IMPORTERS AND GROWERS OF ALL KINDS OF SEEDS 
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TABLE VARIETIES 
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Culture —Beets do best 
in rich, sandy loam, but 
•may be grown in any 
good soil. The seed should 
be sown in the spring as 
soon as danger of frost is 
passed, in rows from 12 
to 30 inches apart. As 
soon as the plants are 
well up they should be 
thinned to 4 or 5 inches 
in the row. The seed 
should be covered to the 
depth of about an inch. 
It takes about two ounces 
of seed for 100 feet of row and about 6 to 8 pounds to the acre. 
For a succession of young beets during the summer, plant 
every four weeks during spring months. Beets for winter storage 
should be sown in late summer. 
Hot sliced beets mlh 
\ butter are delicious I 
CRIMSON GLOBE 
It Is jnst the Heel you want for the table. Beautiful form. 
Rich Red Flesh. Exceedingly Tender. 
The very dark leaves are small and borne on slender stems 
which occupy but a small portion of the root; but it is the 
exquisite tenderness of the flesh and the complete absence of 
any stringy or woody character that so thoroughly distinguish 
this Beet. The interior color is very deep crimson throughout, 
but Is ringed or zoned in a most beautiful manner, making It 
very attractive in appearance. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 25c; 
y 4 lb„ 40c; lh„ $1.25. 
Early Blood Turnip —This is a carefully selected strain of 
this Rlood Turnip Beet. It is very early, deep blood red and 
almost round. It is smooth and an excellent forcing variety. 
Good for main, spring or summer crop, and is a fine keeper. 
It cooks sweet and crisp and is 
an excellent beet in every respect. 
Pkt., 10c: oz., 15c; 2 oz., 20c; V* 
lb., 25c; lb., 80c. 
Edmond’s Blood Turnip— Hand¬ 
some round shape, skin very deep, 
j blood red color, flesh very dark 
] and exceedingly sweet and ten¬ 
der. Very regular and of good 
size. Make excellent bunch beets. 
Plct., 10c; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 20c; % 
lb., 25c; lb., 80c. 
Crosby’s Early Egyptian —One 
of the earliest and best on the 
market. It is more globular than 
the Early Egyptian. Especially 
good for market gardeners. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 20c; X A lb., 
30c; lb., 90c. 
Early Wonder Beet —This new 
beet is becoming very popular with market gardeners who 
grow for the early market, as Early Wonder is the earliest va-. 
riety of oeet. It is vermilion red; has small top; globe shaped 
and is a money maker. It is deserving of a trial in your garden 
this year. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; X A lb., 30c; Vz lb., 55c; lb., $1.00. 
Extra Early Egyptian —An extra early turnip-shaped variety; 
has small tops and grows quickly. The flesh is In alternate 
rings of white and red. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 20c; *A lb.. 
Early Wonder Beet 
25c; lb., 80c. 
Petroit Bark Red —A choice strain of dark red turnip beet of 
globular to oval shape with smooth roots and small tops. Skin 
is blood red. zoned with light shades, tender and sweet. Fine 
for market and canning. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 
Eclipse —This is as early as 
the Egyptian, but is more de¬ 
sirable owing to Its globe 
shape, smoothness and regu¬ 
larity. It has a small, firm 
top, is very sweet, fine and of 
dark red color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; 2 oz., 20c; X A lb., 25c; 
lb., 80c. 
Long Blood Red —The old 
standard variety for table and 
cattle. It is the best drouth 
resister of all; color deep red, 
flesh very sweet. Grows en¬ 
tirely under the ground. Pkt., 
10c; oz.,' 15c; 2 oz., 20c; X A lb., 
25c; lb., 80c. 
SWISS CHARI), OR FOLIAGE 
BEET 
This is a distinct vegetable 
from the common beet, much 
superior for greens, and is 
Detroit Dark Red 
ready for use much earlier. When mature, the plants form 
broad, flat and beautifully white and wax-like stems, which are 
very delicious when cooked as beets, as asparagus tips, or pickled. 
We recommend this beet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 20c; y 4 lb., 
30c; lb., 90c. 
SUGAR BEETS AND MANGEL WURZELS 
Culture—Both Mangels and Sugar 
Beets require deep, well enriched soil. 
Sow in May or June in rows 18 inches to 
2 feet apart and 3 to 8 inches in the 
rows. Young plants may be transplanted 
to fill up vacancies. As soon as frost oc¬ 
curs dig the crop. Five to six pounds are 
required for an acre. 
SUGAR BEETS 
Klein Wanzleben —This is the variety 
so extensively planted for sugar factor¬ 
ies. Rich in sugar, crisp and a heavy 
yielder. Grows from 10 to 15 inches in 
length and from 4 to 6 inches in diam¬ 
eter at base of leaves, tapering gradu¬ 
ally under the surface of the ground. 
This beet does not grow above the sur¬ 
face. Yields all the way from 10 to 30 
tons per acre and is very profitabe for 
feeders of cattle, hogs or sheep. By par¬ 
cel post, prepaid: Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 25c; 
lb., 45c; 10 lbs., $4.00. 
Lane’s Improved Imperial Sugar —Will 
yield almost as much as the mangels, 
and contains from 12 per cent to 15 per 
cent sugar. Roots long and smooth and 
very regular in size, tapering very evenly, 
and, as a rule, are free from fibrous 
roots. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 25c; lb., 
45c; 10 lbs., $4.00. 
HALF SUGAR MANGEL 
For Stock Feeding 
Giant Feeding Sugar Beet or Half 
Sugar Mangel —Especially desirable for 
stock feeding, affording not only a very 
large crop much easier to harvest than 
other sorts but also having higher nutri¬ 
tive value, being especially rich in sugar. 
On account of growing partly out of the 
ground and the long ovoid shape the 
crop can be harvested and stored easily 
and at less expense than any other root 
crop. Prepaid parcel post: Pkt., 5c; y> 
lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., $4.00. 
Improved Mammoth Long Red —Our stock is a great improve¬ 
ment on the old variety. Roots very large, uniformly straight 
and well formed: color deep red; roots solid; tops small. Will 
yield 50 tons per acre with ordinary cultivation. If you want a 
large crop of Mangels of good quality don’t fail to try this 
sort. Should be grown in deep, loose soil. By parcel post, pre¬ 
paid: Pkt., 5c; x / z lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., $1.00. 
Golden Tankard —The most satisfactory variety to plant for 
stock. Early, hardy and a heavy cropper. Flesh yellow: tops 
and neck very small: easily pulled; especially relished by sheep 
and cows. Prepaid: Pkt., 5c; % lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., $4.00. 
Banish Mangel “Sludstrup” —Sludstrup is a long, reddish yel¬ 
low root, but not so long as the Mammoth Long Red. It grows 
more above the ground and is very easily harvested; the size 
like all other varieties, depends entirely upon circumstances. 
They frequently grow to a size weighing from 15 to 20 lbs. each. 
By parcel post, prepaid: Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., 
$4.00. 
BROCCOLI 
Should be treated the same as Cauliflower, which it resembles. 
In fact, It is practically a coarse Cauliflower; more divided in 
the head, grows larger and taller and is hardier and easier to 
grow. Plant and cultivate the same as Winter Cabbage or Kale. 
Italinn Green Sprouting —It is remarkably early and of great 
value for short season sections. Plant forms a large, solid head 
which remains green. When the central head is cut, numerous 
sprouts develop from the leaf axes, each sprout terminating in 
small green heads which are bunched for market. Klegant cauli¬ 
flower flavor, tender and delicious. 70 days. Pkt., 12c; 
oz., 16c; y 2 OZ., 28c; oz., 49c; 2 oz., 91c; X A lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
Early Large White —The best variety. Heads white and large. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 40c; X A Ik, $1.25; lb,, $4.00. 
