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JOSEPH I5KECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
Crimson Globe. Globe shape, 
flesh deep purplish red 
Den ing's Early Blood. A 
standard variety of excellent 
quality . 
Early Arlington . Early, deep 
round form, blood red color 
Early Bassano. The earliest 
of all; flesh almost white . 
Early Bastian. Quick, large- 
growing sort, of good color 
Eclipse. Very early, dark red 
color,small top,smooth roots 
Edmand's Barker's Strain. 
A superior sort . 
Edmand's Early Turnip. 
One of the best in shape, 
color, size, and quality 
Egyptian. An early, good 
color, smooth turnip beet . 
Long Smooth Blood Red. 
An excellent late variety . 
Perpetual Spinach. "ArtAzn^Swiss Chard. The leaves are very large and ornamental 
Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale Beet. This variety is cultivated solely for its leaves. 
The midrib is stewed and served as asparagus, the other portion of the teaves being 
used as spinach . . . . . . . . 
Stinson. Very dark color, small leaved, suitable for forcing ..... 
Beet. For greens .............. 
BEET. 
German, Runkel Ruhr.— French, Betterave.— Spanish, Beleraga. 
Sow from April to beginning of July, in deep rich sandy 
loam, one inch deep, in drills about a foot apart. Thin the 
young plants to a distance of six or eight inches, and fill up 
vacant places with those taken out. The turnip rooted are the 
earliest, and are of fine quality. When young, the leaves 
make excellent greens. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill, 5 
to 6 lbs. per acre. 
Breck's Beats AH. Superior 
in all respects to others as an 
early or main crop variety . 
Columbia. Round a 11 d 
smooth, deep red flesh 
Crosby's Egyptian. Early 
as original type, but thicker, 
smoother, and of better 
quality 
Breck’s Beats All Beet. 
Pkt. 
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50.05 
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Mangel- Wurzei and Sugar Beets. 
Sow in May or June in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart and thin to 8 inches 
in the row. The value of these for stock-feeding cannot be overestimated ; 
for sheep, dairy-stock, and fattening of cattle, experience has proved the 
Mangel-Wurzel to be at once healthful, nutritious, 
ounce will sow 50 feet drill , 6 to 8 pounds per acre. 
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 . . . . . 
Gatepost. The characteristics of this desirable vari¬ 
ety are small top, tap root, heavy cropper, color 
pale orange ........ 
Giant Yellow Intermediate. Grows in shallow soils 
Golden Tankard. A half-long variety of a bright 
yellow color ........ 
Kinver Yellow Globe. Large globular formed 
roots. Adapted for growing in shallow soils. 
Long Yellow. Differs from Long Red only in color 
Norbiton Giant. Long Red, a valuable variety 
Red Globe. Similar to Yellow Globe, except in color 
Breck's Imperial White Sugar. An improved 
American-grown French Sugar Beet 
Klein-Wanzleben Sugar Beet. Unsurpassed for 
the production of sugar or for cattle feeding 
Lane's Improved Sugar Beet. A well-known va¬ 
riety, valuable for feeding to cattle 
Yellow French Sugar. Fine sort for stock 
Five pounds Mangel or Sugar Beet at 28 cents per pound. 
Ten pounds Mangel or Sugar Beet at 25 cents per pound. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
Lon^ Yellow 
Mangel. 
and 
economical. 
One 
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Oz. 
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Lb. 
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50.15 
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Brook’s Imperial 
Sugar Beet. 
