


38 Vegetable Seeds 
Dark 
Red 
Beets 
Grow your own beets. Root crops give more food 
value for the space occupied than any other 
vegetable. Beets are the most popular of all root 
crops. Beets may be stored for winter use. Best 
of all, the small beets pulled and used soon after, 
are much sweeter and more tender than any you 
could buy. Try some buttered tender baby beets 
from your own garden this year. Make at least 
two plantings of beets so that you have plenty 
for early use and for winter storage as well. 
Table Beet Culture. Beets like well enriched 
moist soil. Sow the seed 1 inch deep in rows 12 
to 16 inches apart, and thin out to stand 4 inches 
apart. First sowing may be made as early as the 
soil is in workable condition, later plantings up 
to July 1st. One ounce should sow a 50 to 75 foot 
row, 5 to 6 pounds an acre. Packets of the stand- 
ard varieties will contain about 14 ounce. 
3576 DETROIT DARK RED. The most popular 
of all Beets. Beautiful appearance on the table 
or bunched for market, as it retains its deep red 
color. Big cropper with small upright tops, per- 
mitting close planting. Roots globe-shaped. Skin 
and flesh, dark blood-red with very little lighter 
zoning. Excellent winter keeper. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 
25c; 4 Ib. 8Oc. 
3578 PERFECTED DETROIT. All-America. An 
improved strain with which we are coming close 
to perfection in uniformity of size and shape of 
roots and extreme depth of color. Pkt. 1de; 
Oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
3571 EARLY WONDER. A fine Beet for extra 
early or very late planting as it produces edible 
roots quickly. Slightly more rounded than Crosby’s 
Egyptian. Color of flesh is deep red, zoned with 
lighter red. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Ib. SOc. 
3573 CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Improved strain. 
The standard for early market. Roots flattened 
globe-shaped. Skin deep red, flesh slightly zoned. 
Suitable for the most critical market gardeners 
planting. Much extra work has been done on this 
to perfect uniformity in shape and color of roots. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Ib. SOc. 
3579 EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. Very early, 
valuable for forcing early. Tops small, roots dis- 
tinctly flat and moderately thick. Flesh dark red 
me lighter zones. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 
Cc. 
‘3580 EDMAND’S BLOOD TURNIP. Roots nearly 
round, dark red. Flesh purplish-red with very little 
zoning. Pkt. 10¢; Oz. 25c; 4 Ib. SOc. 
3581 OHIO CANNER. All-America. A beet that 
has been especially developed to meet the exacting 
demands of the canner and which therefore makes 
an unusually fine home garden variety. Roots 
very round and uniform and with small tops. Flesh 
tender, extremely dark red, retaining its color 
after canning. Slower in growth than Detroit so 
gives a long period of use in the home garden. 
Pkt. 1dc; Oz. 35c; 4 Ib. $1.10. 
Mangel Beets 
for Poultry and Stock 
One ounce of seed should sow a 75 to 100 foot row. | 
5 to 6 pounds an acre. 
3586 MAMMOTH LONG RED. Heaviest yielding 
of all Mangels, often 2% feet long and very heavy. 
Grows half out of the ground, easy to harvest. 
Oz. 12¢; 14 lb. 35c; Lb. $1.00. 
3589 DANISH SLUDSTRUP. Large oval orange 
colored roots, more than half above ground. Flesh 
white tinged yellow. Extremely high sugar con- 
tent. Valuable dairy beet. Oz. L2c; 14 Ib. $5e; 
Lb. $1.00. 
3588 GIANT HALF SUGAR. The richest of all 
Mangels in sugar content and feeding value. 
Ready to harvest earlier than others. Skin rose 
colored, flesh, white. Oz. 15e; 14 Ib. 40c; 
Lb. $1.25. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET, See Page 45. 

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Early Jersey Wakefield 

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Cabbages 
Selected Strains 
In Cabbage seed, the best is the cheapest in the long run. Therefore, we offer only the highest quality 
that it is possible to obtain from the most reliable growers, super strains that cost real money to pro- 
duce and maintain. 
Culture—Sow the seed of early varieties in hot beds or boxes indoors in February and March, trans- 
planting to the open ground in April and May at which time seed of the mid-season varieties may be 
sown for later transplanting. Seed of the late varieties should be sown in good garden ground early in 
May and transplanted later. Cabbage should stand 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 30 to 36 inches apart. 
Cabbage should be thoroughly cultivated throughout the season. An ounce should produce about 
2,500 plants, 14 lb. enough for one acre. 
Early Cabbages 
3617 EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. Most 
popular of the pointed heads. Forms edible head 
very early, about the same as Golden Acre in 
season. Absence of large outer leaves allows close 
planting. Pleasing flavor, distinct from the round 
head varieties and we strongly recommend it for 
the home garden. Pkt. 8c; Oz. 45c 
3616 GOLDEN ACRE. Earliest round headed 
variety, forming one week earlier than Copen- 
hagen market. Absence of large outer leaves per- 
mits close planting. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c. 
3631 PENN STATE BALLHEAD. A greatiy im- 
proved variety of the Danish type, of exceptionally 
uniform size and shape. It is a short stemmed 
very solid head and attractive bright green color. 
Tender, crisp and fine flavored. Pkt. 10c; 4% 
oz. 35c; Oz. 6Oc. 
3619 COPENHAGEN MARKET. The standard 
early round variety, little later than Wakefield, 
but much larger and heavier. Heads averaging 8 
to 10 lbs. each. Compact habit, few outer leaves 
perms close planting. Very profitable. Pkt. Se; 
Ze c. 
Disease Resistant Cabbage 
In sections where Cabbage ‘‘Yellows’’ is dam- 
aging, it pays to plant strains bred for disease 
resistance. The seed of the two disease-resistant 
varieties listed below, is gathered from plants 
grown on diseased soil and which proved immune. 
3623 MARION MARKET. Early. The disease- 
resistant Copenhagen Market. A few days later, 
otherwise has all the good points of that variety. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. $O0c; Oz. 50c. 
3629 WISCONSIN NO. 8 HOLLANDER. Late. 
A disease-resistant strain of the popular Hollander. 
Being slightly larger and more leafy than the 
parent. Heads round, somewhat flattened and 
more solid, splendid keeping qualities. Practically 
100% immune. Pkt. 10¢; 4 oz. 25c; Oz. 45c. 

Broccoli 
All restaurants and more homes now serve 
Broccoli because it has more delicate flavor and 
easier to grow than its cousin, Cauliflower. An 
excellent late summer and fall crop. Both heads 
and leaves near them are tender and palatable. 
3601 LARGE WHITE. Large white compact heads, 
tender and of delicate Cauliflower flavor. Grow 
like Cauliflower. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c. 
3602 ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. A distinct 
variety. Like Asparagus, it is very tasty. Grows 
quickly, producing a bluish-green head in about 
90 days. After the head is removed the plant 
produces branches bearing smaller terminal heads, 
which may also be used. Pkt. 8c; Oz. 45c. 
Late Cabbages 
3626 DANISH BALLHEAD. For quality, no other 
winter Cabbage equals Ballhead. It is a sure 
header, very heavy, solid and fine grained. Always 
brings the highest market prices. One of the best 
keepers, coming out of the pit in March or April 
fresh and solid. This is the short stemmed strain 
wie a considered the most desirable. Pkt. 10c; 
Ze Cc. 
3641 DRUMHEAD SAVOY. Leaves finely curled, 
heads solid. If you have never grown Savoy 
Cabbage, try it this year. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 45c. 
3640 CHIEFTAIN CABBAGE. Earlier than Savoy, 
medium large drum-head, dark olive-green, thick 
flat, rounded. Produces high percentage of well 
formed firm heads. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 
3628 PREMIUM LATE FLAT DUTCH. Probably 
more largely grown than any other late variety, 
because everybody knows it is always reliable. 
Uniform, large flattened heads of fine quality and 
a good keeper. Largely grown to supply Kraut 
factories. Beats all others in tonnage per acre. 
Pkt. Sc; Oz. 40c. 
Chinese Cabbage 
While not a true Cabbage, this vegetable is as 
easily grown as the true cabbage, and is con- 
sidered by many superior in quality. It resembles 
celery to some extent in its habits of growth as 
well as in flavor. Much esteemed for salads. Sow 
either early for spring crop or in late summer for 
fall crop. 
3648 CHIHLI. Long slender head 15 inches tall} 
solid and crisp, self-folding, and hearts well 
blanched, tender and sweet. Harly and very sure 
neue: Superior to Pe-Tsai. Pkt. 10ce; Oz. 
c. 

3647 WONG-BOK. Short thick heads 8 inches 
long, firm and tightly folded. Thick hearts, full, 
crisp and tender, and of excellent quality, self- 
Sar Much esteemed for salads. Pkt. $e; 
Ze c. 
Red Cabbages 
3636 RED DELICIOUS. Early. Hard, solid heads, 
round and very uniform. Delicious and attractive. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 35e; Oz. 6Oc. 
3637 MAMMOTH RED ROCK. Late. Largest 
Red Cabbage. Deep red at the heart. Large, 
vigorous plant, very hardy with medium length 
stem. A favorite for coldslaw. Pkt. Se; Oz. 45c. 
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Brussels Sprouts 
3612 LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. Small heads of 
delicious quality are abundantly produced along 
the stem, the plants growing about 2 ft. high. 
Cultivate same as late Cabbage. Produces tender 
little heads from October to December. Pkt. 
10c; Oz. 35c; 4 Ib. $1.10. 

Our Vegetable Seeds have been bred to grow the highest quality produce. 
Chihli Cabbage 
