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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_8 (find matches)
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Beet. The sweet, tender roots of Beets are very fine for summer, fall and winter use. while the tops are very useful for greens. Vinegar in which Beets have been pickled is often used to pickle hard-boiled eggs, as it gives them a beautiful color and pleasant flavor. When young and tender, Beeis are .must delicious if boiled or steamed until tender, then sliced lor chopped into small pieces and seasoned with butter, etc. Edmand's Blood Turnip—This is winning golden opinions everywhere. Smooth, round shaped, exceedingly sweet and tender, and never coarse, tough or stringy. Very early, but remains in good condition for a long time. Ah extra fine market sort. Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc.: lb., 60c. Eclipse—A very early Beet of beautiful dark, rich color, / and smooth, round shaped. Quality of the very best. Our l/ strain is pure. Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc.; lb.. 60c. r Detroit Early Dark Red Turnip—This is claimed to be per- fection itself. Early, smooth, uniform, quick growth, small top, tender, and darkest red color. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; lb., 60c. ^ Black Queen—A fine new sort of extra flue appearance and quality. Flesh of rich, black-red color, and leaves and stalks partaking of the same ruby color. Boot pear- shaped, smooth, well buried in the ground. A very dis- tinct variety. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c. I Improved Early Blood Turnip—Very fine quality, and an old popular sort. See page 48 /Early Egyptian Dark Turnip—Another fine standard sort; ¥/ very early, high flavored, sweet and good. Pkt., 5c.: oz., / 10c.: lb., 50c. / Improved Long Smooth Red—Long, handsome roots, of fine quality. A great cropper and a good keeper. See „ page 48 Bastian^s Blood Turnip—An early, quick-growing sort highly esteemed by all market gardeners, as it is large, deep red in color, and very tender and rich when cooked, never losing its fine color. Pkt.. 10c.: oz.. 15c.: lb.. 75c. Lane's White Sugar—This is the well-known "'Sugar Beet" so largely planted for sugar. Sweetest of all. Pkt., 5c.: Moz., 10c.; lb., 50c. angle, Mammoth Long Red—This grows to weigh 20 to 30 pounds, and is calculated to produce upwards of 50.000 pounds of roots to the acre. Animals are very fond of it and the roots are very nutritious. Pkt.. 5c.: oz., 10c.: lb., 40c; 5 or 10 lb. lots, bv express. 30c. per lb. Mangle, Golden Tankard—Anew yellow sort, very sweet and tender. Large, oval roots, much easier to pull than - the Long Mangels. A heavy cropper. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; c°o.; 5 or 10 lbs. lot, by express, 30c. per lb.

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