BEETS 
CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN— Extra 
early. Flattened globe shaped 
roots with small dark red tap 
root. Excellent quality, tender 
and sweet. 60 days. 
DETROIT DARK RED— Long a 
favorite. Smooth, globular roots 
of deep ox-blood red—sweet and 
tender. 68 days. 
EARLY WONDER —Early variety 
thot can also be used for fall 
planting. Semi-globular roots, 
with small tap root. Tender, 
blood-red flesh. 58 days. 
SUGAR BEETS 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN — Favored 
for sugar manufacture. Also ex¬ 
cellent for stock feeding. Long, 
thick shouldered roots, grey- 
white skin, and solid white flesh. 
90 days. 
SWISS CHARD 
LUCULLUS —Most popular 
Chard. Upright in growth, with 
yellowish-green curled, crumpled 
leaves. Thick, broad and light 
green stems. 50 to 60 days. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
GIANT HALF SUGAR. ROSE— 
Heavy yielding, fine for feeding. 
Long oval roots, white skin with 
rose colored shoulder, white flesh. 
Good sugar content. 90 days. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED— Very 
popular. 30' to 50 tons per acre. 
Roots grow half above the 
ground. Light red, flesh white 
with rose tinge. I 10 days. 
BROCCOLI 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING 
—Plant bears a succession of 
sprouting heads about 5 inches 
long, which, if kept cut, will be 
replaced by others for 8 to 10 
weeks. Each sprout ends in an 
edible head of green buds. 55 
to 65 days. Large packet, lOc. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
HALF DWARF IMPROVED — 
Firm, thickset balls—M /2 inches 
in diameter. Plants 20 to 24 
inches. 70 days. Large pkt., lOc. 
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Yellow Resistant Varieties 
MARION MARKET —Large, firm, 
round heads, used for early kraut. 
A development from Copen¬ 
hagen Market 7 inch 4 pound 
heads. 75 to 80 days. 
WISCONSIN ALL SEASONS— 
Mid-season general purpose vari¬ 
ety, slightly coarser than stand¬ 
ard All Seasons. I O' to 12 inch, 
9 to 10 pound heads. 90 to 95 
days. 
WISCONSIN HOLLANDER No. 
8 —Late, excellent for winter 
storage and kraut. Similar to 
Hollander and Danish Ball Head. 
7 to 8 inch, 7 to 9 pound heads. 
100 to I 10 days. 
Standard Early Varieties 
COPENHAGEN MARKET — Ex¬ 
cellent, early short season type. 
Short stems, 6/2 inch, 3'/2 fo 
4 lb. heads. 68 to 70 days. 
CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD— 
Heart-shaped heads nearly a 
week later than Jersey Wake¬ 
field, half again as large. 7 to 8 
inches long 75 days. 
GOLDEN ACRE —Extra early Co¬ 
penhagen type. Dwarf plants, 
wi th small round solid heads. 
6 inch, 3 pound heads 63 to 65 
days. 
Intermediate Varieties 
ALL SEASONS— Med ium season, 
good keeper, fine for kraut. Good 
cropper of excellent quality. 9 
inch, 8 to 10 lb. heads. 85 to 
90 days. 
GLORY OF ENKHUIZEN — 
Round, solid heads with few 
outer leaves, Used largely for 
kraut. 8 inch, 5 to 8 pound heads. 
75 to 80 days. 
STEIN’S EARLY DWARF FLAT 
DUTCH— Plant medium, vigor¬ 
ous, good second early variety. 
Large, solid, flat heads, 6 inches 
deep. Good shipper. 90 days. 
Late or Winter .Varieties 
DANISH BALL HEAD or HOL¬ 
LANDER —A widely used late 
type. Deep, round, hard, com¬ 
pact heads, 7 to 8 inches, 6 to 
7 pounds. Tender and crisp, fine 
for kraut. 100 to 105 days. 
MAMMOTH RED ROCK— Best 
of the red cabbages. Hard, 
round, purplish-red heads. Good 
keeper. 6 to 8 inch, 7 to 8 pound 
heads. 100 days. 
PERFECTION SAVOY— Best Sa¬ 
voy for general use. Keeps well. 
Large 7 inch, 6 to 7 pound heads. 
90 days. 
PREMIUM LATE FLAT DUTCH 
—Extremely large flat heads, 6/2 
to 7 inches deep. High quality, 
10 to M inch, 9 to I I pound 
heads. 95 to 105 days. 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
CHIHILI or IMPROVED PEKIN 
—Dependable, early heading. 
Solid, tapered heads, 3 to 4 
inches thick, 18 to 20 inches 
long. 75 days. 
WONG BOK —Shorter and thick¬ 
er than Pe Tsai, heads 9 to I I 
inches long. Well blanched and 
tender. 80 days. 
CARROTS 
CHANTENAY, RED CORED— 
A thick stump-rooted carrot, 
slightly tapering. Flesh deep 
orange-red. One of the best for 
market or canning. 72 days. 
DANVERS HALF LONG— Sweet 
and tender. Roots are 6 to 7 
inches long, tapering to a blunt 
point. Fine for winter storage. 
75 days. 
IMPERATOR — Fine grained, 
tender, excellent quality. Rich 
orange, indistinct core. Roots 
semi-blunt. 77 days. 
LONG ORANGE —Heavy crop¬ 
ping kind for stock or garden. 
Roots taper to a point. Red- 
orange flesh, core slightly lighter. 
88 days. 
NANTES IMPROVED CORE¬ 
LESS— Ex cellent for forcing. Tops 
small, roots bright orange, blunt 
ended. Flesh reddish orange, and 
practically coreless. 70 days. 
CAULIFLOWER 
DANISH GIANT or DRY 
WEATHER —Excellent creamy 
white heads. Later than Early 
Snowball, but larger. 6 to 8 
Inches. 67 days. Large pkt., lOc. 
EARLY SNOWBALL —Favorite 
early variety. Pure white com¬ 
pact heads of fine flavor, 6 to 
7 inches. Large packet, IQc. 
CELERIAC 
GIANT SMOOTH PRAGUE — 
(Turnip rooted celery.) Smooth, 
spherical roots, 2 to 3 inches 
thick. Fine flavor. 
CELERY 
GIANT PASCAL —Late variety 
for winter use. Large plant with 
dark green leaves. Big solid 
stalks that blanch to yellow white. 
135 days. 
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING. 
DWARF —Compact plants with 
yellowish-green foliage. Broad 
solid stalks with nutty flavor. 
Blanches readily. 120 days. 
WONDERFUL or GOLDEN 
PLUME —Early, medium plant 
with compact, full heart. Blanches 
easily to golden yellow. 112 to 
1 I 5 days. 
SWEET CORN, Hybrids 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM — 
Developed by Glenn M. Smith, 
of Purdue University. Frequently 
replacing other main crop yel¬ 
lows. Highly resistant to Stewart's 
disease. 10 to 14 rowed, slightly 
lighter than Golden Bantam, 
very uniform. Sturdy plants, 
broad vigorous leaves. 88 days. 
Large packet, lOc. 
SPANCROSS —First early market 
corn. Good quality and yield. 
Highly resistant to Stewart's dis¬ 
ease. Stalk medium, uniform, 
well-filled, 10 to 14 rowed ears. 
72 days. Large packet, lOc. 
STOWELL'S EVERGREEN— Well- 
known favorite. Standard for 
canners. 16 to 20 rowed ears. 
Holds condition well. Clear 
white, broad, kernels. Sweet and 
tender. 95 days. Large pkt., lOc. 
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