CROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES 
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Beet 
Seed should be sown at the rate of one ounce to 100 feet of row. 
The rows should be spaced 18 to 24 inches apart. Work the soil well 
and cover the seeds about an inch deep. A rich 
sandy loam is most favorable, but nearly all types 
of soil will produce beets if sufficiently fertilized 
and properly tilled. 
When the seedling’s are about an inch tall it is 
well to thin them to about one-half inch apart. 
When they have grown 5 or 6 inches, the alternate 
plants in the row may be pulled and used for greens. 
This can be repeated as often as the roots touch in 
the rows or until they reach good table size. Beets 
are usually most tender and succulent when about 
2 inches in diameter. 
By planting at intervals of two to three weeks 
until July, greens and beets will be supplied reg¬ 
ularly until late fall. The roots from the later 
plantings may be stored and kept for winter use. 
Mangel Wnrzel 
The roots give an immense yield of valuable stock 
feed. Plant early in the spring in rows 2 y 2 feet 
apart. The seeds should be 1 inch apart in the row 
and covered by 1% inches of soil firmly pressed down. 
Cultivate frequently. When the plants are 3 
inches high, begin to thin until the roots are 10 
inches apart. One ounce of seed plants 100 feet, 
and 5 pounds plant an acre. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. Superior to strains of¬ 
fered as Norbiton Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. 
Hoots very large; long spindle shape, straight and 
thick; grow y 3 to y 2 out of ground; light red; flesh 
white tinged with rose. Oz„ 10c; y 4 lb., 15c; y 2 lb., 
30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
Lima Beans 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH. 75 days. Plant large, heavily pro¬ 
ductive. Pods large, 4% to 5 inches long, 1% inches wide, % inch 
thick; usually contain 4 large, thick beans. Dry beans large, flat, 
greenish-white. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA (Potato Lima). 75 days. Plant large, 
erect, heavily productive. Pods 4 to 4^ inches long; stout, 1*4 inches 
wide, y 2 inch thick; contain 3 to 4 seeds. Green shell beans large, very 
plump, of the highest quality. Dry beans large, very plump; white. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c, postpaid. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH (Baby Dima). 65 days. Very popular for can¬ 
ning. Plant medium large, heavily productive. Pods small; 3 inches 
long, % inch wide, % inch thick; contain 3 to 4 seeds. Green shell 
beans small, flat, of splendid quality. Dry beans white. This is the 
bush form of Small White Lima (Carolina or Sieva). Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 
20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c, postpaid. 
KING OF THE GARDEN. 88 days. Good climber, heavily produc¬ 
tive. Pods 6 inches long, 1% inches wide, % inch thick; straight, with 
4 or 5 beans. Seeds large, thick, flat; white. An improved form of 
Large White Lima. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. 
In Planting Limas Sink Each Bean Edgewise. Eye Down 
Henderson’s 
Bush Lima 
DETROIT DARK RED. 52 to 55 days. The stand¬ 
ard of excellence in table beets for home and market 
garden, for shipping, and for canning. Tops uni¬ 
form, small, slender, erect. Roots globe-shaped; 
symmetrical, with small collar and small tap-root; 
very dark blood-red. Interior very uniform in 
color, the zones so inconspicuous that the flesh 
seems to be one solid ball of deep blood-red meat; 
remains tender and of highest quality until roots 
are full grown. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 
50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. Heavy cropper; easily har¬ 
vested. Roots large; thick oval, nearly cylindrical; 
light gray above, deep orange below ground; flesh 
yellow with white zones. Oz*, 10c; *4 lb., 15c; *4 
lb., 30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR, ROSE TOP. Roots long 
oval, tapered; grayish-white with rose-colored 
shoulder; flesh white, rich in sugar. Oz., 10c; *4 lb., 
15c; % lb., 30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
Swiss Chard 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP, Improved. 
60 days. For home and market garden. 
Tops medium small, but fairly coarse. 
Roots deep turnip-shaped; dark pur¬ 
plish-red. Flesh deep purplish-red 
zoned with a lighter shade. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; *4 lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 50c; lb., 90c, 
postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN BLOOD 
TURNIP. 50 days. Best for forcing and 
particularly valuable for early market. 
Tops small and upright; roots flattened, 
with long slender tap-roots; flesh dark 
purplish-red zoned lighter. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; *4 lb., 30c; y 2 lb., 50c; lb., 90c, 
postpaid. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN (Original 
Strain). 50 to 55 days. Splendid home 
and market garden sort. Tops medium 
in size; collar small. Root flattened 
globe-shape, with small tap-root; very 
dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish- 
red zoned with a lighter shade; crisp 
and tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 
30c; y 2 lb., 50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN. The most de¬ 
sirable beet for sugar manufacture; 
valuable for stock feeding. Roots me¬ 
dium large; 12 to 15 inches long, 3 y 2 to 
4 inches at shoulder, tapered; white 
with a tinge of gray; very rich in sugar 
content; good keeper. Oz., 10c; *4 lb., 
20c; % lb., 35c, postpaid. 
Improved 
Early Blood 
Turnip Beet 
Only the tops of this beet are used, like spinach, 
and the succulent stalks and 
midribs may be prepared in the 
same way as asparagus. The 
plants are cultivated like beets 
except that they should be 
thinned to 8 or 10 inches apart. 
If only the outer leaves are 
gathered, the inner leaves will 
continue to grow, and repeated 
pickings can be made. 
LUCULLUS. The fleshy crum¬ 
pled leaves of this variety make 
very choice greens. The plant 
grows erect, the stalks are 
rounded and finely ribbed, and 
the foliage is a rich deep green 
in color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % 
lb., 25c; y 2 lb., 45c, postpaid. 
Broccoli 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUT¬ 
ING. This vigorous plant is en¬ 
tirely different from the white 
heading sorts. Cultivated like 
cabbage, it bears a succession 
of sprouting heads which, if 
kept cut, will be replaced by 
others for 8 or 10 weeks. Each 
sprout, about 5 inches long, ends 
in a small head of deep green 
buds. Many think this vege¬ 
table superior in flavor to cauli¬ 
flower. y 2 oz*, 15c; oz., 25c, post¬ 
paid. 
