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V/CAT'S FLORAL GUIDE. 
BEETS. 
TABLE BEETS AND SEEDS. 
The Beet is a valuable vegetable, both 
for the table and for stock. If seed is 
sown pretty thickly in drills in the early 
spring the plants can be thinned out and 
prepared for the table, like Spinach, as 
soon as they become a few inches in 
height, for a month or more until the 
roots become as large as Radishes, both 
roots and leaves being excellent. When 
a little larger, the roots can be cooked 
alone, and in this way are used until winter, when those 
remaining should be stored away in a cold cellar, or pit, 
covered with earth. In this way they will keep till spring. 
For Beets, the soil should be 
rich, mellow, and deep. Plant 
in drills, about two inches deep, 
and the rows about twelve or 
fifteen inches apart. Set the 
seeds in the drills about two 
inches apart. For field culture 
the rows should be wide enough 
to admit the horse cultivator, 
and the roots not nearer than 
one foot in the rows. The 
Mangel Wurtzel Beets grow to 
a very large size, are coarse, 
and wonderfully productive, 
MANGELS, OR CATTLE BEETS. 
making excellent food for cattle. Those who have 
never tried the Mangels for stock, have yet to learn of 
their great value for cattle, both for milk and meat. 
Then, they are juicy and refreshing, and add to the 
health and comfort of the animals. In no way can so 
much good food be grown so cheaply as in Mangels. 
Some persons prefer the Globe formed, because more 
easily handled, but both arc good. 
Beets, Egyptian Blood Turnip, the earliest va¬ 
riety grown, and valuable on this account ; not 
very productive; per lb. $1.00; per oz. iocts., 5 
Extra Early Bassano, an early, good Beet, ten¬ 
der and juicy ; flesh white and rose ; grows to a 
good size ; when sown late, it keeps well in the 
winter, and by some is preferred over all others 
for a winter Beet; per lb. 75 cents ; oz. 10 cents, 5 
Early Blood Turnip, turnip-shaped, smooth, 
tender and good ; about '.en days after Bassano; 
per lb. 75 cents ; per oz. 10 cents, . 5 
Dewing’s Turnip, a good red, but not dark. 
Turnip Beet, about a week earlier than Blood 
Turnip ; smooth skin and small top, and grow¬ 
ing much above ground; flesh tender; good for 
summer use ; per lb. 75 cents ; per oz. 10 cents, 5 
Early Yellow Turnip, a variety .of the Blood 
Turnip Beet, differing mainly in color; the roots 
arc bright yellow; a good early Beet; per lb. 
$1.00; per oz. 15 cents,. 10 
Henderson’s Pine Apple, compact, short-top 
variety ; roots medium sized and of a deep 
crimson; much liked here by gardeners and 
amateurs; per lb. $1.50; per oz. 15 cents, . . 10 
Long Blood Red, a popular winter sort; 
long, smooth, blood red ; sweet and tender ; per 
lb. 75 cents ; per oz. 10 cents, . 5 
Imperial Sugar, the sweetest and best Sugar 
Beet; per lb. 75 ccnLs ; per oz. 10 cents, ... 5 
SWISS CHARD, AND SUGAR BEET. 
The engraving above shows somewhat of the general 
appearance of the Beet leaf, but more particularly the 
very thick leaf-stalks of the kind known as Swiss Chard , 
the leaf-stalks being eaten when cooked, like Asparagus, 
and considered by many, especially in Europe, a 
great luxury. 
USED POR LEAVES AND LEAF-STALKS ONLY; 
Beck’s Improved Sea Kale, a variety of Beet 
with beautiful and tender leaves, becoming 
very popular in Europe for cooking as “greens”; 
per lb. $1.25 ; per oz. 15 cents, . xo 
Swiss Chard, Large Ribbed Scarlet Brazil¬ 
ian, per lb. 51.25 ; per oz. 15 cents,. 10 
Swiss Chard, Large Ribbed Yellow Brazil¬ 
ian, per lb. $1.50 ; per oz. 15 cents, . 10 
Swiss Chard, Large Ribbed Silver, per lb. 
75 cents ; per oz. 10 cents, . . 
