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DETROIT DARK RED 
MANGEL WURZEL and 
SUGAR BEETS 
Pkt. Oz. 
10c 15c 
Sugar Beets and Mangels are of great 
value for stock feeding, because of the 
improved health and condition of the ani- 
mals, increased flow and quality of milk, 
and because of the saving in fodder. The 
yield is enormous, and the cost of grow- 
ing is trifling. Grow a patch of them for 
winter feed. They are also excellent for 
poultry. 
LONG RED MAMMOTH (Norbiton Giant). 
Attains enormous size; producing thirty 
to fifty tons to the acre. Root nearly cyl- 
indrical in shape, light red, growing well 
above ground; flesh white and rose col- 
ored. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. Roots large, nearly 
cylindrical in shape, narrowing abruptly 
at both ends; skin deep orange-yellow; 
flesh zoned yellow and white; sweet and 
productive. 
VILMORIN’S IMPROVED SUGAR. An 
improvement on the White French Sugar; 
used extensively for making beet sugar. 
BEETS ALL WINTER 
Late sown Beets may readily be 
kept for winter use, if packed in a 
slightly moist soil or sand in a cool 
cellar. We recommend Detroit Dark 
Red for this purpose. 
CHINESE CELERY or 
CABBAGE 
Pe Tsai—Chihli 
CULTURE—About 65 days. Sow last 
half of July or first of August for best 
results in this section. When matured 
this plant resembles cos lettuce more 
than cabbage. Used in salads or may be 
cooked like cabbage or asparagus. Plants 
should be banked as they grow, or the 
leaves tied up over the center to produce 
celery-like form. 
CHINESE CABBAGE (Wong Bok). 80 
Days. The heads of this variety are 
shorter and broader than Pe Tsai, the in- 
curving leaves producing a tighter, more 
compact head. 
ALL GARDEN SEED POSTPAID. 
SEE PAGE 2 FOR COMPLETE 
GARDEN SEED LIST. 


TABLE BEETS 
Pkt. Oz. 
10c 15¢ 
CULTURE—Beets are sown where crop 
is to grow, in open ground, as soon as 
spring frosts are over, 1-inch deep in 
drills 12 to 15 inches apart, for conven- 
ience in hoeing; and young plants are 
thinned out, with a greater or less space is 
between them, usually about 4 
according to size of variety grown. 
thinnings from crop make excellent 
greens. They thrive in well enriched, 
moist soil, with plenty of sunshine. 
Growth will be greatly stimulated with a 
slight application of Nitrate of Soda. 
‘50-55 DAYS 
EARLY WONDER. Roots uniform, near- 
ly globe shaped, with small top, skin dark 
red, flesh deep blood red. Popular with 
market gardeners for early or late plant- 
ing. 
DETROIT DARK RED. One of the very 
best sorts for home or market garden 
and for canning purposes. Roots uniform- 
ly smooth, of medium _ size, and globe 
shaped ; skin dark red, flesh solid vermil- 
ion red. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP, IMPROVED. 
The old standard table beet; roots nearly 
round or slightly flattened, bright red, 
zoned and of good quality. Not so early 
as Detroit, and with a larger, coarser top. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Splendid home 
and market garden sort. Tops medium 
in size; collar small. Root flattened 
globe-shaped, with small tap root; very 
dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish- 
ror meers with a lighter shade; crisp and 
ender. 
EDMAND’S BLOOD TURNIP. A second 
early sort, with short tops; roots nearly 
round, dark red; flesh purplish red with 
little zoning; a good keeper. 
CABBAGE 
inches, 
Pkt. Oz. 
10c 30c 
CULTURE—One ounce will produce 
about 2,000 plants; 10,890 plants will plant 
an acre of early cabbage; and 7,260 plants 
for an acre of late. Three ounces of seed 
will plant an acre of early and five ounces 
an acre of late cabbage. For early cab- 
bage, sow seed in hotbeds in January or 
February. Transplant as early as possi- 
ble to the open ground about two feet 
apart each way. For late cabbage, sow 
seed in the open. ground in May and 
transplant about July 1 in rows 2Y2 feet 
each way. 
GOLDEN ACRE. 66 Days. The earliest 
of the round headed cabbages, maturing 
with Jersey Wakefield. Plant small, 
dwarf and compact; heads of medium 
size, round as a ball, hard, solid and very 
uniform. 
COPENHAGEN MARKET. 70 Days. Very 
fine, nearly as early as Jersey_Wakefield; 
stem short, heads large, round and solid, 
with few outer leaves of an _ upright 
growth. 
ALL SEASONS. 85 Days. Heads large, 
round and very deep; can be planted for 
early or late crop; a splendid keeper; in 
season a late second early, coming in with 
Early Flat Dutch; a favorite with kraut 
manufacturers. 
The Vilas 

LATE FLAT DUTCH 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 65 Days. 
The most widely known and popular ex- 
tra early variety; heads are broad cone 
shaped and very solid. Our stock is very 
dwarf, compact and extremely early. 
CHARLESTON LARGE WAKEFIELD. 
75 Days. About one week later than Early 
Jersey Wakefield, but the conical heads 
are fully one-half larger. 
LATE FLAT DUTCH. 95 Days. A justly 
popular and esteemed variety; extensively 
cultivated for market and family use. 
Heads large, round, flattened and very 
firm; has a medium stem and is very 
hardy. 
EARLY FLAT DUTCH. 70 Days. Earlier 
and heads somewhat smaller than Late 
Flat Dutch; a good short stemmed second 
early. 
RED ROCK. 110 Days. The largest and 
surest heading red cabbage; more deeply 
colored at the heart than Red Dutch; 
medium to long stem. 
CARROTS 
Pkt. Oz. 
10c 20c 
CULTURE—Plant seed one-half inch 
deep in loose,. well prepared soil, in rows 
16 inches apart. Thin 2 to 4 inches in 
row Plant from early spring to mid- 
une, 
DANVER’S HALF LONG. 75 Days. The 
best known second early, half-long sort; 
roots 6 to 8 inches long, tapering to a 
blunt point; flesh deep orange, tender and 
good quality. 
CHANTENAY HALF LONG (The Model). 
72 Days. Excellent medium early half- 
long stump rooted variety; roots about 6 
inches long, very thick, smooth and of a 
deep orange-red color. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. 88 Days. 
An excellent intermediate season, stand- 
ard sort; roots 12 inches long, about 3 
inches broad at the crown, tapering reg- 
ularly to a point; deep orange color. 
NEW BUNCHING. Tops short, roots are 
14% to 1% by 8 inches in size, almost cyl- 
indrical, rounded shoulders, and are well 
stumped. Developed for market garden- 
ers as a bunching carrot. Good shipper. 


IMPROVED LONG ORANGE 
