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PARCEL POST 
SHIPMENTS 
We pay postage on all 
flower and vegetable 
seeds except Peas, Beans 
and Corn. 
PARCEL POST RATES 
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Add 5c to insure safe 
delivery. 
BEET . 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 8 to 14 Ibs, per acre. 

Seed should be sown at the rate of 1 ounce to 100 feet of row. 
The rows should be spaced 14 to 24 inches apart. Work the soil 
well and cover the seeds about an inch deep. A rich sandy 
loam is most favorable, but nearly all types of soil will produce 
beets if sufficiently fertilized and properly tilled. All varieties 
of beets sell for: Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c. 
Detroit Dark Red. The standard of excellence in table beets 
for home and market garden, for shipping, and for canning. 
Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. Roots globe shaped; sym- 
metrical, with small collar and small tap-root. Very dark blood 
red. Mature in 52 to 55 days. 
Early Wonder. Very desirable for home and market garden. 
Tops small. Root flattened globe shape with small collar and 
tap-root. Dark purplish red. Flesh deep purplish red zoned a 
lighter shade. Mature in 50 to 55 days. 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian. Best for forcing and particularly 
valuable for early market. Tops small and upright. Roots 
flattened, with long slender tap-roots. Flesh dark purplish red 
zoned lighter. Ready in 50 days. 
SWISS CHARD 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Only the tops of this beet are used, like spinach, and the 
succulent stalks and midribs may be prepared in the same way 
as asparagus. The plants are cultivated like beets except that 
they should be thinned to 8 or 10 in. apart. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c. 
Lucullus, Dark Green. The fleshy crumpled leaves of this 
variety make very choice greens. Plant erect; stalks rounded 
and finely ribbed, Foliage a rich deep green. 
Burpee’s Rhubarb Chard. A new Swiss Chard that looks like 
Rhubarb. The leaf stalks are bright but delicate, translucent 
crimson; the rich color extends out through the veins into 
the dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. Different, tasty, 
delicious flavor, Easily grown, thrives everywhere. Pkt. 15c. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Valuable as stock feed. Plant early in the spring in rows 
21% feet apart. The seeds should be 1 inch apart in the row 
and covered by 1% inches of soil firmly pressed down. Culti- 
vate frequently. When the plants are 3 inches high, begin to 
thin until the roots are 10 inches apart. All varieties of man- 
gels: 1 oz. 25c; % Ib. 75e. 
Danish Sludstrup. Very high yielder, Roots long oval, orange 
colored; flesh white with faint yellow tinge. 
Giant Half Sugar. This variety is one of the favorites among 
the dairymen and hog raisers. It is very sweet and nutritious, 
as it has a larger sugar content than the ordinary mangel. 
Klein Wanzleben. The most desirable beet for sugar manu- 
facture. Valuable for stock feeding. Roots medium large, 12 
to 15 inches long, 3% to 4 inches at shoulder, tapered: white, 
with a tinge of gray; very rich in sugar content. Good keeper. 
Mammoth Long Red. Superior to strains offered as Norbiton 
Giant, Colossal, Monarch, ete. Roots very large; long spindle 
shape, straight and thick; grow one-third to one-half out of 
ground. Light red: flesh white tinged with rose. 

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BROCCOLI 
% oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. vs 
This is similar to cauliflower in color, character of foliage, 
form, and size of heads. It requires a long growing season 
and is especially suited to Pacific Coast states. Pkt. 10c. 
Italian Green Sprouting. This vigorous plant is entirely dif- 
ferent from the white heading sorts. Cultivated like cabbage, 
it bears a succession of sprouting heads which, if kept cut, will 
be replaced by others for 8 to 10 weeks. Each sprout, about 5 
inches long, ends in a small head of deep green buds. It is 
one of the most delicious green vegetables. 
St. Valentine. Standard market variety for March shipment. 
Plants large. Heads large, solid, white, and very well pro- 
tected. 

BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
% oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
Small shoots like miniature cabbages clustered arocna a 
stem are the valuable part of this unique member of the cab- 
bage family. They are successfully grown wherever condi- 
tions are favorable for late cabbage and require the same 
method of culture. They mature best in the autumn after the 
weather becomes cool. Pkt. 10e. 
Dwarf Improved. Plants dwarf and compact. 20 inches tall. 
Very uniform; stem well covered with firm, round cabbage- 
like balls of 14% to 1% inches in diameter “which mature in 
succession. 
Roo>froNne 
Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. 


ROOTONE, the plant 
hormone powder. Dip 
cuttings in Rootone 
before planting to give 
faster, better, 
more successful 
rooting. Mix 
flower,vegetable | 
or grass seed 
with Rootone 
before planting 
to give faster 
growth and 
stronger roots. 
Easy to use. V4 
oz. packet 25c. 
2 oz. jar $1.00. 
1 Ib. can $5.00. 












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