BEETS — Selecl Table Varieties 
CULTURE: The best soil for beets is light, enriched the year before with well-rotted manure. For an 
early crop, sow in spring, as soon as the ground is fit to work, in drills about 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep. 
For main crop sow the first week in May, and for winter use sow in June or July. These dates are for 
the latitude of New York. South, sow earlier; north, later. When the seedlings have attained four 
leaves, thin out to 4 inches. 1 oz. to SO ft. of drill; 5 lbs. to the acre in drills. 
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IMPROVED OVAL GEM 
See color picture page 45 
Tempting Nutritious -Requires Less Cooking 
It is oval in shape, slightly receding toward the base. It is extremely smooth and uniform, 
medium in size. The foliage is small, bronze-green in color. The beets are dark red, slightly 
ringed; when cooked (which, by the way, requires less time than the ordinary sorts), the 
rings disappear, turning the entire beet to the color of a glowing ruby. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 65c 
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IMPROVED WONDER 
An Outstanding Stock of the Popular Early Wonder 
A very early variety that develops uniformly so that the roots can be lifted at one time. 
Tops are small, and the tine, dark-colored flesh of the beets is exceptionally tender and 
sweet — qualities intensified through selections in the standard Earlv Wonder. Deep 
blood-red. 58 days. Pkt. 20c; oz. 45c; > 4 lb. $1.25; lb. $3.25 
214 -^DETROIT DARK RED. Probably the best of the larger sorts. It succeeds equall v 
well at all seasons and is one of the best to sow in early spring to succeed the extra early 
and medium crop sorts. It may be sown about August 1 (in the vicinity of New York) 
for a crop to store for winter. The flesh is solid, alwavs tender, of good flavor and excellent 
color. 56 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; i 4 lb. $1.10; lb. $2.75 
216 EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. Deep blood-red. The flesh is tender and sweet, and it 
is an excellent variety for canning. This variety should be sown for a late crop on account 
of its quickness in maturing. For winter storage it is unexcelled. 56 davs. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; » 4 lb. $1.10; lb. $2.75 
226 EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. The root grows almost entirely out of the ground, 
to which it is held by a slender tap-root. The skin is very smooth, violet-red in color; 
flesh of a dark blood color. 54 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; Vilb. $1.10; lb. $2.75 
227 GOOD FOR ALL. Because of the small size of its roots even when fully matured, it 
is especially fine for canning and pickling whole. Tops small and uniform. Roots 
smooth, very even in size, almost globular in shape; very small slender tap-root. 
The skin is dark red and the flesh deep crimson, fine grained, tender and sweet. 
56 days. Pkt. 20c; oz. 45c; Vilb. $1.25 
BROCCOLI 
241 ★ RIVIERA 
The Improved Italian Type — 
A Delicious Vegetable 
Famed for its tender, delicious and 
savory flavor, also for its healthful and 
obesity-reducing qualities and ease of 
culture. The plant grows about 3 feet 
high, is branching in character, and 
each branch terminates in a green 
sprout. It thrives anywhere. For an 
early crop, start the seed in a cold- 
frame and transplant seedlings to the 
open ground after frost. For late crop, 
start seed in the open ground in early 
summer. 75 days. 
Pkt. 25c; V 2 oz. 90c; oz. $1.75 
240 EARLIGREEN. Produces a large 
center head in 65 days from planting. 
After the head is cut, however, the 
plant produces an enormous crop of 
lateral shoots of the same fine quality. 
Pkt. 35c; V 2 oz. $1.25; oz. $2.25 
243 NEW YORK MARKET. Italian 
Calabrese Strain. This very choice 
variety produces a large head of bluish 
green color. After the head is cut, 
numerous small heads develop from 
lateral shoots to prolong the harvesting 
season. 70 days. 
Pkt. 25c; Vioz. 90c; oz. $1.75 
Brussels Sprout 
g Island Strain 
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MUISSELS 
SPROUTS 
★ LONG ISLAND 
STRAIN 
A Special Dwarf Selection 
This popular vegetable is easy to grow. The 
sprouts produced along the central stem 
resemble miniature cabbage heads. They have 
a delicious flavor, much more delicate than 
ordinary cabbage. Our strain produces com- 
pact plants that are liberally covered with 
solid sprouts. Ready 85 days from the setting 
out of the plants. 
Pkt. 25c; Vioz. $3; oz. $5 
♦ Recommended for Quick Freezing 
Our leaflet "The Culture of Cabbage, Cauli- 
flower, Broccoli, Etc." Sent on request when 
ordering. 
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Beet, Improved Wonder 
EARLY WONDER 
Edible roots are produced much earlier than with 
most varieties. It is very highly recommended 
for spring and summer sowing; it can also be 
planted later in the season than any other kind for 
the last crop of the year. The skin is deep red 
and the flesh dark in color, fine grained and 
particularly tender and sweet. Fully matures in 
58 days. Pkt . 15c; oz . 40c; i /4lb _ $n 0; i b . $ 2 .75 
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WINTER KEEPER 
A Garden Delicacy for the Winter Months 
Develops large, tapering roots which retain their 
delicacy of quality and flavor throughout the 
winter. Due to its large size and the rough appear- 
ance of the outer skin, the average housewife 
would be rather skeptical regarding its quality, 
but one trial will convince anyone as to its quality. 
80 davs - Pkt. 15c; oz. 55c; Vilb. $1.65 
Broccoli, Riviera 
