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Title: Seeds for the garden, farm, & field
Identifier: CAT31282681 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Plant Seed Company; Plant, Alfred; Urquhart, George; Plant, Fred S; Plant Brothers; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Missouri Saint Louis
Publisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Plant Seed Company
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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1G Plant Seed Company, St. Louis, Mo. P. S. Co.'s Prices of Vegetable Seeds given here include postage; if Vegetable Seeds are ordered by Freight or Express at the exp'enst of the purchaser, 10 cents per pound can be deducted. BEETS. FOR TABLE USE. French, Be.tterave. German, Bothe Ruebe. Spanish, Betterava. Price per Packet, 5 cts. each, Postage Included.
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Culture—The best results are obtaiaed on a deep, rich, 6andyloam. If wanted very early, sow in hot-beds and transplant, cutting off the outer leaves, or for general crop, 60W as soon as the ground will permit in drills of eighteen inches apart and thin out to three inches in the row. For winter use, the turnip varieties may be sown in June. If possible, always sow in freshly prepared soil, which should be pressed firmly over the seed. A supply may be had for winter use by storing in a cellar and keeping cov- ered with sand, earth or sods, to prevent wilting, or they may be kept out doors in pits such as are used for apples and potatoes. 1 ounce to 50 feet drill. 4 to 5 pounds to the acre in drills. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN EARLY DARK RED —Pronounced the best for early market. It is as early as the Original Early Egyptian, and by careful selection it has been made thicker and is less inclined to push up a woody neck as it advances ingrowth. For those who wish for a dark fleshed, small necked, early variety of beet, this is decidedly the earliest and best sort. Ounce, 10c; pound, 535c; pound, $75c NEARLY EGYPTIAN DARK RED—The well known fav- orite; the standard early market sort; color very deep red; tender and sweet; inform like the Flat Dutch Tur- nip. Our seed is a selection of the darkest, earliest and most perfect roots. y Ounce, 10c; )i pound, 30c; pound, 55c . (/EDMAND'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP—One of the best Beets grown, being a very careful selection. The roots are of good foim, round, with only one single small tap root; the flesh is of a deep blood red color, and very sweet and tender. They can be planted very closely, as they do not grow large aDd coarse and have a very small top. It is one of the best for the market gardener and for table use. / Ounce, 10c; pound, 30c; pound, 55c *, EARLY BLOOD TURNIP-The old standard sort; tender and sweet; keeps well. /Ounce, 10c.; % pound, 20c.; pound, 55c, DEWING'S BLOOD RED TURNIP—Grows to a large size. Ounce, 10c.; if pound, 20c.; pound, 55c. ^MITCHELL'S PERFECTED EARLIEST DARK RED—It Is nearly as.early as the Egyptian, but larger, of fine dark red color, tender and sweet at all times, whether old or young. It has a very small top and will produce a crop in six weeks fr. m time of planting the seed. It is very produc- tive and a perfect keeper. Ounce, 10c; xi pound, 20c; pound, 55c. f1=ARLY ECLIPSE—An improved extra early sort. Tops small, dark purplish-green shading to lighter color on outside of the leaves. Roots nearly globular with a small tap root and very small collar. Flesh dark red, zoned with a lighter red, very sweet, crisp and tender, especially when young. One of the most desirable sorts for bunch- mg' Ounce, 10c; U p^und, 20c; pound, 55c Pp. S. CO.'S IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP—A selected type of the Early Blood Turnip, remarkable for perfected symmetry of shape, freedom from side or fib- rous roots, and fine quality. It grows uniformly to a good, large size, flesh deep blood red, fine grained, very Fweet and tender. Ounce, 10c; Vi pound, 20c; pound, 55c •'LONG SMOOTH BLOOD RED-Tops large; neck small; leaf stems and vines red; leaf green; roots large, tapering towards both ends, growing even with the surface, dark red, flesh dark red, zoned with lighter shade; very tender and' sweet, and remaining so when kept till spring. Ounce, 10c ; X pound, 20c ; pound, 55c. ^EARLY FLAT BASSANO—Early and flat, flesh white and rose, very tender, sweet and juicy. Ounce, 10c.; U pound, 20c; pound, 55c ^EARLY YELLOW TURNIP—Flesh, yellow and tender. Ounce, 10c ; )i pound, 20c.; pound, 55c *SWISS CHARD OR SEA=KALE BEET—Cultivated for .ts leaves. The mid-rib is stewed as Asparagus. The )ther portion of the leaf being used as a Spinacb. Ounce, 10c ; >^ pound, 25c ; pound, 75c

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