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| CHOICE TABLE BEETS ! 
Beets should be planted both in Spring and Fall. 
Will keep fine stored in pit or may be canned. One 
D.G.B.P. will plant 25 feet of row. Plant about 114% 
inches deep about 2 inches apart in row. Make sev- 
eral plantings about one week apart. Average person 
requires 10 pounds per year—l1 D.G.B.P. 
393X Berry’s Early Blood Red Beet. Very early, 
thrives anywhere, deliciously crisp and tender, good 
uniform size. (Pictured, described more fully page 
50.) Postpaid: Pkt., 15c; D.G.B.P., 22c; 1% 1hb., $1.10; 
4 1b., $2.00; 1 lhb., $3.50. 
154 Early Blood Turnip. (Pictured at right.) Ex- 
cels in flavor and appearance. A medium early va- 
riety, roots top shaped, dark red, retaining color 
even when cooked. Sweet and crisp. Matures quickly. 
but is a splendid Keeper. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; D.G.B.P 
12c; 0z., 18c; %4 1b., 49c; 1 1b., $1.79. 
151 Crimson Globe. An exceedingly fine table beet, 
of mid-season maturity. Large globe shaped roots 
Flesh purplish-red with moderate zonings. Postpaid: 
Pkt., 5c; D.G.B.P., 13c; oz., 19c; %4 1b., 54c; 1 1b., $1.98. 
158 Improved Extra Early Eclipse. An early variety 
for home use. Globe shaped, medium dark red col- 
or, with zones of lighter color. A fine pickler; sweet, 
crisp. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; D.G.B.P., 12c; 0z., 18c; ly, 
lb., 49c; 1 lb., $1.79. 
155 Crosby’s Egyptian. An extra 
early variety preferred by market 
gardeners, splendid for bunching. 
Roots globe shaped,. slightly flat- 
tened, with small tap root. Finest 
quality, tender and sweet. Flesh 
purplish-red. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 
D.G.B.P., 12c; 0z., 18c; %4 Ilb., 49c; 
1 Ib., $1.79. 
157 Detroit Dark Red. The out- 
standing variety for home use, 
truck gardeners, and canning. Fine 
quality, tender and sweet. Roots 
perfectly round. With small tap 
root. uniform. Flesh dark red with 
slight zone. Postpaid: Pkt., 6c; 
D.G.B.P., 14c; 0z., 21c; 14 Ihb., 59c; 
1 1b., $2.10. 
167 Berry’s Early Wonder. (Pic- 
tured at, right.) This wonderful 
early beet is the result of years of 
reselecting and improving. For 
earliness it can’t be beat. Very 
uniform in growth, root globular in 
shape. Postpaid: Pkt., 7c; D.G.B.P., 
15c; 0z., 23c; 1% l1b., 65c; 1 lb., $2.25. 
158 Swiss Chard. Makes continu- 
ous greens of delicious flavor 
throughout the summer. Grows 
anywhere. Plant from early spring 
till July. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; D.G. 
B.P., 12c; 0z., 18c; %4 1b., 49c; 1 Ihb., 
$1. 79. 


Plant These 3 Varieties for a Home Defense 
Garden 
1 D.G.B-P. Early Blood Turnip. 

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Berry’s Early Wonder Beet 
(Described at left) 
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Early Blood 
Turnip Beet 

MANGELS AND 
SUGAR BEETS 

Stock Feeders—Raise Mangels 
The average yield of mangels per 
acre is 30 tons. Aside from the min- 
imum feeding value of $2.50 per ton, 
the mangel is a regulator that keeps 
stock in the best health. 
Mangels are very easily grown. 
A loose or sandy loam type of soil 
is best to grow mangels on. Drill 
about 6 pounds of seed per acre in 
rows 2 feet apart. Cultivate right 
after planting down the drill rows. 
The following 3 varieties postpaid: 
Oz., 15c; % 1b., 45c; 1 Ib., $1.35; 5 
lbs., $6.00. 
161 Danish Sludstrup. <A good 
cropper, with high feeding value. 
Long, reddish-yellow. 
160 Golden Tankard. Very large 
size and easily lifted. Skin. deep or- 
ange, flesh yellow with white zones. 
166 Giant Half Sugar. Heavy 
yielder, valuable for feeding. Flesh 
white, with good sugar content. 
rows half out of the ground, mak- 
: Cc E L Ee R y ie it easy to harvest. 

1 D.G.B.P. Detroit Dark Red. 
1 D.G.B.P. Crimson Globe 
No. 12C—3 D.G.B.P. Postpaid 24: 
Regular price, 39c—You 
save 10c. 
ASPARAGUS 
SEED AND ROOTS 
101 Washington Rust 



251 White Plume. Earliest of all. 
A favorite for the table because of 
crisp tender quality. Stalks are uni- 
formly large and solid. Pkt., 6c; 
D.G.B.P., 16c; 0z., 25c; 1% I1b., 65c. 
253 Giant Pascal. An excellent vari- 
ety for fall and winter use. Large, 
thick, crisp, stringless stalks with a 
delicious nut-like flavor. Blanches to 
a beautiful yellowish-white. Pkt., 
6c; D.G.B.P., 16c; 0z., 25c; 14 Ib., 65c. 
Proof. Preferred by market 
gardeners because of free- 
dom from disease. A large 
straight luscious stalk with 
firm tips of finest quality. 
Postpaid: Pkt., 5¢; D.G.B.P., 
8e; oz., 12¢;3 yy, Ib., Boe 
Y.dbi, 60e; qT Ib., $1.1 

Asparagus and Rhubarb 
Roots, Page %6 
dagen tag Roots. 25 
@ 45c; 50 @ 80c; 100 
@ $1.35; 300 @ $3.70; 
@ $5. 50, postpaid. 

Asparagus 500 

252 Golden Self Blanching. 
sirable for truckers. 
white varieties blanching 
golden yellow. Fine quality, crisp, ten- 
der, free from strings. 
8c; D.G.B.P., 20c; oz., 30c; 14 I1b., $1.00. 
255 Celeriac or Turnip-rooted Celery. 
Roots nearly globe-shaped, are used for 
flavoring soup, 
Pkt., 7c; D.G.B.P., 18c; oz., 27c; 14 lb., 75c. 


Most de- 
Stalks heavier than 
into’ a orich 
Postpaid: Pkt., 
stews, etc. Postpaid: 
White Plume Celery 
