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BEETS—TABLE 
Crosby’s Egyptian 55 Lighter in color than Detroit Dark Red. Round, flattened. Excellent for early beets and 
greens. Famous for sweetness pkt. 10c 
Detroit Dark Red 60 Deep rich red; globe-shaped. Very little zoning. Tender and delicious. Best all-purpose 
beet; the standard of excellence in table beets pkt. 10c 
Early Blood Turnip 60 Flesh bright red. Tops somewhat coarse. Quick-grower which many gardeners like pkt. 10c 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian 50 Roots flattened. Flesh dark purplish-red with light zoning pkt. 10c 
Early Wonder 55 Flattened globe shape. Deep purplish-red, zoned lighter. Good home garden beet pkt. 10c 
Ferry’s Crosby 55 Light or orange-red strain of Crosby’s Egyptian. Excellent quality pkt. 10c 
Good For All 55 Excellent variety developed from Detroit Dark Red. Especially fine for canning or pickling 
whole pkt. 10c 
Green Top Bunching 55 Our 1940 introduction. Early and attractive. Foliage keeps fresh color well into fall. Roots 
almost round. Interior color bright blood red pkt. 10c 
Long Dark Blood 80 Long slender roots of dark purplish-red. Best table beet for field culture. Splendid keeper 
(Above Ground) pkt. 10c 
Tall Top Early Wonder 55 Early beet of Crosby type with specially large tops. Suitable both for root use and for 
greens pkt. 10c 
BEET—SUGAR 
Klein Wanzleben 120 Roots medium large. Very rich in sugar content. Good keeper. Soil producing best results 
is rich, friable sand or clay loam pkt. 10c 
BEET—MANGEL WURZEL 
Danish Red Giant Ecken- 120 Roots very large, thick, cylindrical. Red above, rose below ground. Grows largely above 
dorf ground pkt. 10c 
Danish Yellow Giant 120 Roots light yellow, tinged with green above ground. Aside from color same as Danish Red 
Eckendorf Giant Eckendorf pkt. 10c 
Giant Half Sugar, Green 120 Roots long ovoid, grayish white with light green shoulder. Flesh white pkt 10c 
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Giant Half Sugar, Rose Top 120 Roots long oval, tapered. Grayish white with rose colored shoulder. Flesh white, rich in 
sugar pkt. .10c 
Giant YellowIntermediate| 120 Large, oval roots grow about 24 above ground. Light brownish gray above, orange-yellow be- 
low ground. Flesh white, rich in sugar pkt. 10c 
Golden Tankard 120 Roots large, nearly cylindrical. Light gray above, deep orange below ground. Flesh yeliow, 
whice zones pkt. 10c 
Mamunoth Long Red 120 Large, spindle-shaped roots, straight and thick. Grow to 4% out of ground. Light red. 
Flesh white tinged rose pkt. 10c 
Yellow Leviathan 120 Very large, long, spindle-shaped. Light gray, tinged brown above ground, yellow below. 
Grow }% above ground pkt. 10c 
BROCCOLI 
Cauliflower type (See Cauliflower, Winter) 
Green Sprouting 60 Plants 3 to 4 ft. tall. Many sprouts about 5 in. long end in heads of deep green buds. Use 
in bud stage. Cook only 15 to 20 minutes pkt. 10c 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Long Island Improved 90 Plants about 20 in. tall. Many firm little heads an inch or twoin diameter. Very satisfactory 
for home gardens for fall and early winter use pkt. 10c 
CABBAGE, FIRST EARLY 
Copenhagen Market 66 Uniformly round heads. Interior white, very solid. Plants compact for setting close 
together in garden pkt. 10c 
Early Jersey Wakefield 62 Pointed heads, small and firm. Earliest pointed variety. Plants compact for small garden 
planting pkt. 10c 
Golden Acre 62 Similar to Copenhagen Market, but heads are smaller. Earliest round headed cabbage 
pkt. 10c 
Jersey Queen 62 Yellows Resistant Early Jersey Wakefield pkt. 10c 
Resistant Detroit 62 Yellows Resistant type of Golden Acre. Uniform round heads. Our introduction pkt. 10c 
CABBAGE, MEDIUM EARLY 
All Head Early 77 Firm flat heads, weighing 6 to 7 lbs. Especially good for kraut pkt. 10c 
All Head Select 77 Yellows Resistant All Head Early pkt. 10c 
All Seasons 90 Very large flat heads. Resistant to hot dry weather pkt. 10c 
Charleston or Large 71 Large pointed heads. One of the best for Southern home gardens pkt. 10c 
Wakefield 
Early Winnigstadt did; Very firm, heart-shaped heads of rich dark green. Hardy and dependable pkt. 10c 
Ferry’s Round Dutch 71 Heads about 6 in. in diameter, round and firm. Very good second-early cabbage pkt. 10c 
(Early Dwarf Flat Dutch) 
Globe 75 Yellows Resistant Glory of Enkhuizen pkt. 10c 
Glory of Enkhuizen 73 Large, round, firm heads. Good main crop selection for home garden. Fine for eau - 
pkt. 10c 
Marion Market 75 Yellows Resistant strain of Copenhagen Market. Produces normal crop on infected soils 
where non-resistant strains fail pkt. 10c 
Midseason Market 73 Large round head. Splendid variety to follow one of the First Earlies pkt. 10c 
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