ARTHUR G. LEE, SEEDSMAN A NDFLORI ST, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 
Beet, Detroit Dark Red 
BEETS 
Sow one ounce to 100 feet of drill; 
6 to 8 pounds per acre. 
CROSBY EGYPTIAN (50 to 55 days). 
Roots flattened globe shape. Dark red; 
medium size. One of the best early varie¬ 
ties. 
DETROIT DARK RED (52 to 55 days). 
Roots globe shaped, with small collar and 
small tap roots. Very dark blood red. 
Probably the best of the main crop beet. 
EARLY WONDER (45 to 50 days). A 
variety which has gained wide popularity 
among market gardeners. It is of the blood 
turnip type. Uniform in size, flat to globe 
shaped, bright red skin, vermilion red flesh 
with distinct zones of lighter red. A good 
shipper. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP (60 days). Roots 
nearly round or slightly flattened. 
SWISS CHARD. Only the tops of this beet 
are used; like spinach. Cultivate like beets. 
STOCK BEETS 
CULTURE: Seed should be 1 inch apart in 
rows 2 Y 2 feet apart and covered to a depth 
of IV 2 inches. Thin to 10 inches when about 
3 inches high. It requires 8 lbs. of Mangel 
Beets to plant an acre. Stock Beets are a 
valuable food used in conjunction with other 
feeds for milk cows, hogs, poultry. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE. A distinct 
type of Sugar Beet producing roots of giant 
size, long oval tapering smooth. Grows half 
out of the ground. Flesh is white with high 
sugar content, consequently is high in food 
value. Excellent for fattening hogs. 
BROCCOLI 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. Culti- 
vated like cabbage, it bears a succession of 
sprouting heads. 
CABBAGE 
One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants; 
four ounces will transplant an acre. 
CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD (75 days). 
About one week later than Early Jersey 
Wakefield, but heads are larger and broader. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD (65 days). 
Head cone shaped; very solid. Dwarf, com¬ 
pact. 
LEE’S SPECIAL EARLY (New). Earliest 
Round Headed Variety—a special Market 
Gardener strain—producing perfectly round 
heads of unusual solidity, weighing about 3 
lbs. Recommended for forcing or outdoor 
growing. 
GOLDEN ACRE (65 days). An extra early 
selection of the Copenhagen type. Heads 
of medium size, round, hard and solid. 
COPENHAGEN MARKET (70 to 75 days). 
An early, large round-headed variety, near¬ 
ly as early as Jersey Wakefield. 
EARLY FLAT DUTCH (80 days). A good 
second early short-stemmed variety. 
LATE FLAT DUTCH (110 days). Heads 
large, round, flattened and very firm. 
ALL SEASONS (85 to 90 days). Heads 
large, round. A favorite for making kraut. 
RED ROCK (85 days). The largest of Red 
Cabbage. 
Charleston Wakefield Cabbage 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
CHILLI (75 days). Earliest and most 
sure heading of Chinese varieties. 
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