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DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



STOCK BEETS OR MANGELS 



GIANT HALF SUGAR. This variety combines 

 best qualities of the Sugar Beet and Mangels. 

 It is a heavy yielder, easily grown and harvest- 

 ed as a crop of mangels. Being much sweeter 

 they are of much higher nutritive value. The 

 roots grow partly out of the ground, they are 

 very large, smooth, clean and of oval shape. 

 The flesh is white, succulent, sweet and unex- 

 celled in feeding qualities. Per oz. 10 cts., ^4 

 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., by express, 5 lbs. $3.00. 



GIANT SLUDSTRUP. A Danish variety that 

 comes highly recommended and is considered 

 one of the best, has been awarded first-class 

 certificates by the Danish Government. In 

 color it is a reddish yellow, has a long ovoid 

 root, growing more than half above ground, 

 easily harvested. An enormous yielder. Con- 

 tains a large per cent of sugar, making it of 

 high feeding value. Per oz. 5 cts., % lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $2.50, 10 lbs. $4.50. 



GOLDEN TANKARD. The best type of interme- 

 diate Mangel; small top, smooth, very solid 

 flesh of a deep yellow color, nutritious in milk 

 producing qualities; admits of close culture, 

 and a heavy cropper; 75 tons have been grown 

 on an acre. Per oz. 5 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 

 65 cts.; not prepaid, 5 lbs., $2.50, 10 lbs. $4.50. 



Collection of Mangels 



COLLECTION OF MANGELS. One ounce each 

 of the above five varieties for 30 cts., % lb. of 

 each for $1.00, one pound of each for $3.25, 

 postpaid, or the five pounds by express, $2.50. 



I have just a small garden and am a widow, 

 but cannot resist to send for some of your good 

 seeds. My husband said he could always rely on 

 your seed, when he was living. — Mrs. A. J. Allen, 

 Decatur Co., Iowa. 



Mammoth Mangel Wurzel 



TABLE CARROTS 



One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 



EARLY SCARLET HORN. One of the earliest 

 varieties ; color deep orange, fine grained and 

 agreeably flavored; top small; it is best for the 

 table, and will grow very well on thin soil. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



OX-HEART or GUERANDE. This variety is one 

 of the most valuable, either for family use or 

 market. It is intermediate between the half 

 long and horn varieties, attaining a diameter 

 of 3 to 4 inches at the neck, good shape and 

 rich orange color. The flesh is fine grained, 

 and has little or no core. Per pkt. 5 cts., l A 

 lb. 35 cest., lb. $1.25. 



CHANTENAY, or MODEL. This is of a rich, 

 dark orange color, half-long rooted, has an ex- 

 tra large shoulder, and is easily dug. This 

 stock has been so well bred that the carrots 

 are almost duplicates of each other. It is 

 very productive, smooth, and of fine texture. 

 Medium early, and a very good market carrot. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., X A lb. 35 cts., lb. 

 $1.25. 



IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. The standard late 

 variety, handsome and uniform in shape, of 

 large size, and deep orange color. It is a good 

 keeper, of fine quality for table use, and highly 

 nutritious for stock. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



IMPROVED 

 MAMMOTH 

 LONG RED 

 MANGEL 



Also called Nor- 

 biton Giant, Colos- 

 sal and Jumbo 

 Mangel, the heav- 

 iest cropping and 

 best long Mangel. 

 This mammoth va- 

 riety grows to an 

 immense size, sin- 

 gle roots weighing 

 30 to 50 lbs. each, 

 and always of very 

 fine texture and 

 good quality. It 

 has produced from 

 60 to 75 tons per 

 acre, and is most 

 valuable for stock 

 feeding. Per oz. 5 

 cts., Va. lb. 20 cts.. 

 lb. 65 cts.; not 

 prepaid, 5 lbs. 

 $2.50, 10 lbs. 

 $4.50. 



Danver's Half-Lon fc 

 Carrot 



HALF-LONG DANVERS. A valuable variety, of 

 rich, dark orange color, very smooth, and hand- 

 some, in form midway between the Long Or- 

 ange and the Early Horn, and very productive 

 twenty to thirty tons per acre. Per pkt. 5 cts.. 

 Under the best cultivation it has yielded from 

 oz. 10 cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



