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Beet 
Culture—Sow in drills 15 inches apart as early 
in the spring as the ground can be worked and 
cover one inch. When well up thin out 4 inches 
apart in the rows. 
One ounce to fifty feet of drill; six pounds to 
the acre. 
Asgrow Wonder. This outstanding new strain 
is unsurpassed in earliness, uniformity and depth 
of interior color. Tops medium, roots semi- 
globular, deep red. smooth. Flesh purplish red, 
slightly zoned; tender and of highest quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50. 
Early Wonder. A fine early variety, the mar¬ 
ket gardener’s favorite on account of its sym¬ 
metrical form, dark color, small top and early 
maturity. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. The roots are flattened, 
globe shaped and very smooth. Exterior color of 
root bright red. The flesh is bright vermilion 
red, zoned with a lighter shade, very sweet and 
tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb 45c; lb. $1.25 
Detroit Dark Red. The best beet for the mar¬ 
ket and home garden. Tops small, upright in 
growth. Root medium sized, globular or nearly 
round, very smooth, and of dark blood red color. 
Very desirable for bunching. Uniform in growth 
and unsurpassed in quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Good For All. This superb new variety, de¬ 
veloped from Detroit Dark Red, is especially fine 
for canning and pickling. Roots smooth, even 
in shape and size, almost perfectly globular. Col¬ 
lar and tap roots very small. Interior color of 
roots deep crimson free from zones. Superior for 
home gardens. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beets 
Culture—Sow in drills 2 inches deep, about 2 
feet apart, thin out to 10 inches apart, in the 
row. Six pounds to the acre. 
Mammoth Long Red. This variety produces 
roots of mammoth size and is enormously pro¬ 
ductive. Yielding from thirty to forty tons per 
acre on well prepared land. 
Oz. 10c; X A lb. 25c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $2.80. 
Golden Tankard. Recommended for dairymen 
on account of its milk-producing properties. The 
flesh is a rich golden yellow. 
Oz. 10c; X A lb. 25c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $2.80. 
Giant Feeding Sugar Beet or Half Sugar Man¬ 
gel. A strain of beets very desirable for stock 
feeding, affording not only a very large crop 
much easier to harvest than other sorts, but also 
having a higher nutritive value, being especially 
rich in sugar. Roots light bronze green above 
ground, grayish white below with white flesh. 
Oz. 10c; X A lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.00. 
Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet 
Culture—Same as beets, except plants should 
be thinned to 8-10 inches apart in the row. The 
leaves are used as greens and served like spinach 
while the mid-ribs may be cooked like aspara¬ 
gus. In harvesting remove only the outer leaves 
as the crown will soon produce a new crop. 
(NEW) FORDHOOK GIANT. Decidedly the 
best of the Chards. Leaves broad, upright in 
growth, very dark green, crumpled or savoyed, 
with broad, white mid-rib. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
Lucullus. Upright growth. Leaves yellowish- 
green, fairly crumpled, mid-rib and veins white. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Brussels Sprouts 
Culture—Same as for cabbage. The sprouts 
resemble miniature cabbage and are very tender. 
Long Island Improved. Undoubtedly the best 
and most dependable. Matures earlier—plants 
more dwarf and compact than other varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.00. 
Broccoli 
Culture—Same as for cauliflower; does better 
in a cool climate. 
White Cape. Heads compact, good size and of 
a creamy white color; one of the most certain to 
head. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; X A lb. $2.00; lb. $6.00. 
Italian Green Sprouting (Christmas Calabrese) 
This is the leading variety of the popular sprout¬ 
ing Broccoli. The plants produce a large, cen¬ 
tral, green head and numerous green sprouts 
terminating in small green heads. A very de¬ 
sirable, delicious, tender vegetable. Cook and 
serve as asparagus. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; *4 lb. $1.70; lb. $5.00. 
Allen, Sterling and Lothrop, Portland. Maine 
