
TIPP CITY, OHIO 3 

BEETS 
CULTURE — The best results are obtained on a deep, rich 
sandy loam. Sow as early as the ground can be prepared, in 
drills 18 inches apart, and thin out to 3 or 4 inches. One ounce 
will sow 50 feet of row, 5 to 6 pounds to the acre. 
Detroit Dark Red 
Detroit Dark Red Beet is the finest main crop, all-purpose 
beet in cultivation. For the home garden it is especially desir- 
able on account of its exquisite quality, being sweet, tender 
and fine grained. Splendid for canning. It is unusually attrac- 
tive on the market, being of perfect globe form. Leaves dark 
green shaded with red. Ready for use in 50 to 55 days. 
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Crosby’s Egyptian 
A very superior extra early strain of garden beet which has 
been carefully selected for years. It excels in handsome form, 
a good size, small tops, very small tap root, fine quality, and 
above all, quick, rapid growth. The flesh is deep red. 

Packet 10c3;) 0z. 20cs)) 4 Ib) 50c7.1.1b. $1.50. DARK RED BEETS 
Pkt. Oz. Yq |b. Lb. 
BARE YVeWON DE Regge acter erica e caoeeca sR acWare ese Ree eee $.10 $.20 $.50 $1.50 
Superior Strain. Very similar to Crosby’s Egyptian. Very early 
and good deep red color. Excellent quality. 
BAREYs BEOODBTLU-RIN [Para teecee eereeetn ym ety areca nN ote ee .10 .20 .50 1.50 
Second early. Uniformly smooth and round. Top small and good 
marketable size. Color dark red, crisp, tender and sweet. 
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New. Very desirable variety. Good for canning. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET 
Pkt. Oz. V4 |b. Lb. 
POUCULLUS@—~. Best? for, Greens forge. crc recicte een ee enn rut eet gets ooteeneet $.10 $.15 $.45 $1.25 
Large crinkled, light green leaves with broad white ribs. 
MANGEL-WURZEL BEETS 
CULTURE — Both Mangels and Sugar Beets require deep, well enriched soil. Sow 
in May or June in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart and 6 to 8 inches in the row. 
Young plants may be transplanted to fill up vacancies. 
Mammoth Long Red Mangel Golden Tankard Mangel 
Select Strain, often growing from 24 to 30 inches The flesh is rich deep yellow,- differing in this 
in length, weighing from 25 to 35 lbs. It grows respect from other mangels, surpassing them in 
to an immense size, is enormously productive and milk producing qualities. The roots are of large 
profitable, if grown on rich, deep soil, and is an diameter, tapering quickly at bottom. which is 
excellent Keeper. This variety will yield more tons quite broad, with only a small tap root. It yields 
per acre than any other. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; '%4 Ib. an enormous bulk on good land. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
40c; Ib. $1.25; prepaid; 5 Ibs. $5.00. 4 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.25; prepaid; 5 Ibs. $5.00. 
BROCCOLI 
Italian Green Sprouting 
Produces sprouts 4 to 6 inches long, having loose heads like small caulifower at the tips. As soon 
as the sprouts are cut off. new shoots start and the plants continue to bear throughout the growing 
season. For early use, sow in hot bed or seed may be sown out of doors in May. Bunched and cooked 
like asparagus, this broccoli makes a delicious dish. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; ‘4 Ib. $1.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Long Island — Improved 
Grow and cultivate the same as cabbage, except that the leaves should be broken off the stem 
in the fall which gives the little heads more room to grow. The small heads are the edible part and 
are more tender and delicious than cabbage. 
Plants 30 inches tall; stem well covered with small firm cabbage-like balls of about 1% inches in 
diameter which mature in succession. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c; 'Y% Ib. $2.50. 
