OSCAR H. WILL & CO., BISMARCI^, NORTH DAKOTA 
17 
Detroit 
Dark Red 
Beet 
DETROIT DARK RED 
DETROIT DARK RED. The best main 
crop Beet. The roots are smooth, 
medium size, globe-shaped. The skin 
is a dark blood red and the flesh is 
a solid vermilion-red with no zoning. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^4 lb., 30c; ^4 R>., 
50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., ^1.85. 
LONG SMOOTH BLOOD. Best of the long garden Beets; 
drought resistant, a very good keeper and grows until late 
in the Pall. Excellent for sod planting. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
^4 IL., 30c; ^ lb., 50c; lb., 90c, i)ostpaid. 
EARLY WONDER or BOSTTON CROSBY. This selection from 
Crosby’s Egyptian is not as early as the Will’s Improved. 
The roots are very uniform and more nearly globe-shaped 
with very small top and tap root, dark red skin with deep 
blood-red flesh and very little zoning. A very popular va¬ 
riety with market gardeners and unexcelled for the home 
garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^4 lb., 30c; ^4 lb., 50c; lb., 90c, 
I)()stpaid. Not i)repaid, 5 lbs., ,$3.85. 
Early Wonder Beet 
WILL’S IMPROVED BLOOD TURNIP BEET. This is 
an exceptionally fine strain of Crosby’s Egyptian. The 
roots arc somewhat flattened though globular, and the 
skin a very dark red in color. The flesh is of a slightly 
lighter shade and lightly zoned. The best first early 
Beet and a good keeper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 30c; 
% lb., 50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $3.85. 
GOOD FOR ALL. Especially fine 
for canning and pickling whole 
when 1% to 1inches in diam¬ 
eter, but equally good for table 
use fully grown and 3 inches 
across. The roots are very even 
in color, size and shape, almost 
perfectly globular and a deep 
crimson inside and out. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c; ^ lb., 
70c; 1 lb., $1.25, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 5 lbs., $5.00. 
Small yoimg Beets cooked with 
their equally tender tops are de¬ 
licious. 
Will's Improved Blood Turnip 
OHIO CANNER. This deep blood 
red Beet is free from zoning, 
flattened globe in shape, uni¬ 
form in growth, tender, sweet, 
and the most handsome Beet 
when canned that we know. A 
desirable sort for all purposes. 
, Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; ^4 lb., 35c; 
14 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $4.35. 
I want to tell you that we have gotten more pleasure from 
your seeds and shrubs and the way you do your packing. 
They all come through beautiful, and as to your catalog it’s a 
beauty and it’s too bad our space won’t let us get more. 
W. C. GRAHAIM, Gull Cove, Idaho Inlet. Alaska. 
Rube T5T7T7nnC! Roedbede 
(0.1.) 1 '3 1^ (Span.) 
Culture: Sow from April 15th to July ISth, covering 1 inch 
deep. Thin to 4 to 5 inches apart in the row. Thinning can be 
done gradually for greens and small beets. One ounce will sow 
75 feet of row; six pounds, an acre;. About 450 seeds in a packet. 
