Plant Pole Beans—They Are More Productive Than Bush Varieties 

QUALITY TABLE BEETS 
Well-enriched, light soil is best adapted for Beet culture. 
Sow in drills 1 foot apart and cover 4 inch. It is important 
that the earth be pressed firmly about the seed. When the 
plants are large enough, thin to 3 to 4 inches apart. The 
thinnings can be used for greens if desired. Sow as soon as 
the ground can be worked, and continue for succession 
until the first of August. Mangels and Sugar Beets require 
liberal manuring and should stand 6 to 10 inches apart in 
the rows. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 lbs. to one acre. 
All varieties, 10c per pkt. 
Early Wonder. Of uniform size and globular shape, with 
smooth skin, medium-sized top, and small tap root. The 
color is a deep blood-red, quality sweet and tender. It has 
proved to the market gardener to be the earliest and most 
uniform bunching Beet in existence, which makes it one 
of the most profitable varieties. 
Oz. 25c; Mlb. 65c; lb. $1.75 
Detroit Dark Red Turnip. Roots roundish, smooth, 
dark red; flesh bright red, zoned lighter. Crisp, tender, 
and sweet; a good keeper. Oz. 25c; 14lb. 65c; Ib. $1.75 
Early Blood Turnip, Improved. Roots top shaped, 
dark red. Smooth skin; of good size. 
Oz. 25c; 14lb. 65c; lb. $1.75 
Crosby’s Egyptian. An extra-early, superior strain of 
blood-red Egyptian, carefully selected. 
Oz. 25c; lb. 65c; Ib. $1.75 
Imperial Early Blood. Deep red, sweet and tender; 
round, smooth and of good size. 
Oz. 25c; lb. 65c; lb. $1.75 
CALOMEL. Used in the control of maggots on cabbage, 
cauliflower, or other related plants. Mix 1 Ib. to 25 Ibs. 
hydrated lime. Market price. 
MANGEL-WURZEL AND SUGAR 
BEETS 
Norbiton Giant Long Red. Roots of mammoth size. 
One of the most profitable for feeding stock. 
Oz. 15c; Alb. 40c; Ib. $1.25 
Golden Tankard. Roots large, ovoid, but well filled. 
Yellow and white. Oz. 15c; Mlb. 40c; Ib. $1.25 
Orange Globe. Roots of large size and globular form. 
Oz. 15c; W4lb. 40c; Ib. $1.25 
White Sugar. One of the very best and most nutritious 
for feeding cattle; also used for making sugar. 
Oz. 15c; Mlb. 40c; lb. $1.25 
SWISS CHARD 
Large-Ribbed White Curled. Belongs to Beet family. 
Has a large, white-ribbed, curly, light green leaf resem- 
bling that of the Beet, with a small root: Best for greens. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; 14lb. 50c; Ib. $1.50 
Giant Lucullus. Stalks 10 to 12 inches Jong below the 
leaf, and as thick and broad as rhubarb. Leaf heavily 
crumpled, crisp and tender. The stalk and midrib, served 
like asparagus, with the leaves cooked and served the 
same as spinach, afford two distinct dishes at the same 
time. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14lb. 50c; Ib. $1.50 
RHUBARB CHARD. Ornamental, with the same color- 
ing as rhubarb and a delicate flavor of its own. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 14lb. 75c 
CARDOON 
Sow seeds in open ground in early spring where the crop 
is to mature, in rows 3 to 4 feet apart. Thin plants 1 to 2 
feet apart in the rows. Full-grown leaves are tied together, 
wrapped in straw, and banked up with earth. Cooked and 
served in the same way as asparagus. 
Pkt. 15c; 0z. 75c; Wlb. $2.50 

NO-PEST. Kills cutworms. See page 51. 


CABBAGE 
Crisp, Tight Heading, Tender 
Always be sure that your Cabbage seed is grown from 
well-formed, selected heads. The ground should be a heavy, 
moist, rich loam, highly manured, deeply dug or plowed 
and thoroughly ‘worked. For early plants sow in mid- 
September, and protect in coldframes through the winter. 
The more common way is to sow in hotbeds in February or 
March, and prick out into coldframes, to be transplanted 
when danger of frost is past. Early varieties should be set 
18 inches by 2 feet, fall and winter sorts 28 inches apart 
each way. The late autumn and winter varieties may be 
sown in a seedbed from the middle to end of spring, and 
transplanted when about 6 inches high. Shade and water 
in dry weather. See that the plants stand thinly in the seed- 
bed; if they come up thick, prick them out 4 to 6 inches 
apart. ‘They can then be moved with earth attached, on a 
moist day, without damage. Transplant just at evening, 
giving each plant water at the root. Hoe more deeply every 
week as they grow, drawing up a little more. earth each 
time, until they begin to head, when they should be hilled up. 
One ounce of seed will produce about 3000 plants 
Golden Acre. (Original Strain.) Considered the earliest 
round-headed Cabbage, averaging 4 pounds, with few 
outer leaves, permitting close planting. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; 14lb. $1.50; lb. $4.50 
Chinese Cabbage (Pe-Tsai). This is a vegetable from 
the Far East. It is similar to Cos Lettuce in appearance 
and tenderness, with the crispness of celery and a taste 
like Cabbage, without its offending odor. Sow the seed 
after July 1. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c; 14lb. 85c; lb. $3.00 
Copenhagen Market. As early as Charleston Wakefield. 
Perfectly ball-shaped, uniform in size, and as large or 
larger than Danish Ballhead. Very solid and of fine 
quality. The plant is short-stemmed; leaves tightly 
folded. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c; 14lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Early Jersey Wakefield. The ‘standard, very early variety 
of medium size; pyramidal in shape, having a rounded 
peak. Its small ‘outside foliage permits close planting. A 
good variety to winter in coldframes. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c; 14lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Early Red Acre. Compact aud early. Heads very solid and 
of good red color. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; Y4lb. $1.50; lb. $4.50 
Enkhuizen Glory. Ball headed. A consistently even 
stock; large, solid heads or short stems. Stands a long 
time after heading. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c; 14lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
All Seasons. One of the very best, sorts for general cul- 
tivation, either for early fall or winter use. Heads very 
large, usually somewhat flattened and solid. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c; '4lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Excelsior Large Flat Dutch. Improved by selection from 
the Late Flat Dutch; unquestionably the best strain. Its 
remarkable uniformity, size, short stump, few outside 
eve: and solid weight make it the most profitable late 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c; 14lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00 
Danish Ballhead. Plants ‘rather long-stemmed) but com- 
pact; leaves very smooth and thick. Head of medium 
size, round and very solid, being the hardest-heading 
Cabbage we know, and of the very best quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; Alb. $1.50; lb. $4.50 
Danish Roundhead. A short-stemmed type of Danish 
Ballhead, maturing earlier than that variety. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; 4lb. $1.50; Ib. $4.50 
Penn State Ballhead. Plants short-stemmed, with ex- 
tremely hard heads. Heavy yielder per acre and a good 
keeper. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; 14]b. $1.50; Ib. $4.50 
Perfection Drumhead Savoy. Large heads of finely 
curled leaves, particularly adapted for private use. 
Grown in the fall and allowed to be touched by frost, it is 
one of the most delicious of all vegetables. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; 14lb. $1.50; lb. $4.50 
Red Drumhead. Excellent for pickling or eating raw. 
For solidity, deep red color, certainty of heading, and 
dwarf habit of growth, this has no equal. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; 14lb. $1.50; lb. $4.50 
Slug-Shot Will Kill Cabbage Worms. See page 51. 
USE GRO-FAST PLANT FOOD 
FOR BETTER CABBAGE 


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