MARKET GARDENERS AND FLORISTS PRICE LIST — 1934 
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Ruebe (Ger.) 
BEETS 
Barbabietole (It.) 
“J have used Harris' strain of Crosby’s Egyptian beet for about a dozen years 
and it is consistently very true to type and variety.” Dwight Cowles, Salisbury, Conn. 
Feb. 11, 1932. 
Harris’ Special Detroit Dark Red Beets 
Harris’ Special 
Detroit Dark Red 
Beet 
No better stock of 
this popular beet can be 
obtained at any price. 
We have carefully se¬ 
lected and grown our 
special strain of Detroit 
Dark Red Beet for over 
thirty years. It will 
produce beets that are 
much more uniform in 
shape and of better col¬ 
or than the strains usually sold. 
Market Gardeners find this an extra fine beet for 
late summer and fall bunching. 
M lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00; 10 lbs. $9.50; 100 lbs. $85.00. 
Harris’ Special Crosby's Egyptian Beets 
(From a field of our seed stock) 
Harris’ Special Crosby’s Egyptian Beet 
The Finest Bunching Beet 
Every one a model for shape and color. Our special Northern 
grown strain is the result of over thirty years of intensive selection 
and will produce beets which grow rapidly and are ready for 
market as early as any other kind we know of. The handsome 
bunches will command a premium on the market. 
We harvested a fine crop of this seed this year, and the seed 
we offer is of superior quality and high germination. 
H lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.15; 10 lbs. $11.00; 100 lbs. $100.00. 
lb. of seed will sow about 250 ft. of row. Sow 10 lbs. of seed to 
the acre (for rows 18 in. apart.) 
Klb. lib. 10 1b. 1001b. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Harris’Special Strain See above ... $ .35 $1.15 $11.00 $100.00 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Bright Red Strain. 
Color lighter red than Harris’ Strain. Popular in some markets. 
.30 
.90 
8.50 
75.00 
EARLY WONDER. A Superior Strain. 
Quite similar to our special strain of Crosby’s Egyptian. Early and of 
good deep red color. Our strain of this variety is very fine. 
.35 
1.15 
11.00 
100.00 
Egyptian Blood Turnip. 
Flatter than Crosby’s and is preferred by some for early bunching. 
.25 
.80 
7.50 
.... 
DETROIT DARK RED. Harris’ Special Strain. See above_ 
.30 
1.00 
9.50 
85.00 
Eclipse. 
Early, globe-shaped and very handsome beet, of somewhat lighter color 
than Detroit but earlier. 
.30 
.85 
8.00 
.... 
Early Blood Turnip. 
A good old variety, large flat beets. 
.30 
.85 
8.00 
.... 
LONG SMOOTH BLOOD RED. 
8 to 10 inches long and very dark red. Grows half out of the ground. 
.30 
.85 
8.00 
.... 
LONG SEASON. Called “Winter Keeper” and “New Century” 
A very late variety of extra fine quality. Description in Retail Catalogue. 
.60 
2.00 
19.00 
.... 
See page 39 for Mangels and Sugar Beets. 
Rosenkohl (Ger .) BRUSSELS SPROUTS Cavolo di Brussels (It.) 
Cultivation is the same as for cabbage or cauliflower. 1 oz. of seed will produce about 3000 plants. 
Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts —special Strain 
We are pleased to be able to offer a very fine strain of Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts 
that produces a high percentage of firm, large sprouts so that the yield is high. The plants are 
not tall but the stems are completely covered with large and very firm sprouts. Growers find this a 
very profitable strain to use. Oz. 60c; lb. $1.90; 1 lb. $6.50. 
