BEANS ARE BEST WHEN FRESH 
Lima Beans, Dwarf 
Jackson Wonder or Calico. A faithful cropper. 
weather. 65 days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. Plants large, heavily productive. 
Pods large, 4% to 5 inches long. Usually contains 4 large, thick 
beans. \ Dry beans large, flat, greenish white. Mature in 75 
days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20e; 1 Ib. 35c. 
Fordhook. Straight pods with very plump, large beans of ex- 
cellent quality. 75 days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25e; 1 Ib. 45e 
Henderson’s. Excellent quality. Plants small, early and bushy, 
very productive. 65 days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20e; 1 Ib. 30c. 
Resists dry 
Lima Beans, Pole 
Florida Butter Bean. Dependable, popular, prolific. 
Pkt. 10¢; % Ib. 20e; 1 Ib. 35e. 
Large White Lima. Fine for home garden. Large, greenish- 
white beans. 88 days. % lb. 25e; 1 Ib. 45c. 
Sieva, Carolina or Small White. Plant 10 to 12 feet tall, and 
bears over a long season. Medium green pods with three to 
four beans of excellent quality. 77 days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20¢e; 
1 Ib. 30c. 
78 days. 
SWISS CHARD 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Only the tops of this beet are used, like spinach, and the 
succulent stalks and midribs may be prepared in the same way 
as asparagus. The plants are cultivated like beets except that 
they should be thinned to 8 or 10 in. apart. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c. 
Lucullus, Dark Green. The fleshy crumpled leaves of this 
variety make very choice greens, Plant erect; stalks rounded 
and finely ribbed. Foliage a rich deep green. 
BEET 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 8 to 14 Ibs. per acre. 
Seed should be sown at the rate of 1 ounce to 100 feet of row. 
The rows should be spaced 14 to 24 inches apart. Work the soil 
well and cover the seeds about 4 inch deep. A rich sandy 
loam is most favorable, but nearly all types of soil will produce 
beets if sufficiently fertilized and properly tilled. All varieties 
of beets sell for: Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % Ib. 40c. 
Detroit Dark Red. The standard of excellence in table beets 
for home and market garden, for shipping, and for canning. 
Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. Roots globe shaped; sym- 
metrical, with small collar and small tap-root. Very dark blood 
red. Mature in 52 to 55 days. 
Early Wonder. Very desirable for home and market garden. 
Tops small. Root flattened globe shape with small collar and 
tap-root. Dark purplish red. Flesh deep purplish red zoned a 
lighter shade. Mature in 50 to 55 days. 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian. Best for forcing and particularly 
valuable for early market. Tops small and upright. Roots 
flattened, with long slender tap-roots. Flesh dark purplish red 
zoned lighter. Ready in 50 days. 
Early Blood Turnip. Medium early variety. Tops medium, 
somewhat coarse. Bright red. 65 to 70 days. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Valuable as stock feed. Plant early in the spring in rows 
2% feet apart. The seeds should be 1 inch apart in the row and 
covered by % inch of soil firmly pressed down. Cultivate 
frequently. When the plants are 3 inches high, begin to thin 
until the roots are 10 inches apart. All varieties of mangels: 
1 oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 30c. 
Giant Half Sugar. This variety is one of the favorites among 
the dairymen and hog raisers. It is very sweet and nutritious, 
as it has a larger sugar content than the ordinary mangel. 
Mammoth Long Red. Superior to strains offered as Norbiton 
Giant, Colossal, Monarch, ete. Roots very large; long spindle 
shape, straight and thick; grow one-third to one-half out of 
ground. Light red; flesh white tinged with rose. 
Sugar Beet 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Sugar beets are desirable not only for sugar making but 
for stock feeding, and when small they may be used for the 
table. The soil producing best results is a rich, friable sand 
or clay loam. Cultivation is the same as for mangel wurzel. 
Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 15e. 
Klein Wanzleben. The most desirable beet for sugar manu- 
facture. Valuable for stock feeding. Roots medium large. 12 
to 15 inches long, 3% to 4 inches at shoulder, tapered; white, 
with a tinge of gray; very rich in sugar content. Good keeper. 

BROCCOLI 
14 oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
This is similar to cauliflower in color, character of foliage, 
form. and size of heads. 
Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 75ce. 
Italian Green Sprouting. This vigorous plant is entirely dif- 
ferent from the white heading sorts. Cultivated like cabbage, 
it bears a succession of sprouting heads which, if kept cut, will 
be replaced by others for 8 to 10 weeks. Each sprout, about 5 
inches long, ends in a small head of deep green buds. It is one 
of the most delicious green vegetables. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
1% oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
Small shoots like miniature cabbages clustered around a 
stem are the valuable part of this unique member of the cab- 
bage family. They are successfully grown wherever conditions 
are favorable for late cabbage and require the same method of 
culture. They mature best in the autumn after the weather 
becomes cool. Pkt. 10¢; 1 oz. 75c. 
Dwarf Improved. Plants dwarf and compact. 20 inches tall. 
Very uniform; stem well covered with firm, round cabbage-like 
balls of 14%, to 1% in. in diameter which mature in succession. 
CABBAGE 
1% oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
For plants of early kinds, sow seed in January under glass, 
and put out into flat about 2 inches apart. Transplant to open 
ground as early in the spring as the soil can be prepared, 
setting 11% to 2 feet apart, in rows, which should be 3 feet 
apart. Cultivate frequently, and during dry weather water 
copiously. Late cabbage seed should be sown in drills in open 
ground during April and May, and transplanted in June or 
July. Fertilize heavily, using 400 pounds nitrate of soda per 
acre in three dressings, one-third when plants are set out, and 
two-thirds a month apart later. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 35c. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
Mature between 60-65 days. 
Copenhagen Market. Distinctly and uniformly early. Splendid 
for early market and shipment; proving valuable as early kraut 
variety. Plants small, compact, allowing very close planting. 
Stem short; heads uniformly round; firm; become 6 to 7 inches 
in diameter. Weight, 3% to 4 pounds. Interior clear white and 
of excellent quality. Mature in 66 days. 
Early Jersey Wakefield. Extremely early variety, very valu- 
able for home and market garden as well as for shipment. 
Plants very small and compact, allowing close planting; stem 
short. Heads firm and conical; usually 7 inches long, 5 inches 
thick near base; weight, 2 to 2%, pounds. 
Golden Acre. The earliest round headed cabbage; especially 
valuable for early market and shipping. Plants very small and 
compact; stem short. Heads uniformly round; firm, commonly 
6 inches in diameter and weigh 3 pounds. 
Charleston or Large Wakefield. Heart-shaped heads nearly a 
week later than Jersey Wakefield and half again as large. 7 to 
8 inches long. 70 to 75 days. 
It requires a long growing season. 
Packet, ounce, %4 Ib. and pound are all postpaid in U. S. A. 
—otherwise add postage. 
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