. Leonard's market gardeners' catalogue : season 1902. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Leonard's Ex. Early Egyptian. BEETS. TABLE VARIETIES. LEONARD'S EXTRA EARLY EGYPTLiX. This is the earliest and best bunching beet for market gardeners. Our strain produces the first early beets on the Chicag-o market. Thick, smooth, and very deep red. Good size, sweet and tender. Oz.. 10c.: }i lb., loc; lb., 50c. Crosby's Egyptian. A few days later than the Leonard's strain. A very desirable sort for early market. Of finer quality
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. Leonard's market gardeners' catalogue : season 1902. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Leonard's Ex. Early Egyptian. BEETS. TABLE VARIETIES. LEONARD'S EXTRA EARLY EGYPTLiX. This is the earliest and best bunching beet for market gardeners. Our strain produces the first early beets on the Chicag-o market. Thick, smooth, and very deep red. Good size, sweet and tender. Oz.. 10c.: }i lb., loc; lb., 50c. Crosby's Egyptian. A few days later than the Leonard's strain. A very desirable sort for early market. Of finer quality than the old Egyptian. Thick, smooth, sweet, and almost black in color. Oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 15c.; lb., iOc. Electric. A fine early beet. The color is dark crimson, with rings of a lighter red. Shape round and smooth. Leaves small and compact. Oz., lOc: }i lb., loc; lb.. oUc. CRIMSON GLOBE. This is one of the finest beets yet intro- duced. Roots are not large, but yery handsome. Round, and a clean, smooth surface. Leaves very small, with slender stems. We can recommend this beet for bunching, as its color and shape make them quick sellers. Oz., 10c.: }4 lb., 25c.: lb., 75c. Ex. Early Egyptian Blood Tarnip, An early variety of excellent quality. Oz., 10c.; }i lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. Early Eclipse. A choice early variety, very poi^ular. Oz., 10c.. M lb., loc: lb., LQc. Edmand's Blood Turnip. Very dark color and fine quality; a good beet for either market or home use. Oz., 10c.; lb., 40c. DcTving's Blood Turnip. A good main crop variety, good keeper, shape like Edmand's, but lighter. Oz., lOc: lb.. 15c.: lb., 40c. Bastians. A good cropper of light color. Oz., lOc: lb., 40c Early Bassano. Somewhat similar to the Egj'ptian in shape, but of lighter color. Oz.. 10c.: lb., 40c. Lentz Blood Turnip. A good variet}^ for main crop, and of good color. Oz, , lOc: I4 lb., ' 15c, ; lb., 40c, Early Blood Turnip. Dark red, of good flavor. Oz., 10c; M lb., loc: lb. 40c. Long Smooth Blood. A good late cr