VEGETABLE 
GERMAIN’S LONG BLOOD BEET 
BEANS (Continued.) 
London Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. Vines moderately 
vigorous, with large, light-colored leaves; pods short, broad, 
pale green, but becoming streaked with bright red as they 
mature; good either green or dry. 
Dutch Case Knife. A very good pole Bean; it is early; pods 
broad and long; somewhat turned toward the end, used as snap 
and shell. 
LIMA BEANS 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. Splendid dwarf Lima; large and of excellent 
quality. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. A dwarf variety of the Sieva or Southern 
Lima; producesfenormous crops. 
King of the Garden Lima. A vigorous grower, bearing profusely; 
large pods varying in length from 5 to 8 inches. The beans 
are large and of rich flavor. 
Large Lima. A standard variety, unsurpassed in quality as a green 
or dried shell bean. Matures later than King of the Garden. . 
PRICES 
lib. 
101 b. 
100 lb. 
$.15 
$1.00 
$9.00 
.15 
1.00 
9.00 
.15 
1.25 
10.00 
.15 
1.25 
10.00 
.15 
1.00 
9.00 
.15 
1.00 
9.00 
GOLDEN TANKARD BEET 
BEETS 
TABLE 
Remolacha Rothe Reuben Betterave 
Sow as early in the springfas the ground can be worked. The soil should be light, 
sandy loam, well enriched witli stable manure, and plowed and harrowed until very fine. 
Sow in drills 1 foot to 15 inches apart, and when well up, thin from 4 to 6 inches. The 
young^beets pulled out of the row are excellent used as spinach. 
Pkt. Oz. 1 lb. 
Germain’s LonglBIood. See Specialties. $0.05 $0.10 $0.75 
Extra=Early Eclipse. See Specialties.05 .10 1.00 
Crosby’s Egyptian. See Specialties.05 .10 1.00 
Extra EarlyjEgyptian. Very early of dark blood-color rather 
flat shape. -05 .10 1.00 
Edmund’s Blood Turnip. A market-gardener’s strain, of great 
regularity in shape, deep blood skin and very dark flesh of best 
quality.05 .10 1.00 
Bassano. Early, flat, light color, fine quality.05 .10 1.00 
Bastian’s Early Red. Early, large, fine turnip form and bright 
red color, zoned with lighter rings. Profitable for market,. or 
home garden. An old favorite.. ..05 .10 1.00 
Swiss Chard, or Silver. This variety is cultivated for its leaf¬ 
stalks, which are served up much like asparagus, and for its 
leaves, cooked like spinach. Cut often, as new stalks will be 
produced.05 .10 .75 
STOCK 
If ordered by mail, add 10 cts. per pound for postage. 
Cultivated extensively for stock. Farmers and dairymen 
should not fail to plant a few acres of these valuable root crops 
either for their milch cows or fat stock. Select a deep, rich loam 
and manure well. Sow any time from the middle of November 
until April, in drills 2\ to 3 feet apart, and thin to 12 inches in the 
row. The long varieties prefer a light, sandy loam. The round 
varieties are best for planting on stiff soil. Sow 8 pounds to the 
acre. 
1 lb. 10 lb. 100 lb. 
Germain’s Champion Yellow Globe. Its shape and yield makes 
it one of the best varieties that can be grown; easily harvested $0.25 $2.00 $15.00 
Giant Half Sugar Rose Mangel. A distinct type of beet, producing 
roots of enormous size of the highest feeding value. It is a cross 
between a mangel and sugar beet; olive shaped. Stands three- 
fourths out of the ground and is easily harvested; has yielded 
over fifty tons per acre. The flesh is white, solid and very 
sweet and gives a rich, pleasant flavor to dairy products when 
fed to milch cows. This is the heaviest cropping beet known and 
the most profitable to grow, all points considered, that we ever 
tried. 30 2.50 16.00 
Golden Tankard. Rich yellow color, sweet flavor, and yields 
heavy crops of fine-shaped roots. One of the best milk-produc¬ 
ing sorts.25 2.00 15.00 
Improved Mammoth Long Red. Our stock is a great improvement 
on the old variety. The roots are very large, uniformly straight 
and well formed; color deep red; roots solid; tops small; produce 
an immense bulk and tonnage.25 2.00 15.00 
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