c 



Edniond's Early Blood Turnip Beet. 



and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 25c.; lb., 80c.; 

 5 lbs., $3.75, postpaid. 



EDMOND'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.— 



: A well selected variety; regular in shape; 

 j deep blood skin, dark flesh of excellent 

 I qualitv. Small tap roots and small top. 

 Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; li lb., 25c.; 

 ' lb., 75c., postpaid. 



White Prench Sug'ar. 



Golden Tankard. 



SUGAR BEETS AND STOCK BEETS. 



CULTURE. — The soil for these should 

 be plowed more deeply and the drills should 

 be farther apart than for garden beets. 

 Sow in April or beginning of May In drills 

 from 2 to 3 feet apart, and when 4 to 5 

 inches high thin to 12 or 15 inches In the 

 row. As soon as frost comes dig up the 

 roots, cut off and then pile 5 to 6 feet deep 

 on a raised and sloping situation and cover 

 at frost with straw or hay and one inch of 

 earth. Four or five pounds to the acre. 



Sugar beets are also used for stock feeding, 

 and while not as large as the Mangels, 

 they have a higlier percentage of sugar. 



LONG RED MANGEL. — Largest and 

 heavie.st yielder in the South of all the 

 Mangels. Roots grow from Vj to 2-3 above 

 surface and usually IS inches to 2 feet 

 long: 4 to 6 inches in diameter. This is 

 the host possible variety for you to plant. 

 Packet, Sc. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 25c.; 

 lb., 75c.: 5 lbs.. $3.25. postpaid. 



