One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds to the acre. 
Culture: Plant as soon as ground can be worked. Spade 
well and pulverize thoroughly. Space the rows 18 inches 
apart and plant 1 inch deep. Plant in rich soil. Soaking over 
night in warm water will hasten germination. When seed¬ 
lings appear about 3 inches above the ground, thin out to 4 
inches between the plants. Beets are best for pulling when 
about 2 inches in diameter. 
203— Good for All. The new baby beet for nickling and can¬ 
ning. The roots are smooth, even in size and shape, almost 
perfectly globular. Interior, deep crimson, free from white 
' rings. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 44 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
(See colored picture, Page 59.) 
204— Improved Early Blood. (50 days.) This is a splendid early 
Beet of extra-fine quality, and the color is rich and dark. It 
always cooks and cuts a rich, dark blood red. It is tender, 
sweet and crisp and a standard sort for home use. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 44 lb., 25c; lb., 85c, postpaid. 
205—Detroit Dark Red. (52 days.) One of the best main 
crop, all-purpose Beets in cultivation. For the home 
garden it is especially desirable because of its high 
quality, being sweet, tender and fine grained without 
any trace of woodiness. Keeps rich, dark red color 
when canned. (See colored picture, Page 58.) Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 44 lb., 30c; lb., 95c, postpaid. 
Early Wonder 
Asparagus Seeds and Roots 
Culture. Dig a trench 144 feet deep and 1 foot 
wide, fill in 4 inches with well-rooted manure and 
on top of this, 5 inches of good, rich soil. Then 
lay the roots in, about 8 inches apart, taking care 
to spread well, having the crown in an upright po¬ 
sition. Cover to within 4 inches of the top of the 
trench and as the plants grow, gradually fill the 
trench to the surface. Rows 18 inches apart. 
201 —New Washing-ton Rust Proof. The best in 
Asparagus; it is a rust resistant 
strain. The strain we have for 
you is a very high yielder. 
If you want a choice bed of 
Asparagus, try t h i s N e w . 
Washington. 2 yr. old giant MJlL i- 
roots — Z5c per 10; 45c per ' / •, 
206 — Early Wonder. This 
one is by far the earliest 
of all. This is the dark¬ 
est red beet that I have 
ever seen, free from side 
roots. Every one of 
them as smooth as an ap¬ 
ple. Sw r eet and tender. 
Be sure that you plant 
some of this one. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; 44 lb., 30c; 
lb., 95c, postpaid. 
207 — Crimson Globe. (45 
days.) Dark red beet 
with small tap root. In¬ 
terior a rich deep crim¬ 
son; fine grained in tex¬ 
ture. Flesh is sweet, 
tender and never stringy 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 44 lb.. 
25c; lb., 85c, postpaid. 
Crimson Globe 
Rhubarb 
>2 — Giant Victoria. Prac¬ 
tically seedless. This 
is the largest and the 
best of the seedling 
varieties. Good, heavy 
stalks. Juicy stems, 
rich wine-red in col¬ 
or. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
44 lb., 30c; 44 lb., 
55c; 1 lb., $1.00; 5 
lbs., $4.50, postp’d. 
210—SWISS CHARD 
Greatest of all summer greens. A 
variety of beet grown for its leaves. 
They may be used just as Spinach. 
Constant crop from July until winter. 
It makes good poultry feed, too. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; 44 lb., 25c; lb., 60c, post¬ 
paid. (See colored picture, Page 59.) 
Mammoth Long Red 
Mangel 
} white leghorns again this year. You can't beat them 
■v v . ■for green feed to bring up egg production. Store them 
, near the barn, digging a shallow trench which is 
v lined with straw and throwing in the beets, covering 
A: them with straw' and then more soil or cornstalks to 
keen out the frost This w r ay you can keep them as 
long as you want to, and of course, you will not put 
them in the pit until just before the freezing weather 
comes on. 
Sow the seed in rich soil in May or June in row's 20 inches to two feet 
apart, thinning the plants from six to eight inches apart in the row', and don’t 
harvest until heavy frost. Sow 5 or 6 pounds of seed to the acre. 
216—Mammoth Long Red. This is the heaviest yielder and grows to an 
immense size, is very productive and profitable. An excellent keeper, 
too. Yields of from 20 to 30 tons per acre not unusual. Oz., 5c; 44 lb., 
20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
218 — Golden Tankard Mangel. (140 days.) Deep yellow in color, oval in shape 
and sets partly on top of the ground. Heavy yielder. Oz., 5c; 44 lb., 20c; 
lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
220 — Giant Half-Sugar Rose. (140 days.) Roots of this variety are green 
above the ground and rose color below'. Very valuable for feeding purposes. 
Oz., 5c; 44 lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
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