18 Vegetable Seeds 
WILLIS S. PINO. SEEDSMAN 
Beets 
One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds per acre 
Sow early as ground can be worked in the Spring and for succession follow 
every two weeks until July. For main crop sow last of May. Light, sandy 
loam well enriched with stable manure is best adapted and should be plowed 
and harrowed until very fine. Make drills 1 foot apart and when well up thin 
to 4 or 6 inches in the row. 
Extra Early Egyptian. A very early fiat blood-red sort. Popular for first 
planting and forcing. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., ]4, lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
Early Wonder. Top-shaped roots, of uniform color. Very early and good qual¬ 
ity. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. An improved strain of Egyptian Beet. Rich dark red, 
crisp and tender. An excellent early sort. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c., 
lb. $1.00. 
Detroit Dark Red. (Improved strain). Very tender and sweet; skin dark 
blood-red; flesh bright red; fine round shape. Excellent for main crop. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
Swiss Chard, or Spinach Beets 
Crosby’s Beet 
Giant LucuUus. Extra large, crumpled or Savoy-leaved. Leaves used as greens, 
cooked in same manner as Spinach and the large ribs are prepared like Asparagus, 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35 g., lb. $1.00. 
Large White. Similar to above, plain-leaved. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c., 
lb. $1.00. 
Sugar Beets and Mangel-Wurzels 
Sow in May or June; 5 to 8 pounds per acre 
Used for stock and chicken feed. Sow in rows 3 ft. apart in May or June, thin 
out to 6 in. apart and keep well cultivated. 
Norbiton’s Giant. A long red variety, adapted to deep soil. Oz. 10c., 34 lb. 25c., 
lb. 75c. 
Golden Tankard. A yellow variety, formed mostly above ground; easily pulled. 
Oz. 10c., 3^4 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Half Sugar Mangel. Flesh, pure white, firm and very sweet. Oz. 10c., 34 lb. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
Vilmorin’s White Sugar. The best Sugar Beet for stock feeding. Oz. 10c., 34 lb. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
Borecole, or Kale 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants 
Sow in beds early in Spring and transplant in June treating in same manner 
as Cabbage. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Very dwarf and spreading, the best variety. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., ^ lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. An upright variety 3 ft. tall with narrow, fine 
curled leaves. Pkt. lOc., oz. 15c., J4 lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
Swiss Chard 
Broccoli 
Broccoli 
Brussels Sprouts 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants 
The seed should be sown about the middle of May in a seed bed and 
plants afterward set in rows 2 feet or more apart and cultivated like 
Cabbage. This vegetable does not require extremely high cultivation. 
It is_ready for use late in Autumn after early frosts. 
Dwarf Improved. Compact in growth and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
One ounce will produce 
about 3000 plants 
Closely resembles Cauliflower 
but is more hardy and sure Borecole, or Kale 
heading. Sow seed in May and 
plant out in June in rows 2 feet apart each way. 
White Cape. Heads creamy-white and of large size. Pkt. lOc.. oz. 50c. 
Early Green Calabrese. This variety is much sought 'by the Italian 
trade. Forms a fair size green head; after this is cut from the main 
stalk new sprouts develop, forming new heads of a loose nature. 
Pkt. IOc.,^34 oz. 25e., oz. 40c. 
