




85. 
Detroit 
Dark Red. 
The Finest 
All-Purpose 
Sow 1 oz. to 80 ft. of row—6 Ibs. per acre. Beet. 



CULTURE—The soil for beets should be rather light and well enriched. Sow 
in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked; 
continue for a succession as late as the middle of July; when the plants are large 
enough, thin out to stand six inches apart. 
83. EXTRA EARLY WINE- @& 
SAP—(54 days.) The first beet on ® 
the family dinner table. Winesap com- 
bines excellent quality, flavor and 
tenderness with its exceptional earli- 
ness. Roots are semi-globular, deep 
rich crimson with small taproot. Flesh 
is fine grained, sweet and tender. Tops 
are medium small. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, 
Y, lb. 35c, Ib. $1.00, prepaid. Illus- 
trated in color on front cover. 











MARKET GROWERS— 
84. EARLY WONDER—(54 days.) ios sal Price (ist 
First on the early market. A splendid ship- Ask for Special Price Lis 
ping variety. Similar in quality to Winesap. 
Roots are blood red with small taproot. 86. CROSBY’S EARLY EGYPTIAN— 



EXTRA EARLY 

















Flesh is blood red with lighter zones, tender (60 days.) A standard early variety, very popu- 
and of good quality. Tops are medium small, lar with market gardeners, as the tops bunch 
Pkt. 5c, 0z. 10c, 4% lb. 30c, lb. 90c, prepaid. well and it makes a.good appearance with dark 
red, flat-globe or turnip-shaped roots. Small tap 
85. DETROIT DARK RED — (62 root. Tops large and tall; flesh purplish red 
days.) The outstanding late variety for with indistinct lighter zones. Pkt. 5c, oz, 10¢, 
truckers, produce shippers, canners and 1%, Ib. 25c, lb. 85c, prepaid. 
home gardeners. A most popular, real qual- 
ity beet. Roots are globular, smooth, uni- 89. EARLY BLOOD TURNIP — (68 
form, attractive, with small taproot. Flesh days.) One of the best for home use or for 
is deep oxblood red, with indistinct zones. market gardeners. Tops medium small, but 
Splendid quality, sweet and tender, without fairly coarse. Roots turnip-shaped ; dark red. 
any trace of woodiness. .Pkti 5c, 0z, 10c, % Flesh bright red with zones of lighter shade. 
Ib. 30c, lb. 90c, prepaid. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % Ib. 25c, lb. 85c, prepaid. 


Swiss Chard 
or Spinach eet 
Swiss Chard produces more food than any 
other vegetable, in proportion to the space 
required. The leaves are used for greens and 
are of much milder flavor, and more delicate 
texture, than spinach. It will produce a 
constant crop from early summer until winter. 
Cook like asparagus. 
98. SWISS CHARD — (55 days.) 
Greatest of all summer greens. A variety of 
beet grown for its leaves. They may be used 
83. 
Extra Early Winesap 
Mangels is 
POUND 
Postpaid 
An ounce will sow 100 feet of drill, 5 Ibs. 
will sow an acre. 







_ Mangels are of high feeding value for all 
livestock. They keep hens healthy, and 
stimulate egg production. Feed at the rate 








of 25 lbs. to 100 hens per day, with grain. just as Spinach. Constant crop from July bis 
until winter. It makes good poultry feed, 
CULTURE—Sow at corn planting time— too. Of exceptionally tender quality and good Swiss Chard is rich 
in drills 2 to 2% feet apart, on rich moist flavor. Rich in vitamins. Leaves are heavily ‘i ; ' 
land, the seed should be planted an inch crumpled. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, %4 Ib. 25c, Ib. in vitamins. 


deep; on dry and sandy soil it must be 
planted 1% to 1% inches deep. Thin out 
to stand 8 inches apart in row. 
1905. MINNESOTA GOLDEN TANK- 
ARD—The best yellow mangel in culti- 
vation. Has a high sugar content, is a 
heavy cropper and easily harvested. Roots 
are large, nearly cylindrical, partly above 
ground; skin orange. Flesh yellow. 
106. MAMMOTH LONG RED—The 
best cropper of all. Yields from 20 to 30 tons 
per acre. High feeding value and exceptional 
quality. Roots extremely large, -. tapering, 
grow half above ground; skin light red. 
Flesh is white with rose tinge. 
108. GIANT SLUDSTRUP—A very 
high yielder. Roots are long, oval, orange 
colored. Flesh is white with yellow tinge; 
high in feeding value. 
115. SUGAR BEET, KLEIN WAN- 
ZLEBEN—The most popular variety for 
sugar Manufacture on account of high sugar 
content; also good for stock feed, Roots are 
long, with white skin and flesh. 
85c, prepaid. 
70. A delicious vegetable for winter 
use, of mild, cabbage flavor. Tall stems 
are covered with firm, tiny, cabbage- 
like sprouts. Cook the small heads 
and serve with butter or a cream 
sauce. Start seed indoors, same as 
cabbage. Transplant to garden in May. 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 20c, 4% lb. 75, prepaid. 
Breccoli 
80. ITALIAN GREEN 
SPROUTING—A novelty of the! 
cauliflower« family . which” after® the 
first head has been harvested, ’ pro- 
duces branching sprouts on which are 
small loose heads 2 inches in diam- 
PRICES on all Mangels: Oz. 8c, 14 Ib. 
25c, lb. 75c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, | “—- 

= ee eter, They have a delicate flayor and 
5 Ibs. at 65c per Ib. BRUSSELS SPROUTS—a table delicacy are most delicious, Pkt. 8c, Y% oz, 20¢, 
you can grow in your own garden. oz. 30c, 4% Ib. $1.00, prepaid. 

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