James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
Vegetable Seeds 9 
FOLIAGE BEETS—Swiss Chard 
Used for Leaves and Leaf-Stalks only. 
The Swiss Chard is cultivated exclusively for the leaves, which may be cooked like Spinach. See d 
may be sown in April or May, in drills eighteen inches apart and an inch and a half deep. Thin the 
plants to ten or twelve inches apart and cultivate the same as for the common Red Beet. 
Beck’s Improved Sea Kale. a variety of Beet with tender leaves, popular for cooking as 
“ greens;'’ if sown at the same time as the garden Beet it will be fit for greens much earlitfr. The 
middle of the leaf is cooked and served like Asparagus ; the other portion are used like Spinach. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., io cents ; y x lb., 25 cents ; lb., 80 cents. 
Large-Ribbed Scarlet Brazilian. Stems and veins a beautiful crimson color; fine for garnish¬ 
ing. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 10 cts.; y x lb.,30cts.; lb., $1.00. 
Large-Ribbed Yellow Brazilian. Same as above, except in color, which is golden yellow. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; y x lb., 30 cents; lb., $1.00. 
Large - Ribbed Silver. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents; y x lb., 20 cents; lb., 60 cents. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Mangel Wurzels are of especial value to the stockman and dairyman. 1 he roots are juicy, sweet 
and refreshing, act as a mild laxative, keep the cattle in good health, thus tending to produce flesh and 
increasing the flow of milk. The owner of even one or two cows should grow a sufficient quantity of 
Mangels to provide fresh food in winter when green food is unobtainable. For field culture the rows 
should be wide enough to admit the horse cultivator, and the roots not nearer than one foot in the 
row. Sow five or six pounds of seed to the acre. 
Ounce, 10 cents; jq lb., 20 cents; lb., 60 cents. 
VicK’s Golden Giant Our Leader 
Very productive. Root of magnificent size; growing with half its bulk aboveground, making it easy 
to lift and gather. Root uniform in shape, with a smooth, russet yellow skin; flesh white, firm 
sweet, and greatly relished by cattle. An excellent keeper. 
VicK’s Mammoth Long Red 
to thirty pounds. Enormously productive, yielding thirty to forty tons of roots per acre. 
Golden Tankard. a distinct variety, particularly valuable on account of its richness in 
saccharine matter, and highly prized by dairymen for its milk-producing qualities. All stock will 
thrive on it. Deep yellow flesh and skin. 
Champion Yellow, or Orange Globe. The best round Mangel. Keeps well for winter use. 
It is also valuable for growing in shallow soils. 
Red Globe. Similar to Yellow Globe except in color, which is a light red or pink. 
SUGAR BEETS 
When the Sugar Beet is planted for a sugar crop, from six to eight pounds of seed will be required 
for an acre. Seed may be sown in drills twenty to thirty inches apart. When beets are up two or three 
inches high, they should be thinned out so as to stand from six to eight inches apart. Discontinue 
cultivation after formation of roots has commenced. Although Sugar Beets arc grown principally for 
sugar-making and for stock-feeding, they are very desirable for table use, being more tender, sweeter, 
and of better flavor than any of the sorts grown for that purpose. Everyone should try them. 
Klein Wanzleben Sugar. Is being cultivated in Germany almost exclusively for sugar, on 
account of its great yield of saccharine matter. It gives good returns in any ordinary soil. Ounce, 
10 cents ; J4 lb., 20 cents ; lb., 60 cents. 
Imperial White Sugar. One of the sweetest and best ot Sugar Beets. Very productive and 
desirable for stock of all kinds. Ounce, 10 cents ; % ib., 20 cents; lb., 60 cents. 
Vilmorin’s Red-Top Sugar. Ma turcs earlier than other varieties of Sugar Beet, and yields a 
good percentage of sugar. A heavy cropper, largely grown for cattle feeding. Ounce, 10 cents; 
y x lb., 20 cents ; lb., 60 cents. 
SUGAR BEET KLEIN WANZLEBEN 
We pay the postage or express charges on 
all goods listed in this Catalogue, unless other¬ 
wise noted. Most other seedsmen ask you to 
pay these charges. 
Mangel 
Wurzel 
Vick’s 
Golden 
Giant 
