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- 111 Crosby’s Egyptian Beeto 
which, together with small, slender tap-roots, make it especially 
valuable to market growers for bunching. The medium size foliage 
151 Mammoth Prize Long Red 110 days. Largest and 











56. days. Widely grown for an early crop for the table or market; 
suitable for freezing. Roots are top to semi-globe shaped and about 
3in.in diameter. The skin is medium dark red and the flesh is a shade 
or two lighter, with still lighter zones. The tops are medium size, 
also permits close planting so that a greater number of beets can be 
grown on a given area, thus greatly increasing the yield. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; % Ib. 70¢; 1% Ib. $1.30. 
(125 Early Wonder©® — Quick grower 
55 days. It is semi-globe shaped, about 3 in. across, with medium- 
sized tops and a thin tap-root. Dark red skin and deep red flesh 
with slightly lighter zones. Gardeners like this very early 
beet; its smooth skin and uniform shape commend it to 
everyone; its evenness of maturity recommends it as a 
market variety. Popular beet for canning whole. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 85¢; 1% Ib. $1.50. 
Mangels and Sugar Beets 
Used largely for winter feeding of your stock. Sow seed in 
early spring in rows 2 to 3 ft. apart; cover with } in. of 
soil. A packet will sow 25 ft. of row; an oz., 100 ft. 
heaviest cropping Mangel. Roots grow to a truly enormous 
size. Skin is red, flesh white veined pink. Grow 14 to % above 
the surface so that they are easy to harvest. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25. 
145 Giant Half Sugar Rose 90 days. Broad, wedge-shaped Mangel. 
Skin is bright rose above and white below; flesh is white. Highly 
nutritious and rich in sugar. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
143 Klein Wanzleben 90 days. A heavy yielding Sugar Beet. Large, 
smooth, white, wedge-shaped roots rich in sugar content. Roots grow 
entirely below the surface and are smaller than Mangels. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. 


Spinach Beet or Chard 
See page 37. 

Crosby's 
Egyptian Beet 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Best results are usually had by sowing the seed thinly in a spe- 
cially prepared seed-bed or coldframe before midsummer allowing 
plenty of time for sprouts to mature before hard frosts; light 
frosts seem to improve the flavor, which is more delicate than 
cabbage. In about 30 to 35 days after the seed is sown plants 
should be big enough to transplant to the garden. Set them 18 in. 
apart in rows 3 to 4 ft. apart. The “‘sprouts,’’ dark green, tightly 
folded, cabbage-like heads, appear along the central stalk at the 
joints of the leaves and appear first at the bottom of the stalk. 
Therefore, the lowest sprouts on the plant should be picked each 
time, after which break off the leaves below the sprout to make 
further picking easier but do not remove the top leaves. One pkt. 
will sow 75 ft. of row; an oz., 500 ft. 
158 Long Island Improved 120 days. Grown extensively 
on Long Island for the New York market, where it always brings a 
good price. Compact plants, 20 in. tall, with solid, round, cabbage- 
like sprouts measuring 114 to 114 in. in diameter. Brussels Sprouts 
are suitable for freezing. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50¢; oz. 90¢. 





Brussels 
Sprouts 
| BROCCOLI 
Same cultural directions as for cabbage will also apply for broccoli. 
One pkt. produces about 250 plants; oz., 3000; use 34 lb. for an acre. 
, Italian Green Sprouting — Should be in every garden 
157 Calabrese 85 days. The standard variety of sprouting broc- 
coli for home garden, market, and recently in large quantities for 
freezing. Plants are tall, erect and vigorous, reaching 2% or 3 ft. in 
height under good conditions, with the central large, green, cauliflower- 
like head 5 or 6 in. in diameter; after being cut, numerous smaller 
heads appear over a long period. Delicious flavor when cooked. A 
sowing made in early spring will furnish heads in summer, while seeds 
sown in midsummer will provide for a late summer and fall crop. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
155 St. Valentime 150 days. Forms large, solid, deep, white 
heads, identical to cauliflower. Although it is of excellent quality and 
keeping ability, it is very late maturing and, therefore, not generally 
adapted to Eastern culture. Largely grown as a winter crop in the 
Pacific Coast area, especially California. Pkt. 15¢; 420z. 45¢; oz. 85¢. 

154 Rapa Also known as Perennial Turnip. Produces many small 
green heads which are cut while green with about 6 in. of stalk. One 
of the first vegetables to mature in the spring if seed is sown in late 
summer or early fall of the previous year. Tops and flower shoots are - , ; 11 
: A 7 < Ms Planting instructions on every package 
superior in flavor to turnip ‘“‘greens.’’ Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 1% Ib. 60¢. 
Calabrese Sprouting Broccoli 

