SLLIS BBOTHEBS’ CATALOOUB. 
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VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Our vegetable seeds comprise the best standard and new sorts. We might offer 
a much larger list of varieties, but it seems useless, as the kinds offered are of the 
greatest merit, and, in our estimation, all that can be desired. We have taken the 
greatest pains to produce seeds of the choicest quality, and can assure our customers 
that the stock here offered, is, in freshness and purity, second to none in the country. 
All prepaid at prices given, except as noted. 
Asparagus, Conover's Colossal. Best of all. Price 5 ifts. ; oz., 10 dts. 
Beet, Stinson. True dark red variety. Excellent for the garden, this is particu- 
larly valuable for forcing, because it produces less foliage than any other variety. 
The roots are smooth and regular in form ; the skin is dark blood-red. The flesh is 
fine grained and free from woodiness, remaining in a fine condition a long time. Of 
a rich color, the beets cook dark blood-red. Price 5 dts. ; per oz., lo dts. 
Beet, Crimson Early. This Beet is the earliest variety in cultivation, and is ready 
to market in six weeks from time of sowing. The tops are short and green, and the 
bulbs of beautiful shape. The skin is deep blood-red in color; the flesh very dark, of 
finest quality. As an early Beet it has no equal. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 10 dts. 
Beet, Edmund's Early Turnip. This is the most uniformly “ thoroughbred” of 
all Beets ; with very small tops, the neat short foliage being of a bronzy red. The 
beets are of a handsome round shape, very smooth. It does not grow very large and 
coarse as do most varieties of the Turnip Beet. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 10 dts. 
Beet, Crosby s Early Egyptian. Fine for summer use; turnip shape, one of the 
best for first early. Price 5 dts. ; oz., lo dts. ; i lb., 50 dts. 
Beet, Eclipse. Intense, deep blood-red, small top. Sow late for winter use, one 
of the best. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 10 dts. ; i lb., 55 dts. 
Beet, Dewings Improved Blood Turnip. Fine turnip form, very symmetrical in 
shape, and free from any fibrous roots. Flesh deep blood-red, very tender and sweet ; 
grows uniformly to a good size. Early, and when sown late, is also desirable for 
winter. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 10 dts. ; lb., 15 dts. ; i lb., 50. 
Beet, Swiss Chard (Silver or Sea-Kale). This variety is grown for its leaves 
only; the middle of the leaf is cooked and served like Asparagus; the other portions 
of the leaf are used like Spinach. Price, pkt., 5 dts. ; oz., 10 dts. 
Beet, Mangel Wurzels. For stock. The three following sorts are among the 
best: Norbitan Giant, improved long red, an immense yielder; Lane’s Imperial 
Sugar, not as large as above, but very sweet; Golden Tankard, an improved yellow 
globe, a great yielder. Price, either sort, oz., 5 dts.; 1-4 lb., 15 dts.; lb., 40 dts., 
prepaid ; by express, not prepaid, 30 dts. per lb. 
Brussels Sprouts, Perfection. The plant grows about two feet high, and pro- 
duces from the stem numerous little sprouts, one to two inches in diameter, 
resembling cabbages in miniature. The sprouts become very tender and of a rich 
flavor when touched by frost. Price, packet, 5 dts. 
Cabbage, Succession. Its earliness, uniform large size, solidity and sure heading 
qualities, makes it a most valuable Cabbage either for private use or market. Larger 
than early summer. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 20 dts. 
Cabbage, Early Winningstadt. A well known and very popular second-early 
variety; heads large, decidedly conical ; leaves bright, glossy green ; heads very solid 
and hard, even in summer. This is a very sure heading variety, valuable not only for 
early use, but also for winter Cabbage ; its vigorous growth enables it to withstand 
unfavorable conditions. Price S dts. ; oz., 15 dts. 
