. Annual seed catalogue 1899. Nursery stock Ohio Dayton Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 2 RITTER & CCTS SEED BOOK BEETS ONE OUNCE WILL SOW FIFTY FEET OF DRILL. CUETTRE.—The soil best suited to the beet is a deep, light, and rich sandy loam. For early beets seed should be sown about the middle of April, or as soon as the ground is in good working condition, in drills twelve to fourteen inches apart, and thinned to three or four inches apart in the drills. For winter crops the ist of July is the right time. Cover one inch deep. Early
. Annual seed catalogue 1899. Nursery stock Ohio Dayton Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 2 RITTER & CCTS SEED BOOK BEETS ONE OUNCE WILL SOW FIFTY FEET OF DRILL. CUETTRE.—The soil best suited to the beet is a deep, light, and rich sandy loam. For early beets seed should be sown about the middle of April, or as soon as the ground is in good working condition, in drills twelve to fourteen inches apart, and thinned to three or four inches apart in the drills. For winter crops the ist of July is the right time. Cover one inch deep. Early Eclipse.—Smooth and round; skin and flesh intensely red, fine grained and sweet. Good forcing variety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, 1 lb. 50c. Eeiltz Turnip.—Of good shape and size, small top, dark red and white, early and profitable. Pkt. 5c, oz. ioc, X lb. 15c, lb. 50c. Detroit Dark Red.—One of the very best red turnip shaped varieties; has small, upright growing tops, splendid shape, and in color of skin is dark blood red, and flesh deep bright red. Very crisp, tender and sweet; matures early, holds a long time in con- dition for use, and produces a very unifortn crop in shape. Pkt. 5c, oz. ioc., % lb. 20c., lb. Crosby's Improved Egyptian. Crosby's Improved Egyptian.—A superior strain of the Early Egyptian; variety popular for a forcing, on account of its handsome shape and smooth regular growth. Pkt. 5c, oz. ioc, % lb. 20c, lb. 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 Ritter & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Dayton, Ohio : Ritter and Co.
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