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LETHERMAN’S SEED HOUSE, Canton, Ohio 
“HOLCO” “GREEN TOP” BLOOD BEET 
<*>“HOLCO” FIREBALL. Very early. Medium size roots 
are uniform perfect globe shape with small leaves 
and small tap root. Flesh is deep dark red, tender, 
sweet flavor and free from fiber. Desirable for home 
gardens and truckers. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, V 4 lb. 35c, 
lb. $1.15. 
<g>“HOLCO” GREEN TOP BLOOD. The leaves are bright 
green, often used for “greens”; the root is top¬ 
shaped, deep blood red, of fine texture without fiber 
or stringless—sweet and tender at all stages of 
growth, retaining these superb qualities over a long 
period when stored, making it an ideal variety for 
winter storage. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
BEETS 
One ounce to 50 feet of row. 
5 to 6 pounds to the acre. 
CULTURE—Sow as early in the spring as the 
soil can be worked; successive planting may be 
made up to July. Beets thrive best in a light, 
loose deeply worked soil that has been enriched 
for a previous crop. Sow seed thinly in rows 
about 12 inches apart, cover the seed from V 2 
to 1 inch. When plants are 3 to 4 inches high 
thin out to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. 
PERFECTED DETROIT (Award of Merit 1934). 
A perfected strain of the Detroit Dark Red, 
equally desirable for table, canning or pickling. 
Smooth, globe shaped, very even in color, shape 
and size, deep crimson without any white zones. 
Matures early and a big yielder. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 
1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.15. 
OHIO CANNER (Award of Merit 1933). 
Developed at the Ohio Agri. Expt. Sta. to meet 
the demand for a beet particularly suitable for 
canning. The result is that this beet fills that need, 
and its uniform size, color and quality make it very 
desirable for home and market garden use. Tops 
and tap roots are small; smooth semi-globe shape 
with rich deep solid red flesh. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 
lb. 30c, lb. $1.15. 
NEARLY WONDER. An excellent early beet for home 
or market. Roots deep blood red, globe shaped, small 
top and tap root tender, sweet, and fine grained. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 
CROSBY’S ECYPTIAN (Special Stock). Popular home 
garden and market beet. Our special stock is earlier, 
darker, more even in mturity, smaller top and tap 
root. Very sweet, tender, excellent quality. Good 
for forcing. Pkt. 5e, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. 
DETROIT DARK RED. Most widely used variety. Roots 
are globe shaped, smooth with small tap root, flesh 
deep blood red with very indistinct zones, tender 
and sweet. Very uniform in shape, color and ma¬ 
turity. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 
MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR BEET 
One ounce to 100 feet of row. 5 lbs. to the acre in drills. 15 to 20 lbs. broadcast. 
CULTURE—Same as for Beet except th 
MAMMOTH LONC RED. Heaviest cropping and largest 
of all Mangels. Skin red, flesh white with rose pink 
veined rings. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, !/4 lb. 20c, lb. 55e, 5 
lbs. $ 2 . 00 . 
COLDEN TANKARD. Smooth yellow fleshed variety. 
Heavy, firm, solid. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 
5$c, 5 lbs. $2.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One ounce will produce 2,500 plants. 
i /4 pound to the acre. 
CULTURE—-A member of the cabbage family 
producing small cabbage-like heads clustered 
around a stem. Crown as both an early fall and 
winter crop. Seed may be sown in a hotbed or 
cold frame for an early crop, or utdoors early in 
May. Make rows 3 feet apart and have plants 
stand I V 2 feet apart in the row. Cultivate same 
as Cabbage. 
LONC ISLAND IMPROVED. Excellent half dwarf 
variety growing about 20 inches high, the stem is 
completely covered with large solid dark green 
sprouts of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 15c, 
oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. 
rows should be 2Vz to 3 feet apart. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP. A good cropper of high feeding 
value. Reddish yellow, white flesh tinged yellow. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 55c 5 lbs. $2.00. 
CIANT HALF SUGAR. Flesh pure white, firm with high 
sugar content. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, y 4 lb. 20c, lb. 55c, 
5 lbs. $2.00. 
BROCCOLI 
ITALIAN CREEN SPROUTINC. A distinct variety. It 
branches freely, each branch forming a head in bud 
cluster. The central head is cut first and as the side 
shoots develop they are cut with about 6 inches of 
stem. It has a distinct flavor and is served much 
the same way as Asparagus or Cauliflower. Can be 
sown in spring summer or fall, cultivated like cab¬ 
bage. If the central head and sprouts are cut as 
they develope it will yield abundantly over a long 
period. Our strain is very fine early one, the first 
cutting may be made in 90 days. Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 
20c, oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
