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Hart & Vick's Seeds, Plants, Bulbs . Rochester, N. Y. 
Detroit Dark Red Beets 
Crosby’s Egyptian Beets 
Hart & Vick’s Table Beets 
One package of seed will sow 15 feet of row; 1 ounce, 50 feet; 9 to 10 pounds, an acre 
The best results are obtained on a deep, 
rich sandy loam. Sow seed 1 inch deep, in 
drills 16 inches apart, as early as possible. 
If wanted very early, sow Detroit Dark Red 
and Crosby’s Egyptian in hotbeds and trans¬ 
plant to open ground. Thin to stand 3 to 
4 inches apart. Cultivate cleanly and thor¬ 
oughly. For succession, sow at intervals 
until middle of July. 
Crosby’s Egyptian, Hart & Vick Strain. Our 
special strain of this popular var ety is 
better in many respects than the old one. 
It is globular, perfectly smooth, with short 
top, small tap-root, and both skin and 
flesh dark in color. Much earl'er than all 
other dark-fleshed varieties. The very 
best early Beet for home- or market-garden. 
Pkg. 10c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
DETROIT DARK RED. The most popular 
and best canning Beet grown. As a second- 
early variety, we recommend it for the 
home- and market-garden. Our special 
strain is more uniform in shape and color 
than the old Detroit Dark Red. The tops 
and tap-roots are small and the leaves dark 
green, shaded red. Beets are round, 
smooth, and very dark red in skin and 
flesh. In tenderness and sweetness they 
are unsurpassed. Fine for canning. Pkg. 
10c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50. 
Early Wonder. For those who want the very 
earliest Beet, this variety should be 
planted. The tops are medium short and 
the Beet is round with skin and flesh lighter 
than Detroit. Pkg. 10c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 
45c; lb. $1.50. 
Mangels and Sugar Beets 
No crops are more valuable for feeding 
cattle and sheep than Mangels and Sugar 
Beets. In these last few years it is hard to 
find a dairyman who does not feed them. The 
average yield is 45 tons to the acre. They are 
easily harvested, not a particle of waste to 
them, and may be stored -n pit and root 
cellar with little trouble. Sow 8 pounds to 
the acre in May or June, in drills 2 feet 
apart, and thin to 10 inches in the row. 
Golden Giant or Sludstrup. Dairymen claim 
this is the greatest yielder of all. Giants 
in size, not as long as Long Red, but 
larger around; grows two-thirds above 
ground. Skin yellow, flesh white and solid. 
A fine kind for shallow soils. Oz. 10c; 
34 lb. 25c; lb. '60c; 5 lbs. $2.65. 
GIANT DOUBLE SUGAR. Contains more 
sugar and is more valuable for feeding 
than any other. Large, oval; grow half 
out of ground. Enormous yielder. White 
with red tops. Oz. 10c; 34 lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 
5 lbs. $2.65. 
Golden Tankard. Oval; yellow skin and 
flesh, smooth; grow half out of the ground. 
Splendid food-value. Oz. 10c; 34 lb. 25c; 
lb. 60c; 5 lbs. $2.65. 
Long Red. These long giant Mangels are 
light red and smooth, and grow well out 
of the ground. Splendid for feeding and 
keep well. Oz. 10c; 34 lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 
5 lbs. $2.65. 
Chicory 
One ounce of seed to 100 feet of drill 
Witloof or French Endive. Sow seed in 
spring in open ground, 34 inch deep, in rows 
18 inches apart, thin to 6 inches apart. 
Allow plants to grow until November. 
Take up roots and trim off leaves to about 
1 34 inches from the neck. Plant roots in 
trench 134 inches apart and cover with 8 
inches of fine soil. Here they produce 
blanched leaves for winter salad or cook¬ 
ing as greens. Pkg. 10c; oz. 30c; 34 lb. 90c. 
Large-rooted or Long Magdeburg. Extra- 
large, long roots. The young leaves make 
an excellent salad, while the dried roots 
may be used as a substitute for coffee. 
Pkg. 10c; oz. 25c; 34 lb. 65c. 
Large-rooted Chicory 
Swiss Chard or Spinach 
Beet 
One package of seed will sow 25 feet; 
1 ounce, 100 feet 
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Special Dark Green-leaved Strain. The 
best smooth-leaved Chard. Grown for its 
white stalks and main leaf-ribs, which are 
prepared like asparagus, and its thick 
foliage cooked like spinach. Pkg. 10c: 
oz. 15c; 34 lb. 35c; lb. $1.15. 
Fordhook Giant. Large, crumpled, thick, 
fleshy leaves, 10 inches wide and 24 inches 
long. The quality of both leaf and wide 
white midrib is excellent. Pkg. 10c- oz 
15c; 34 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Giant Lucullus. Grown exclusively for the 
numerous, fleshy leaves and leaf-stalks, 
which, for use as greens, are superior to 
those of other Beets. Later in the season 
the wax-like leaf-stems are cooked like 
asparagus or are pickled. Seed planted 
early in the spring will produce plants 
from which cuttings may be made all sum¬ 
mer, as you can cut right down to the 
ground, and new shoots will spring up and 
make a fast growth. Pkg. 10c; oz. 15c; 
34 lb. 35c; lb. $1.15. 
Collards 
True Georgia. A cabbage-like plant with a 
large, loose head, much used in the South 
and prepared like spinach. Pkg. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 34 lb. 40c. 
Corn Salad 
One package will sow 15 feet of row; 
1 ounce will sow 50 feet 
Dark Green Full-hearted. A small, quick¬ 
growing salad plant for late fall, winter, 
and spring. A substitute for Iettuoe and 
spinach. Sow in early spring for fall use; 
in August for spring use. Mulch during 
winter. Pkg. 10c; oz. 20c. 
Cress 
Fine Curled or Pepper Grass. Sow thickly 
every two weeks to have fresh plants, in 
rows 1 foot apart. Makes a very tasty 
salad. Pkg. 10c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 35c. 
Water Cress. For salads and garnishing. 
Sow the seed on the bank of a stream, or 
low land that floods. Pkg. 15c; oz. 50c; 
34 lb. $1.35. 
