depend a ble Vegetable Seeds 
BEETS 
Detroit Dark Red. An early variety, perfectly 
globe-shaped, smooth with a single tap root. Small 
tops, skin blood red; flesh dark red, zoned with a 
lighter shade. 
It is a splendid keeper, is not excelled in yielding 
qualities by any other sort, is exceedingly tender, fine 
and sweet and is unequaled for table use. 
Early Blood Turnip. Roots turnip 
shaped, deep crimson, tender and 
sweet. 
Early Wonder. A selection from 
Crosby's Egyptian but a few days later. 
The roots are nearly globe 
shaped, uniform in size, with 
little foliage. The skin is deep 
red and the flesh a rich dark 
color with little zoning. 
Edmand’s Improved 
Blood Turnip. A hand¬ 
some, clean, turnip-shaped 
blood beet. Skin and flesh are 
of a deep blood red, sweet and 
tender in quality, and unsur¬ 
passed for solidity and keeping 
purposes. Tops are small, allow¬ 
ing them to be grown close 
together. They mature early 
and give satisfaction as a 
bunching sort. 
Extra Early Egyptian. The earliest, tur¬ 
nip shaped, small, symmetrical, deep blood 
color. 
Improved Long Blood, one of the best 
and most popular table beets, especially for 
autumn and winter use. 
SWISS CHARD 
Detroit Dark 
Red Reet 
Mammoth Long 
Red Mangel 
This variety does not produce an edible 
root like the regular garden beet, but is 
highly esteemed for the broad, white leaf 
stalks and midribs which are cooked and 
served in the same manner as asparagus, 
making a most delicious vegetable. The 
leaves are also cooked like spinach and 
considered equally as palatable. 
Dark Green White Ribbed. The 
leaves grow large and upright and as outer 
leaves are cut, more come from the center. 
Midrib is large and almost white, and may 
be served like asparagus. 
Giant Lucullus. Best variety of Swiss 
Chard. Seed sown early in the Spring will 
produce plants quickly, bearing thick, 
light colored midribs and leaves of splen¬ 
did quality. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Improved Mammoth Long Red. 
The roots are very large, uniformly 
straight and well formed. Color deep 
red, roots solid, tops small. Roots attain 
a large size. Produces an immense bulk 
and tonnage. 
Improved Golden Tankard. We recom¬ 
mend it as the best Mangel by far for dairy 
farmers. It combines apparently all the fine 
points possible to condense into a Mangel. 
The color is a deep rich yellow. The flesh is 
firm and solid. On account of its shape, enorm¬ 
ous crops are grown. It is easily lifted from the 
ground. 
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