POPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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crosby’s iMi’BOVtD bgyptian, the earliest beet. 
CROSBY’S IMPROVED 
EGYPTIAN BEET 
This is our leading extra early beet for market 
f ardeners’ use ; equally good for the home table. 
t is earlier than the old Extra Early Egyptian, 
larger in size, smooth, and of the form as shown 
in our photographic illustration above. It retains 
its superior quality and does not become woody 
and tasteless like the old Egyptian when allowed 
to stand too long. It may be sown outside as late 
as July. This beet was originated from the Extra 
Early Egyptian by Mr. Crosby and is a very shy 
seeder. Our stock is grown from stock seed 
selected by the originator, and is superior in every 
way. Price, per pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; \ lb., 20c.; lb., 
75c., by mail, postage paid; by express, lb., 65c.; 
6 lbs. and over, 60c. per lb. 
laniek's superba, most perfect beet in existence. 
LANIER’S SUPERBA BEET 
For more than fifty years and until his death, 
our old friend, William Lanier, one of the oldest 
and best-known market gardeners near Philadel¬ 
phia, supplied the early and late markets with the 
handsomest and most salable beets that could be 
had, and Lanier’s Beets, as they were called, be¬ 
came much sought after by tbe best commission 
merchants of New York, Boston and Philadelphia. 
During all these years Mr. Lanier selected with a 
critical eye the most perfect beets from each crop 
for seed stock to plant for his own use. The pho¬ 
tograph gives an idea of its beautiful bell shape, 
between a turnip and a half-long beet. A strong, 
vigorous grower, producing marketable beets very 
early, of a dark carmine color and very tender. 
Price, pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; } lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 
GARDEN BEETS —A Select List of the Best 
One ounce of seed will sow sixty feet of drill, five pounds will sow an acre in drills 
All varieties in regular large-sized packets, at 5c. per packet. 
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Extra Early Egyptian Blood Turnip. A standard early sort with small top . . 
Ruby Dulcet. Fine globe shape, blood-red, 6mall top, finest quality . 
Johnson’s Surprise. Extra early, small top, splendid shape and color .... 
Improved Eclipse. A fine round beet of first quality; very early, greatly improved, 
New Meteor. Fine round shape, skin dark blood-red, flesh red, very sweet . ! 
Crimson Ulobe. Round, smooth, deep purplish crimson, very sweet . 
Lentz Extra Early Blood Turnip. Popular market sort, very showy, fine quality, 
Bastian’s Early Blood Turnip. Very popular, small top, flesh zoned, very sweet, 
Early Bassano. Quite early, very sweet, light-colored flesh, fine form . 
Detroit Dark Red Turnip. Of fine dark color and form ; splendid for market . . 
Dark Stinson. Very popular with Philadelphia gardeners; good for winter use . 
Edmands’ Early Red Turnip. Fine medium early, deep red, very uniform . . . 
Bastian’s Half-Long Blood. One of the most popular winter keepers . 
Long Smooth Blood Red. An excellent, large, very late sort, fine keeper . . . 
Swiss Chard, or Silver. Cultivated for leaves, which are used as greens .... 
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Johnson’s Ever Ready Cabbage 
SOLID HEADS WEIGHING 15 lbs. 
G. C. Kelly, Colmar, Pa., writes us, November 16, 
1907: “ Y our new cabbage turned out extra fine; all headed, 
and many of the large solid heads weighed over 15 lbs. I 
have been growing cabbage over forty years and they beat 
anything I have ever seen. Much superior to Louderbaek’s 
and olliers.” 
Johnson’s Selected Celery Seed 
THE ItEST EVER 
A. II. Dewey, Clayton, N. Y., writes, May 7, 1907 ; “ I 
want to tell you how proud we are of our celery. The old 
gardeners around here told us thatit would take three weeks 
for the seeds to come, and so to plant early. We planted 
Golden Heart and White Plume, and to our surprise and.de¬ 
light it came up in 12 <lays. Those who have been celery 
growers for years say they never heard of such a thing and 
want to know where we got the seed. We say 4 *t Johnson’s.' ” 
