COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 



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Beet Early Wonder 







Pride of lowa 
PRIDE OF IOWA BEAN (53 days) 
PRIDE OF IOWA is a wonderful variety. The pods are 
of beautiful appearance, nearly round, deeply creasebacked 
dark green, extremely brittle, absolutely stringless in all 
stages of growth, totally without fibre, very meaty and possess 
a delicate flavor. They hang in large clusters on the vines 
and it is easier to pick 50 baskets of them than it is to pick 
25 baskets of any other green sort. 
PRIDE OF IOWA produces on an average of 75 to 100 
market baskets more per acre (baskets as used in our market 
of one-third bushel capacity) than any other green podded 
Bean. We tried every variety listed by us as well as many 
that we do not list, and know what the facts are. 
PRIDE OF IOWA has very bushy vines that grow about 
18 inches high, without runners and with thick stalks that 
keep the plant erect and unaffected by high winds. The 
bushes are very broad and for best results must be planted 
in rows 3 feet apart and a foot apart in the rows. Pkt. 10c; 
Ib. 30c, prepaid. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $1.60; 100 lbs. $14.00. 
BEAN GREEN PERFECTION (53 days) 
Pods 6 inches long, almost straight, round, very meaty, 
medium green, strictly stringless and fiberless of excellent 
quality. Plants large, erect, very productive. Seed white. 
10 Ibs. $1.70; 100 lbs. $16.00. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN BEET (60 days) 
Selected stock. The roots of our strain are almost globe 
shaped, dark red, in and out, of fine shape either young or 
when left standing till late in the fall. The finest strain to 
be had. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. $1.40, prepaid. 
DETROIT DARK RED BEET (60 days) 
Extra select stock greatly improved in looks as well as 
in quality, as you will see if you will try. Fine globe shape, 
smooth, very dark red, tender roots with small tap roots and 
just enough foliage to make it easy to tie in bunches. Extra 
good. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. $1.40, prepaid. 
LONG SMOOTH DARK RED BEET (75 days) 
A long beet is popular in some markets and if you wish 
to get something extra good in a long beet we have it. The 
roots of our strain are shaped like a carrot, averaging 9 
inches in length and 3 inches through at shoulder, and 1% 
inches through near the end of the root. Symmetrical, smooth, 
uniformly deepest blood red in and out, fine flavored, and 
sweet. Foliage dark bronze and not too heavy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
cede lb. $1.40, 

EARLY WONDER BEET (55 days) 
DEEP RED IN COLOR, TENDER AND SWEET 
EARLY WONDER is of ideal shape, perfectly smooth, 
free from fibrous roots, and with only a small tap root. The 
flesh is tender and sweet and stays so in all stages of growth. 
The color is intensely solid deep crimson red. The tops are 
considerably smaller than is the case with other beets, yet 
the amount of foliage is sufficient and makes it an ideal 
bunching variety. It has just the right amount of leaves, an 
item of importance, as it does away with lots of work con- 
nected with trimming the leaves. 
EARLY WONDER is the result of years of re-selecting 
and improving, and absolutely the first in earliness. It never 
gets out of shape no matter how long left standing in the 
field after reaching maturity. It does extraordinarily well 
even on thin soil and is so positively unusual that we un- 
hesitatingly say to you plant heavily for early young beets. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. $1.40, prepaid. 
BEET WINTER KEEPER (80 days) 
Turnip shaped beet of highest quality, valuable because 
stored in a vegetable cellar, will keep for months in prime 
condition and can be marketed in an “orderly” way, that is, 
brought to market in such quantities that the market will not 
become flooded. We advise a trial. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN BEET (55 days) 
Extra early, producing flat, smooth, turnip shaped roots, 
about 2 inches in diameter. Flesh deep red, and very sweet 
and tender. An old standard sort of the most popular variety 
among market gardeners for forcing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1 Ib. 
$1.40, postpaid. 
is erect, 
Brussels Sprouts : :*: 
or less in height and in addition to the rather broad, heavy 
leaves the stem produces miniature heads of cabbage, prob- 
ably an inch or more in diameter. Fashionable hotels are 
generally good customers for this vegetable. Culture same 
as for cabbage, except that the leaves should be pulled down 
in the fall to give the small heads more room to grow. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS—AMAGER MARKET 
A fine strain, quite early, with sprouts compactly set, 
yielding as high as five thousand quarts of beautiful sprouts 
per acre. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; (70 days). 
Dwarf habit, the 
IMPROVED EXTRA DWARF stems are thickly 
set with Sprouts which grow about one inch in diameter. 
Pkt. 10c, prepaid. (70 days). 
Broccoli see pase 23. 
The plant 
