TABLE BEETS. 
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Table Beets. 
lietu vid'jnrU— LleUeravc— i:<:}aidaclia—-MoU)c obcr ;iiiinlcli-iibc— Rudi^de. 
Five Ounces of Seed to loo Yards of Row. 
ruder a system of korse cultivation drill in rows at two and a lialf 
fuet apart. If the cuUtirc is by hand the rows may be drawn 
eighteen inches aimrt. The seed may be drilled in the Spring 
wlieii the Apple is in bloom. Yield oOti to 500 buslicls. 
ISOTES 03S COOK.Il*JG.— No. 22.— Boilkd.— Wash, and boil 
UUriuiie tender; rub oil' the skin, ipiarter and put into a. sauce- 
pan, with salt, periper, butter ami a little broth. Let the butter 
melt, and mingle wiOl by toshiuKlhr iiau. Serve in a covered dish. 
No. 2H — Pick MOD.— After boiliug, peel and qu.arter, refresh with 
cold water, cut in slices and put in ajar half liill of vinegar ; add 
salt, spices, slices of onion, whole pepper, a laurel leaf and horse 
radish cut in sui.all pieces. Keep covered. 
Extra Early EcUp.se.— This newer variety is to a great ex- 
tent superseding the Egyptian, being t'wo or three days earlier in 
development, more attractive in appearance, and of superior 
quality for the table. The bulbs arc perfect globes, blood colored, 
and develop with astonishing rapidity. Tlic foli.ige is longer and 
more vigorous than that of the Egyptian. I'kls. Dc. and lOe. ; per 
oz. 10c, 
Extra Early Effyptiaii Xuriiip.— Orosviug with the 
rapidity of a Sumiriijr Radish, and consequently ia:Uuriu'.r in an 
incredibly short lime for a Beet, roots for table u.se dcvelopin- in 
fifty days from germination. Bulbs half globular, or llattened at 
the poles: roots very slim, skin smooth, leaves red and green, 
Hesh quite dark. Tliis variety admits of clase culture, is one of 
the leading sorts, juid will be found very desirable in the family 
garden and profitable to the trucker. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; iier oz. 
10c. 
Baasaiio, or E-xtra Early Turnip.- This is, with the 
exception of the Egvplian an<l Eclipse, the earliest sort. It is the 
first in market of tlvj largc-rootcd sorts; it is globular, sugary, 
and tender, and by t!ie licst judges is considered unexcelled in 
flavor and delicacy by any variety. I'kts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz.lOc. 
I.,aiiclreths' Very Early (I'oR fokcing). — We do not know 
of a better early Beet than this. It is nearly as earlv as the 
Egyptian and HARDIER. It is not so dark in flesh, but is more 
firm when boiled or pickled ; the i.eaf-tops are remarkably 
SHORT and co.MP.^CT, fitting the variety for forcing under olass 
or CLOSE PLANTING ou the iKoder. A remarkably fine sort, and 
distinct from other.?. We recommend it most highly. Pkts. 5c. 
and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Early Blood-Red Turnip.— Here we have the old stand-by, tlie 
short-leaved IDavly Flat Blood-Red Turnip Beet, with its solid deep beefy 
color, well kufiwii l>v our annual distrilnition of many tons of seed to 
millions of homeslends since its introduction over seventy years ago. 
Root, broad moiI flat like a Turnip, early in maturity and of nnc.-?cclled 
quality. It is the best Turnip-shaped Beet for family use, all things con- 
sidered, and we recommend it to all gardeners. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per 
oz. 10c. 
Red Turnip (Dewing'.s).— Tlic New England form of Red Turnip Beet. 
Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. JUc. 
Improved Blood-Red Turnip (Edmunds).- A deep blood 
variety, slightly oval in form. Pkts. .''ic. and lOc. ; jter oz. 10c. 
Pliiladelnliia Early Turnip.— This va'-iely. ivhicb wc so named 
and iutrodueiMl, follows very closely after tlie Bassiino; it is neither red 
nor while, hut has alternate rings of lighter or darker pink, PkLs. .^ic. 
and JOc. ; per oz. 10c. 
HaIf-I.,ons: Blood Red.— Very desirable. A handsome, wedge- 
shaped root, growing well under ground ; flesh very dark lilood red. .skin 
smooth, halitt mucli earlier in niatMn ly f lum th<' old Long BUkkI nnd 
only half its length. Jtecommended hi'i/hlv to market gardeners as a 
SUCc^esMOn to Tnrnip-shaped Beets. \'.aluable for Winter kcejiiiig or 
inarkct supplv. a; it retains its .seilid, juicv charactt'r long into Spring. 
Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; iieroz. inc. 
Pliiladelpliia Perfectiosi. — This is similar to the Half-Long 
Rloo<l-Hed. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. lOe, 
Kons: Blood-Red (VERY i;iCU).— An old staudnrd vartetv used both 
for ijible and for c.'itlle; resists nRotiGHT BKTTia: than any of the other 
varieties of Be(>fs: color deep red, flesh very sweel. Grows entirely 
underground. Ten to twelve tons can be grown to Ihe acre. Valuable- 
for cattle. Keeps well during Winter. Pkts. 5c. nnd Klc; per oz. 10c. 
Silesian Sujfar.— This form of Beet, of which sngnr isni.Tde. is r.-ipidlv 
growing in favor in tliis country as a most Viiluiible Winter l\u„i f..r sioek 
of all deseri|.i ions. Firtcen to twenty tons e:in he urouii I'l llie acre 
under favoralile conditions. Pkts. 5c. and lOe. ; peroz. It).-, 
Imperial SuR-ar.— A v.'irietv out ofwhieh much sugar h.-is been made: 
abroad. Lsed here for .stock feed. Skin ereaiiecolor, tlesb uiiile; nn 
average of (iflecu tons can bo],iroduced I'er acre. Us high pcrn'Otage fC 
carbo-hy<lraies indicates it, as experience has proven it, "to )ic one of the 
most valuable roots for catilc feeding. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; peroz. 10c. 
Red-Top SMRar.— A whitc-flesbed Sugar Beet with red crown ; very 
early. I'kts. 5c. and lOe, ; jier oz. 10c. 
Klein Wan;«Iel>en.— This is the variety of Sugar Beet whloh the- 
analytical ehemisls of the (e rmaii Bi'et Pugnr Factories have united in 
rciN.hitiiendinLr as ^loss.'ssiiig ihe hit;best sngai -jirodiieint; (inaliTies. 
which seieutilic invesiigat'oiis have been i'uUv Misiuiiie<l by the pra{'lieal 
results of sng.ar making in the factories, as unieh as eiu'lium tons of 
piii;ar having been ina<le from inw hundred tons of rools of this variety. 
Pkts. 5e. and lOe. : per oz. 10c. 
Swis.s Cliard or Silver Beet.— tireens for boiling are always 
aeeei)bible. Spinach cannot nlwavs be hnd, and often is totrgh aiiiS 
slrin;AV. The Silver Beet, on the oiher baud, is in season from early 
Spring till Aulinnn frost, and is inlinitely superior ns a table' '\ cgclable to 
Rpiti.aeh. Turnip lops, or other greens, lis culture is precisely the same 
as for Ihe oi,iiii;irv i.ii.b- Beet. The midrib of the leaf may alone be 
used, or. 11 . i :, til'' entirelcaf. We recommend every <»ne xidui 
linsagardeii i ■ i : , i nid assure them that they ^v•ill be fully srttisllcd, 
Pkts. 5e. ami lo< - . i - - Joe. 
THCIWN^INGS- OXJT- 
NKX'f to errors of too dei'imr loo shallow sowing of Seeds are the errors of iliiek seeding without corresponding thinning— a ncgleet of properly thinninier 
out the plants afier -ennination. It is far better to thin out a row of Beets, I.ellncc, Carrots or Parsnips, so as to obtain good specimens at ]iroper 
distances, than niis.i ,i hb- aiioiiiims crowded together at half nu inch apart, as is so often .seen in thegsirdens of the inexperienced. So clearly evident 
is the advantage of ihiin. Ill- oiK ihii wewill not waste space dwelling upon it, other than to give the following table of suggestive distance to which vege- 
tables in the private .ganli: 11 should be thiniu.Ml; 
1 inch- Radishes. ( -1 inches— Bcel-s. Rale, (Inions, Parsnips, Spinach, Turnips. 
2 inches— Beans, Carrots, Peas, Salsify, Corn Salad. 5 inches— Endive, I'arslcy. 
3 inches— Leeks. I 6 inches — Lettuce, Okra. 
KOSSATCCLE (Fayette Co.). TENN.— Yotir Cabbage Seed, especially I^mdreths' Earliest, beats anything ever before raised in this country. 
