CATALOGUE OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS 
Other Pole Beans ~ (Continued) 
Red Speckled Cut-short, or Corn-Hill. An old, 
well known, hardy, productive bean; used 
largely in the South for planting with corn. 
Scarlet Runner. On the 'order of the Limas; 
grown mostly in America for its ornamental, 
bright scarlet flowers. 
Striped Creaseback, or Scotia. A very hardy, 
productive cornfield bean. The pods are round, 
straight and creasebacked; slightly stringy. 
Tennessee Wonder. Somewhat similar to Ken¬ 
tucky Wonder but with immensely larger, 
straighter, smoother and more creasebacked 
pods. 
White Creaseback. A very hardy, early, old-time 
variety with uniform, round and slender, slight¬ 
ly stringy pods. 
White Dutch Case Knife. A very old variety 
with long, straight, flat, stringy, though brit¬ 
tle, pods. 
Table Beets 
Culture. —The soil which is best suited is that which is rather light and thoroughly enriched with 
manure. For an early supply sow in spring as soon as the ground becomes fit for work, in drills 
about 18 inches apart and % inch deep. For main crop, sow the first week in May, and for winter 
use, sow in June. 
One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds to the acre in drills 
Three Splendid Beets 
Crimson Globe. A late or main crop variety, medium in size, globe shaped 
with deep purple flesh. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Desirable for first early market. Roots uniform, flat¬ 
tened globe in shape, exterior and interior color deep red. 
Dewing’s Early Blood Turnip. Medium early dark red, top-shaped; flesh 
carmine. 
Early Blood Turnip. Standard red table beet with round, slightly flat¬ 
tened roots. 
Early Wonder. Roots very uniform, nearly globe shaped, with small top 
and tap root; skin dark red, flesh deep blood red, with little zoning. 
Eclipse. Small tops and medium sized, round, bright red roots. 
Edmand’s Blood Turnip. A second early sort, with short tops; roots 
nearly round, dark red in color. 
Extra Early Egyptian. One of the very earliest, with small tops and dis¬ 
tinctly flat, fairly thick, dark red roots. 
BOSTON CROSBY 
An exceptionally desirable selection from Crosby’s Egyptian 
and very popular with market gardeners. The roots are 
uniform, globe shaped with a very small top and tap root, 
skin dark red; flesh deep purplish red with little zoning. 
DETROIT DARK RED 
One of the best main crop varieties for home or market 
garden. Roots of medium size, globe shaped and very smooth; 
skin dark red, flesh solid vermilion red. Tops small, upright, 
dark green, shaded red. 
GOOD FOR ALL 
A fine new variety producing 
deep red globular roots with small 
tops. An excellent variety for 
home and market gardeners and 
also desirable for canning. 
Detroit Dark Red 
Boston Crosby 
Half Long Blood. An excellent second early sort and good keeper; roots smooth, deep red in color. 
Long Smooth Blood. A standard long, late variety with deep purplish-red flesh; excellent keeper. 
Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea Kale. Its yellowish-green leaves are used as greens. 
Swiss Chard, Lucullus. An improvement on the old variety, with foliage much crumpled or savoyed. 
Swiss Chard, Fordhook Giant. A strikingly handsome variety with large, very dark green, much 
crumpled leaves and broad white stalks. 
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