BEETS—Mangel and Sugar 
One ounce will sow 50 it. oi drill; 
6 lbs. for on acre. 
BEST EARLY BLOOD TURNIP— 
Roots nearly round or slightly 
flattened, bright red, zoned and of 
good quality. 
CRIMSON GLOBE—A late or 
main crop variety, medium in size, 
globe shaped; flesh deep purple, 
slightly zoned; foliage small, dark 
bronze. 
CROSBY'S EARLY EGYPTIAN— 
Roots a flattened globe shape; skin 
very dark red, flesh a trifle lighter 
in color and lightly zoned; tops 
small. 
DETROIT DARK RED TURNIP— 
Roots uniformly smooth, of medium 
size, and globe shaped; skin dark 
red, flesh solid vermilion red; tops 
Detroit Dark Red are small, upright, dark green, 
shaded red. 
EDMOND'S BLOOD TURNIP—A second early sort, with short tops; roots 
nearly round, dark red; flesh purplish red with little zoning; a good 
keeper. 
LONG SMOOTH DARE BLOOD—A standard long, late variety; roots 14 
inches long, smooth, rather slender; flesh deep purplish red; good quality 
and excellent keeper. 
WOODRUFF'S EARLY WONDER—Roots very uniform, nearly globe- 
shaped with small top and tap root; skin dark red, flesh deep blood red, 
with little zoning; popular for early or late planting. 
140 to 150 days required from sowing to maturity. One ounce will 
sow 100 feet of drill. 10 pounds per acre. 
CORN SAVER BEETS—It takes its name from the fact that when properly 
fed, it will actually save corn; these beets will frequently grow to weigh 
28 pounds and yield as much as 80 tons to the acre. They contain a 
large amount of sugar and are good for all kinds of stock, especially 
cows, hogs, sheep and chickens. 
ASPARAGUS 
One ounce to 50 ft. of drill; 5 pounds to the acre. 
Sow in March or 
April, in good mellow 
soil, after soaking 
the seed 24 hours in 
warm water, in drills 
one foot apart, and 
one inch deep; thin 
the plants,to 4 inches 
apart. The following 
spring transplant into 
permanent beds. 
WASHINGTON 
(Rust Resistant) — A 
new heavy yielding, 
rust resisting variety 
with long, thick, 
heavy stalks, closely 
folded at the tips; 
color rich, dark 
green. Pkt., 5c; ox. 
Martha Washington Asparagus S1*5Q 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS—See front cover. 
|One pognd will plant about 
fifty feet of drill. 
BOUNTIFUL—Best of the, early flat podded green varieties. Very early, 
stringless, fine quality, hardy and productive. 
BRITTLE WAX—Very early. Pods handsome, waxy light yellow; SVz to 6 
in. long, round and thick; very fleshy, brittle, stringless, without fibre. 
BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN POD—Early, hardy, vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive; pods large, thick, round and creasebacked, dark green in color; 
strictly stringless; tender and brittle; of good quality 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD—Early and prolific; round, straight, 
thick, meaty pods free from strings; deep green, and of excellent quality. 
IMPROVED RUST-PROOF GOLDEN WAX—The pods average 5 inches 
long, are quite fleshy, straight, broad, flat and of a rich golden yellow 
color. Absolutely stringless at all stages. 
LITTLE WONDER NAVY—Valuable for field culture, very prolific, ex¬ 
cellent dry bean. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX—15 in. high, bear round, thick, stringless, 
rich, yellow pods, 6 to 7 inches long, of excellent quality, containing 
black seed. 
BEANS-^Dwarf or Bush 
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GROW VEGETABLES 
BEETS 
TENDERGREEN—Plant large, erect, productive. Pods round, fleshy, 
dark green, entirely stringless; of fine quality. 
Tendergreen 
BURPEE'S BUSH—Plants large, spread¬ 
ing; hardy, mid-season and productive; 
E ods 4 to 41/2 inches long, containing 3 to 4 
eans which are as large as in the pole 
sorts, flat and white. 
HENDERSON'S BUSH—A vigorous, hardy, 
very early and small type of Bush Lima; 
pods small, about 3 inches long, containing 
3 to 4 small, flat, white beans of good 
auality. 
Golden Wax 
BUSH LIMA BEAI^S' 
POLE BEANS 
1 pound to 100 bills 
KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD HOME¬ 
STEAD—The earliest and most popular, 
green-podded climbing, or corn-hill bean; 
very productive; pods 8 to 9 inches long, 
very slender, curved, tender and good 
quality. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX—It is similar 
in habit to "Kentucky Wonder Green Pod," 
and as early. Pods are golden yellow and 
so fleshy that often the thickness surpasses 
the width. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR—A most valuable large yielding variety for feed¬ 
ing; oval shaped, flesh white, firm and very rich in sugar. 
KLEIN'S WANZLEBEN SUGAR BEET—The genuine Sugar Beet; used 
exclusively by beet sugar factories; owing to the great amount of 
saccharine matter it is a great stock fattener. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED—Attains enormous size, producing 30 to 50 tons 
to the acre; roots nearly cylindrical in shape, light red, growing well 
above ground; flesh white and rose-colored. 
! SWISS CHARD or SEA KALE 
The leaves are used for greens the same as 
spinach or beet tops; the leaves grow very 
large, with broad, flat, pure white stems, and 
mid-ribs, which may be cooked like asparagus, 
or made into very good pickles. Pkt. 5c; os. 
15c; 2 os. 25c; 1/4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
1 ounce to 1,500 plants. 
IMPROVED HALF DWARF—The sprouts re¬ 
semble miniature cabbages growing closely on 
the stalk of the plant, but are more tender and 
delicious; grow from 2 to 3 ft. high; cultivate 
the some as cabbage. Pkt. 5c; os. 20c; 2 os. 
35c; 1/4 lb. 55c; lb. $1.75. 
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