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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 blank will be found in 
the back of this catalog. 


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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— (Is rustproof and sur- 
prisingly superior.) Originated at the Massa- 
chusetts Experimental Station, the male plants 
bearing the name Washington and the two 
female plants Martha and Mary, these three 
being the parents of this variety wherever sold. 
It is 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. 
Mary Washington Roots—1 and 2-year-old. 
Unusually fine roots being grown at our 
Bloomsdale Farms. Absolutely disease free 
and vigorous. 
Goudielhs Reets 
One. ounce will drill 100 feet of row; 10 Ibs. per 
acre. Will grow in any fairly good non-acid soil ye 
properly fertilized. A sandy loam is. ideal. Soil 
should be well worked. I f smooth roots are wanted 
fresh manure is not to be desired. Sow about 12 
Seeds per foot, 4%" deep, in drills 18” apart. Roll 
earth after planting. Plants should be thinned to 
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 sum- 
mer for winter use. 
Crimson Globe—65 Days. _ Deep globular in 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 preat 
favorite with market gardeners. Leaves purple 
mixed with green. Purple midrib. 













