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TABLE BEETS 
Beets fresh from the garden are always more tender and delicious than those that are 
shipped. They can be sown in succession for different seasons and if too many are produced 
for table use, make excellent food for poultry and stock. 

Culture. A deep loamy or sandy soil is best suited to Beets. If wanted very early they can 
be sown in hotbeds and transplanted in the open ground when the weather has moderated, 
but the outer leaves should be trimmed off when transplanting is done. The earliest outdoor 
sowing is done in March or April, in rows 15 to 18 inches apart, thinning or transplanting the 
plants to 3 or 4 inches apart in the rows. For winter use, sow in June or July. Roots can 
be stored in pits or cellars, covering with sand to keep from wilting. 
One ounce sows 60 feet of drill; six pounds 1 acre. 
46 EARLY WONDER. (52 days.) This is the best 
Beet for early use. The highest quality for the 
home garden. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c. 




47 CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. (55 days.) An im- 
proved sort which is very popular with the mar- 
ket gardeners on account of its quick growth, 
extreme earliness, and general good qualities. The 
tops are small, roots flattened but slightly globe- 
shaped and very smooth. Exterior bright red and 
inside deep vermilion-red zoned with a lighter 
shade. It becomes fit for use earlier than any other 
variety and is much superior to some of the older 
sorts. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 
48 Detroit Dark Red §°°.07%.) ,P 
size globe-shaped roots which are very smooth and 
of bright red color. Very desirable for bunching. 
Comparison with other varieties proves that De- So nn BOERS 
troit Dark Red is the most uniform Beet in Norwood Blood Turnip Beet 



size and most attractive in color. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 Ib., 90c. 51 EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. (50 days.) 
It is the earliest sort and largely used for forc- 
ing. Has very small tops and produces flat, me- 
0 orwoo BI ri dium size roots which are very dark red, moder- 
-) N Ww d ood Tu P : ately thick and distinctly flat on the bottom. Flesh 
(60 days.) A superb early main crop variety, is dark purplish red, firm, crisp and tender. 
both for market and the home garden. The roots Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., 90c. 
are of turnip shape, bright red, tender, and of 
excellent flavor, 53 EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. (60 days.) A 
Swiss Chard Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; %4 1b., 90c. selected stock of this old and very popular va- 
riety. It is of deep red color, zoned with lighter 
shade; roots round, slightly flattened and ex- 
SWISS CHARD cellent for summer and autumn use. 
PkEt., 10c; oz., 25c; \% Ib., 75c. 
55 LUCULLUS. (55 days.) This variety is grown for its leaves only, which are boiled like 
spinach. Sown in the spring the leaves are soon ready to eat and wi!l continue to produce 
all summer and fall. Known also as Spinach Beet. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; %4 1b., 50c. 
56 RHUBARB CHARD. (60 days.) A new Swiss Chard that looks like Rhubarb. The leaf PLANT & GARDEN 
stalks are bright but delicate, translucent crimson; the rich color extends out through the 
veins into the dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. You will enjoy its different, tasty, deli- Food—H ealth—Th rift 
cious flavor. Plants are so beautiful they may be used in flower borders. Leaves and stalks 
are nice in flower arrangements. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 50c; %4 lb., $1.50. 

Stock Beets or Mangels 
Too little attention is paid to this important crop for winter feed for stock. They yield enormously, sometimes making 15 tons to the acre; are 
very nutritious, not only improving the general condition of stock, but greatly increase both the quantity and quality of milk in cows. A variety of 
feed is always beneficial to all animals and the Mangel-Wurzel and Sugar Beets afford one of the best crops for this purpose, as they are superior in 
feeding qualities to turnips and are a much larger yielding crop. All farmers and 
especially stock raisers should grow them extensively. 
Culture. Sow in the latter part of April, May or June, at the rate of 5 pounds 
to the acre, in rows 214 to 3 feet apart and thin to 8 inches apart. If seed is 
soaked 24 hours before sowing, it germinates more quickly but it should be put in 
when the ground is moist, The crop is harvested before frost 
and packed away in barns or cellars. They can also be put into 
piles or ridges 5 to 6 feet high and covered with straw or litter 
to keep from freezing too much. When the winter weather comes, 
throw on a layer of 4 to 6 inches of earth. A protection of 
boards to shed the heavy rains is also desirable. 
57 MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL. (110 days.) Par- 
ticularly suited to deep soils but succeeds on any medium or 
heavy soil. The roots are very large, uniform, and are enor- 
mously productive. Flesh is white, tinged with red. One of the 
best for general purposes. ° 
Pkt., 10c; 02., 20c; %4 lb., 6G0c; % Ib., $1.00. 
58 GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL. (95 days.) A variety 
which produces very large roots, oval shaped, the bottom being 
larger than the top. It is light grey above the ground; deep 
orange-yellow below, flesh yellow zoned with white, A splendid ns 
sort for shallow soil and produces enormously in rich ground. eek ERS EER ee SIRS 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 144 1b., GOc; 1% Ihb., $1.00. Mangels 





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