Quality Seed is the First Step Toward Success 
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P| The seed should be sown thinly in drills from 4% to 1 inch in depth, leaving 
12 inches or more between the rows to admit cultivation. When well started, 
thin the plants to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. 1 oz. will sow 50 feet 
of drill, 4 to 6 lbs. are needed per acre in drills. $ 
Beets should be sown early in the Spring, as soon as the ground can be Our best seed is grown only from transplanted roots, which are taken up in 
worked. Successive plantings may be made till the end of July. Beets thrive Fall carefully graded, stored over the Winter and transplanted again in the 
best in light, loose, deeply worked soil that has been enriched for a previous Spring. Only Beets which conform to the highest quality standards are planted 
crop. Smooth roots cannot be grown if fresh manure is used. for seed. Thus improvement is shown annually. 
PRICE’S EARLY WONDER. yjost popular early bunching Beet. To satisfy critical growers who 
demand an ideal in shape, color and season, is quite a difficult matter. Ideals vary conden ALL PRICES IN THIS CATALOGUE 
but we have pleased a very critical trade with our stock of Early Wonder Beet. The shape is a ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 
flattened globe, flesh tender, sweet, and attractive, deep red with very indistinct zones— particu- WITHOUT NOTICE 
larly the light zones so undesirable in many stocks; tops small and slender. In season it is about 
55 days from seeding to market stage. Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 lb. 45c., 1% Ib. 80c., Ib. $1.60 
Not prepaid: 5 lbs. $7.50, 10 lbs. $15.00, 25 lbs. $36.25 
Asgrow Wonder (4j]_-A merica Gold Medal, 1934). Since then has been confirmed in leadership by 
growers and shippers. A pedigreed stock, the result of many years of breeding; unsurpassed in 
earliness, uniformity, and in depth of interior color. Distinctive green tops, e1ect, uniform in size 
and color, bunching very attractively for market. Roots round when young, semi-globular later, 
deep red, smooth, with small neck and tap root. Flesh deep dark red, tender and of excellent 
quality. Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 50c., 1% Ib. 90c., Ib. $1.75 
Not prepaid: 5 \bs. $8.25, 10 Ibs. $16.50, 25 Ibs. $40.00 
DETROIT DARK RED. The excellent quality has made it one of the leaders for the home, 
marked garden, and canning. It has few equals for late Summer and Fall use in the home garden. 
The root is globe-shaped and smooth, with dark red flesh and the zones are almost indistinct. 
Our stock is without equal for color. The tops are dark green tinged with red. Main crop variety, 
splendid for use in the Fall and to store for Winter. 3 
Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 50c., 1% Ib. 95c., Ib. $1.85 
: Not prepaid: 5 lbs. $8.75, 10 lbs. $17.50, 25 Ibs. $43.75 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Bright red strain, color lighter red than Special Crosby. 
Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 45c., 1% Ib. 90c., Ib. $1.75 
: Not prepaid: 5 Ibs. $8.25, 10 lbs. $16.50, 25 Ibs. $40.00 
Crosby’s Egyptian. park red strain. A standard early variety, very popular with market gar- 
deners, as the tops bunch well and it makes a good appearance with dark red, flat globe or Turnip- 
shaped roots. Small tap root. Tops large and tall. Flesh purplish red. This variety has com- 
paratively indistinct lighter zones. Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 45c., 14 Ib. 80c., Ib. $1.60 
: Not prepaid: 5 |bs. $7.50, 10 Ibs. $15.00, 25 Ibs. $36.25 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian. Grown extensively by market gardeners to supply the early market. 
Roots are distinctly flattened and have a small top; flesh is dark purplish red zoned with a trifle 
lighter color. It is tender and MEE Soe roots eS 78 in. in diameter. A fine, 
extra early Beet for the home garden. repaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 lb. 50c., 14 Ib. 90c., Ib. $1.7 ae : 
Not prepaid: 8 lbs. $8.25, 10 lbs. $16.50, 25 ibs Sto.00 Be Eee eee ions 




NOTE | 
| Into each 5 lbs. of Beet 
|seed, stir 2 ozs. of Red 
| Copper Oxide (Cuprocide) 
|and plant as usual in soil 
Beet for Greens. Large topped varieties only. There is no crop 
more easily grown than ‘“‘a mess of Beet greens.’ The “‘Greens”’ 
remain in good eating condition for several weeks after they 
are first big enough to pull. 
Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 25c., % Ib. 45c., Ib. 90c. 
Not prepaid: 5 lbs. $4.00, 10 Ibs. $8.00, 25 Ibs. $20.00 
MANGELS and SUGAR BEETS 
Same as for Table Beets, except that the rows should be 24 to 36 inches 
apart. Used largely for Winter feeding of your stock. A packet will sow 
25 feet of row; 1 oz., 100 feet. Nutritious, highly productive. 
| known to be sweet. Its | 
| cost will be quickly recov- | 
| ered by an improved stand 
and increased yield. 
Please, when you have | 
ordered, why not lend | 
this Seed Catalog to a_ 
Mammoth Long Red. | argest and heaviest cropping Mangel. 
Red skin, white flesh veined pink. Always satisfactory. Grow 
half to two-thirds above surface. 
Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 4 Ib. 40c., % Ib. 75c., Ib. $1.50 
Not prepaid: 5 lbs. $7.00, 10 lbs. $14.00, 25 lbs. $33.75 
Golden Tankard. Smooth yellow-skin Mangel. Oval-shaped, broad shoulder. Flesh is orange- 
yellow. Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 40c.,; % Ib. 75c., Ib. $1.50 
Not prepaid: 5 lbs. $7.00, 10 lbs. $14.00, 25 lbs. $33.75 
Giant Half Sugar Rose. Broad, wedge-shaped Mangel. Skin is bright rose above and white below; 
flesh is white. Highly nutritious and rich in sugar. 
Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 40c., % Ib. 75c., Ib. $1.50 
Not prepaid: 5 lbs. $7.00, 10 lbs. $14.00, 25 Ibs. $33.75 
The Cut-and-Come-Again Vegetalle 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET 
The outside leaves of Swiss Chard are used as “‘boiling greens’’ and are excellent for this purpose. They 
closely resemble Spinach in flavor. The large white stalks are used like Asparagus, they are boiled and served 
in melted butter and are fully as delicious as Asparagus. Swiss Chard grows well even during hot weather 
when Spinach fails. 
Fordhook Giant. 4 large strain with deep green leaves and broad white ribs. 
Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 35c., 4 Ib. 65c., lb. $1.25. Not prepaid: 5 lbs. $5.75, 10 Ibs. $11.50 
Giant Lucullus. 60 days. Curly, light green leaves of mild flavor. The white midribs give a tasty 
dish prepared like Asparagus. 
Prepaid: Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 44 Ib. 35c., 14 Ib. 65c., lb. $1.25. Not prepaid: 5 lbs. $5.75, 10 Ibs. $11.50 
Rhubarb Chard pjants grow 18 in. to 2 ft. tall and are the most attractive vegetable plants in the 
garden. The stalks themselves extend 10 to 12 in. before the leaves begin and are of the most 
Giant Lucullus spirited glowing crimson. Prepaid: Pkt. 25c., 14 oz. 45c., % oz. $1.00 
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