LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1916. 



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German, Runkel Ruebe. 



BEETS 



French, Bctterave. 



Where a variety and choice of soil is at command, select that which is rather light for this crop. It must however bj 

 thoroughly enriched. As early in the spring as the ground can be_ property cultivated, lay out the drills for the_ Seed about 

 a foot apart. Sow the Seed thinly, covering to a depth of 1 

 6 inches apart. 



inch; when large enough to nandle, thin out the plants to about 

 1 ok. to 50 feet of drill, 5 lbs. to the acre in drills. 



CEIMSON GLOBE. DETROIT DARK BED. EDMAND'S EARLY. CROSBY'S. EARLY EGYPTIAN, ECLIPSE. 



FIREBALL. 



A distinct extra early perfectly globe-shaped Beet, with 

 the finest table qualities. The flesh is a brilliant fiery 

 red, fine grained, very solid, crisp and sweet. As shown 

 In the Illustration above, it has a small tap root, slender 

 leaf stalks and a smooth skin, making it valuable 

 for early frame work, and equally desirable for the open 

 ground. While it is as early as the earliest of the flat 

 sorts of the Egyptian type, it retains its fine table 

 qualities much longer. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Yi lb. 35c; 1 lb. 

 $1.10; 5 lbs. by express $4.50 



Extra Early Egyptian Turnip — Very early and excellent In 

 quality. Deep crimson in color. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 

 30c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. by express $4.25 



Crimson Globe — Perfect in shape, round and smooth; color 

 rich deep purplish crimson, showing no trace of white 

 or streaky flesh, and the flavor is excellent. The leaves 

 are small and rich purple. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 30c; 

 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. by express $4.25 



Detroit Dark Red Turnip — Matures early and retains its 

 crispness until very late in the season. It is medium in 

 size, flesh bright red and fine grained. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 Yi lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. by express $4.25 



Crosby's Egyptian Turnip — A rounder form of the Extra 

 Early Egyptian; top small; fine tap-root and blood-red 

 color. A grand market variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 



30c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. by express $4.26 



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Eclipse — A valuable globe-shaped variety, coming in almost as early as Egyptian. 

 Pkt. 6c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 25c; 1 lb. 90c; 5 lbs. by express $3.75 



Edmand's Early — Of superior quality, grows very uniform in size, with a single tap- 

 root; color deep blood-red. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yt, lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. by express. $4. 25 



Improved Arlington — Similar in shape to Dewing's; color dark blood-red; medium size 

 sweet and tender at all times; leaves dark red Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ys. lb. 25c; 1 lb. 85c; 

 5 lbs. by express $3.50 



Early Blood Turnip — A favorite early variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 25c; 1 lb. 85c; 



5 lbs. by express $3.50 



Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip — Very desirable for marketing; of fine form and 



color; sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 25c; 1 lb. 85c; 5 lbs. by express. .. .$3.50 

 Long Smooth Blood Red — A valuable late sort. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 25c; 1 lb. 85c; 



5 lbs. by express $3.50 



Half Long Blood — About half as long as the Long Blood, but thicker. Color dark 



blood-red, and the flesh is delightfully crisp and tender at all stages of its growth. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 25c; 1 lb. 90c; 5 lbs. by express $3.75 



SWISS CHARD. 



SILVER OR SEA-KALE BEET. 



Grown for the leaves alone, which are cooked the same as Spinach, or the midribs may 

 be cooked and served the same as Asparagus. 



Large White — Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 25c; 1 lb $0.75 



Lucullus — Has very large crumpled leaves with heavy, broad mid-ribs, which make 

 a good substitute for Asparagus during summer. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 25c; 1 lb 85 



Delivered to any Post Office in the United States except in 5 lb. lots. 

 For Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel, see Farm Seeds, Page 40. 



SWISS CHABD. 



