. Trumbull & Beebe's illustrated catalogue and price list of vegetable, tree, flower and farm seeds, 1900. Nursery stock California San Francisco Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. TRUMBULL & BEEBE'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, 3 BEETS—Continued. Wanzleben—This is the variety of Sugar Beet which the Analytical chemists of the German Beet Sugar Factories have united in recommending as possessing the highest sugar-producing qualities, which scientific investigations have been fully sustained by the practical res
. Trumbull & Beebe's illustrated catalogue and price list of vegetable, tree, flower and farm seeds, 1900. Nursery stock California San Francisco Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. TRUMBULL & BEEBE'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, 3 BEETS—Continued. Wanzleben—This is the variety of Sugar Beet which the Analytical chemists of the German Beet Sugar Factories have united in recommending as possessing the highest sugar-producing qualities, which scientific investigations have been fully sustained by the practical results of sugar-making in the fac- tories, as much as eighteen tons of sugar having been made from one hundred tons of roots of this variety. Per oz., ioc; lb., 40c. BEETS FOR TABLE USE. Betterave—Remolacha—Runkelruben. Beets require a deep, rich and mellow soil, and may be H | H Hi =Li- sown from early spring to commencement of summer. Drop " - about 1 inch deep, in drills 15 inches apart. Thin to 6 iHl r^^r» I 1 S inches, and hoe often until the tops cover the ground. One ounce to 50 It. of drill; 5 pounds will sow an acre. Early- Egyptian—A standard sort; ten days to two weeks earlier than the old Blood Turnip. Owing to smallness of the top it can be planted very close. It is a fair quality and medium size; fine tor forcing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 50c. Eclipse—An extra early variety; globe-shaped, smooth, with firm, small top; very sweet; flesh fine and dark blood color. It is very desirable for market gardeners on account of its extreme earli- ness, as well as its numerous other qualities. Pkt, 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 50 c. Long Blood Red—An old stand- ard variety, used both for table andcattle; resists draught better than any of the other varieties of beets; color deep red; flesh very sweet. Grows entirely under ground. Pkt, 5c; oz, 15c; lb, 50c. Early Blood Turnip—The old standby and a universal favorite. Deep blood color. Good, early and late. Pkt, 5c; o
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