p. MANN &. CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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Culture. — Seeds should be sown thinly in drills one-half to one 

 inch in depth. Make the first sowing when the trees are starting out 

 in leaf and continue with additional plantings every three or four weeks 

 until August 1st. so that a constant supply of fresh, tender roots may be 

 had throughout the season. Owing to the spongy character of beet 

 seed, the soil covering the seed should be packed firmly, either with 

 the foot or roller, to insure proper germination. When the young 

 plants are two or three inches in height they should be thinned to stand 

 four to six inches apart in the rows. Those pulled out are excellent 

 when cooked like spinach, or may be transplanted to other rows for an 

 additional supply. 



Seed may also be sown early in a hot-bed and transplanted to 

 the garden when the season is warrh enough. 



While we exercise the greatest care in selection of our crops for 

 seed, the color of the flesh in the early sorts will vary considerably 

 with different soils and seasons. A "packet" contains about five 

 hundred, and an ounce package two thousand seeds. Use one ounce 

 to 100 feet of drill ; four pounds per acre in rows three feet apart. 



Early Blood-Red Turnip Beet. The old stand-by 



Dewing' s Improved Blood Turnip. A popular strain 



Extra Early Egyptian. Very quick-growing blood turnip. ■. . 



Crosby's Egyptian. Beets round and of better quality 



Eclipse. Extremely early, round, blood-red beet 



'Bastain's Half-Long Blood, or Philadelphia Perfection Beet 



Long. Smooth Blood-Red. An excellent late variety 



■Bassano. Extra Early and leading market variety 



ECLIPSE BEET. 



Per oz. 



K lb. 



Per lb. 



SO 10 



so 15 



SO 50 



10 



15 



50 



10 



15 



50 



10 



15 



50 



10 



15 



50 



10 



15 



50 



10 



15 



50 



10 



15 



40 



All GoLrden Beets in regulacr sized paLckets, 5 cents per patcket. 



MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR BEET 

 FOR STOCK FEEDING. 



IinproTecl Mainmotli Prize Ijong" Red (also called ;?forbtaln 

 ^nd Giant Jumbo 3Iangel.) — The heaviest cropping and best long 

 mangel. This mammoth variety grows to an immense size, single roots 

 weighing twenty to thirty pounds each, and always of a very fine texture 

 and good quality. Henry Hodgson, of Millersville. Ohio, raised on one acre 

 55,750 lbs. of roots from seeds purchased from us. }^ lb. 15c. Lb. SOc. 

 5 lbs. or more 20g. lb. 



V -' Red Globe Mang-el. — This variety is valuable for earliness and 



smooth, symmetrical, globe shaped roots. The roots are about eight inches 

 in diameter. V lb. 15c. Lb. 30c. 5 lbs. or more at 20c. per lb. 



BROCCOLI 



German, 

 Spargle Kohf. 



Sow thinly in seed beds about the middle of Spring ; transplant and 

 cultivate the same as Cabbage. Produces heads very nearly like Cauli- 

 flower, but more hardy. 



'— * Early Larg'e White. — Heads medium size, close and compact. One 

 of the most certain to head. Pkt. 10c. Oz. 50c. I4 lb. SI. 00. 

 BORECOLE, or KALE— See Kale. 



German, 



• Sprossen Kohl. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



Brussels Sprouts are being more extensively grown and used. Home 

 gardeners are finding out that this delicious vegetable can be as easily 

 grown as cabbage. So in May and manage as winter cabbage. In the 

 Fall break the leaves down so that the little cabbage will have more room 

 to grow, 



— ^ Best Imported D^varf. — Produces compact sprouts of finest quality ; 

 a good keeper. cPkt. 5c.cOz. 15c. }{ lb. 50c. lb. $1.60. 



