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Plant a Vegetable Garden for Pleasure and Profit 
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Beet, Good For All 
RELIABLE LIST OF HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEBS 
ARTICHOKE 
One ounce will produce 500 plants 
Sow seeds early in Spring, and when large 
enough transplant into rows 4 feet apart and 
2 feet apart in the rows. 
Large Green Globe. This is a very delicious 
vegetable. Some prefer it cooked like As¬ 
paragus — that is, take the flower head 
before it begins to open and cook much the 
same as Asparagus. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 
lb. $1.40. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
100 Roots for a Row of 150 Feet 
Mary Washington (Green Type). 2-yr.-old. 
25 for 00c., 50 for $1.00, 100 for $1.75, 
1000 for $13.00. 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
One ounce will produce about 200 plants 
Mary Washington. This is the finest of the 
Washington strains to be had. It produces 
large thick shoots of attractive appearance 
maturing slightly earlier than the original 
strain. The tips are compact and of rich 
purplish green color. The entire stalk from 
base to tip is remarkably tender. Pkts. 5 
and 10c., oz. 15c., J4 lb. 40c., lb. $1.25. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill 
For early use sow as soon as the ground 
can be worked in a rich, light soil, which has 
been well manured, in drills 1 foot apart and 
2 inches deep. For main crops sow in May, 
and for Winter use, in June. When the plants 
are well forward, thin out to about 6 inches. 
Prices of beet seed are as follows unless 
otherwise noted: pkts. 5 and 10c., oz. 15c., 
M lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
Crosby's Egyptian. An improved strain of 
Egyptian Beet. Rich dark red, crisp and 
tender. An excellent early sort. 
Detroit Dark Red. Color dark blood-red; 
medium size; very tender; good for early or 
late sowing. 
Early Model. An exceptionally fine early 
Beet of medium size, uniform shape and 
deep crimson color. 
Early Wonder. A popular early variety. 
Very uniform, nearly globe-shaped, skin 
dark red, flesh deep blood red. Recom¬ 
mended for both early and late planting. 
Good For All Beet. 52 to 55 days. Some¬ 
times called ‘‘Rose Bud” or “Baby” Beet. 
Especially fine for canning and pickling 
whole at 1 to 1J4 in- in diameter. Roots 
smooth, even in size and shape, and almost 
perfectly globular; collar and tap-roots very 
small; interior deep crimson, free from white 
zones. 
BEET—MANGEL WURZEL 
The following varieties are grown for feed¬ 
ing cattle and stock. Sow in April or May, 
6 to 8 lbs. per acre, in rows 2 ft. apart, thin 
out to 6 inches in the row. 
Giant Half Sugar Rose Top. Roots long 
oval, tapered; grayish-white with rose- 
colored shoulder; flesh white, rich in sugar. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., x /i lb. 20c., lb. 50c. 
Golden Tankard. Heavy cropper; easily 
harvested. Roots large, thick oval, nearly 
cylindrical; light gray above, deep orange 
below ground; flesh yellow with white zones. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., J4 lb. 20c., lb. 50c. 
Mammoth Long Red. This is an enor¬ 
mously productive variety, yielding from 
50 to 70 tons to the acre, a single root often 
weighing 20 to 40 lbs. The best long red 
Mangel and very valuable for stock feeding. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., lb. 20c., lb. 50c. 
Our Policy 
For many years, we have offered our 
customers only tested, quality mer¬ 
chandise. All merchandise listed in 
this catalogue is the best that can be 
obtained at the prices offered. We in¬ 
vite comparison. 
Market Gardeners and 
Dealers ask for prices 
