. Spring 1900. Nursery stock Oregon Salem Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. SAVAGE & REID'S CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST. 6 Eclipse Beet. Five ounces of seed to lOQ yards of row. The soil best suited for beet culture is that which is rather light, provided it is well enriched. Sow in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked in the spring, for an early supply. When the plants are large enough, thin out to stand six or eight inches apart in the rows. Continue sowing fo
. Spring 1900. Nursery stock Oregon Salem Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. SAVAGE & REID'S CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST. 6 Eclipse Beet. Five ounces of seed to lOQ yards of row. The soil best suited for beet culture is that which is rather light, provided it is well enriched. Sow in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked in the spring, for an early supply. When the plants are large enough, thin out to stand six or eight inches apart in the rows. Continue sowing for a succes- sion as late as the middle of July for the early varieties. Keep free from weeds. The Sugar and Mangel-Wurzel varieties are grown for feeding stock, and should be sown from April to June in drills two feet apart, and afterwards thinned out to stand one foot apart in the rows. Keep them well cultivated. Eclipse. This variety has proven itself one of the best early turnip beets yet introduced on ac- count of its wonderfully rapid growth, small tops, and extra fine quality. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; X lb. and extra fine quality 20c; 1 lb. 60c Karly Bassano. This variety produces a large top and leaf stalks that are excellent cooked with the young roots. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. Bastian. A very early, light colored turnip beet. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 55c. 8c ; X 20c ; 1 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Savage & Reid; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Salem, Or. : Savage & Reid
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