JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation.) 
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MANGEI.-WURZELS and SUGAR BEETS. 
Long Yellow Mangel 
Sow ill April or May, six to eight pounds per acre. The value of 
these for stock-feeding cannot be over-estimated; for sheep, dairy- 
stock, and fattening of cattle, experience has proved the Mangel- 
Wurzel to be at once healthful, nutritious, and economical. One 
ounce will sow 50 feet drill, 6 pounds per acre. 
Pkt. Oz. 
Breck’s Mammoth Long Red, a selection of the long 
red variety. It is smooth skinned, fine grained, 
and a heavier cropper. We consider it superior to 
all others .......... .05 .10 
Gatepost, the characteristics of this desirable variety 
are small top, tap root, heavy cropper, color pale 
orange . 05 .10 
Golden Tankard, a half-long variety of a bright yellow 
color . 05 .10 
Long Yellow, differs from long red only in color . . .05 .10 
Kinver Yellow Globe, large globular formed roots. 
Adapted for growing in shallow soils . . . .05 .10 
Norbiton Giant, Long Red, a valuable variety . . .05 .10 
Red Globe, similar to Yellow Globe, except in color . .05 .10 
Breck’s Imperial Sugar, an improved American-grown 
French vSugar Beet. 05 .10 
Klein-Wanzleben Sugar Beet, unsurpassed for the 
production of sugar or for cattle feeding . . . .05 .10 
Lane’s Improved Sugar Beet, a well-known variety, 
valuable for feeding to cattle. 05 .10 
Lb. 
.40 
.40 
.40 
.40 
.40 
.40 
.40 
.40 
•50 
.40 
BORECOLE, or KALE. 
German, BlatterkohL — French, Chou Vert. — Spanish, Breton. 
BROCCOLI. 
German, Spargelkoht . — French, Chou Brocoli.— 
Spanish, Brocuti. 
This vegetable somewhat resembles the Cauli¬ 
flower, but is hardier. In parts of the country 
where the thermometer does not fall below 20° 
to 25 0 Broccoli can be had from November until • _ 
March. It succeeds best in a moist and rather cool atmosphere. The seed should be sown in May 
between the a plantsf PlaDtS afterwards set out in rows two and a half feet apart and eighteen inch 
Kale, Green Curled, Scotch 
Sow early in the spring in pre¬ 
pared beds, covering the seeds 
thinly and evenly; transplant in 
June, and treat in the same man¬ 
ner as for cabbage. They are ex¬ 
tremely hardy, and will endure 
•quite a low temperature. One 
ounce will sow 150 feet drill. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch, leaves 
of a bright green and very tender 
and closely curled. This variety 
should be sown in the spring. 
The quality is improved if the 
plants are touched by frost be¬ 
fore being used. ’ Pkt., .05; 
oz., .10 ; lb., 1.00. 
.Siberian or German Greens, sow 
in fall for spring use. Pkt., .05 ; 
oz., .10 ; lb., 1.00. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch, similar 
to the dwarf but of more vigor¬ 
ous growth. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; 
lb., 1.00. 
Breck’s Sugar Beet 
One ounce of seed produces about 1,200 plants. 
Early Purple Cape, similar to White Cape, but hardier .... 
Walcheren, a valuable late variety, with large, fine heads 
White Cape, heads medium size, close, compact, and of a creamy color 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb. 
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.IO 
•30 
#3.00 
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. .IO 
.40 
4-00 
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. .IO 
•30 
4.00 
