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T. W . WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
GARDEN BEETS 
Plant from 
March Till 
August. 
-If in doubt about what beet to plant, you will 
not go wrong in planting the Improved Early Blood Tur¬ 
nip. The consistent, steady demand shows that it has given unvarying satisfaction and has the 
indorsement of a large majority of our customers. Not as early as the Extra Early Egyptian, 
but superior in quality. Of uniform size, with smooth skin free from fibrous roots. Color rich 
dark red. Tender, sweet and crisp. Ideal for planting in May, June and July to make beets for 
winter. A fine keeper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10 c; 14 lb. 20o; lb. 65c; 2-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 50c 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots 45c per lb., postpaid. 
No 74 Edmand’s Blood Turnin (6 ° Da y s )—Although early, and much used for early 
no. /**. c-am<ma s> Diooa 1 urmp planting . ; the Edmand’s is generally grown for mam crop 
and for putting away for winter, for which purpose it is particularly good. The beets are nearly 
round, smooth and excellent keepers. Skin and flesh deep red; crisp and sweet. We recommend 
Edmand’s for quality. It is a particularly fine beet for the home garden. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10 c; V4 lb. 
20c; lb. 65c; 2-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 50c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 45c per lb., postpaid. 
No. 67. Wood’s Early Wonder (50 Days) —Jf earliness is desired, you have it in Wood’s 
J Early Wonder, but you have most excellent quality as well. 
It is uniform in size, shape and color, always smooth, never stringy, and a good keeper. The 
flesh is a deep rich red, sweet, crisp and tender. This is a fine beet to plant during the summer 
to grow a supply to put away for next winter. Pkt. 5o; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., postpaid. 
No 71 Fvtra Farlv Fcrvotian (45 Days) —In earliness no beet can compete with Extra 
110 . # 1 . c,xir«* c,ariy Egyptian Early Egyptian, adapting it for first early crop and forcing. 
It is about ten days earlier than Early Blood Turnip, makes fine, smooth, almost flat,, very dark- 
red beets about 2 inches in diameter; firm, crisp and tender; has very small tops. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
^4 lb. 20c; lb. 65c; 2-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 50c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 45c per lb., postpaid. 
No 7^ Detroit Darlr Rorl (55 Days) —A beet you will like, whether you grow it for home 
' c use or market. Almost globe shaped with small tops and taproot, 
very smooth and of dark blood-red color without light rings. A good beet for both early and 
late planting. The quality is fine. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c; 2-lb. lots 65c per lb.; 
5-lb. lots 60c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 55c per lb., postpaid. 
Nrt fiO Wnnrl’c fVJmcrkri r.lnKo (55 Days) —If asked the ideal beet for the home garden we 
1^0. DO. wood S crimson UlODe wou ia unhesitatingly name Crimson Globe. The shape is 
nearly a perfect globe about 10 inches around, with smooth skin free from rootlets; the flesh is 
a rich blood-red, nicely ringed, never stringy, and always tender and sweet. Plant it for your 
main crop and again in June or July to have beets for next winter. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10 c; 14 lb. 20c; 
lb. 65c; 2-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 50c per lb.; 10-lb. lots 45c per lb., postpaid. 
Wood’s 
Crimson 
Globe, 
No. 69. Crosby’s Egyptian 
(50 Days) —Crosby’s is a combination of earliness, good shape, 
good color and good quality. The color is bright red with bright 
vermilion-red flesh, very sweet and tender. We have a splendidly bred pedigreed stock that is 
early, has fine shape and color, and we believe cannot be surpassed for quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
14 lb. 20c; lb. 65c; 2-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 50c; 10-lb. lots 45c per lb., postpaid. 
Swiss Chard 
Spinach Beet 
or Sea Kale 
SPINACH BEET or SEA KALE. (50 Days) —A real cut-and-come again 
ake 
O. 76. Swiss Chard sa ] ad . after cutting it quickly makes a new growth. It prefers a light 
soil, but grows anywhere, and does not shoot to seed in hot weather. Plant from early in the 
spring till July. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 65c; 2-lb. lots 55c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 50c per lb.; 
10-lb. lots 45c per lb., postpaid. 
Crosby’s 
Egyptian. 
Por the earliest beets plant in a hot bed and transplant. Por early outdoor crop plant in March 
and make successive plantings till the end of July; the late plantings are to make beets for win¬ 
ter use and the seeds should be well soaked before planting. Beets thrive best in a light, clean, 
deeply worked soil that has been previously well manured; smooth roots cannot be had if fresh 
manure is used. Plant in rows 15 to 18 inches apart, cover one inch and thin to 4 inches apart. 
Store as recommended on page 15 for storing carrots. One ounce will plant 50 feet of row; 6 to 8 
lbs. one acre. 
Early 
Wonder 
Wood’s 
Edmand’s 
Blood 
Turnip 
Improved 
Early 
Blood 
Turnip 
Detroit Dark Red. 
