﻿LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1913. 



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German, Runkel Ruelie. 



BEETS. 



French, Betterave. 



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

 tnoroughly enriched. As early in the spring as the ground can be properly cultivated, lay out the drills for the Seed about 

 a foot apart. Sow the Seed thinly, covering to a depth of 1 inch; when large enough to handle, thin out the plants to about 

 6 inches apart. 



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



CRIMSON GLOBE. DETBOIT DARK BED. EDMAND'S EARLY. CROSBY'S. EARLY EGYPTIAN. ECLIPSE. 



NEW BEET "FIREBALL." . 



A new and distinct extra early perfectly globe-shaped 

 Beet, with the finest table qualities. The flesh is a bril- 

 liant fiery red. fine grained, very solid, crisp and sweet. 

 as shown in the illustration above, it has a very small 

 tap root, slender leaf stalks and a smooth skin, making 

 it valuable fo'r early frame work, and equally desirable 

 for the open ground. While it is as early as the earliest 

 of the inferior flat, sorts of the Egyptian type, it retains 

 its fine table qualities much longer. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 % lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. by express $5.50 



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. 15c; % lb. 35c; 

 1 lb. $1.15; 5 lbs. by express $5.00 



Detroit Dark Red Turnip — Matures early and retains its 

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

 size, flesh brisrht red and fine grained. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 % lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.15; 5 lbs. by express $5.00 



Extra Early Egyptian Turnip — Very early and excellent in 

 quality. Deep crimson in color. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; l /i lh. 

 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. 15c; 14 lb. 

 35c; 1 lb. $1.15; 5 lbs. by express $5.00 



Eclipse — A valuable globe-shaped variety, coming in al- 

 most as early as Egyptian. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c;' % lb. 30c; 

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



Edmand's Early— Of superior quality, grows very uniform 

 in size, with a single tap-root; color deep blood-red. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % 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; % lb. 30c; 1 

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



Delivered to any Post Office in the U. S. except in 5 lb. 

 lots. 



For Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel, see Farm Seeds, 

 Page 41. 



Early Blood Turnip — A favorite early variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00; 



5 lbs. by express $4.25 



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

 color; sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. by express. . $4.25 



Long Smooth Blood Bed — A valuable late sort. Pkt 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 

 85c; 5 lbs. by express $3.50 



Half Long Blood — About half as long as the Dong 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; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. by express $4.25 



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. 



.$0.85 



SWISS CHARD, 



Large White — Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb : 



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

 a good substitute for Asparagus during summer. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. .$1.00 



Note State Fair and County Fair Premiums, Page 1. 



