HAMILTON’S HAWKEYE SEEDS 
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Lima Beans 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH. 75 days. Plant large, 
heavily productive. Pods large, 414 to 5 inches long, 1% 
inches wide, % inch thick; usually contain 4 large, thick 
beans. Dry beans large, flat, greenish-white. y 2 lb., 20c; 
lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c, postpaid. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA (Potato Lima). 75 days. Plant, 
large, erect, heavily productive. Pods 4 to 4*4 inches long; 
stout, 1% inches wide, y 2 inch thick; contain 3 to 4 seeds. 
Green shell beans large, very plump, of the highest quality. 
Dry beans large, very plump; white. y 2 lb., 25c; lb*, 45c; 
2 lbs., 85c, postpaid. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH (Baby Dima). 65 days. Very pop¬ 
ular for canning. Plant medium large, heavily productive. 
Pods small; 3 inches long, % inch wide, % inch thick; con¬ 
tain 3 to 4 seeds. Green shell beans small, flat, of splendid 
quality. Dry beans white. This is the bush form of Small 
White Lima (Carolina or Sieva). y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 
65c, postpaid. 
KING OF THE GARDEN. 88 days. Good climber, heavily 
productive. Pods 6 inches long, 1 % inches wide, % inch 
thick; straight, with 4 or 5 beans. Seeds large, thick, flat; 
white. An improved form of Large White Lima. y 2 lb., 
20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c, postpaid* 
In Planting Limas Sink Each Bean Edgewise, Eye 
Down 
Beet 
Seed should be sown at the rate of one ounce to 
100 feet of row. The rows should be spaced 18 to 
24 inches apart. Work the soil well and cover the 
seeds about an inch deep. A rich sandy loam is 
most favorable, but nearly all types of soil will 
produce beets if sufficiently fertilized and properly 
tilled. 
When the seedlings are about an inch tall it is 
well to thin them to about one-half inch apart. 
When they have grown 5 or 6 inches, the alternate 
plants in the row may be pulled and used for greens. 
This can be repeated as often as the roots touch in 
the rows or until they reach good table size. Beets 
are usually most tender and succulent when about 
2 inches in diameter. 
By planting at intervals of two to three weeks 
until July, greens and beets will be supplied reg- 
ularly until late fall. The roots from the later 
plantings may be stored and kept for winter use. 
DETROIT DARK RED. 52 to 55 days. The stand¬ 
ard of excellence in table beets for home and market 
garden, for shipping, and for canning. Tops uni¬ 
form, small, slender, erect. Roots globe-shaped; 
symmetrical, with small collar and small tap-root; 
very dark blood-red. Interior very uniform in 
color, the zones so inconspicuous that the flesh 
seems to be one solid ball of deep blood-red meat; 
remains tender and of highest quality until roots 
«lk rOWn - Pkt *’ 5c 5 oz ‘* 15c; 14 lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 
50c; Ib„ 90c, postpaid. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP, 
IMPROVED. 60 days. For home 
and market garden. Tops 
medium small, but fairly 
coarse. Roots deep turnip¬ 
shaped; dark purplish-red. 
Flesh deep purplish-red zoned 
with a lighter shade. Pkt., 5 c; 
oz., 15e; % lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 50c; 
lb., 90c, postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN 
BLOOD TURNIP. 50 days. Best 
for forcing and particularly 
valuable for early market. 
Tops small and upright; roots 
flattened, with long slender 
tap-roots; flesh dark purplish- 
red zoned lighter. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; % lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 50c; lb., 
99c, postpaid. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN 
(Original Strain). 50 to 55 days. 
Splendid home and market 
garden sort. Tops medium in 
size; collar small. Root flat¬ 
tened globe-shape, with small 
tap-root; very dark purplish- 
red. Flesh deep purplish-red 
zoned with a lighter shade; 
crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; ^4 lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 50c; lb., 
90c, postpaid. 
HAWKEYE EARLY WON¬ 
DER. 50 to 55 days. Very de¬ 
sirable for home and market 
garden. Tops small. Root 
flattened globe-shape with small collar and tap¬ 
root; dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish-red 
zoned a lighter shade. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; 
y 2 lb., 50c; lb.. 90c, postpaid. 
Large Bibbed 
Swiss Chard 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN. The most desirable beet 
for sugar manufacture; valuable for stock feeding. 
Roots medium large; 12 to 15 inches long, 3y 2 to 4 
inches at shoulder, tapered; white with a tinge of 
gray; very rich in sugar content; good keeper. Oz., 
10c; *4 lb., 25c; y 2 lb., 40c, postpaid. 
Mangel Wnrzel 
The roots give an Immense yield of valuable stock 
feed. Plant early in the spring in rows 2 y 2 feet 
apart. The seeds should be 1 inch apart in the row 
and covered by 1 y 2 inches of soil firmly pressed down. 
Cultivate frequently. When the plants are 3 
inches high, begin to thin until the roots are 10 
inches apart. One ounce of seed plants 100 feet, 
and 5 pounds plant an acre. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. Superior to strains of¬ 
fered as Norbiton Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. 
Roots very large; long spindle shape, straight and 
thick; grow % to y 2 out of ground; light red; flesh 
white tinged with rose. Oz., 10c; % lb., 15c; y 2 lb., 
30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
TANKARD. Heavy cropper; easily har- 
vested. Roots large; thick oval, nearly cylindrical; 
light gray above, deep orange below ground; flesh 
yenow with white zones. Oz*, 10 c; i/i lb., 15c; y s 
lb., 30e; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR, ROSE TOP. Roots long 
°y a ^’i j tapered; grayish-white with rose-colored 
shoulder; flesh white, rich in sugar. Oz., 10c; X A lb., 
15c; y 2 lb., 30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
Swiss Chard 
Only the tops of this beet are 
used, like spinach, and the suc¬ 
culent stalks and midribs may 
be prepared in the same way as 
asparagus. The plants are cul¬ 
tivated like beets except that 
they should be thinned to 8 or 10 
inches apart. If only the outer 
leaves are gathered, the inner 
leaves will continue to grow, 
and repeated pickings can be 
made. 
LUCULLUS. The fleshy crum¬ 
pled leaves of this variety make 
very choice greens. The plant 
grows erect, the stalks are 
rounded and finely ribbed, and 
the foliage is a rich deep green 
in color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; X A 
lb., 25c; y 2 lb., 45c, postpaid. 
Broccoli 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUT¬ 
ING. This vigorous plant is en¬ 
tirely different from the white 
heading sorts. Cultivated like 
cabbage, it bears a succession 
of sprouting heads which, if 
kept cut, will be replaced by 
others for 8 or 10 weeks. Each 
sprout, about 5 inches long, ends 
in a small head of deep green 
buds. Many think this vege¬ 
table superior in flavor to cauli¬ 
flower. y 2 oz*, 15c; oz., 25c, post¬ 
paid. 
