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HAMILTON’S HAWKEYE SEEDS 
GARDEN BEETS 
Seed should be sown at the rate of one ounce to 100 feet of row. The rows should be spaced 18 to 
24 Inches apart. Work the soil well and cover the seeds about an inch deep. . A rich sandy loam is 
most favorable, but nearly all types of soil will produce beets if sufficiently fertilized and properly tilled. 
When the seedlings are about an inch tall it is well to thin them to about one-half inch apart. When 
they have grown 5 or 6 inches, the alternate plants in the row may be pulled and used for greens. This 
can be repeated as often as the roots touch in the rows or until they reach good table size. Beets 
are usually most tender and succulent when about 2 inches in diameter. 
By planting at intervals of two to three weeks until July, greens and beets will be supplied regu¬ 
larly until late fall. The roots from the later plantings may be stored and kept for winter use. 
Detroit Dark Red 
The Market Gardeners Choice 
52 to 55 days. The stand¬ 
ard of excellence in table 
beets for home and market 
garden, for shipping, and 
for canning. Tops uniform, 
small, slender, erect. Roots 
globe-shaped; symmetrical, 
with small collar and small 
tap-root; very dark blood- 
red. Interior very uniform 
In color, the zones so incon¬ 
spicuous that the flesh 
seems to be one solid ball 
of deep blood-red meat; re¬ 
mains tender and of highest 
quality until roots are full 
grown. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
$4 lb., 30c; % lb., 50c; lb., 
00c, postpaid. 
Early Egyptian 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP, 
Improved. 60 days. For 
home and market garden. 
Tops medium small, but 
fairly coarse. Roots deep 
turnip-shaped; dark pur¬ 
plish-red. Flesh deep pur¬ 
plish-red zoned with a 
lighter shade. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; Y± lb., 30c; % lb., 
50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY EGYP¬ 
TIAN BLOOD TURNIP. 50 
days. Best for forcing and 
particularly valuable for 
early market. Tops small 
and upright; roots flattened, 
with long slender tap-roots; 
flesh dark purplish-red 
zoned lighter. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; 34 lb., 30c; ik lb., 
50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
EARLY WONDER. 50 to 55 days. Very de¬ 
sirable for home and market garden. Tops small. 
Root flattened globe-shape with small collar and 
tap-root; dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish- 
red zoned a lighter shade. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 34 
lb., 80c; % lb., 50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN (Original Strain). 50 to 
55 days. Splendid home and market garden sort. 
Tops medium in size; collar small. Root flattened 
globe-shape, with small tap-root; very dark purplish- 
red. Flesh deep purplish-red zoned with a lighter 
shade; crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Y\ lb., 
30c; Ys lb., 50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Swiss Chard 
(Spinach Beet) 
Only the tops of this beet are used, like spinach. 
White Ribbed 
Dark Green 
Swiss Chard 
and the suc¬ 
culent stalks 
and midribs 
m a y be pre¬ 
pared in the 
same way as 
asp aragus. 
The plants 
are cultivated 
like beets ex¬ 
cept that they 
should be 
thinned to 8 
or 10 inches 
apart. If only 
the outer 
leaves are 
gathered, the 
inner leaves 
will continue 
to grow, and 
repeated pickings 
can be made. 
LiUCUIiliUS. The 
fleshy crumpled 
leaves of this va¬ 
riety make very 
choice greens. The plant 
grows erect, the stalks 
are rounded and finely 
ribbed, and the foliage is 
a rich deep green in color. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 
25c; % lb., 45c, postpaid. 
LARGE RIBBED, DARK 
GREEN. The smooth or slightly crumpled leaves 
are dark glossy green; stem and midribs broad and 
comparatively thick. Distinct from other chards 
and favored by many because of its superior flavor. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; Ya lb., 45c, postpaid. 
Mangel Wurzel 
The roots give an immense yield of valuable stock 
feed. Plant early in the spring in rows 2% feet 
apart. The seeds should be 1 inch apart in the row 
and covered by 1% inches of soil firmly pressed down. 
Cultivate frequently. When the plants are 3 
Inches high, begin to thin until the roots are 10 
inches apart. One ounce of seed plants 100 feet, 
and 5 pounds plant an acre. 
MAMMOTH DONG RED. Superior to strains of¬ 
fered as Norbiton Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. 
Roots very large; long spindle shape, straight and 
thick; grow % to % out of ground; light red; flesh 
white tinged with rose. Oz., 5c; *4 lb., 15c; Yz lb., 
30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. Heavy cropper; easily har¬ 
vested. Roots large; thick oval, nearly cylindrical; 
light gray above, deep orange below ground; flesh 
yellow with white zones. Oz., 5c; *4 lb., 15c; Ya lb., 
30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR, ROSE TOP. Roots long 
oval, tapered; grayish-white with rose-colored 
shoulder; flesh white, rich in sugar. Oz., 5c; Ya lb., 
15c; Yz lb., 30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 
For Making Sugar or Feeding 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN. The most desirable beet for sugar 
manufacture: valuable for stock feeding. Roots medium 
large: 12 to 15 inches long, 3% to 4 inches at shoulder, ta¬ 
pered: white with a tinge of gray: very rich in sugar con¬ 
tent: good keeper. Oz., 5c; *4 lb., 20c; Yz lb., 35c, postpaid. 
Brussels Sprouts 
HALF DWARF. Plants 30 inches tall, very dependable; 
stem well covered with small firm cabbage-like balls of about 
1 Va inches in diameter which mature in succession. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 25c, postpaid. 
Collards 
GEORGIA. The leading and best variety. A form of loose¬ 
headed cabbage that usually succeeds in locations where other 
sorts of cabbage cannot be grown to perfection. In the South 
they continue to grow all winter long and the tender tops are 
cooked like ordinary Cabbage, which they resemble greatly in 
flavor. One ounce will sow 300 feet of row. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; postpaid. 
Market Gardener Price Lists Upon Request 
