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111 Crosby’s Egyptian Beeto | 
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 
3 in. in diameter with medium size tops and slender tap-roots. The 
skin is medium dark red and the flesh is a shade or two lighter, with 
still lighter zones; has a rich, sweet flavor when cooked. This seed 
has been dusted with Arasan for protection from decay and damping- 
off germs in soils. Do not use this treated seed for food or feed. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 70¢; 12 Ib. $1.30; Ib. $2.40 
125 Early Wonder © — Quick grower 
55 days. 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 for market. Popular for canning whole. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; 1% Ib. $1.40; Ib. $2.50 
Mangels and Sugar Beets 
Used largely for winter feeding of your stock. Sow seed in early 
spring in rows 2 to 3 {t. apart; cover with J in. of soil. A packet will 
sow 25 ft. of row; an oz. 100 ft. 
151 Mammoth Prize Long Red 110 days. Largest and heaviest 
cropping Mangel. Roots grow to a truly enormous size; 18 to 24 in. 
long, 5 to 6 in. across. Skin is red, flesh white veined pink. Grow 
2 to #4 above the surface so that they are easy to harvest. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $1.75 
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. Grows 4-above ground. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00; Ib. $1.75 
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. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 12 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $1.75 

BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
158 Long Island Improved 120 days. Grown extensively on 
Long Island for the New York market and the most satisfactory 
variety for use throughout the U. S. Compact plants, 20 in. tall, with 
solid, round, cabbage-like sprouts measuring 11%4 to 1% in. in 
diameter with a more delicate flavor than cabbage. 
Brussels Sprouts are easy to grow. In the South, seeds may be 
sown in the spring; elsewhere, sow seed thinly ina specially 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. 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. Suitable for 
freezing. A pkt. will produce about 250 plants; an oz. 3,000 plants. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50¢; oz. 90¢; 14 lb. $2.50 
BROCCOLI Italian Green Sprouting 
157 Calabrese 35 days. Most easily grown and delicious flavored 
vegetable for home, market, and freezing. Plants are tall, erect and 
vigorous, 2% ft. and more in height and should be staked. The 
central large, bluish green, cauliflower-like head grows 5 or 6 in. in 
diameter and after being cut, numerous smaller heads appear on the 
side branches over a long period. 
Seeds sown in early spring outdoors will furnish heads in summer 
while sowings made in midsummer will provide for a late summer 
and fall crop. For the earliest crop, sow seeds early in hot-bed or 
house and transplant the young plants to the garden when soil has 

‘become warm. A pkt. will produce about 250 plants; an oz. 3,000. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢; 14 Ib. $2.25 

-DANDELION 
415 Improved Thick- 
Leaved 60 days. The 
large, broad, dark green 
leaves are used as ‘‘greens” 
for boiling or the flavor may 
be improved if the leaves 
are tied together and the 
hearts bleached and eaten 
like endive. In good soil, 
plants attain a spread of 
1% ft. Quick growing. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 
oz. 95¢; 4 lb. $2.75 
Crosby's Egyptian Beet 
Calabrese Sprouting Broccoli 
Planting instructions are on every package 



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