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T. W. WOOD & SONS 
- SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 - 
RICHMOND, 
VIRGINIA 5 


Detroit Dar 
Red Beet 
WOOD'S GARDEN BEETS 
PLANT FROM MARCH TILL AUGUST 
An ounce plants 50 feet of row; 6 to 8 pounds 
‘ plant an acre. 
For the earliest beets plant in a hot bed and transplant. For 
early outdoor crop plant in March and make successsive plant- 
ings till the end of July; the late plantings are to make beets 
for winter use and the seeds should be well soaked before plant- 
ing. Beets are grown on nearly all types of soils but thrive 
best on a light, fairly deep, well drained loam that has been 
previously well manured. Use well rotted manure; smooth roots 
cannot be had if fresh manure is applied. Plant in rows 15 to 
18 inches apart; cover 1 inch and thin out to 4 inches apart. 
Cultivate shallow so as not to disturb the rootlets. Store as 
recommended on page 7 for carrots. Do not forget that beet 
tops make fine greens, 


Improved 
Early Biood 
Turnip Beet 
70. Improved Early Blood 
73. Detroit Dark Red (55 Days)—A beet you will- like, wheth- 
« er you grow it for home uSe or market. 
Almost globe shaped with medium tops and small taproot, very 
smooth and of dark blood-red color without light rings. A good 
beet for both early and late planting. The flesh is solid, always 
tender, of good flavor and excellent color. A splendid beet for 
bunching for market; we recommend our well bred strain to home 
gardeners and for market gardeners. Pkt. 10c; 02. 15c; % lb. 40c; 
lb. $1.25; 2-lb.l!ots $1.15 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.05 -er 1b.; 10-1b. lots 
95c per lb., postpaid. 
(55 Days)—If in doubt about 
; : what beet to plant, you will not 
g0 wrong in planting the Improved Early Blood Turnip. The 
consistent, steady demand shows that it has given unvarying 
satisfaction and has the indorsement of a large majority of our 
customers, Not as early as the Extra Early Egyptian, but su- 
perior in quality. Of uniform size, with smooth skin free from 
fibrous roots. Color rich dark red. Tender, sweet and crisp. 
Ideal for planting in May, June and July to make beets for win- 
ter. A fine keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢;14 Ib. 40c; lb. $1.25; 2-lb. lots 
ou per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.05 per lb.; 10 lbs. lots 95c per 1b., post- 
paid. 


67. Wood’s Early Wonder 
(50 Days)—If earliness is de- 
sired, you have it in Wood’s 
Early Wonder, but you have 
most excellent quality as well. 
It is uniform in size, shape and 
color, always smooth, never 
stringy, and a good keeper. The 
flesh is a deep rich red, sweet, 
crisp and tender. This is a fine 
beet to plant during the sum- 
mer to grow a supply to put 
away for next winter. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 40c; ‘1b. $1.25; 
2-lb. lots $1.15 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots 
Wood's Early $1.05 per lb.; 10-lb. lots 95c per 
Wonder Beet 1b., postpaid. 
PLANT FROM APRIL 
TILL JUNE 15TH 
vate as soon as possible. 
dry roughage. 
twenty to twenty-five pounds each. 
lb., postpaid. 
76. Swiss Chard 
Soak the seeds for twenty-four hours before planting. 
Make the rows 2 to 24% feet apart, the drills one inch 
deep. Thin out to stand 8 inches apart in the row; young 
plants may be transplanted to fill up vacancies. Culti- 
When frost comes dig the 
roots, cut off the tops and pile on a well drained situa- 
tion, covering with straw or corn stalks and an inch 
of earth. As it gets colder increase the covering. They 
are acrid when first dug, but if kept till January they 
will be sweet and succulent. Always feed with some 
80. Mammoth Prize Long Red (1° Days) — No 
mangel can com- 
pare with this variety in yield. The roots often weigh 
It grows well 
above ground, is easily pulled; the deep red roots are 
straight, well formed and solid. A fine keeper and, at 
a low cost, will supply an abundance of succulent 
green food for stock and poultry. Especially adapted 
to deep soils. Oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1b. $1.10; 2-lb. lots 
$1.00 per 1b,; 5-lb. lots 95¢ per lb.; 10-lb. lots 90c per 
68. Wood’s Crimson Globe 5, P2vs)—If asked the ideal 
beet for the home garden we 
would unhesitatingly name Crimson Globe. The shape is nearly 
a perfect globe about 10 inches around, with smooth skin free 
from rootlets; the flesh is a rich blood-red, nicely ringed, never 
stringy, and always tender and sweet. Plant it for your main 
crop and again in June or July to have beets for next winter. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; 2-lb. lots $1.15 per Ih.$5 
5-lb. lots $1.05 per lb.; 10-lb. lots 95c per lhb., postpaid. 
69. Crosby’s Egyptian (50 Days)—Crosby’s is a combination 
of earliness, good shape, good color 
and good quality. The color is bright red with bright vermilion- 
red flesh, very Sweet and tender. We have a splendidly bred 
pedigreed stock that is early, has fine shape and color, and we 
believe cannot be surpassed for quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
Y% lb. 40c; 1b. $1.25; 2-1b. lots $1.15 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.05 per 1hb.; 
10-lb. lots 95c per lb., postpaid. 
71. Extra Early Egyptian (45 Days)—In earliness no beet 
can compete with Extra Harly 
Egyptian, adapting it for first early crop and forcing. It is about 
ten days earlier than Early Blood Turnip, makes fine, smooth, 
almost flat, very dark-red 
beets about 2 inches in di- 
ameter; firm, crisp and 
tender; has very small 
tops. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢c; 
% 1b. 40c; 1b. $1.25; 2-lb. 
lots $1.15 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots 
$1.05 per lb.; 10-lb. lots 
95c per I1b., postpaid. 
SPINACH BEET or SEA 
KALE. (50 Days)—A real 
cut-and-come again salad; 
after cutting it quickly 
makes a new growth. It prefers 
a light soil, but grows anywhere, 
and does not shoot to seed in hot 
weather. Plant from early in 
the spring till July. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 1% lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; 2-lb. 
lots $1.15 per lb.; 5-1b. lots $1.05 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots 95c per Ihb., 
postpaid. 

: Swiss Chard 
ee or Sea Kale 

Stock Beets or Mangels 
6 to 8 pounds 
plant an acre 
(95 Days)—The best known 
82. Golden Tankard and most largely grown yel- 
low mangel, and especially recommended for the 
dairyman on account of its milk producing properties 
and the richer quality of the milk. The flesh is firm 
and solid, richygolden yellow color. On account of its 
peculiar shape they can be grown closer in the rows 
than most mangels, increasing the yield per acre con- 
siderably. Grows well above ground and easily pulled. 
Yields particularly well on light soils. Oz. 15¢; 
Y% 1b. 35c; 1b. $1.10; 2-lb. lots $1.00 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots 
95c per l1b.; 10-1b. lots 90c per lb., postpaid. 
83. Silesi (90 Days)—The tonnage per acre 
3 Siles Sal Sugar is not as great as from other 
stock beets, but the feeding value, pound for pound, 
is fully 50% greater because of its high sugar con- 
tent. Grows partly out of the ground and is easily 
harvested. Especially fine for fattening cattle and 
equally as good as other stock beets for general feed- 
ing. Oz. 15¢; 4% Ib. 35c; Ib. $1.10; 2-lb. lots $1.00 per 
1b.; 5-1b. lots 95c per 1b.; 10-1b. lots 90c per 1b., postpaid. 
