. Eastman's annual seed catalogue. Nursery stock Maine East Sumner Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 10 EASTMAN'S ANNUAL SEED CATALOGUE. BEET. Faust's Early, TABLE VARIETIES. Per lb. 1-4 lb. The earliest beet in cultivation. It is large enough for the table before either the Egyptian or Eclipse, and continues growing after they have stopped. It is also less liable to become tough and stringv from age. Edmand's Blood Turnip. for that reason generally preferred to all others. Half Long. A favorite with market gardeners. Unex- celled in color. Long Smooth Dark B
. Eastman's annual seed catalogue. Nursery stock Maine East Sumner Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 10 EASTMAN'S ANNUAL SEED CATALOGUE. BEET. Faust's Early, TABLE VARIETIES. Per lb. 1-4 lb. The earliest beet in cultivation. It is large enough for the table before either the Egyptian or Eclipse, and continues growing after they have stopped. It is also less liable to become tough and stringv from age. Edmand's Blood Turnip. for that reason generally preferred to all others. Half Long. A favorite with market gardeners. Unex- celled in color. Long Smooth Dark Blood. A good winter variety. Eclipse. Nearly as early as any, of good shape, being nearly spherical, and a favorite with market garden- ers. Bastian's Early Turnip. Not quite so early as the Eclipse, but larger. Excellent quality. None better. Dewing's Turnip. A favorite variety for general crop. Good color. Golden Turnip. One of the sweetest of beets, having a delicate flavor peculiarly its own. FOLIAGE VARIETIES. 60 15 8 3 50 15 S 3 75 20 10 5 50 15 8 3 50 15 8 3 50 15 S 3 50 15 8 3 50 15 8 3. Swiss Chard. CVxuvA Although classed with the beets, it ow,M v^naiu. has no edible root, the tops alone being used. These are cooked entire for greens, for which they are superb. Another way of cookiDg is to boil the leaf stalks, and serve with butter and pepper exactly as you would Asparagus, though they require longer boiling, fully an hour. We have three colors, known as Gold-leaf, Blood-leaf and Silver-leaf, but the latter is usually preferred. 75 20 10 5. 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 Eastman Seed Company; Eastman, W. H; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. East Sumner, Me. : Eastman Seed Co.
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