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BEETS. 
LONG RED MANGEL. SWISS CHARD. 
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 arc 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 cul-- 
ture the rows should be wide enough to admit the horse 
cultivator and the roots not nearer than one foot in 
the rows. The Mangel Wurzel Beets grow to a 
very large size, arc coarse, and wonderfully productive, 
ORANGE GLOBE MANGEL. IMPERIAL 8UGAR. 
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. 
The engraving showing two leaves exhibits somewhat 
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 we consider it a great 
’ luxury. 
Beet, Egyptian Blood Turnip, the earliest va¬ 
riety grown, and valuable on this account; not 
very productive; per lb. 75 cts. ; per oz. 10 cts.. 5 
Extra Early Bassano, an early, good Beet, 
tender and juicy; flesh white and rose; grows 
to a good size ; when sown late, it keeps well in 
the winter: per lb. 75 cents ; oz. 10 cents, ... 5 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. 
Henderson's pink apple. 
EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP. 
