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4 Dorr's Iowa Seed Manual.

White Dutch Case Knife - Matures in 60 days; pods long and flat; beans kidney shaped, excellent quality. Per. qt. 35c; pk. $2.50; bu. $9.00.
Scarlet Runner - A favorite Snap Bean in Europe; valuable for table use or as an ornamental vine. Per qt. 35c.

Beets.

Beets are an important crop with Market Gardeners; they succeed best in deep, rich, sandy loam. Early varieties should be sown as early as the ground can be worked, and for a succession every two weeks to first of July. For Winter crop sow in May. Seed germinates quicker if soaked in warm water six hours, but care should be taken not to plant soaked seed in very dry ground as it is liable to die.

Per Packet Five Cents.

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Dark Red Egyptian.

Egyptian Turnip - The very earliest and most valuable Beet for Market Gardeners in cultivation. Our cut shows the form. It is of a very deep red. Tender and delicious. Per oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00.
Bastian's Extra Early Red - This is a Turnip shaped Beet of great value for gardeners. It follows the Egyptian very closely, and is considerably larger; of
quick growth, bright red color. Per oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00.
Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip - Fine form and flavor. The most popular market sort in New England. Excellent market variety. Per oz . 10c; 1/4 lb.
25c; lb. 60c.
Extra Early Bassano - Early; turnip shape, flesh white circled with rose color; tender and juicy, keeps well when sown late. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c.
Early Blood Turnip - The standard early sort; good for Winter. Oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c.
Extra Long Dark Blood - Standard Winter; smooth, tender and sweet. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25C; lb 60c.
Swiss Chard - For greens only. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c. lb. 75c.

Beets And Mangels For Feeding Stock.

Sow six to eight pounds of seed to the acre, in rows 30 inches apart on good, rich soil which should be plowed very deep. Thin to eight inches in the row. For Winter store in pits or cellars as soon as frost occurs.

If farmers better knew the real value of root crops for stock food, they would certainly pay more attention to this branch of farming. Mangel Wurtzles produce
abundant crops with ordinary culture, and cannot be too highly recommended.

Long Red Mangel - Standard sort, grows mostly above ground. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c.
Mammoth Long Red - A late introduction of extra large size. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c.
Carter's Orange Globe - The best of the Yellow Globe varieties. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c.
Red Globe - Same as yellow except color. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c.
Lane's Imperial Sugar - Very productive and sweet. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c.
Silesian or White French Sugar-Excellent cropper; very sweet. Per. oz. 10c; 1/4 lb, 20c; lb. 50c.
Norbition Giant - A new and very superior long, red Mangle. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c.
Red Ovoid - Large oval shape. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 60c.
Yellow Tankard - A new variety of great value. One of the most nutritious in cultivation; tankard shape; flesh deep yellow; a great yielder. Per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb.
25c; lb. 80c.

Broccoli.

Growth and habit like the Cauliflower, except that the heads are not as compact. Use and cultivation same as Cauliflower.

Per Packet, Five Cents.

Early Purple Cape - A popular sort; heads well and is very hardy. Oz. 40c.
Early Large White - Very valuable early sort; large size. Oz. 40c.
Covent Garden - One of the very best. Oz. 40c.

Brussels Sprouts.

Of the Cabbage family, producing numerous small heads on the stem, as well as a Cabbage like head at the top. These small heads are very tender and of fine flavor in the Fall after frost. May be stored in the cellar for Winter. Use and cultivation same as Winter Cabbage. Per pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.

Cabbage.

Sow early sorts in hot-beds [hotbeds] in February and March, or in open ground as soon as it can be worked. Later or Winter crops, in May or June in shallow drills, six inches apart. When the plants are four inches high, transplant into richly manured ground; the early kinds two feet apart, the Fall and Winter varieties three feet apart. The ground should be deeply loosened and worked throughly and often to produce solid heads,

For Winter and Spring use, lift the plants before the severe frost sets in. Select the driest and most sheltered part of the garden, and bury the roots, stump and a portion of the head in the ground, and when the weather is severe cover with straw and a light covering of earth. The crop of seed is very short this year.

Our prices are as low as First Class seed can be sold for, and our stock must not be confounded with low priced seed. Realizing the importance of the cabbage crop to the gardeners, we spare neither pains nor money to supply them seed of the highest quality.

Extra Early York - A well known and old favorite variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.50.
Early Large York - Little larger and later; endures the heat well. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.50r
Jersey Wakefield - The great favorite with market gardeners; the earliest and sure to head. The very best early cabbage grown for the family garden. Our stock is extra choice. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 1/4 lb. $1.75; lb. $6.00.
Winningstadt - Cone shaped; one of the best Summer sorts; if sown late, good for Fall and even Winter a sure header and good keeper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 80c. lb. $2.75.
Early Wyman - Allied to the Jersey Wakefield, much larger, but not quite so early; fine quality; highly valued by Market Gardeners. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 1/4 lb.
$1.10; lb. 4.00.
Newark Early Flat Dutch - A well known and valued second early. Heads large and solid. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c ; 1/4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00.
Early Drumhead - Solid heading; early Fall sort. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 1/4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00.
Fottler's Improved Brunswick - Superior second early sort; heads large and solid; an excellent keeper; makes a good Winter sort sown late. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1/4 lb. $1.10; lb. $4.00.
Early Sugar Loaf - For the north, this is a superior sort, but will not stand the heat of the south. Heads medium size, conical shape. Bluish green color, quite showy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.75.
Henderson's Early Summer - A superior variety of recent introduction. Ten days later than Wakefield and much larger. First Class; try it. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; 1/4 lb. $2.25; lb. $8.00.
French Oxheart - Early; heads close and solid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50.