THEY GROW BETTER • THEY YIELD BETTER 
Schell's Harrisburg Market Extra-Early Beet 
Dark red color. This is the very best first-early Beet. For 
many years this very excellent Beet has been grown almost 
exclusively by the market-gardeners of all our city markets here, for 
first early. Now it has become the leading early fleet in many other 
large and small city markets. Our sales total many tons of seed. 
The illustration gives the shape of it. It is half-globe, not as glob¬ 
ular as our Black Knight nor as flat as is Crosby’s Egyptian. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Vilb. 35 cts.; y 2 lb. 70 cts.; lb. $1.25; 
10 lbs. $11.50; 50 lbs. $50. 
Schell's Deep Blood Turnip Beet J h h a pe e d ar BeIl ob of 
excellent quality, is especially esteemed on account of its dark red 
color, which extends entirely through the Beet and without the light- 
colored rings seen in some varieties. The medium-size Beets are 
smooth and handsome, and are now being largely used for canning 
as well as for the home-garden and market. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
V 4 lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.75; 10 lbs. $10. 
Detroit Dark Red Beet . 
unusual attractiveness. Its handsome appearance makes 
it a great seller on the market. Globe-shaped, tapering 
slightly; smooth; dark red; very early. A good general- 
crop Beet. We sell thousands of pounds of seed of our 
fancy strain of this popular variety to market-gardeners 
everywhere. If Detroit is one of your leaders, plant my 
seed this year and have the best. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 
cts.; ’Alb. 30 cts.; lb. $1; 10 lbs. $9; 25 lbs. or more at 
80 cts. per lb. 
Crosby's Improved Egyptian. nest 
Beets in cultivation; deep dark red; of excellent quality 
and extra-fine flavor. Small tops, making it a good forcer. 
A profitable market sort. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V^lh. 
30 cts.; lb. $1; 10 lbs. $9; 25 lbs. or more at 80 cts. 
per lb. 
For Mangel Wurzel see page 71. 
The best first-early Beet 
/PENN STATE BALLHEAD\ 
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE 
Department of Horticulture 
The teed in this package is produced by the only grower who 
is supplied with stock seed of the PENN STATE BALLHEAD 
cabba.ge grown by The Pennsylvania State College. In order to 
be sure of securing the true type of this variety, seed should be 
purchased only in sealed packages bearing this statement. 
Professor of Plar/Weeding 
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SEE THIS LABEL 
Do not accept any Cabbage Seed as Penn State Ball- 
head unless the original package has this label on it 
signed by Dr. C. E. Myers, originator. 
Penn State Ballhead Cabbage 
This very excellent late Cabbage, developed by Dr. C. E. 
Myers, Professor of Plant Breeding of our Pennsylvania State 
College, produces the nearest to ioo per cent marketable heads 
of any late Cabbage we know. Each year, under Dr. Myers’ 
own personal supervision, is produced the stock-seed from 
which our seed is then produced. 
Only those with a knowledge of the intensive, expert breed¬ 
ing-work carried on by Dr. Myers for many years past, as well 
as at this present time, can appreciate the true value of this 
thoroughbred strain of late Ballhead Cabbage. Is it any won¬ 
der then that it has yielded as much as 23.8 tons per acre, 
as compared with the average of io tons per acre of other 
varieties? Penn State Ballhead will mean a big crop of quality 
Cabbage to everyone who grows it. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; 
V 2 OZ. 35 cts.; oz. 65 cts.; Vilb. $1.90; lb. $6.50; 2 lbs. 
at $6.35 per lb.; 5 lbs. at $6.25 per lb.; 10 lbs. at $6 per 
lb., postpaid. 
A fine crop of Penn State Ballhead Cabbage 
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