TABLE BEETS —¢rown for Purity, Tested for Germination 
All Prices Postpaid Unless Otherwise Noted. 
CULTURE: Beets thrive best in deep, rich sandy soil, one which the roots can pene- 
trate easily. Seed may be sown in the early spring as soon as ground can be worked; 
later sowings for continuous supply, every two or three weeks until the middle of July. 
Sow seed in rows 18 to 24 inches apart and cover 1 inch deep. Thin plants to stand 
3 to 4 inches apart in the rows. 
feet; 5 to 6 pounds to an acre. 
EARLY EGYPTIAN. 57 days. This is 
one of the best varieties for forcing 
and early planting. While young it is 
very sweet and tender and oval in 
shape and presents a fine appear- 
ance, but with continued growth it 
becomes broader and fatter. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 25c) (% Ib. 70c) (1% Ib. 
$1.40) (Ib. $2.50). 
EARLY WONDER. 60 days. Valua- 
ble as a first early variety. Tops 
medium small, erect. Roots semi- 
globular, blood red, with small tap 
root. Flesh blood red with zones of 
somewhat lighter shade; tender and 
A packet will sow about 25 feet of row; an ounce 100 
DETROIT DARK RED. (Our New Spe- 
cial Strain.) 70 days. Main crop 
table beets for home, market gar- 
den, shipping and canning. Tops uni- 
form, small, slender, erect. Roots 
globe-shaped; symmetrical, with small 
collar and small tap root. This is es- 
pecially bred for uniformity in shape, 
color and general appearance. Flesh 
very dark color, the zones are so in- 
conspicuous that the flesh appears as 
a solid ball of blood red meat and 
remains tender and of the highest 
quality until roots are full grown. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 25c) (%4 lb. 75c) (% lb. 
$1.40) (Ib. $2.60). 





Detroit Dark Red 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN (Special Strain). 
market garden and as a shipping sort. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (%4 Ib. 60c) (2 lb. $1.20) (Ib. $2.25). 
OHIO CANNER. A fine new market garden 
variety. Tops medium, roots a flattened 
globe in shape, smooth oxblood red, 
flesh dark red. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 25c) (14 lb. 70c) (12 Ib. $1.25) 
(Ib. $2.25). 
SWISS CHARD 
or Spinach Beet 
CULTURE: Swiss Chard is a beet grown for 
its leaves. The midrib when boiled makes de- 
licious greens or the leaves may be boiled 
and served as spinach. Sown in the spring 
the leaves are soon ready to eat and will 
me to grow all through the summer and 
all. 
LARGE RIBBED DARK GREEN LEAVED. 
52 to 62 days. Large, smooth dark green 
leaves with silvery white stems, which 
are tender and of fine flavor. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (%4 Ib. 65c) (Ib. $2.25). 
LUCULLUS. 52 to 62 days. A new variety 
with curled leaves like a Savoy cab- 
bage. The plant grows nearly 2 feet high 
and the stem and leaves are very large 
and of fine quality. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (% Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2.25). 

Lucullus Chard 
of good quality. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 25c) (%4 lb. 70c) (1% Ib. 
$1.40) (Ib. $2.40). 
62 days. 
shape with small tap root and of fine quality. Vermilion color, of 
very attractive appearance when bunched. Very satisfactory for 
Almost globe in 
PERFECTED DETROIT. 70 days. A 
strain of recent development 
Comes 90 per cent true to dark shade red and does not show 
white rings. Roots little smaller; smooth, globe-shaped and 
tops shorter than regular Detroit; desirable for bunching. 
Perfected Detroit 
All-America— 
Award of Merit 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 25c) (% Ib. 75c) (2 Ib. $1.40) (Ib. $2.70). 
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Early Italian Green Sprouting 
BROCCOLI 
(Italian Green Sprouting) 
A vegetable especially adapted to Colo- 
rado. Culture is the same as for cauliflower 
but it is much easier to grow and does not 
require protecting heads by tying. A rapid 
grower producing bluish green heads in 
center of plant about 90 days after plant- 
ing. After original head is cut, the plant 
produces many branches which also bear 
smaller heads of best quality. 
EARLY ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. 
Produces a large compact central head 
of bluish green color. After this head is 
cut a large number of side branches con- 
tinue to develop. This variety is a rapid 
reproducer and our stock is noted for its 
great uniformity and fine quality of flow- 
ered heads. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 40c) (Y%4 Ib. $1.45) (lb. $4.50). 

STOCK BEETS. See Page 69. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
They can be successfully grown wher- 
ever conditions are favorable for late cab- 
bage and require the same method of cul- 
ture. They mature best in the autumn after 
the weather becomes cool. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. Plant dwarf 
and compact, 20 inches tall, covered with 
small firm sprouts. 
(Pkt. 15c) (oz. 45c) (% lb. $1.50). 

Stock or Mangel Beets See Page 69 
THE WESTERN SEED COMPANY, DENVER, COLORADO 
