MAY'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BEST FOR ALL CLIMBS. 
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Fkench— Betterave. German— aunUcI Sube. fepAMsii-Bctttsraga. 
C U LTU R E— Sow as early in the sprinR as the ground can be worked, and every two weeks after tor a sneccssion, up to the first week of J uly . The 
soil should be a light sandy loam, well enriclied with stable manure, plowed and harrowed until very fine. For general crop sow almut the middle or 
May. Sow in driUs one foot to fifteen inches apart, and when well up, thin from four to six inches. The younR beets pulled out of the rows are ex- 
cellent, us«l for spinach. The Sugar and Mangel Wurzel varieties should be sown from April to June, in drills two feet apart, and afterwards thinnea 
out to one toot apart in the rows. Beet 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill. 5 to 6 pounds to the acre in driUs. 
At prices quoted on beet seed, we pay the postage. If seed is to be sent by express at purchaser's expense deduct 10c per pound. 
Pkt_ oz. ^ Id. Id. 
Pkt. 
Early Bassano, color light red, one of the earliest and best 05 
Early Bastians, medium early, li long blood, red variety Uo 
Extra Early Egyptian, one of the earliest, medium size forcing variety ^ 
Early Dewings, an excellent market variety, fine form and flavor, l)lood red ; 06 
Early Blond Turnip, an old standard, dark red, good for winter tra 
Early Eclipse, early forcing, round rooted, bright red • ■ •• ■ ■ ■ •• [Jo 
Edmund's Blood Turnip, a market gardeners' strain, of great regularity in shape and very dark fle.sh of fine quality W 
Erfurt Prize, half long, valuable for winter use, color blood red Oo 
Faust's Crimson (for description see list of specialties). „ . . 
Lentz Extra Early Turnip, an extra early turnip beet, producing a crop in six weeks' tune from planting, keeps well and is very 
productive • • r 
Lightning, the earliest variety ever introduced, the roots are of fine turnip shade as shown in cut above, skin smooth and flesh 
a deep blood red color, and of the finest quality, eitlipsing all other fortring varieties 10 
Long Smooth Blood, a good late variety for fall or winter u-se, a great improvement on the common Long Blood (to 
Nutting's Crimson (for description see list of spocnalties). 
Swiss Chard, grown for its leaves only , the middle of the leaf is cooked and served like asparagus, the other portion of the 
leaf is used like spinach 
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5ee Page 50 for Complete List of Stock Feeding Beets. 
BORECOLE OR KALE. 
Qbrmak— JJiatttr Kohl. French— Chou Vert. 
Swedish- Motkal. Spanish— Breton. 
CULTURE— The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, make excel- 
lent greens for winter and spring u.se, and are improved by frost. Sow 
from May to June in well prepared soil, covering it thinly and evenly, 
and cultivate the same as cabbage. Half an ounce will sow 75 feet 
Dwarf German. ^Jf? hYr^yl 
m.'vki'S fine greens. Pkt. 5C, oz. lOc, ^ lb. 
20c, lb. 6Sc. 
Tail <srT»frh <Soe cut.1 Foliage 
Idll OCULCII. deeply fringed, color 
rich green, grows about SO indies high. Pkt. 
5c, oz. IOC, K lb. 20c, lb. 6Sc. 
CJf,<^>*!<i<i This is also called German 
OlUCIlctll. greens and sprouts. Pkt. 
5c, OZ. lOc, % lb. 20c, lb. 650. 
Half Dwarf Moss Curled. 
A variety intermediate liet ween the tnW and the 
dwarf, having much of the hardiness of the tall 
and the beauty of the dwarf .sorts. Pkt. 5c, 
OZ. IOC, ^4 lb. 30c, lb. SI.OO. 
Ccka k'ofo A delicious vegetable, grown 
oca ivaic for its blanched roots, which 
are cooked like Asparagus. Sow in the spring 
and plant out like Cabbage. Pkt. lOo. oz. 
25c, % lb. SOC. 
Tall Scotch. 
German— SiEcUsalat. 
French- Mache. 
CORN SALAD. 
Spanish— Mai:hae. 
Valerianilla. 
CULTURE— A vegetable used as a salad. It is sown on the first 
opening of spring in rows one foot apart, and Ls fit for use in six or eight 
weeks from the time of sowing. If wanted for use early in the spring, 
it is sown in September, covere<l with straw or hay as .soon as cola 
weather sets in, and is winterexl over exactly as spinach. 
Large Seeded ^^"'^^ loavod. pkt. sc, oz. loc, m ib. 20c, 
Small Seeded, pkt. sc, oz. loc, % ib. 20c, ib. eoo. 
D P ^ Spanish— Berro o Mastuer 
^■V •-<»-'.--'. Swedish— Kra-sse. 
German- Kressc. 
French- Cresson. 
A well-known pungent salad. Requires to be sown thickly and 
covered very slightly, at frequent intervals, to keep up a succession, as 
it soon runs to seed. 
fttfle^A Extensively used as a small salad ; the leaves while young 
WUriCU. have a warm pungent taste. Sow rather thick in shallow 
drills, and at short intervals during the season. Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, 
lb. 20c, lb. 60c. 
This is a well-known hardy perennial aquatic 
plant sold in immense quantities in our mar- 
kets in the spring. It is ea,sily grown by planting along margins of ponda 
and streams, where it increases both by spreading of the roots and by 
seeding. It has a particularly plea-sant pungent taste. Pkt. lOc, oz. 
39C, H, lb. SI.OO. 
Water Cress. 
