NORTHRUP, KING & CO. ’ S 
SWISS CHARD 
Dark Green, White Ribbed 
Leaves ready for use at about 50 to 55 days—and there¬ 
after until frost. A popular variety for home and market 
garden. Grows about 24 in. tall. The leaves grow large and 
upright and as the outer leaves are cut more come from 
the center. The midrib or center stem of each leaf is large 
and almost white. After trimming it can be cooked and 
served like asparagus. The leaf part is cooked like spinach 
or turnip greens. 
Giant Lucullus 
In 50 to 55 days leaves ready to use as greens. Stalks 
pure white and thick. Foliage yellowish green and crum¬ 
pled like Bloomsdale Spinach or Savoy Cabbage. Tops 
cook like spinach, stems like celery or asparagus. 
Spinach Beet, Green or Perpetual 
A beet with leaves like spinach, suitable for cooking and 
serving in the same manner. The roots are not edible, the 
growth being concentrated in the midribs, which are Dark Green White Ribbed 
cooked like asparagus or pickled. This variety keeps send- Swiss Chard 
ing up green shoots as fast as the outer leaves are pulled 
off. 
BEETS FOR STOCK—MANGEL WURZEL 
Danish Sludstrup 
Long reddish-yellow; grows well above 
ground and is easy to pull. Flesh white with 
faint yellow tinge. Very high yielder. 
Giant Red Eckendorf 
This variety recommended for large scale 
planting and is especially desirable for 
dairy feeding. It grows mostly above 
ground, hence is easily harvested. Roots 
large, thick cylindrical, compressed at mid¬ 
section, blunt. 
Improved Mammoth Long Red 
110 days. The largest and most productive 
mangel. Often reaches 24 to 30 in. in length, 
weighing from 25 to 35 lbs. Roots are uni¬ 
formly straight and well formed and the 
flesh is white tinged with rose. Easily har¬ 
vested as roots grow % to % out of the 
ground. 
Mammoth Golden Giant 
An excellent yellow mangel, prolific, and 
of exceptional sweetness. Fine for dairy 
cows. Roots not quite so long as the Mam¬ 
moth Long Red, and more oval in shape. 
Giant Yellow Eckendorf 
The same as Giant Red Eck¬ 
endorf aside from the color. 
Roots are light yellow tinged 
with green above ground. They 
weigh up to 20 lbs. each. White 
flesh. 
Giant Yellow Intermediate 
Roots large, long-oval. Eas¬ 
ily harvested and a splendid 
keeper. Light gray, tinged 
with brown above ground, 
orange-yellow below. Flesh 
white, firm and sweet. 
Improved Golden Tankard 
90 days. A rapidly maturing 
mangel adapted to shallow 
land, although doing well on 
every soil. Tankard shaped. 
Golden skin, flesh yellow zoned 
white and very sweet. 
Mammoth Long Red 
Mangel 
Yellow Globe 90 days 
Roots on top of the earth 8 
in. in diameter, skin golden, 
flesh white. A good winter 
keeper. A desirable variety for 
growing in shallow soils. 
Giant Feeding or Half 
Sugar White Mangel 
Almost as heavy a producer 
as the Mammoth Long Red 
Mangel, and its extra sugar 
content gives it an advantage 
for feeding dairy cattle. An 
excellent keeper. Roots are 
large, oval shape with smooth 
clear skin and grow several 
inches above ground. White 
flesh. 
Royal Giant or Half Sugar 
Rose Mangel 90 days 
Long, oval, tapered roots, 
grayish white with rose-col¬ 
ored shoulder. White flesh very 
rich in sugar. 
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