DP beuduth Seed Ce. 
. BRISTOL, PA. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
The vegetable seeds are listed in the front part of the catalogue 
in alphabetical order. Flower seeds and grasses are in the back. 
A complete price list and handy order blanks will be found on 
the last twelve pages. Packets of seeds, unless otherwise 
indicated, are all Ten Cents each. 
Artichoke 
Two ounces of seed will sow 100 yards of row. Seed breaks ground in about 7 days. Plants should be 3 to 4 
feet apart and rows spaced 4 to 5 feet. Remove all but 5 or 6 suckers. 
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Green Globe—This variety, which is so popular, is grown in California by the thousands of acres. Heads 
green, elongated, plants spiny. 
Adsparagud—Secd and Roots 
Sow seed in temporary location and let stand for two years. _Then transplant roots 18 in. apart in trench 10 in. 
deep covering shoots with 3 in. of earth. Fill trench gradually. Eight ounces will plant 100 yards of row; or 
twelve pounds per acre. Seed breaks ground in about 20 days. Set 4000 two-year old roots to the acre. 
Mary Washington Seed—3 Years. (Is rustproof 
and surprisingly superior.) Originated at the 
Massachusetts Experimental Station, the male 
plants bearing the name Washington and the two 
highly resistant to rust and blight. The shoots are 
long without branching, oval in the cross-section, 
dark green, tight buds and rather late in maturing. 
It will resist hot weather without blowing out. 
female plants Martha and Mary, these three being 
the parents of this variety wherever sold. It is Mary Washington Roots—2-year-old. 
Beet 
One ounce will drill 100 feet of row; 10 lbs. per acre. Will grow in any fairly good non-acid soil if properly 
fertilized. A sandy loam is ideal. Soil should be well worked. If smooth roots are wanted fresh manure ts not 
to be desired. Sow about 12 seeds per foot, 3/’ deep, in drills 18” apart. Roll earth after planting. Plants 
should be thinned v0 3-4" apart when 2" high or may be left until they reach 6" when the thinnings may be used 
for greens. Plant every 10 days for seasonal use. Beets are best when about the size of a silver half-dollar. May 
be kept for winter use by storing in cellar or pits, covered with dry earth, topped with straw. Plant in the early 
spring, as soon as the ground is in tillable condition or in the summer for winter use. 
Crimson Globe—65 Days. Deep globular in Early Blood Turnip—55 Days. Top-shaped, 
shape with little crown and a clean cut, small tap 
root. Skin and flesh of a dark color with zones. 
Crosby’s Egyptian—55 Days. A choice form of 
Early Egyptian. Shape, however, much more of a 
globe. Bulbs when cut are raw beef color. Sweet, 
tender, of excellent quality. A great favorite with 
market gardeners. Leaves purple mixed with green. 
Purple midrib. 
Detroit Dark Red—55 Days. Of great celebrity, 
because of its merit. Form oval, flesh dark blood 
with indistinct zones of lighter color. Skin smooth 
with small tap roots. A favorite beet with all 
private and market gardeners. Extensively used 
by canners because of its good dark red color. The 
most popular table variety today. 
D Ynduth Seed Ce. 
early in maturity and one of our best sellers. Very 
desirable in every respect. Skin deep red and very 
smooth. When cut it is one of the best red Turnip 
Beets on the market. 
Early Wonder—55 Days. This is one of the earliest 
of the small table beets for outside culture. It has 
small leaves, is flat to globe in shape. Bright red 
skin. Vermillion red flesh with distinct zones of a 
lighter red. It is of excellent quality, being sweet, 
tender and free from fibrous roots. It is a Select 
Improved Crosby. 
Eclipse, Extra Early—55 Days. Bulbs globed, 
early as name indicates, small tops. Roots smooth, 
round, inclined to be top shaped. Leaves light 
green, broad, with wide orange midrib. An ex- 
cellent beet for the family garden. 
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