142 Crimson Globe Improved 



A new and greatly 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. One of the outstanding features is 

 the fact that even when fully grown the fine-grained purplish 

 red flesh is most delicious and very sweet. Another appealing 

 feature is the uniformity and solid color of the tender and 

 tasty flesh. PkI. 10c; oz. 20c; } lb. 60c; lb. SI. 75. 



145 Crosby's Egyptian, Dreer's Special. A beautiful 

 Beet with bright red skin an i vermilion-re 1 flesh. Fine grained, 

 sweet, tender, and palatable. Our special strain has been 

 selected for uniformity of shape, extreme earliness, and fine 

 eating qualities. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; i lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



149 Detroit Dark Red. A choice early variety. The tops 

 make a small and upright growth, a valuable feature where space 

 is limited. The roots are globe-shaped. Deep red skin and flesh 

 showing no light zones. The beets are sweet when cooked, and it 

 is a splendid variety for canning. Ready for use within 60 days 

 after sowing seeds. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; i lb. 50c; lb. SI. 50. 



Dreer's Reliable 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Table Beets 



A universal favorite either hot or pickled 

 One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 6 lbs. for an acre. 



Betterave, Fr. Remolaclia, Sp. 



Barbabietola, Ital. Ruebe, Ger. 



One of the earliest vegetables the garden 3'ields and one of the 

 first to be sown or planted into the garden. For a continuous 

 supply throughout the season, make the first sowing outdoors 

 along middle of April and e\ery two weeks thereafter up to 

 August 1st. To be most palatable. Beets shoulo be eaten while 

 quite young when the bulbs average two inches in diameter, no 

 more. To secure a good start outdoors, the gardener should 

 always walk over the rows after the seeds are sown and seedlings 

 should be thinned to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. Those 

 that are pulled up wiU make good greens or may be transplanted 

 into other rows. Beet tops are rich in iron. 

 164 Early Wonder. 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. 



Recommended for either spring or late-summer sowing. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; i lb. 45c; lb. SI. 25. 



162 Dreer's Rosebud 



We consider this new Beet worthy of a place in everj' garden 

 as it is one of the prettiest Beets of high quality that we have 

 ever seen. The roots are perfectly round and have a clear 

 rich red skin. The flesh is a beautiful uniform deep red show- 

 ing no light zones. It is the ideal type for canning and pickling 

 as well as for home cooking. Most delicious when IJ inches 

 in diameter. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; J lb. 60c; lb. 81.50. 



Other Well-Known Beet Varieties 



140 

 141 

 155 

 152 

 153 



157 

 159 



Pkt. 

 Bastian's Half Long . $0 10 



Bassano 10 



Eclipse. .. .■ 05 



Edmands 05 



Egyptian Extra-Early 



Flat 10 



Lentz 10 



Long Dark Blood 10 



Oz. 



SO 20 



20 



15 



15 



20 



20 

 20 



ilb. 



SO 45 



45 



40 



40 



45 

 45 



45 



Lb. 

 SI 50 

 1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 



1 25 

 1 25 

 1 25 



Mangel Wurzel 



Sow 6 lbs. to acre, in May or June, in rows 2 feet apart, and 

 thin to 9 inches. Give the crop good cultivation. 



177 Mammoth Long Red. This is a favorite variety with 

 Dairymen. Produces enormous crops of fine solid roots. 

 Splendid keeper and excellent for poultry feed. Oz. 10c; 

 \ lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 10 lbs. S5.00, prepaid. 



173 Golden Tankard. Indispensable owing to its produc- 

 tiveness and richness in saccharine matter. Deep yellow flesh 

 and skin. Oz. 10c; \ lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 10 lbs. S5.6o, prepaid. 



Swiss Chard 



Poiree, Fr. 

 Bieta, Ital. 



Bleda, Sp. 

 Beisskohl, Ger. 



Delicious Summer Greens 



Sow one ounce to 100 feet of row. Swiss Chard is a 

 wholesome vegetable taking the place of Spinach during the 

 summertime. It will yield a truly tremendous quantity of greens 

 beginning with the first thinnings and ending with frost. 



167 Giant Lucullus. Vigorous plants of upright growth 

 yielding an extra-large quantity of curly light green leaves of 

 mild flavor. The white mid-ribs give a tasty dish prepared 

 like Asparagus. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; i lb. 45c; lb. SI. 25. 



169 Lyons. Large, dark green, heavily savoyed leaves with 

 broad white mid-ribs. Begin cutting after plants are a foot high. 

 Like the preceding the leaf ribs arc exrellcnt prepared and served 

 like Asparagus. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; i lb. 45c; lb. SI. 25. 



Sugar Beet 



Sow same as Mangels, except thin to 6 to 8 inches in the row. 

 170 Klein Wanzleben. Without question the best in culti- 

 vation; not the largest in size, but the richest in sugar content. 

 Oz. lOc; i lb. 25c; lb. 60c: 10 lbs. 85.00. prepaid. 



Lyons Swiss Chard 



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Swiss Chard gives wholesome greens all summer long 



