GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grond Rapids, Michigan 
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•^•This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
BEETS-Continued 
p l > r .• Where an early market sort is desired, 
CFOSDy S Egyptian our strain is unequalled. Roots a flattened 
globe shape, skin very dark red, flesh a trifle lighter, tops 
small. Oz., 10c; 54 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 80c, postpaid, 
r i- An early variety with small tops and medium sized, 
EClipSc round, bright red roots; flesh bright red. Oz., 10c; 
54 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 80c, postpaid. 
Early Blood Turnip, Improved KU°«^ nd "»nd t *. b r , .i! 
ly flattened, bright red, zoned and of good quality. Not so 
early as Detroit, but with a larger, coarser top. Oz., 10c; 
54 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 80c, postpaid. 
r l r All New. The most refined and distinct Beet 
uOOfl ror All grown. Deep dark red with short tops, good 
keeper and excellent shipper. Interior deep crimson, and 
free from growth rings. Every market gardener should 
try this new variety. Oz., 10c; 54 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 80c, post¬ 
paid. 
Mangel or Stock Beets 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to fifty feet of 
drill, five pounds per acre. Sow early in the spring, in rows 
about two feet apart; cover seed one and one-half inches 
deep, pressing the ground firmly over the seed. When 
plants are three inches high thin to about eight inches 
apart in the row. The plants pulled may be used for 
greens. 
|m„„„ a( i i n i A favorite with the dairy-man 
lwammotn Long Rea and farmer. Large, well formed; 
dark red color, very nutritious; a big cropper. Oz., 
10c; 54 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
f Aldan TonLorrl Very productive and sweet; tops and 
UOiaen Iduharu neck very small, flesh yellow, es¬ 
pecially relished by cows and sheep. Oz., 10c; 54 lb., 
20c; 1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
Italian Green Sprouting Broccoli. 
Sugar Beets 
Sugar Beets and Mangels are of great value for 
stock feeding, because of the improved health and 
condition of the animals, increased flow and quality 
of milk, and because of the saving in fodder. The 
yield is enormous, and the cost of growing is trifling. 
Grow a patch of them for Winter feed. They are 
also excellent for poultry. 
I > I_' 1 A white fleshed handsome and 
L3Ue S Imperial ollgar productive variety, used ex¬ 
tensively for making beet sugar. Oz., 10c; 54 lb., 20c; 
1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
Giant Feeding Sugar A V ,3SJ 
oval-shaped, skin rose colored, flesh white, very nu¬ 
tritious and easily harvested. Oz., 10c; 54 lb., 20c; 
1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
Broccoli 
Italian Green Sprouting iS,"STS& * 
sisting of a compact cluster of bluish green flovyers. 
When the central head is removed, the plant pro¬ 
duces many branches, each bearing small heads. 
These are cut with 3 or 4 inches of the branch at¬ 
tached and tied in bunches for market. The stems as 
well as the flower heads are cooked and served as 
cauliflower. Oz., 45c; 54 lb., §1.40; 1 lb., $4.50, post¬ 
paid. 
Danish Ballhead. 
Cabbage 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will pro¬ 
duce about 2,000 plants; 10,890 plants will plant an 
acre of early cabbage; and 7,260 plants for an acre of 
late. Three ounces of seed will plant an acre of early 
and five ounces an acre of late cabbage. For early 
cabbage, sow seed in hotbeds in January or February. 
Transplant as early as possible to the open ground 
about two feet apart each way. For late cabbage, sow 
seed in the open ground in May and transplant about 
July first in rows 254 feet each way. 
Farliocl of All ^ new Danish introduction of the 
Eds deSl 01 nil Copenhagen type, heads are perfectly 
round, solid and of uniform size. Fully 7 to 12 days 
earlier than Jersey Wakefield. Average about 4 lbs. 
each. Oz., 25c; 54 lb-, 60c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
-X-fnlvlan Heads round, very hard. As early 
” uOlQcU rtde as the Jersey Wakefield. Some claim 
it to be a week earlier. Matqres two or three weeks 
earlier than Copenhagen Market, but is otherwise 
quite similar. Owing to earliness and rretnarkable 
uniformity, Golden Acre will prove the most" profitable 
early cabbage for market gardeners. Oz., 25c p-*4. lb., 
75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
Early Jersey WakeGeM 
variety. The conical heads are very uniform in shape 
and very solid. Our stock is dwarf, compact and ex¬ 
tremely early. Oz., 20c; 54 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.25, post¬ 
paid. 
Improved Copenhagen Market t^ierse^ wake y fieid S . 
Stems short, heads large, round and solid, with few 
outer leaves. Oz., 20c: 54 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
All ^aacnnc Heads large, round and yery deep; can 
AU reasons he planted for early or late crop. Good 
keeper. Oz., 20c; 54 lb., 60c; 1 Ib.J $1.75, postpaid, 
oil All sure to head. Late 'cabbage of fhe 
jureneao Klat Dutch type; a splendid keeper. Oz., • 
20c; 54 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.75, postpaid, 
in -i D„UL „„ J Short stemmed, heads round. Very 
m Uanisn Daiinoafl solid and heavy. Splendid keeper, 
hardy, and the best Winter sort. Oz., 20c; 54 lb., 
60c; 1 lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
