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etv produced the highest percent¬ 
age of sugar of them all. 
Lane’s Improved Imperial 
Sugar.—This superb variety is the 
result of a careful selection for sev¬ 
eral years of the French Imperial 
Sugar Beet Aftercareful trial. 
is with the greatest confidence re . 
commended as being hardy, pro¬ 
ductive and containing a large 
percentage of sugar. 
Long Red Mangel Wurzel.— 
A large, long variety, grown for 
Sugar. 
D M. Ferry & Co’s Improved 
Mammoth Long Red 
Mangel Wurzel 
Norbitan Giant Long Red 
Mangel Wurzel. 
stock feeding. It stands a good deal out of ground • I 
color light red ; flesh white and rose-colored. 
D. M. Ferry & Co’s Improved Mammoth Long 
Red Mangel Wurzel.—An improvement on the old 
variety, giving the greatest satisfaction. The roots are 
uniformly straight and well formed, and deeper colored 
than the common sort. Highly recommended for stock 
feeding. 
Norbitan Giant Long Red Mangel Wurzel.—An 
English variety of very large size, growing well out of 
ground. The top is very small for its size, and the roots 
well formed, straight, smooth, and of a fine scarlet color. 
Yellow Globe Mangel Wufzzl. A large, round, 
orange-colored variety, of excellent quality, which keeps 
better than the Bong Red and produces better crops on 
shall >w soil. 
Carter’s Warden Prize Yellow Globe Mangel 
Wurzel. —A most excellent, yellow-fleshed. globe vari¬ 
ety. Small top, keeps well, and is of excellent quality 
notwithstanding its size Average weight 15 to 18 
pounds. Highly recommended for shallow soils. 
Red Globe Mangel Wurzel. —Similar to the pre¬ 
ceding, except in color, which is of a light red or pink. 
Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale Beet.—A species of Beet, 
affording a luxuriant growth of leaves and stalks, which 
are used as “ Greens.” The mid-rib and stalk may 
also be prepared as Asparagus, for which it is an excel¬ 
lent substitute. Culture same as the common Beet, 
only the plants should stand at least one foot apart. 
BROCOLI. 
Fr. Chou Brocoli. -Ger. Spargel Kohl. 
Brocoli is a species of Cabbage, nearly allied to the 
Cauliflower. Sow thinly in seed bcds’about the middle 
of spring, and transplant and cultivate according to di¬ 
rections for winter Cabbages. The plants in the seed¬ 
bed are very apt to run up tall and slender, unless they 
arc thinned and kept free from weeds. When they 
