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EL PASO SEED COMPANY, EL PASO, TEXAS 
e. p. s. Co.'s Selected Table Beets 
Culture. Beets may be planted all the year round 
where the temperature does not linger below 30 de¬ 
grees. Sow the seed 1 inch deep in well prepared, 
moist soil in rows 8 to 10 inches apart, or on ridges 
same as lettuce. Drill 8 to 10 pounds of seed per acre. 
Thin out to 1 plant every 3 inches, and transplant 
the discarded plants in any convenient spot about the 
garden. The Egyptian is a small, dark red, flat, 
smooth variety. It is sweetest and best for the table. 
Irrigate about every 2 weeks, unless the nature of 
the soil is such that more frequent irrigation is found 
to be necessary. Mulch the soil after each irrigation. 
Beets are ready for use in 10 weeks and 
continue in prime condition for another 10 
weeks. One ounce of seed for 100 feet of 
row. 
It is not generally known that Beet seed 
may be planted freely in the row and when 
6 to 8 inches high it may be thinned to 
1 plant for every 3 inches, and the plants 
pulled out may be cooked and eaten as 
spinach. 
Swiss Chard may be thinned and eaten 
in the same way, but the Chard should be 
thinned to 1 plant to 10 inches. As it 
grows large the leaves may be broken off 
at the base of the stem, the foliage cooked 
as spinach and the stems as asparagus. 
Both are very palatable. 
E. P. S. Co.’s 
Crosby’s 
Egyptian Beet. 
E. P. S. Co.’s Crosby’s Egyptian 
An improvement on Extra Early Egyptian, being as early, 
but a more desirable shape, color and quality. It is very 
sweet and tender, and a most valuable sort for early 
market, as it is ready before any other beet of equal 
quality. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 30c; % lb., 
50c; lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.50; 10 lbs., $6.50. 
-Jt-Lf D a #*l This is an ideal beet for 
ue&ron uarn itea all pur poses. it cannot 
be excelled for the table; free from all fiber and very 
sweet. It is the best of all for pickling or canning. Even 
the tops are good when pickled. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; % lb., 30c; y> lb., 50c; lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.50; 10 lbs., 
$6.50. 
Half-Long Dark Blood 
A half-long deep red beet. 
The best variety for win¬ 
ter and spring use. It is excellent to slice for pickles. Postpaid, 
pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 30c; y> lb., 50c; lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.50. 
Swiss Chard 
I IIMallllC The best garden variety, produces 
fcUWIUUa large tender stalks with early leaves. 
May start cutting in 35 to 40 days. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
Vi lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 60c; lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., $4.00. 
Swiss Chard. 
