. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds. Nursery stock Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Culture.—Beets thrive best in rather light, mellow and deeply-worked soil, which has been thoroughly enriched with well-rotted manure or fertilizer, which should be well mixed with the soil. For early use the sowing should be made in hot beds or in open ground as soon as it can be worked, while the main sowing should be made in March or the beginning of April. 'V\'inter Eeets and Mar gels
. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds. Nursery stock Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Culture.—Beets thrive best in rather light, mellow and deeply-worked soil, which has been thoroughly enriched with well-rotted manure or fertilizer, which should be well mixed with the soil. For early use the sowing should be made in hot beds or in open ground as soon as it can be worked, while the main sowing should be made in March or the beginning of April. 'V\'inter Eeets and Mar gels should be sown in April or May, and can be put in as late as June, although at this late date there is some risk, and the seed should be carefully soaked before sowing. For field culture the seed should be sown in drills two to two-and-a-half feet apart, and covered to the depth of about one inch. Thin out the plants to four inches apart. One ounce of seed will sow fift^- feet of drill: six to eight pounds required for one acre. For a small garden the drills need not be more than fifteen inches apart. Crosby's Egyptian. Very ear-iy and carefu]]y selected strain of the original Egyptian, making a small top and fine globe-shaped roots. It has become very popular with market gardeners wherever grown. Pkt. 5C.; oz. IOC.; % lb. 15c.; lb. 50c. Detroit Dark Red. A. splendid deep red turnip beet with very small upright tops, early maturing and makes nice round finely shaped roots. This is one of the finest of all for early market or home use, and will be found one of the best of all for forcing m hot beds. Pkt. 5c. ; oz. loc.; lb. 20c.; lb. 60c. Early Eclipse. Very early, globe-shaped roots ; flesh dark and tender. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 8c.; X ^b. 15c ; lb. 40c. Egyptian. An old standard sort, both for the market gardener and family. Very popular in all sections. Produces fine, smooth, deep red roots. About ten days earlier than the Blood Turnip. Pkt. 5c. ; oz. 8c.; X ^t). T5C.; lb. 40c. Imp
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