HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 



BEETS 



Galatrube, Get. 



CULTURE.— Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be worked (=5 to 6 pounds to the acre) and every 

 two weeks after for a succession up to the first week of July. For general crop, sow aliout the middle of May. 

 The soil should be light, sandy loam, well enriched with stable manure, and plowed and harrowed until very 

 fine. Sow in drills one foot to fifteen inches apart, and when well up thin from four to six inches. The young 

 beets, with _ their tops, pulled out of the row, are excellent used as Spinach. For this i)uri)Ose, sow freriuently, and 

 use when size of a hickory nut. 



Extra Early Crosby Egyptian J^^^^ TL^J^!^, 



it resembles the Egyptian only in its extreme earliness. 

 The stock 1 offer is of a distinct dark red color, which is 

 very attractive, not only in the beets as pulled, but after 

 they have been cooked. They are also more spherical than 

 the extra early flat Egyptian, and 1 know of no better 

 quality. One of the best for planting early out of doors. 

 It becomes fit for use sooner than than any other variety, 

 and is equally suited for forcing in hot beds or for trans- 

 planting. Price, packet, 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



Txr+vo TPo^i-rr TPoi^^^^ Vcry carly, handsome, smooth, 

 Extra Early Eclipse ^^,1,^ round-shaped Beet. Small 

 top and of excellent table qualities. Makes an attractive 

 seller in market. Packet, 5c.; oz., loc; 34 lb., 30c.; lb., 

 $1.00. ^ 



PriTYicnTi PlnVio extremely handsome, early or Extra Early Crosby's Egyptian Beet. 



Urimson IrlOOe main crop variety, of medium size, 



almost globe shaped, and entirely free from rootlets, leaving the skin entirely smooth. The roots 

 average 10 inches in circumference, the foliage is small and of a rich, bronze purple. The flesh 

 is a rich "blood red, slightly zoned, and of the finest quality, always sweet and tender, never stringy. 

 Packet, 5c.; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



Detroit Dark Red 



A blood-red, early turnip-shaped variety. Has small, upright tops; fine 

 round shape. Skin and flesh dark blood-red. Very tender and sweet. Re- 

 markably uniform in growth and a particularly desirable sort for truckers and market gardeners. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



Early Turnip Basanno 



Top large, leaf stems light 

 red, leaf light green, root 

 large, round, turnip-shaped, flesh pink, zoned with 

 .white, very sweet and tender when young. An excellent 

 sort to plant for use as greens. Price, packet, 5c.; 

 oz., loc; % lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



Bastian's Early Blood Turnip ^/o^flf bn"g1n'"fd 



color, not quite so deep a red as blood turnip, but 

 larger in size. Packet, 5c.; oz., lOc; Vi lb., 30c.; lb., 

 $1.00. 



Edmand's Early Blood Turnip Pof^J^d' gooJ°sizt 



Flesh dark red and of finest quality. Packet, 5c.; oz., 

 lOc; % lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00. 



T^-«J c!w,««+v. -Di^^^ A" excellent dark-fleshed main 

 Long Smooth Blood ^^^p ^^^^ Very tender and 



sweet, and remaining so when they are kept until spring. 

 Packet, 5c.; oz., lOc; yi lb., 30c.; lb., 90c. 



Swiss Chard or Sea Kale Beet 



The leaf and stems 



are the parts used, 

 and they are much superior to those of other beets to 

 use as greens. Packet, 5c.; oz., loc; ^ lb , 25c.; lb., 75c. 



Extra Early Eclipse Beet. 



SELECTED MANGEL WURTZELS. 



Golden GIANT MANGEL — The best Yellow Mangel in cultivation. In growing this for seed, we have had 

 specimens weighing 28 lbs., those of 15 lbs. being common. Wonderfully prolific, yielding r,ooo to 2 000 bushels 

 per acre on good soil. Quality high, best and sweetest for milch cows. 14 lb.. 15 cts. ; ^ lb., 25 ets. ; lb., 50 cts. 



MAMMOTH LONG RED— Regular stock. lb., 15 cts.; 1/2 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



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