SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
CABBAGE 
50-55 DAYS 
CULTURE—For tabie beets sow in drills 18 inches 
apart, and thin to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the rows. 
Use one ounce to 100 feet of drill and cover lightly. 
Sow May First. 
EARLY WONDER—Roots uniform, nearly globe- 
shaped, with small top, skin dark red, flesh deep blood 
red. Popular with market gardeners for early or late 
planting. 
DETROIT DARK RED—One of the very best sorts for 
home or market garden and for canning purposes. Roots 
uniformly smooth, of medium size, and globe shaped; 
skin dark red, flesh solid vermillion red. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP, IMPROVED—The old stand¬ 
ard table beet - roots nearly round or slightly flattened, 
bright red, zoned and of good quality. Not so early as 
Detroit, and with a larger, coarser top. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN—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 light¬ 
er shade; crisp and tender. 
EDMAND'S BLOOD TURNIP—A second early sort, 
with short tops; roots nearly round, dark red; flesh 
purplish red with little zoning; a good keeper. 
SWISS CHARD. LUCULLUS—An improved type of 
Chart. Of more upright growth than the Silver variety; 
leaves yellowish-green, fairly crumpled, mid-rib and 
veins white; stalks thick, broad and flat and as large 
as rhubarb. 
Mangel Wisrzel and 
Sugar Beets 
LONG RED MAMMOTH, (Norbiton Giant)—Attains 
enormous size, producing thirty to fifty tons to the 
acre. Root nearly cylindrical in shape, light red, grow¬ 
ing well above ground; flesh white and rose-colored. 
GOLDEN TANKARD—Roots large, nearly cylindrical 
in shape, narrowing abruptly at both ends; skin deep 
orange-yellow; flesh zoned yellow and white; sweet and 
productive. 
VILMORIN’S IMPROVED SUGAR—An improvement 
on the White French Sugar; used extensively for mak¬ 
ing beet sugar. 
(Sow one ounce for 2,000 plants; six ounces for one acre) 
GOLDEN ACRE, 66 Days—The earliest of the round headed cab¬ 
bages, maturing with Jersey Wakefield. Plant small, dwarf and 
compact; heads of medium size, round as a ball, hard, solid and 
very uniform. 
COPENHAGEN MARKET, 70 Days—Very fine, nearly as early as 
Jersey Wakefield; stem short, heads large, round and solid, with few 
outer leaves of an upright growth. 
ALL SEASONS, 85 Days—Heads large, round and very deep; can 
be planted for early or late crop; a splendid keeper; in season a late 
second early, coming in with Early Flat Dutch; a favorite with kraut 
manufacturers. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD, 65 Days—The most widely known 
and popular extra early variety; heads are broad cone shaped and 
very solid. Our stock is very dwarf, compact and extremely early. 
CHARLESTON LARGE WAKEFIELD, 75 Days—About one week 
later than Early Jersey Wakefield, but the conical heads are fully 
one-half larger. 
LATE FLAT DUTCH, 95 Days—A justly popular and esteemed 
variety; extensively cultivated for market and family use. Heads 
large, round, flattened and very firm; has a medium stem and is 
very hardy. 
EARLY FLAT DUTCH, 70 Days—Earlier and heads somewhat 
smaller than Late Flat Dutch; a good short stemmed second early. 
RED ROCK, 110 Days—The largest and surest heading 
red cabbage; more deeply colored at the heart than 
Red Dutch; medium to long stem. 
CHINESE CABBAGE (Wong Bok), 80 Days—The 
heads of this variety are shorter and broader than Pe 
Tsai, the incurving leaves producing a tighter, more 
compact head. 
BEETS and MANGEL WURZEL— 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
% lb. 
5c 
10c 
25c 
Brussels Sprouts 
Plant dwarf and compact; 20-in. tall; very uni¬ 
form; stem well covered with firm, round cabbage-like 
balls of 1^-1%-in. diameter which mature in succes¬ 
sion. Pkt., 10c; Oz., 25c. 
ALL PACKETS POSTPAID 
See Page 31 For Complete 
Garden Seed List. 
CABBAGE— 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
PL-lb. 
10c 
20c 
50c 
CARROTS 
CULTURE—Plant seed one-half inch deep in loose, 
well prepared soil, in rows 16 inches apart. Thin 2 to 4 
inches in row. Plant from early spring to mid June. 
DANVERS HALF LONG, 75 Days—The best known 
second early, half-long sort; roots 6 to 8 inches long, 
tapering to a blunt point; flesh deep orange, tender and 
good quality. 
CHANTENAY HALF LONG, (The Model), 72 Days— 
Excellent medium early half-long stump rooted variety; 
roots about 6 inches long, very thick, smooth and of a 
deep orange-red color. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE, 88 Days—An excellent 
intermediate season, standard sort; roots 12 inches long, 
about 3 inches broad at the crown, tapering regularly to 
a point; deep orange color. 
OXHEART, OR GUERANDE. 72 Days—Mature roots 
4% to 5 inches long, very stout and thick, ending in an 
abrupt small tap root; small top and easily harvested; 
color light bright orange. 
CARROTS— 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
%-Lb. 
5c 
10c 
25c 
CAULIFLOWER 
CAULIFLOWER 
Pkt. 
%-Oz. 
Extra 
Small Leaved Erfurt. 
. . .25 
.$5 
Early 
Snowball, true . 
.76 
