SEED CATALOGUE-1939 
Vegetable Seeds 55 
TABLE BEETS 
Beets possess great food-value and are easily grown. Extensive plantings should 
be made to provide for summer and winter use. Sow as early as the ground can be 
worked, in rich or well-manured garden soil which has been deeply plowed or 
spaded. Sow in drills % to 1 inch in depth, allowing a space of feet between 
rows for cultivation. Successive sowings can be made until July. During the sum¬ 
mer it is advisable to soak the seed over night in water before planting. Sow rather 
thickly and when plants are 2 to 3 inches high, thin out to 4 to 5 inches between 
plants. The young plants which you take out need not be wasted, for they are, in fact, 
superior to spinach for greens. The varieties we offer are greatly improved and will 
produce fine smooth roots of excellent quality. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds for an acre 
PrncKv’c Frrvntian A carefully selected strain of Egyptian, as early as the 
vTOSDy S Cgypuan. original, but larger, thicker, smoother, and of better 
quality. Flesh deep blood-red. It is a rapid grower, attaining a usable size 
quicker than almost any other variety, and does not become woody with age. 
Profitable in almost any soil and satisfactory for the small gardener as well as 
for the market. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; %\b. 50 cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
CRIMSON GLOBE. This fine variety is of medium size, perfect globe shape, and 
is produced very uniformly, with smooth skin, small tops, and a rich dark blood- 
red color, slightly zoned. It is very tender and sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
Jilb. 40 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
n . n 1 p 1 (Improved Strain.) The standard of excellence in table 
Detroit LJarK l\6G. Beets for home- and market-garden, shipping, and for can¬ 
ning. Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. Roots globe-shaped; symmetrical, 
with small collar and small tap-root; very dark blood-red. Interior very uniform 
in color, the zones so inconspicuous that the flesh seems to be one solid ball of 
deep blood-red meat; remains tender and of highest quality until roots are full 
grown. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; }4lb. 60 cts.; Ib. $1.75. 
DETROIT DARK RED. (Regular Strain.) Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; \iVo. 45 cts.; 
Ib. $1.25. 
EARLY ECLIPSE. One of the best early sorts. The tops are small, admitting 
of close planting, and the roots are globular in shape. Flesh fine-grained, very 
sweet, dark red, zoned with a lighter shade. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; 45c.; Ib. $1.25. 
EARLY BASSANO. A very early flat variety; 
flesh white and rose-colored; very sweet. 
Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; J^lb. 45c.; Ib. $1.25. 
Early Wonder. 
ahead of Crosby’s Egyptian. It is a turnip¬ 
shaped variety of very uniform type and 
is always smooth. Flesh is a beautiful deep red color and is of excellent quality. Tops are small and 
erect and it may be planted closer than most other sorts. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; }4lb. 45c.; Ib. $1.25. 
GOOD FOR ALL. This variety, because of the small size of the roots, even when fully matured, is 
especially fine for canning and pickling whole, as well as for home cooking. Roots smooth, very even 
in size, and almost globular in shape. Flesh deep crimson and entirely free from white zones. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; }4Ib. 45 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
BASTIAN’S HALF-LONG BLOOD. Of bright color and excellent quality. For winter use sow early 
in July. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; }£Ib. 35 cts.; Ib. $1.10. 
LONG DARK BLOOD. A good iate variety for fall and winter use; sweet and tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; }4I b. 45 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
11 r* , XT- Almost globe-shaped; rich dark red, tender and sweet. One of the best Beets to 
Winter Keeper, keep for a winter supply. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; MIh- 60 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
SWISS CHARD OR SPINACH BEET 
One ounce will sow 
50 feet 0 } row 
Swiss Chard is used extensively, either as greens, like spinach, or in the same manner as asparagus, 
when only the rib is eaten. Seed may be sown in April or May, in drills 1J^ feet apart and 1F£ inches 
deep. Thin the plants to 6 inches apart and cultivate the same as for the common beet. The outer leaves 
should either be cut off close to the base of the plant or pulled off when young, and may be picked con- 
Swiss Chard tinuously from June until frost, for when the leaves are cut others take their places very rapidly. 
GIANT LUCULLUS. Light green leaves are crimped and curled, with silvery white ribs and stems. Large 
and of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; J^Ib. 45 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
WHITE LYONS. Large, yellowish green, smooth leaves; white stalks and midribs of a delicate 
flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; J^Jb. 45 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
MANGEL-WURZEL 
Used for feeding stock. Sow in May or June, in rows 3 feet apart, and thin to 8 inches apart 
in the row. One ounce sows 50 f ee f 0 y d r ffl r - $ pounds an acre 
I J The largest and heaviest cropping Mangel. Dark red skin, with 
Mammoth rrize Long Ked. whitish flesh. o z . 10 c ts. ; Mib. 25 c ts. ; ib. 75cts. ; 5 ibs. $3.50. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. An enormous yielder of weight per acre, and at the same time very nutritious. 
Flesh deep yellow. Oz. 10 cts.; ^Ib. 25 cts.; Ib. 75 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
BROCCOLI 
Belongs to the same family as cauliflower, but of a little coarser texture. More hardy and there¬ 
fore better adapted to a wider range of conditions. The new Green Sprouting types are quite dif¬ 
ferent in manner of growth, as shown in illustration. 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. A new and distinct variety of the sprouting type. It forms a 
large head consisting of a cluster of bluish green flower-heads. When this central head is removed, 
the plant develops numerous lateral sprouts, each of which produces a small head. These are cut, 
leaving about 6 inches of the stem. Both stems and heads are cooked and served like cauliflower. 
For July crop, sow the seed in a hotbed in March or April, and for fall crop, in the open ground in 
May. Ready for use in about 90 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; j^oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
LARGE WHITE FRENCH. Heads white, very compact, and hard. Pkt. 10c.; F6° z - 35c.; oz. 60c. 
Italian Broccoli 
