205—Detroit Dari Bed. (52 days.) One of the best main 
all-purpose Beets in cultivation. For the home 
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 46.) Pkt., 5cj 
oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Early Wonder 
Asparagus 
Culture. Dig a trench 1)4 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 Washington Bust 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, 
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. Sweet and tender. 
Be sure that you plant 
some of this one. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; 
lb., 90c, postpaid. 
207 — Crimson G-lobe. (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; % lh., 
25c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
. try this New 
Washington. 2 yr. old giant 
roots—25c per 10; 45c per 
25; $1.65 per 100. 1 yr*— 
20c per 10; 35c per 25; $1.00 
per 100. Seed Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; !4 lb., 35c. Both post¬ 
paid. 
Rhubarb 
202—Giant Victoria. Prac¬ 
tically seedless. This 
is the largest and the ’ 
best of the seedling 
varieties. Good, heavy 
stalks. Juicy stems, ffl 
rich wine-red in col- i »* 
or. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Va. lb., 30c; >4 lb., 
55c; 1 lb.. $1.00; 5 Jfl 
lbs., $4.50, postp'd 
Crimson Globe 
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; % lb., 25c; lb., 60c, post¬ 
paid. (See colored picture, Page 47.) 
FREE GIFTS 
See Page 44 
Mammoth Long Red 
Mangel 
As usual I raised a nice lot of stock beets for my 
white leghorns again this year. You can’t beat them 
for green feed to bring up egg production. Store them 
near the barn, digging a shallow trench which is 
lined with straw and throwing in the beets, covering 
them with straw and then more soil or cornstalks to 
keep out the frost. This way 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 Jupe in rows 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 8 to 10 pounds of seed to the acre. 
216—Mammoth Dong Bed. 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; (4 lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $D85, 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., 6c; 14 lb., 80c; 
lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
220 — Giant Half-Sugar Bose. (140 days.) Roots of this variety are green 
above the ground and rose color below. Very valuable for feeding purposes. 
Oz., 5c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
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