HAYES SEED HOUSE, TOPEKA, KANSAS 
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BEETS 
TABLE VARIETIES 
Crosby’s Egyptian (Original Strain) 
50—56 days. Splendid home and market 
garden sort. Tops medium in size; col¬ 
lar small. Root flattened globe-shape, 
with small tap root; very dark purplish- 
red. 
Detroit Dark Red—52-55 Days. 
The standard of excellence in table beets 
for home and market garden, shipping 
and for canning. Tops uniform, small, 
slender, erect. Roots globe-shaped; very 
dark blood-red. I , 
Early Wonder—50-55 Days: 
Ver ydesirable for home and market gar¬ 
den. Tops small. Root flattened globe- 
shape with small collar and tap root. 
Flesh deep-purplish red zoned a lighter 
shade. 
Edmand’s Early Blood Turnip 
60 days. For home and market gar¬ 
den. Tops medium small but coarse. 
Roots deep turnip-shaped, almost globu¬ 
lar; very dark red. Flesh deep purplish- 
red zoned with a lighter shade. 
Extra Early Egyptian Blood Turnip 
50 day§. Begt for forcing and particu¬ 
larly valuable for early market. Tops 
gmall land upright; roots flattened, with 
long slender tap roots; flesh dark pur¬ 
plish-red zoned lighter. 
Early Eclipse—55 Days. 
For home and market garden. Tops j 
small, erect, slender. Roots globe-shap¬ 
ed; dark purplish-red. 
Price per Pkt. 5c—Oz. 10c —Vi Lb. 20c 
Lb. 75o—Post Paid 
SWISS CHARD 
-/.w Only the 
)y^ this beet 
tops of 
hlVA 1/1110 ucco are used, 
ftfij like spinach, and the 
succulent stalks and 
midribs may be pre¬ 
pared in the same 
way as asparagus. 
The plants are culti¬ 
vated like beets ex¬ 
cept that they should 
be thinned to 8 or 10 
inches apart. If 
only the outer leaves 
are gathered, the inner leaves will con¬ 
tinue to grow, and repeated pickings can 
be made. 
Large Ribbed White (Silver Leaf) 
The leaves are broad, somewhat waved 
but smooth, and of a medium light yel¬ 
lowish-green. Th© stalks are broad and 
flattened, but tender and succulent. 
STOCK FEEDING 
Golden Tankard 
Yellowish orange; not so long as Giant 
Long Red. Flesh yellow zoned with 
white. Grows well out of ground and 
may be harvested without plowing loose. 
Giant Long Red 
Attains very large size; shape as shown 
above. Good crops yield 30 to 50 tons 
per acre. Roots grow more than half 
abve the ground. Color light red, flesh 
white and rose pink. 
Pkt. 5c—Oz. 10c—>4 Lb. 15c—Lb. 50c 
Post Paid 
BROCOCCOLI 
Borecole (or Kale) 
Pkt. 5c—Oz. 10c—14 Lb. 20c~—-Lb. 75c 
Post Paid 
BRUSSEL SPROUTS 
Pkt. 5c—Oz. 15c—*4 Lb. 40c—Lb. $1.25 
Post Paid 
