BARBABIETOLA (It.) 
Holmes’ Fireball Beets. 
Holmes’ Green Top Blood Beet. 
Large Green 
White-Ribbed 
Swiss Chard, 
RUEBE (Ger.) 
One ounce will sow 60 ft. of row; 10 pounds per acre. 
The best soil is a light sandy loam. For early use, sow. in rows at in¬ 
tervals of two weeks from the time the ground is fit to work in the 
spring up to July. The rows should be 12 inches apart and the seed 
sown thinly and covered firmly with one inch of soil. When the plants 
attain three or four leaves, thin them out to stand 3 or 4 inches apart 
in the row. 
HOLMES' FIREBALL. Introduced in 1908 by Harry L. Holmes. We 
have received many letters from all sections of this country praising 
the quality of this wonderful Beet. Holmes’ Fireball has the color that 
is desired and that denotes quality— deepest black-red all the way 
through, just as it shows in this photograph which is an exact repro¬ 
duction of the beets as they are grown from our seed. In addition to 
its very desirable deep dark red color, it is of very superior quality, 
richly flavored and is very smooth, clean, and of uniform shape and 
size, bunching up attractively. It is unexcelled for pickling. Holmes’ 
Fireball Beet is unsurpassed for canning, the roots not being large 
like other sorts. Fine for home and market. We know that all of you 
who have been growing it will continue to do so, and to those who 
have not, we urge you to grow it, knowing you will be more than 
pleased. Fkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V4 lb., 45c; lb., $1.50. 
EARLY WONDER. Bred by a market gardener for the Boston Mar¬ 
ket, known also as Boston Crosby. It is very early, nearly globe- 
shaped, is well-colored deep dark red flesh with a very small top and 
tap root. The roots are unusually smooth and mature evenly. Early 
Wonder is in great demand with home and market gardeners. We of¬ 
fer a superior strain of this wonderful Beet. Fkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 lb-, 
30c; lb., $1.00. 
DETROIT DARK RED. (Improved Strain). This is unquestionably 
the darkest red Beet and one of the most uniform strains of the globe- 
shaped Beets. Detroit Dark Red is an extra early variety which has 
come to be a money maker for the gardener. Fkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 Ik-, 
30c; lb., $1.00. 
HOLMES' GREEN TOP BLOOD. (Introduced by H. L. Holmes). In 
quality it stands alone. Whoever saw an absolutely light green-top 
Beet with pure blood red root? It is one of the most tender of Beets, 
of delicious flavor and is absolutely unsurpassed for quality by any 
Beet of which we know. This grand main-crop Beet— Holmes’ Green 
Top Blood —has a tapering root. The flesh is a handsome dark red, 
sweet and tender at all stages of growth regardless of size. The hard, 
stringy, wooden-like fiber so common with all other varieties, is en¬ 
tirely absent in Holmes’ Green Top Blood, which will keep tender all 
winter. We would advise our customers who want this fine Beet to 
order early. Fkt., 10c; oz., 20c; y 4 lb, 45c; lb., $1.50. 
OHIO CANNER. Introduced by the Ohio Experiment Station. All agree 
that the color is a much darker red than that of the Detroit Dark Red 
which they were growing. The top is unusually short; the root shape 
is a little flatter than that of the Detroit, with a fine small tap root. 
See page 2. Fkt., 10c; oz., 15c; y 4 lb., 45c; lb., $1.50. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Very early. Plant small in size, with few very 
dark red leaves. Root flattened and globe-shaped, very deep red. Top 
of beet is level, with small crown, and slender tap root. Very sweet, 
tender, and of excellent quality. We recommend our stock for early 
spring market gardening. Fkt., 5c; oz., 10c; y 4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
Mangel-Wurzel, Stock Beets 
There is no more valuable or economical feed for cows and sheep than 
Mangels and Sugar Beets. They are easily raised, and the entire root 
is digestible. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP. Roots long oval, orange colored, large and 
of excellent quality for stock feeding. Fkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V 4 lb., 20c; 
lb., 60c. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. Very large; red flesh. Fkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 
lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. Flesh yellow. Oval. Heavy cropper. Roots large. 
Fkt., 5c; oz., 10c; y 4 lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 
GIANT HALF-SUGAR. A hardy variety producing large crops with lit¬ 
tle care. Valuable for its rich sugar content. This is white with rose 
at the shoulder. Fkt., 5c; oz., 10c; y 4 lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 
Swiss Chard 
LARGE GREEN WHITE-RIBBED. The best selling sort on the 
market. It is a big improvement over the Lucullus varieties; the leaf 
is green and curly. It also has a much better flavor than the Lucullus 
sorts. Commercial growers claim this will out-sell any other kind. 
Fkt., 5c; oz., 10c; y 4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
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THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
