Catalogue of Vegetable Seeds. 
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DEWING’S TURNIP EGYPTIAN TURNIP 
BLOOD BEET. BLOOD BEET 
BEET. 
The best results are obtained on a deep, rich, sandy loam. For early use 
sow as soon as the ground will admit, in drills fourteen inches apart, and thin 
to four inches; for the main crop, sow the first week in May, and for winter 
use as late as June. The soil should be deeply manured and well cultivated. 
In lifting and storing the roots, care must be taken that they are not bruised. 
One ounce to fifty feet of drill; six pounds to the acre. 
Pkt. Oz. y 4 lb. Lb. 
Egyptian Blood Turnip. Very early, and of rapid 
growth; color deep crimson. Of excellent quality. 
A valuable market variety.05 .10 .20 .50 
Eclipse. This variety is about as early as the 
Egyptian, but larger and of finer quality. Color dark 
crimson. 05 .10 .20 .50 
Early Flat Bassano. This variety is chiefly valued 
for its early maturity.05 .10 .20 .50 
Edmand’s Blood Turnip. A new variety, of 
handsome, round shape, the skin is deep blood-red in 
color, the flesh very dark, and exceedingly sweet and 
lender in quality...05 .10 .20 .50 
Dewing’s Blood Turnip. Of fine form and flavor, 
and deep blood red; a desirable variety.05 .10 .20 .50 
Long Smooth Blood Red. This is a long smooth 
beet growing to a good size, color dark blood red.05 .10 .20 .50 
Swiss Chard. Used as greens...05 .10 .20 .50 
Varieties grown for feeding Stock. (Sow in April or May)—6 pounds per acre. 
i/ 4 lb. Lb. 
White Sugar Beet. Largely cultivated for feeding. .10 .35 
Vslb. 1,41b. Lb. 
Lane’s Improved Imperial Sugar Beet. A 
greatly improved variety of the White Sugar Beet, 
obtained by careful selection in this country. More 
productive, and contains a greater percentage of 
sugar than the ordinary variety. 
.10 .15 .40 
