GARDEN or TABLE BEETS 
Beets, like beans, possess great food-value and are easily grown. Extensive plantings 
should be made to provide for summer and winter use. Sow as early as the ground can be 
worked, in rich or well-manured garden soil which has been deeply plowed or spaded. 
^ Sow in drills 3^ to 1 inch in depth, allowing a space of 18 
inches between rows for cultivation. Successive sowings can 
be made until July. During the summer it is advisable to 
soak the seed over night in water before planting. Sow rather 
thickly_ and when plants are 2 to 3 inches high, thin out to 
4 or 5 inches between plants. The young plants which you 
take out need not be wasted, they are, in fact, superior to 
^spinach for greens. The varieties we offer are greatly im- 
proved and will produce fine smooth roots of 
excellent quality. 
One ounce will sow 40 feet of drill ; 5 to 6 pounds 
for an acre 
Schling's First-Early Blood Beet. 
I Turnip Shape. An exceedingly early variety, matming its 
' roots ready for use in forty days. We consider it the 
choicest of all edible Beets. The roots are turnip-shaped, 
somewhat flat at the bottom, and the flesh is of a deep red 
color, fine grain, tender, and sweet. We recommend this 
variety above all others for the home-garden. Pkt. 15 cts 
oz. 40 cts., Mlb. $1.25. 
Extra-Early Egyptian. Of quick growth, producing 
smooth, turmp-shaped roots of the finest quality; flesh deep 
red and very tender. A great favorite with market-growers. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Mlb. 50 cts. 
EARLY MODEL. A very fine, deep red, globe Beet, with very small 
tops; skin and flesh dark red; very tender and sweet. The roots are easy to 
pull, as they grow on the surface with only a very slender tap-root in the 
ground; can be grown close together. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., }4lh. 50 cts. 
Crimson Globe. Round, globe-shaped roots of the finest quality; deep 
, . crimson in color, very smooth. The roots grow to a large size, and retain 
their tenderness and sweetness even when fully matured. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., )ilh. 50 cts., lb. SI. 50. 
Detroit Dark Red. (Special Stock.) The roots are large, of the finest quality, oval in shape, and mature in 
fifty days; dark red in color; skin smooth; small leaves. We recommend this variety, especially where Beets for 
winter storage are wanted. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., }4lh. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 
EXTRA-EARLY BASSANO. Extra-early, very tender variety, and the sweetest of all Beets. Color of the 
flesh light red or pink, with white zones. Although of a light color, this Beet is so sweet that we recommend it 
very highly. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., J^lb. 85 cts., lb. $3. 
Early Blood Turnip Beet. A very desirable Beet for the home- or market-garden, or for canning. Roots 
uniformly smooth, of medium size, and globe-shaped; skin dark red; flesh solid and of a deep blood-red color. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 34ib. 50 cts., lb. $1. 
Schling's 
First- 
Early 
Blood 
Beet 
SWISS CHARD 
Swiss Chard is a perfect substitute 
for spinach, and furnishes a continuous 
supply of leaves all summer. 
Large- Ribbed, or Spinach 
Beet. ^^^^ variety, with large, broad, un- 
dulated, yellow-green leaves, is re- 
markable for the size of the stalks and mid- 
ribs, which are white and often 4 inches 
broad. The leaves make the finest greens if 
cooked like spinach, and the midribs or chards 
can be cooked and served like asparagus. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Mlb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 
Giant Lucullus. A new variety with large, 
stout midribs and closely crumpled leaves, 
similar to a Savoy cabbage. The leaves are very 
large and tender and may be cut continuously 
from June until frost; cooked and eaten the 
same as spinach. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
Mlb. SI. 
Giant LucuUus Swiss Chard 
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