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D. R. MAYO SEED COMPANY, Inc 
Table Beets 
Beets are easily grown. They 
should be included in every home 
garden. Plant enough to can for 
Winter. Canned Beets are de¬ 
licious and are much appreciated 
in the long Winter months. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet 
of drill. 5 to 6 pounds 
to the acre. 
CULTURE: For the table 
sow in March, and follow 
at frequent intervals for 
succession until August. 
Have the rows 16 to 20 
inches apart, and sow about 
one inch deep. Give good 
cultivation, and then thin to 
3 to 4 inches apart in the 
rows. 
Stock Beets: 
Tlirive in this sec¬ 
tion. They are a 
splendid cattle food. 
Plant some this 
year. 
r a „l Very early dark red beet. Its earliness and rich color make it a favorite both 
Hiai ly VV onaer w ith truckers and home gardeners. The tap root is very small and the beet 
itself is of very desirable shape for bunching. Early Wonder is one of the most desirable beets for home 
and market use. Matures in about 55 Days. Packet, 10c; Oz. 15c; X A Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00, Postpaid. 
Early Blood Turnip 
A good standard variety for home use. Root ovoid with smooth dark 
skin. Flesh deep red. Tender and sweet. Packet, 5c. Oz. 10c; Lb. 
25c; Lb. 85c, Postpaid. 
17 An extra early variety for home and market garden use. Roots 
LfUsOy JQitiriy ILgy piletll flattened globe in shape, with small tap root; dark red. Tops 
medium. Flesh purplish red. Tender, sweet and fine quality. Matures in about 55 days. Packet, 5c; 
Oz. 10c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. Postpaid. 
Detroit Dark Red 
The outstanding variety for truckers, produce shippers and canners. Tops 
medium, dark green tinged with red. Roots globular, smooth, uniform, 
attractive, with small tap root. Color deep ox-blood red. Flesh dark red with indistinct zones of slightly 
lighter hue. Fine quality, sweet and tender. Packet, 10c; Oz. 15c: Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.10, Postpaid. 
I r&rscr D _ J An old time favorite for late use. Long, smooth blood red roots growing 
l_<Ong OIIIOOUI IXCU deep into the soil, resisting hot Summer sun and drouth. You should 
plant some of these for use after the early sorts are gone. Packet, 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c, 
Postpaid. 
Mangel Beets 
Immensely valuable for feeding milch cows. Easily grown, very productive and 
fine to keep up the flow of milk when pastures have dried up. 
Jumbo Long Red Mangel 
Largest and heaviest yielder in the South of all the true Mangel 
beets. Roots grow from one-half to two-thirds above the sur¬ 
face and are usually 18-24 in. long and 4-6 in. wide. The tonnage on rich or well-fertilized ground is 
immense. Plant 10 Lbs. per acre in 214 to 3-foot rows. Oz. 10c; *4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c, Postpaid. 
Golden Tankard 
Root large, flesh yellow, zoned with white. Packet, 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 25c; 
Lb. 65c. 10 Lbs. $6.00, Postpaid. 
SWISS CHARD OR SPINACH BEET 
Cultural Directions 
Swiss Chard 
Swiss Chard is a beet grown for its leaves. The mid-rib when boiled 
makes delicious greens, or the leaves may be boiled and served as 
spinach. Sown in the spring the leaves are soon ready to eat and will continue to grow all through the 
summer and fall. If given a little protection it will survive the winter and make excellent greens early 
in the spring. One ounce will sow 60 feet of drill. 
Should be in your garden. Probably no vegetable is coming into popular favor 
more rapidly than Swiss Chard or Sea Kale. It is grown for its leaves only as it 
does not make a bulbous edible root like the other varieties. The leaves grow large and upright and as the 
outer leaves are cut more come from the center. The mid-rib or center stem of each leaf is large and 
almost white and after trimming can be cooked and served like asparagus. The leaf part can be cooked 
like spinach or turnip greens, or if desired the whole leaf can be boiled and served as “greens.” There 
is a delicious, delicate flavor not found in either turnips or kale. Packet, 10c; Oz. 15c; 14 Lb., 30c; 
Lb. 90c, Postpaid. 
Rrorrnll Give culture as for Cauliflower, and in the South unless an expert Cauliflower grower. 
Broccoli makes a surer header for you. Italian Green Sprouting. All season variety. A 
tall branching plant forms a central head of bluish green flower buds resembling a loose head of Cauli¬ 
flower. After the main head is removed, side branches continue to develop during the season, and 
frequently form small heads, which, with the stems, are cut and served in the same way as Asparagus. 
Cultivate same as Cabbage. Packet, 10c; Oz. 25c; % Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50, Postpaid. 
