Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Table Beets 



Betterave, Fr. Remolacha, Sp. 



Barbabietola, Ital. Ruebe, Ger. 



7Yea£ seeds with Cuprocide, Spergon, 

 Arasan, or Semcsan. 



1 Pkt. for 30 ft.; 1 oz. for 100 ft.; 6 lbs. per acre. 



For a continuous supply throughout the season, make the 

 first sowing outdoors about the first of April and every two 

 weeks thereafter up to August 1st. Beets are most delicious 

 while quite young when the roots average two inches in diam- 

 eter. Walk over the rows after the seeds are sown and thin the 

 seedlings to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. 



Detroit Dark Red 



Dreer's Special Crosby's Egyptian 



145 Dreer's Special Crosby's Egyptian 



58 days. A beautiful Beet with bright red skin and ver- 

 milion-red flesh. Fine grained, sweet, tender, and palatable. 

 Selected for uniformity of shape, extreme earliness, and fine 

 eating qualities. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; K lb. 75c; l / 2 lb. $1.35. 



149 Detroit Dark Red — A Great Favorite 



55 days. A choice variety. The leaves are small and of up- 

 right growth, a valuable feature where space is limited. The 

 roots are globe-shaped. Deep red skin and luscious deep red 

 flesh showing no light zones. The flesh is sweet, fine-grained, 

 and tender. Splendid for table use and canning because of 

 its quality and good color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; % lb. 95c; 

 y 2 lb. $1.75. 



1 59 Perfected Detroit. 58 days. Somewhat more vigorous 

 and larger than Detroit Dark Red with tops being medium 

 to tall. Almost globular roots measuring 2% to 3 in. in 

 diameter. Widely grown for market and canning but 

 equally as valuable for the home garden. Deeply colored, 

 dark red flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 2Sc; % lb. 80c; l / 2 lb. $1.45. 

 1 64 Early Wonder. 58 days. An early globe-shaped Beet of 

 uniform size. Similar to Crosby's Egyptian. It has a smooth 

 skin and beautiful deep blood red flesh that cooks sweet 

 and tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; l 4 lb. 75c; y 2 lb. $1.30. 

 1 42 Crimson Globe Improved. 69 days. A new and improved 

 strain of this attractive, smooth, globe-shaped Beet. It is a 

 main-crop variety of excellent appearance and remarkable 

 uniformity. Has small dark bronzy red foliage. Even when 

 fully grown the fine-grained purplish red flesh is most deli- 

 cious and very sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; K lb. 80c; ^ lb. $1.45. 

 166 Winter Keeper. 100 days. Requires a long season to 

 mature its delicious half-long roots with dark red inte- 

 rior. Valuable for late fall and winter use. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 25c; l / A lb. 80c; y 2 lb. $1.45. 

 157 Lentz. 55 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 80c; y 2 lb. $1.45. 



Swiss Chard 



Poiree, Fr. 

 Bieta, Ital. 



Bleda, Sp. 

 Beisskohl, Ger. 



Swiss Chard, 

 Lucullus 



Treat seed with Cuprocide, Spergon, Arasan, or Semesan. 

 for 15 ft.; 1 oz. for 100 ft. Sow y 2 in. deep with 15 in. between rows. 



167 Giant Lucullus. 60 days. The most popular of all Swiss Chard varie- 

 ties with curly light green leaves of mild Spinach-like flavor and a white 

 mid-rib of moderate size which may be prepared like Asparagus to 

 form a separate dish. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; y$ lb. 75c; y 2 lb. $1.30. 



168 Perpetual Spinach Beet. 50 days. Slender, pale green leaves standing 

 continuous cutting throughout the summer and fall. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

 y A lb. 40c; y 2 lb. 75c. 



1 69 Lyons. 60 days. Large, dark green, heavily savoyed leaves with broad 

 white mid-rib. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; J4 lb. 75c; y 2 lb. $1.30. 



172 Fordhook Giant. 60 days. A vigorous variety of up-right growth 

 with very dark green leaves which are heavily crinkled or savoyed. 

 A very heavy producer providing excellent greens throughout the hot 

 summer months when regular Spinach fails to produce satisfactorily. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; Yx lb. 90c; y 2 lb. $1.80. 



Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beets 



One oz. to a 100 ft. of row ; 6 lbs. per acre. 

 Sow in May or June in rows 2 ft. apart. 



177 Mammoth Long Red. ISO days. Produces an enor- 

 mous crop of extra-large, fine, solid roots highly valued 

 for stock feeding. Oz. 20c; %. lb. 65c; y 2 lb. $1.10; 

 lbs. $2.00. 



170 Klein Wanzleben. 150 days. A highly productive 

 Sugar Beet. Produces attractive solid roots of medium 

 size. Bred for a high sugar content. Oz. 20c; 34 lb. 65c; 

 y 2 lb. $1.10; lb. $2.00. 



Swiss Chard gives wholesome greens all summer long 



