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Special Crosby’s Egyptian 
For a continuous supply throughout the season, make the 
first sowing outdoors about the first of April and every two 
weeks thereafter up to July 15. 1 Pkt. for 30 ft.; 1 oz. for 
100 ft.; 6 lbs. per acre. 
149 Detroit Dark Red, Medium Top. 60 days. A beautiful 
strain forming symmetrical, globe-shaped roots with 
small collar and tap-root. Has luscious deep red _ flesh. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4% lb. 75c; Y% Ib. $1.35. 
159 Perfected Detroit. 58 days. Globular roots 2% to 3 
inches across with dark red flesh. Splendid for market, 
canning, and table use. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 lb. 90c; 
Y% |b. $1.60. 
161 Good for All. 55 days. A beautiful beet with perfectly 
round roots of a deep red color and tender, fiberless flesh, 
deep red without showing any light zones. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 35c; % lb. $1.00; % lb. $1.85. 
145 Special Crosby’s Egyptian. 58 days. A beautiful beet 
with bright red skin and vermilion-red flesh. Fine grained, 
sweet, tender, and palatable. Selected for uniformity of 
shape, extreme earliness, and fine eating qualities. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; % Ib. $1.35. 
157 Lentz. 55 days. A quality beet with almost white flesh 
showing thin red zones which disappear in cooking. The 
sweetest of all the early beets. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; ™%4 lb. 
90c; % lb. $1.65. 
164 Early Wonder. 58 days. About 3 inches across. It has 
a smooth skin and beautiful deep, blood-red flesh that 
cooks sweet and tender. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; %4 lb. 75c; 
Y% |b. $1.35. 
166 Winter Keeper. 80 days. A most remarkable beet 
growing to considerable size yet remaining tender and 
sweet at all times. Has beautiful dark red skin and appe- 
tizing rich red flesh. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; ™% Ib. $1.00; 
Y Ib. $1.85. 

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Swiss Chard, Giant Lucullus 
1 oz. for 1500 plants. 
2 179 Sprouting Calabrese. 70 days. 
Vigorous, early, forming a large 
center head followed by a limited 
Very attractive, tasty, and whole- 
some. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 25c; oz. 
45c; 4 Ib. $1.50. 
Herb Gardens 
Herb Gardens are useful and 
interesting. 
seeds, page 86 for plants. 

Swiss Chard 
167 Giant Lucullus. 60 days. The most popular of all Swiss 
Chard varieties with curly light green leaves of mild 
Spinach-like flavor and a white mid-rib of moderate size. 
Pkt.)10c;-0z: 25c; % Ib..70c;° Y% Ib.- $1.25. 
168 Perpetual Spinach Beet. 50 days. Slender, pale green 
leaves standing continuous cutting. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
14 lb. 70c; % Ib. $1.20. 
169 Lyons. 60 days. Large, dark green, heavily savoyed 
leaves with broad white mid-rib. Pkt. 10c; 25¢; 
4 lb. 70c; % Ib. $1.25. 
OZ. 
172 Fordhcok Giant. 60 days. A vigorous variety of up- 
right growth with very dark green leaves which are 
heavily crinkled or savoyed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; 
Y% Ib. $1.30. : 
- Sugar and Mangel Beets 
170. Klein Wanzleben. 150 days. Produces attractive, 
solid, white-fleshed roots of medium size. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; % lb. 70c; Ib. $2.10. 
177 Mammoth Long Red. 150 days. Produces an enormous 
crop of extra-large, fine, solid roots. highly valued for 
stock feeding. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; ™% Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.50. 
Brussels Sprouts 
182 Long Island Improved. 90 days. Forms tightly folded, 
tender, tasty sprouts and is highly productive. Pkt. 15c; 
Y% oz. 40c;.0z. .75c; %4-lb. $2.35. 
Chicory 
1 Pkt. for 50 ft.; 1 oz. for 200 ft. 
300 Witloof Chicory or French Endive. 150 days. A de- 
licious winter salad easily forced by any home gardener 
in the cellar or a frost-proof shed. Grow the roots in the 
garden sowing the seed 4% inch deep and spacing rows 2 
feet apart. Dig roots before severe freezing weather. 
Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 35c; 0z. 65c; %4 Ib. $2.30. 
301 Asparagus or Radichetta. 65 days. A rapid-growing 
annual with Dandelion-like leaves of pleasant flavor. 
Splendid for mixed salads. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 30c; 02. 50c; 
4 |b. $1.65. : 
Breccoli 
of smaller side heads. 
See page 78 for 

Broccoli, Sprouting Calabrese 

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