

BEET 
Plant 6 pounds per acre. 
In the garden make three plantings at different times. Plant 1 oz. to 100 feet of row at each planting for a family 
of 3 or 4 people. 
Cuture. Successful culture demands good soil, to which has 
beex applied 660 to 1,200 pounds per acre of good standard 
vegetable fertilizer, 4-7-5 mixture. Plant seeds in rows 1% to 2 
feet apart and when 3 inches high thin to 3 or 4 inches apart in 
the row. In Florida, sow from latter part of September to March. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
Seed supply of all varieties limited. 
EARLY BLOOD-RED MARKET. = (56 days.) One of the 
earliest and finest beets ever introduced. Uniform in shape, 
size, and color. Roots very attractive in appearance, slightly 
flattened, almost globe-shaped, entirely free of fibrous roots or 
strings, of dark red color outside; flesh of deep purple color 
with very little zoning. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $2.75 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. (60 days.) This standard variety 
produces beets of uniform flattened globe shape, very much 
flattened at the top, of deep red color outside, with a deep 
purple color with little zoning inside. Sweet and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $2.75 
VERMILION (FERRY’S CROSBY) (Light Red Strain). 
(60 days.) A selection from Crosby’s Egyptian, with small 
tops and almost globular shaped roots. Roots are bright car- 
mine-red. Flesh is bright vermilion-red. Heavy truck demand 
for southern markets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $2.75 
DETROIT DARK RED. (68 days.) A very desirable, globe- 
shape beet, of dark red color, outside as well as inside, with- 
out white zoning; sweet and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30ce; % Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $2.75 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Sow 4 pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
In the garden sow 1 packet in seed bed for 15 plants to 
set 25 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
CuLture. Sow seed and cultivate exactly the same as cabbage. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. (90 days from setting out 
plants.) Plants grow to a height of about two feet. Stems are 
thickly set with small, firm, cabbage-like heads, 14% inches 
in diameter, maturing small heads successively. Cooked and 
served like cabbage, and are much more delicate in flavor than 
cabbage. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 65c; oz. $1.10; 4 Ib. $3.40; 1 Ib. $12.50 

A bunch of Green Sprouting Broccoli 

Comparison of root characteristics of beet varieties: (1) Early 
Blood-Red Market; (2) Crosby’s Egyptian and Ferry’s Crosby; 
(3) Detroit Dark Red. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET 
Plant 4 pounds per acre. 
In the garden plant one packet to 25 feet of row for a 
family of 3 or 4 people. 
Cutture. Plant like beets in the fall, winter, or spring, in rows 
2 feet apart, and thin to 12 or 15 inches in the row. Stalks 
may be cooked and served like asparagus, or the stalks and 
leaves may be cooked and served as greens like spinach. 
FORDHCOK GIANT. (58 days.) An outstanding Swiss Chard 
growing to enormous size. The thick, fleshy, dark green leaves 
are much crinkled or savoyed, and the pearly white stems are 
very broad, thick, and fleshy. A very vigorous, hardy grower, 
producing high yields. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 70c; 1 Ib. $2.25 
RHUBARB CHARD. (60 days.) A Swiss chard that looks 
like rhubarb. Leaf stalks are of a bright crimson color, which 
reddish color extends out through the veins into the rich dark 
green, heavily crumpled leaves. 
Pkt. 15e; oz. 45ce; 4% lb. $1.40; 1 Ib. $5.00 
SUGAR AND STOCK BEET 
CutturE. Plant 4 to 6 pounds per acre in rows 2% to 3 feet 
apart, and thin to 6 inches apart in the row. 
SUGAR BEET, KLEIN WANZLEBEN. (85 days.) This 
variety is one of the most valuable for sugar making and stock 
feeding. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50e; 1 Ib. $1.75 
STOCK BEET, LONG RED GIANT. (80 days.) An enor- 
mous yielder and one of the very best for dairymen. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.75 
BROCCOLI 
Sow %4 to \% pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
In the garden plant 1 packet to 40 feet of row, or sow 1 
packet in seed-bed for 25 plants to set 40 feet of row for 
a family of 3 or 4 people. 
GREEN SPROUTING OR CALABRESE. (60 days from 
setting out plants to edible stage.) This is the true Calabrese 
type which is a tremendous yielder. In Florida, seed may be 
planted in seed-beds from September to January. Plants should 
be set in rows 3 feet apart, and 11% to 2 feet apart in the row. 
When the main head is cut, thick stems form at the base of 
leaves on the stalk below. At the end of each branch a medium- 
sized green head develops. These small heads should be cut 
with 4 to 5 inches of stem, and tied in bunches for market. 
Stems, as well as flower-heads, are cooked and served like 
asparagus or cauliflower. A most delicious and _ nutritious 
vegetable. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 45ce; 1% Ib. $1.40; 1 Ib. $5.00 
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