. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 42 BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. perfect form with short leaves, and of a delicate sweet flavor; it forces well in frames, and is the most profitable to grow for first and second crops. Per oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts., lb., $ 'Extra Early Egypt- ian Turnip.—A fa- mous variety for either market or private gar- dens ; is from ten to twelve days earlier than the old Blood Turnip The roots . are large in size, and of a rich deep crimson color. From the small
. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 42 BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. perfect form with short leaves, and of a delicate sweet flavor; it forces well in frames, and is the most profitable to grow for first and second crops. Per oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts., lb., $ 'Extra Early Egypt- ian Turnip.—A fa- mous variety for either market or private gar- dens ; is from ten to twelve days earlier than the old Blood Turnip The roots . are large in size, and of a rich deep crimson color. From the smallness of its tops at least one-fourth more can be grown on the same space than any other variety. They should be used only while young, as they become fibrous with age. Per oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. ' Early Eclipse.—This we regard as one of the most valuable varieties we have for either market or private gardens. It was introduced from Germany as a selection or hybrid from the famous Egyptian; it is re- markable for its very rapid growth, the perfection of its form, which is globular, of its beautiful crimson flesh, and for its dwarf foliage ; the roots are of a bright glossy red, very fine grained and of delic- ious flavor. Per oz., 10 cts., X lb-> 2® cts-! lb., 50 cts. Xentz's or Bastian's Extra Early y Red Turnip.—It is a well-known fact that in the vicinity of Philadelphia there are the most critical as well as the most extensive and successful market gardeners, all of whom have choice selections of Beet which are known under their respective names, hence the name of Lentz, Bastian, Simon's and other strains, all of which represent what each considers the best early variety for market purposes. In our estimation, the Lentz, or Bastian (which are identically the same stock) is the best of them all. It is a variety of very rapid growth; forming marketable sized roots in six weeks from time of sowing ; it is of a beautiful form, exceedingly sweet, and
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