BEETS 
Sow the seed as soon as the ground 
can be properly worked. Be sure to work 
in Wizard Brand Pulverized Sheep 
Manure or some other good fertilizer (we 
have all kindsj. Make the rows 12 inches apart for hand cultivation; 
cover the seed 1 inch; thin out the plants to stand 3 to 4 inches in the 
row; cultivate often; keep clean of weeds. Successive plantings may 
be made every 3 weeks until August 1. You will then have Beets all 
summer, with the last crop for winter use. At this last planting put 
out all you can to provide for your own use, for canning, and for 
selling all winter. This is one of the important crops so necessary to 
provide for winter vegetables. One ounce will sow a row of 50 feet; 
5 to 6 poimds to the acre. 
New Beet, Green Top Bunching 
Offered for the First Time 
Extremely attractive bunching Beet. It is early; roots are 2H to 
3 inches in diameter in 50 to 60 days. Globe-shaped, becoming slightlj 
flattened at bottom at maturity. Very smooth and refined. 
Exterior color dark; interior bright blood-red; solid color 
in cool weather, slightly zoned in warm weather. The 
dark glossy roots with the green top foliage make them 
very attractive as a bunch Beet. Try it. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; cts.; lb. $1.50. 
Schell's Harrisburg Market 
Finest Extra-Early Beet 
Dark red color all the way through; tender, highly 
flavored flesh; smooth clean skin; shape extremely 
uniform. This is the very best first-early Beet. For 
many years this very excellent Beet has been grown 
almost exclusively by the market-gardeners of all our 
city markets here for first early, and it has become the 
leading early Beet in many city markets. Our sales 
total many tons of seed. The illustration gives the shape 
of it. It is half-globe, not as globular as our Black Knight 
nor as flat as is Crosby’s Egyptian. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
15 cts.; Vilb. 35 cts.; Vilb. 
60 cts.; lb. $1.20; 5 lbs. 
$5.75; 10 lbs. $10. 
Schell’s Harrisburg 
Market Extra-Early 
The best first-early Beet 
Schell’s Black Knight Beet 
Schell's Famous Black Knight Beet 
Unexcelled in Quality, Shape, and Color 
Thousands of successful gardeners make this their choice 
for early planting (to follow exira-early Harrisburg Market), 
second crop, fall, and winter crops. 
We believe this is the most popular Beet in America 
today for we have received thousands and thousands of 
orders from almost every city and village in every state, and 
annually sell enormous quantities of it. 
Schell’s Black Knight Beet has the color that is 
desired and that denotes quality— deepest dark red all the 
way through, just as is shown in this color photograph 
which is an exact reproduction of the Beets as they grow. 
In addition to its very desirable deep dark color, it is of 
very superior quality, richly flavored, and is very smooth, 
clean, and of a very uniform shape and size, bunching up 
attractively. The seed we have foi you has been produced 
from very specially selected stock-seed, bred by years of 
selection for color, quality, and shape. 
Schell’s Black Knight Beet is the best Beet for your 
own use, and it is the best Beet for market. I know that 
all of you who have been growing it will continue to do so 
and those who have not, I urge you to grow it, knowing 
you also want the best Beet, Ix)w prices again. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 15 cts.; Vilb. 35 cts.; Vzlb. 60 cts.; lb. $1.20; 5 lbs. 
$5.75; 10 lbs. $10. 
Caution! We have found a number of dealers substi¬ 
tuting other varieties and selling them as Schell’s Black 
Knight. Buy only from us or our authorized dealers. 
Schell's Deep Blood Turnip Beet 
This early, globe-shaped Beet, of excellent quality, is 
especially esteemed on account of its dark red color, which 
extends entirely through the Beet and without the light- 
colored rings seen in some varieties. The medium-sized 
Beets are smooth and handsome, and are now being largely 
used for canning as well as for the home-garden and market. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V41b. 35 cts.; lb. $1; 5 lbs. 
$4.50; 10 lbs. $8. 
Detroit Dark Red Beet. 
usual attractiveness. Its handsome appearance makes it 
a great seller on the market. Globe-shaped, tapering 
slightly; smooth; dark red; early. A good general-crop 
Beet. We sell thousands of pounds of seed of our fancy 
strain to market-gardeners everywhere. If Detroit is one 
of your leaders, plant my seed this year. Medium-top and 
Large-top strains. Mention Large-top if you want it, other¬ 
wise we will send regular Medium-top. This refers to the 
foliage. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 141 b. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 
5 lbs. $4.25; 10 lbs. $7.50. 
Crosby’s Improved Egyptian. O'.^esfBeeJ's! 
Deep dark red; of excellent quality and extra-fine flavor. 
Small tops, making it a good forcer. A profitable market 
sort. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; Vilb. 30cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 
5 lbs. $4.25; 10 lbs. $7.50. 
For Mangel Wurzels or Stock Beets 
and Sugar Beets see index 
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