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SEED GROWERS 
Detroit Dark Red Ohio Canner Good For All 
EARX,Y ECLIPSE. (55 days). An early variety 
used by both market gardeners and home gar- 
deners. Tops small; roots 2 to 3 inches long, 
bright red; shape globular. 
BLOOD TURNIP, EARLY IMPROVED. (60 
days). An extra selected stock of blood Turnip 
having larger, coarser tops and roots than the 
Detroit Dark Red and requiring a considerably 
longer time to mature. Excellent for summer 
and autumn use. 
CRIMSON GLOBE, EARLY. (58 days). Tops 
medium large, nearly all red with a slim upright leaf de- 
velopment. Roots dark red, nearly a perfect globe, usual' 
ly smooth and clear of side roots. Flesh dark red, faintly 
zoned with purplish white. 
GOOD FOR ALL. (55 days). An excellent variety deveh 
oped from Detroit Dark Red. Especially fine for canning 
and pickling whole at 11/4 to \Yi inches in diameter. 
Roots smooth, even size and shape and almost globular; 
collar and tap roots very small; interior deep crimson, 
free from white zones. 
LONG SMOOTH DARK BLOOD. (78 days). The stan' 
dard long, late sort. Roots 8 to 10 inches long, very 
dark, blood'red flesh; quality fine. 
ALL BEETS PRICED AT: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; U lb., 30c. 
Boots for the Table 
Culture. As soon as the soil can be worked in spring, sow Beet seed 
in 12' to 18'inch rows for hand cultivation or 18- to 30'inch rows for 
horse cultivation, dropping 12 seeds to the foot. Cover the Beet seed one- 
half inch. Later, thin the Beets to 3 to 4 inches apart. Planted April 1st the 
early varieties should be marketable June 1st or the crop may be advanced 
several weeks by starting under glass and transplanting to the open, first 
giving the Beet tops a severe pruning. Use 1 ounce of seed to 7? feet of 
row and 6 pounds to the acre. Beets sown in early July should be ready 
to store in pits or in sand in the cellar when freezing weather begins. 
Number of days are from planting to edible root. 
MICHAEL-LEONARD’S DARK RED EGYPTIAN. (50 
days). We have worked on this strain for years and feel we 
have the best stock of Egyptian Beet on the market today. 
It is dark red, free from light zones, early and an excellent 
Beet in every way. Try some in your garden this year. It is 
sure to please as this strain was especially developed for 
the Chicago area. 
EGYPTIAN, CROSBY’S. (50 days). An extra early variety 
especially adapted for the market gardener and home gar' 
den. Roots average 3 inches, of dark red color and almost 
globular; flesh distinct vermilion, which it retains in cook- 
ing. Tops medium. 
EGYPTIAN, EARLY FLAT. (48 days). Large, upright, 
dark red leaves with green tint. Roots a very deep, dark 
red, flat, thick, sometimes inclined to be rough and irregU' 
larly shaped. Usually clean and free from fiber roots. A 
small tap root. Cut flesh shows a very deep dark color with 
very faint zoning of slightly lighter red. 
DETROIT DARK RED. (50 days). Long experience has 
shown this variety to be the best deep Red Turnip Beet not 
only for market gardeners but for home use. It is also one of 
the best for canning, making a strikingly handsome product, 
much superior to that obtained from other varieties. Tops 
small, upright growing so that the rows may be close tO' 
gether; leaf stems and veins dark red, blade green; roots 
very crisp; tender and sweet and remaining so for a long 
time. We believe that our stock of this variety will produce 
a crop more uniform in shape, color and quality than any 
other. 
EARLY WONDER. (55 days). A selection from Crosby’s 
Egyptian. Roots very uniform, nearly globe'shaped with 
small top and tap root; skin dark red, flesh deep blood'red 
with little zoning. Popular w^h market gardeners for early 
or late planting. 
Swiss Chard 
FORDHOOK GIANT OR DARK GREEN WHITE 
RIB. (55 days). Very broad, thick, heavy, short white 
stem and a large, broad, thick, very much crumpled and 
savoyed spear'shaped leaf, growing 26 to 28 inches tall. 
Leaves very glossy and waxy looking; upright growth. 
Best of all the Chards; leaves make the most tender 
of greens and the broad white stems used as asparagus 
are excellent. 
LUCULLUS. (55 days). .A.n improved type of Chard. Of 
more upright growth than the Silver variety; leaves yeb 
lowish green, much crumpled and curled, mid'rib and 
veins white, stalks thick, broad and flat and as large as 
rhubarb. 
PRICES: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 Ib., 25c. 
Dark Green 
Swiss Chard 
