GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
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BEETS - Continued 
TmcKv^c Favntian 50-55 days. Where an early market sort 
Viuoiijr 9 jg desired, our strain is unequalled. Roots 
a flattened globe shape, skin very dark red, flesh a trifle 
lighter, tops small. Oz., 10c; *4 lb** 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
P !• An early variety with small tops and medium sized, 
LClipS6 round, bright red roots; flesh bright red. Oz., 10c; 
Yi lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Early Blood Turnip, Improved Sue B^t!'Roots neir^y^ou^d 
or slightly flattened, bright red, zoned and of good quality. 
Not so early as Detroit, but with a larger, coarser top. 
Oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
r J F All 52-55 days. New. The most refined and dis- 
uOOQ ror tWl tinct Beet grown. Deep dark red with short 
tops, good keeper and excellent shipper. Interior deep crim¬ 
son. and free from growth rings. Every market gardener 
should try this new variety. Oz., 10c; ^ lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c, 
postpaid. 
Mangel or Stock Beets 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to fifty feet of 
drill, five pounds per acre. Sow early in the spring, in rows 
about two feet apart; cover seed one and one-half inches 
deep, pressing the ground firmly over the seed. When 
plants are three inches high thin to about eight inches 
apart in the row. The plants pulled may be used for 
greens. 
I A. favorite with the dairy-man 
iTlAininOtD Long IvOO and farmer. Large, well formed; 
dark red color, very nutritious; a big cropper. Oz., 
10 c; % lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
Very productive and sweet; tops and 
uOlQOn lanKHrO neck very small, flesh yellow, es¬ 
pecially relished by cows and sheep. Oz., 10c; ^4 lb., 
20 c; 1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
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Italian Green Sprouting: Broccoli 
Broccoli 
Italian Green Sprouting ^his variety pro- 
® duces a large head, like cau¬ 
liflower, consisting of a compact cluster of bluish 
green flowers. When the central head is removed, the 
plant produces many branches, each bearing small 
heads. These are cut with 3 or 4 inches of the branch 
attached and tied in bunches for market. The stems 
as well as the flower heads are cooked and served as 
cauliflower. Oz., 45c; % lb., $1.40; 1 lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
Sugar Beets and Mangels are of great value for 
stock feeding, because of the improved health and 
condition of the animals, increased flow and quality 
of milk, and because of the saving in fodder. The 
yield is enormous, and the cost of growing is trifling. 
Grow a patch of them for Winter feed. They are 
also excellent for poultry. 
I a. white fleshed handsome and 
LdDfl S impBridl uUgSr productive variety, used ex¬ 
tensively for making beet sugar. Oz., 10c; ^ lb., 20c; 
1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
Giant Feeding Sugar i.Tely f^Teed'n*nairsuga"r. 
oval-shaped, skin rose colored, flesh white, very nu¬ 
tritious and easily harvested. Oz., 10c; ^ lb., 20c; 
1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce about 
2,000 plants; 10,890 plants will plant an acre of early cab¬ 
bage ; and 7,260 plants for an acre of late. Three ounces of 
seed will plant an acre of early and five ounces an acre of 
late cabbage. For early cabbage, sow seed in hotbeds in 
January or February. Transplant as early as possible to the 
open ground about two feet apart each w'ay. For late cabbage, 
sow seed in the open ground in May and transplant about 
July first in rows 214 feet each way. 
Early Varieties 
Danish Ballhead 
r I* 1 f *11 60 days. A new Danish introduction of the 
£>AriI 6 St 01 nil Copenhagen type, heads are perfectly round, 
solid and of uniform size. Fully 7 to 12 days earlier than 
Jersey Wakefield. Average about 4 lbs. each. Oz., 25c; % 
lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
A p 11 » 62 days. Heads round, very hard. Matures 
'^uOluOD nCrO two or three weeks earlier than Copenhagen 
Market, but is otherwise quite similar. Owing to earliness 
and remarkable uniformity. Golden Acre will prove the most 
profitable early Cabbage for market gardeners. Oz., 20c; 
% lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
pit III 1 C IJ 65 days. Market gardeners in gen- 
tarly Jersey Wakeneid eral consider this the best early va¬ 
riety. The conical heads are very uniform in shape and very 
solid. Our stock is dwarf, compact and extremely early. 
Oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Improved Copenhagen Market tL‘'je?sey'^wakeffe1Z‘‘st'ems 
short, heads large, round and solid, with few outer leaves. 
Oz., 20c; ^ lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
II 1 > r I O 77 days. Heads medium in size, 
Henderson s Early bummer round, somewhat flat, compact 
and solid. Ten days later than Jersey Wakefield and one 
of the best second early sorts. Oz., 25c; ^ lb., 75c; 1 lb., 
$2.00, postpaid. 
A" This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
