. Bliss and Sons' illustrated hand-book for the farm and garden for 1883 : containing a list of the best known and most poplular varieties of garden, field & flower seeds, with directions for their culture : also, a large assortment of plants, gladiolus, lilies, horticultural requisites, &c. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. 72 B. K. Bliss & Sons' Catalogue BEET.—Cont'd. MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR BEETS. From four to six ii
. Bliss and Sons' illustrated hand-book for the farm and garden for 1883 : containing a list of the best known and most poplular varieties of garden, field & flower seeds, with directions for their culture : also, a large assortment of plants, gladiolus, lilies, horticultural requisites, &c. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. 72 B. K. Bliss & Sons' Catalogue BEET.—Cont'd. MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR BEETS. From four to six iiouiids of seed will sow one acre. CULTURE.—Tlie following varieties are extensivelj' grown lor feeding stock, and are excellent food to Increase the flow of milk. As they grow mucli larger than the Tarieties cultivate<l for table use, require more room, and should he sown in drills about two feet apart. The seeds should be dropped about two inches apart in the drills, and, when strong enough, thinned out to twelve or fifteen inches in the row. The long varieties are best suited to a deep soil, and the globe sorts succeed better than the long sorts on sandy soil. Jf by mail in quantities of 4 ounces and upwards, postaye must be added at the rate of IGc. jjer pound. Yellow Globe.—A large, round, orange-colored va- I'iety, excellent quality, keeps better than the long red, and is better adapted for growing on sliallow soil. Per pkt., 5 cents ; oz., 10 ; .^i lb., 15 ; lb., 40. Yellow Ovoid.—Bulb ovoid, intermediate between the Long and Globe varieties ; flesh solid ; usually wMte, zoned with yellow; hardy and productive; very nutritious. Per oz., 10; \ 25; lb., 75. SXJO^rt BEET. French Sugar.—Tliis grows to large size, much above ground ; roots medium length, and white fleshed ; leaves green; considerablj' grown in this country for feeding. Cultivated extensively for the manufacture of sugar. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; k lb., 15; lb., 50. Iiane's Improved
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