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THE TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, LA CONNER, WASHINGTON 


Detroit Dark Red 
Table Beets 
1 oz. to 100 ft.,“8 to 14 Ibs. per acre. 
CULTURE—Seed should be sown at the 
rate of one ounce to 100 feet of row. The 
rows should be spaced 14! to 24 ins. apart. 
Work the soil well and cover the seeds 
about an inch deep. A rich sandy loam is 
most favorable, but nearly all types of 
soil will provide Beets if sufficiently fer- 
tilized and properly tilled. 
EARLY WONDER. A new variety that 
is an improvement over the old Crosby’s 
BHegyptian, from which it originated. It is 
very nearly globular in shape and the 
flesh is dark red, sweet and tender. The 
skin is smooth and the tops small. It ma- 
tures slightly later than the Earlyw Feyn- 
tian. Pkg. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; Yo Ib. 
80c; Ib. $1.50. 
*DETROIT DARK RED. This is consid- 
ered the best Spretes purpose beet on the 
market today. The root is rounded smooth 
and very dark red. The flesh is dark 
crimson with almost purple zones and of 
the finest quality. It has replaced almost 
entirely the sorts formerly used for can- 
ning either for home or commercial use 
or for home garden. Pkg. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 
Ib. 50c; Yo Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
EARLY EGYPTIAN. This is the best va- 
riety for forcing or for the earliest market 
trade. It is rounded somewhat on top but 
flattened underneath and has a small tap 
root. The tops are small, the flesh very 
dark. slightly zoned. Pkq. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 
Ib. 50c; Yo Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. This beet is 
smooth, dark red, and about midway in 
shape between Flat Egyptian and Detroit 
Dark Red, and of excellent flavor. Pko. 
10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 50c; 'o Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
EDMOND’S BLOOD TURNIP. A hand- 
some, clean shaped blood beet, not too 
large or coarse but of good size. The 
flesh is crips, 
excellent keeper. The tops are small] and 
the root matures rather early. Pkg. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; '% Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
Sugar Beets 
For Sugar or Steck 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN. This variety of 
sugar beet is very hardy and easy to 
grow. It produces very heavily and is 
used for both sugar production and for 
stock. Pkg. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; '% Ib. 
70c; 1 Ib. $1.30. : 
Mangel-Wurzel or 
Stock Beets 
. PRICES ON ALL MANGEL SEED: Oz. 
_ 15c3 4 Ib. 40c; 14 Ib. 70c; 1 Ib. $1.30. Five 
Ibs. @ $1.25 per Ib. Postpaid in 1st to 4th 
; zones. 
*DANISH SLUDSTRUP. This is without 
doubt the largest selling mangel in the 
_ Northwest. The root is oval, long, easy to 
pull, and reddish yellow in color. High in 
yield and high in food value. 
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tender and sweet and an. 
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MAMMOTH LONG RED. Largest red. 
Easiest to pull. Grows mostly above 
ground. Produces more weight to the 
acre, but is coarser grain than the other 
mangels. 
GOLDEN YELLOW TANKARD. A smooth 
yellowish-fleshed mangel. The roots are 
of large diameter, tapering quickly at the 
bottom, which is quite broad, with only 
a small tap root. It grows largely above 
the soil. It yields large crops on good 
land and is easily harvested. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR MANGEL. A 
strain of mangels, larger than the regular 
sugar beet, and sweeter than the other 
mangels, which has been specially select- 
ed for its size and also nutritive feeding 
value. Stands well out of the ground and 
ts easier to pull than the smaller sugar 
eets. 
Broccoli 
Vo oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
Broccoli is a variety of cauliflower, but 
is more hardy and requires a longer pe- 
riod for development. It is often called 
“‘winter cauliflower’ and should be treat- 
ed the same as late cauliflower. 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. This 
new type of Broccoli is a recent introduc- 
tion from Europe. The heads are green 
instead of white and are considered by 
in flavor to the 
standard sort. If the first head is cut when 
ready others will sprout up so that several 
cuttings may be had. It is cooked like 
cauliflower. Pkg. 10c; % oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
ST. VALENTINE. This is the finest va- 
riety of Broccoli for use in the west where 
it is used largely by market gardeners as 
well as in the home garden. The heads 
Pure-Bred 
CABBAGE 
Vy oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
CULTURE—For plants of early kinds, sow 
seed in January under glass, and put out 
into flats about 2 inches apart. Trans- 
plant to open ground as early in the 
Spring as the soil can be prepared, setting 
1% to 2 feet apart, in rows, which should 
be 3 feet apart. Cultivate frequently, and 
during dry weather water copiously. Late 
. Cabbage seed should be sown in drills in 
open ground during April and May, and 
transplanted in June or July. Fertilize 
heavily, using 400 pounds nitrate of soda 
per acre in three dressings, one-third 
when plants are set out, and two-thirds a 
month apart later. 
Early Cabbage 
GOLDEN ACRE. An extra early Copen- 
hagen Type with small, round, quite solid 
heads, maturing with Jersey Wakefield. 
Plant dwarf, with few outer leaves; used 
by truckers for the early markets. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 40c. 
CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD. Thisisa 
strain of Wakefield which is just a little 
later and larger than the Harly Jersey 
Wakefield. The leaves are large, smooth 


are large, solid, very white and of finest 
quality. With average weather conditions 
the crop will mature for use about Feb- 
ruary. Pkg. 10c; '4 oz. 35c; oz. $1.25. 
Brussels Sprouts 
VY oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
CULTURE—‘hey are successfuliy grown 
wherever conditions are favorable for late 
cabbage and require the same method of 
culture. They mature best in the Autumn 
after the weather becomes cool. 
TALL FRENCH. This variety grows two 
or three feet high. It produces numerous 
sprouts which resemble little cabbage 
heads, one to two inches in diameter. The 
flavor is like mild cabbage. Pkg. 10c; 
oz. 60c. 
Swiss Chard 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
LUCULLUS. A variety of beet grown ex- 
clusively for its large, juicy, tender, light 
colored leaves and leaf stalks, which are 
much superior to those of other beets for 
use as greens. Swiss Chard is also greatly 
relished by chickens. Poultrymen will find 
this a valuable food for young chicks as 
well as laying hens that are kept con- 
stantly penned up. Pka. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 
Ib. 50c; Yo Ib. 80c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
RHUBARB CHARD. A new Swiss Chard 
that looks like Rhubarb. The leaf stalks 
are bright but delicate, translucent crim- 
son; the rich color extends out through the 
veins into the dark green, heavily crum- 
pled leaves. Different, tasty, delicious 
flavor. Easily grown, thrives everywhere. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c. 

oe : 
Early Jersey Wakefield 
and rather thick. The plant is very hardy 
and vigorous. The heads are blunt pointed, 
broad at the base, and in general very 
uniform. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
EARLY WINNIGSTADT. A very solid, 
pointed head, medium in size and earli- 
ness. If planted late, makes a good winter 
cabbage. Heads well on land too poor to 
head other kinds. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
*x* EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. This is 
lhe earliest and best cabbage not only for 
market gardeners but for the family gar- 
den. Its great resistance both to frost and 
other unfavorable conditions makes it the 
surest header of all the early cabbages. 
The heads are very solid, uniform, me- 
dium sized and of excellent quality. Pkt. 
10c}; oz. 40c. 
EARLY DWARF FLAT DUTCH. The 
plants of this valuable second early sort 
are short stemmed, compact and upright 
with comparatively few and short leaves. 
Outer leaves slightly waved and serrated 
at edges. Heads large for size of plant, 
nearly round or somewhat flattened, close, 
firm and very solid. Matures a little 
earlier than Farlv Summer. First quality 
seed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
