A garden of MicheWs Vegetables is health insurance for the family 
Detroit 
Dark Red 
Beet 
(Special 
Strain) 
MICHELL’S CHOICE BEET SEED 
Betterave (Fr.) Rote Ruebe (Ger.) Barbabietola (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow a row about 50 feet long; 5 pounds, an acre 
GOOD-FOR-ALL 
A new addition to the Beet family 
This fine variety matures nearly as early as Crosby’s Egyptian. It is suitable for table or 
canning when half grown and is uniform in size and shape; dark red inside and out; smooth and 
almost globular. 15c. per oz.; Viib* 35c.; $1.00 per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.75; $9.00 per 10 lbs. 
Bassano Extra Early. Flesh white and rose colored. 
10c. per oz.; 25c.; 75c. per lb.; 5 lbs. $3.50; $6.50 per 10 lbs. 
Crimson Globe. Rich deep red. Good for sowing early for forcing and summer use. 
10c. per oz.; Vilb* 25c.; 85c. per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.00; $7.50 per 10 lbs. 
Crosby's Egyptian. Special Strain. A special selection of the regular strain. Repeated tests 
have proved it to be a darker red and much earlier. Extremely tender. An early spring and 
winter variety; good keeper. 
15c. per oz.; Vilh. 35c.; $1.00 per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.75; $9.00 per 10 lbs. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Usual Strain. Rich blood-red throughout. 
10c. per oz.; *41b. 25c.; 85c. per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.00; $7.50 per 10 lbs. 
Detroit Dark Red. MicbelVs Special Strain. A selected strain of this early, globe-shaped 
variety. Very tender; an excellent winter keeper. 
15c. per oz.; l^lb. 35c.; $1.15 per lb.; 5 lbs. $5.50; $10.50 per 10 lbs. 
Detroit Dark Red. Usual Strain. 
15c. per oz.; Vilb* 35c.; $1.00 per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.75; $9.00 per 10 lbs. 
Early Wonder. An extra-early, globe-shaped variety of good size, smooth, handsome, dark 
blood-red and of excellent quality. Desirable sort for canning. 
10c. per oz.; Vilb* 25c.; 85c. per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.00; $7.50 per 10 lbs. 
Lentz Early. Turnip-shaped. Fine for sowing in hotbeds and outdoors. Early. 
10c. per oz.; V^lh. 25c.; 85c. per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.00; $7.50 per 10 lbs. 
Michell’s Winter Keeper. Globe-shaped. One of the best winter varieties. 
15c. per oz.; ViVh. 35c.; $1.00 per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.75; $9.00 per 10 lbs. 
Write for prices on larger quantities 
Swiss Chard • Spinach Beet 
Poire (Fr.) Beisskohl (Ger.) Bieta (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow a row about 50 feet long 
Dark Green Curled. Smooth, tender, and of fine flavor. 
10c. per oz.; Vtlh, 30c.; 90c. per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.25; $8.00 per 10 lbs. 
Giant Lucullus. Plants grow 2 to 2J4 feet high with stalks quite thick 
and broad and long, crinkly leaves. 
lOc. per oz.; ^^lb. 25c.; 85c. per lb.; 5 lbs. $4.00; $7.50 per 10 lbs. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants 
Michell’s Mammoth Fancy. We have an exceptionally fine strain of 
these Sprouts, recommended by an old-time gardener who has been 
improving them from year to year. Compact dwarf type, having stems 
covered with fancy, solid Sprouts. 
20 c. per oz.; 60c.; $ 2.00 per lb. 
Long Island Half-Dwarf. Compact heads. Very productive. 
20c. per oz.; Vilb* 60c.; $1.75 per lb. 
Matchless Improved. Large, handsome Sprouts. Somewhat later than 
Long Island Half-Dwarf. 20c. per oz.; 50c.; $1.50 per lb. 
For Brussels Sprouts Plants, see page 48 
CAULIFLOWER 
Chou-fleur (Fr.) Blumenkohl (Ger.) Cavol Fiore (Ital.) 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants 
Danish Giant or Dry Weather. An ideal variety for summer use as it 
stands drought and heat better than other sorts. Heads large, snow- 
white. Pkt. 20c.; trade pkt. 40c.; 
70c. per Vioz.; V^oz. $1.25; $2.00 per oz.; V^lh. $6.50; $24.00 per lb. 
Michell’s Early Snowstorm. Colossal heads of purest white; often 
10 inches in diameter. Desirable for its earliness under glass, but does 
equally well in late spring, summer, or autumn outdoors. 
Pkt. 20c.; trade pkt. 40c.; 
$1.00 per V 40 Z.; V 20 Z. $1.50; $2.75 per oz.; Vilb. $8.00; $30.00 per lb. 
Early Selected Erfurt. One of the earliest. Pkt. 15c.; trade pkt. 35c.; 
75c. per V^oz.; Vzoz. $1.25; $1.75 per oz.; y 4 lb. $6.25; $24.00 per lb. 
Early Snowball. Pkt. 20c.; trade pkt. 40c.; 
70c. per V4oz.; V^oz. $1.25; $2.00 per oz.; V^lb. $6.50; $25.00 per lb. 
Veitch’s Autumn Giant. A very desirable large late variety. 
30c. per */4oz.; oz. 45c.; $1.35 per Vilb.’, lb. $4.50 
See pages 33 and 34 for Novelties and Specialties 
in Vegetable Seeds 
Mangel-Wurzel • Cattle Beets 
Seed selected from specimen roots 
Sow 6 pounds per acre in May or June, in rows 2 feet apart, and thin 
out to 9 to 12 inches in the row. They provide excellent winter food for 
cattle, sheep, hogs, and poultry. 
Golden Tankard. The best long yellow Mangel in cultivation. 
20c. per Vilb.; lb. 60c.; $2.75 per 5 lbs.; 10 lbs. $5.00 
Lane’s Improved White Sugar. One of the best for stock feeding. 
20c. per ^^lb.; lb. 60c.; $2.75 per 5 lbs.; 10 lbs. $5.00 
Mammoth Long Red. An enormously productive variety, yielding 
from 50 to 75 tons to the acre, a single root often weighing from 20 
to 40 pounds. The best red Mangel. 
20c. per Vtlb.; lb. 60c.; $2.75 per 5 lbs.; 10 lbs. $5.00 
CUPROCIDE (Cuprous Oxide) 
An excellent material for the treatment of Beet seed before sowing to prevent 
the fungous disease known as damping-oflf. For prices, see page 92. 
Michell’s Early Snowstorm Cauliflower 
516 and 518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa 
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