Lima Beans and Broccoli are delicacies that you can raise yourself 

BUSH LIMA BEANS, continued 
Fordhook 242. (Ready to pick in 75 days.) 
new heavier yielder than the original 
Fordhook type. Pods 3 to 4 inches long, 
with 3 or 4 thick green Beans which keep 
their color well. Does well under adverse 
weather conditions such as_ heat and 
humidity. M4lb. 25c.; Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.90. 
Henderson’s. (Ready to pick in 65 days.) 
A popular home-garden variety, very early 
and very productive. Mlb. 20c.; Ib. 35c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.65. 
pi hE 5 Fordhook. (Ready to pick in 
-75-days.) Large thick pods in clusters, 
each containing 3 to 5 meaty, plump 
Beans that stay green. Bears early and for 
a Jong time. Plant short, bushy, erect. 
Yélb. 20c.; Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.65 
Woodruff’s Cangreen. (Ready to pick in 
68 days.) Similar to Henderson’s but the 
fleshy part of the seed is green in the dry 
stage. Very prolific. Fine for canning. 
LYéIb. 20c.; Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.65. 
Pole Lima Beans 
One pound will plant 50 hills; 
45 pounds, an acre 
King of the Garden. (Ready to pick in 
85 days.) Luxurious growth produces 
large pods filled with 5 or 6 perfect Beans 
of luscious quality which retain their green 
color when dry. M4lb. 20c.; Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. 
1.65. 
Potato or Improved Challenger. (Ready 
to pick in 78 days.) So named because the 
Beans are of a shape and size similar to 
Fordhook Bush Lima. Wlb. 20c.; Ib. 35c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.65. 
BEETS 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 
6 to 7 pounds, an acre 
Beet tops have unusually high food value, 
for they are rich in vitamins A and C and rank 
high as suppliers of calctum and iron. Save 
all your Beet tops, especially the little ones 
pulled out in thinning; they make delicious 
cooked greens. 
CutturE. Beets do best in fairly light, 
well-enriched soil which is kept well cul- 
tivated during the season. Sow in drills 1 
foot apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the 
ground can be worked, and for a succession 
continue sowing up to the middle of August. 
When 3 inches tall thin out to stand 4 inches 
apart. 
Late Beets can be kept for winter use by 
packing the roots in slightly moist earth in 
a cool cellar. 
Crosby’s Improved Egyptian. (50 days.) 
Superior strain of Egyptian with deep 
blood-red flesh. Roots are slightly flat- 
tened globes with small tap-roots. The 
larger tops are in demand for greens. A 
perfect forcing Beet. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 15c.; 
yb. 45c.; Ib. $1.50. 
Detroit Dark Red. (60 days.) A _ stand- 
ard dark red turnip-shaped Beet. The dark 
green tops are tinged with red and stand 
up well. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 15c.; M4lb. 45c.; 
Ib. $1.50. 
Eclipse Extra Early. (55 days.) Remark- 
able for its rapid growth, perfect flesh and 
medium foliage. Roots are bright glossy 
red and very fine-grained. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 15c.; 4b. 45c.; Ib. $1.50. 
Long Smooth Blood. (78 days.) A fall and 
winter variety suitable for storage. Its 
dark purplish roots are 10 to 12 inches long 
and 2 to 21% inches in diameter. Pkt. 10c ; 
oz. 15c.; Yb. 45c.; Ib. $1.50. 
New Century. (75 days.) Another variety 
excellent for winter storage. Roots are 
almost globe shaped, tapering somewhat 
toward the end. The flesh is dark red, 
sweet and tender; tops are distinctly light 
green. Stays good all winter. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 30c.; 4 Ib. O0e.: Ib. $3.00. 


Mangel-Wurzel 
For Cattle Feed 
Sow 5 pounds to acre 
Matures in 90 to 110 days 
Golden Tankard. A large Mangel with 
yellow-fleshed roots. Splendid milk-pro- 
ducer. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 15c.; Yb. 45c.; 
Ib. $1.25. 
Improved Sugar Beet. Large roots rich in 
sugar. Hardy and very productive. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 15c.; 14Ib. 45c.; Ib. $1.25, 
BROCCOLI 
One ounce will produce 2500 to 3000 plants 
Broccoli is an excellent source of vitamins 
A and C and supplies both calcium and iron. 
Cu.ttureE. Start seed in hotbeds in early 
spring or sow in garden when soil is in condi- 
tion to work. Transplant to open ground 
when plants are six weeks old, setting them 
2 feet apart In row. 
Italian or Early Calabrese. (75 days.) 
This Broccoli makes a tall branching plant 
with a central head of bluish green buds; 
after this central head is cut, each branch 
forms a smaller head so that there is con- 
tinuous production for 8 to 10 weeks. This 
is a delicious vegetable becoming more 
popular every year. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 
lb. 90c 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One ounce will produce about 2500 plants 
Brussels Sprouts are high in vitamin C 
and have some vitamin A. 
Cu.ture. The plants are very hardy and 
may remain outdoors in many locations dur- 
ing the winter. Frost improves both quality 
and flavor of the vegetable. Handle seed and 
small plants like late cabbage. 
Long Island Improved. (120 days.) Com- 
pact plants growing about 20 inches tall 
and bearing round, solid sprouts 114 inches 
in diameter. Has a more delicate flavor 
than cabbage. Very satisfactory all over 
the country. Pkt. 10c.; 0z. 65c.; 14Ib. $2.00. 
CABBAGE 
One ounce will produce 2000 to 2500 plants; 
14, pound should plant an acre 
Cabbage 
vitamin 
Cintone: Cabbage does best in fresh, 
rich, well-manured soil deeply prepared. For 
very early use sow in January or February 
in hotbeds and transplant to other hotbeds 
when ready, or sow in coldframes in March. 
When frost-danger has passed, transplant to 
open ground, 11% to 2 feet apart in the row. 
Later crops can be sown outside from late 
March until early May, in drills from trans- 
planting; or better, sow in the field-rows, 
thinning out instead of transplanting. Days 
listed are from setting of plants. 
Is especially valuable for its 
Extra-Early Varieties 
Golden Acre. (65 days.) A Copenhagen 
type with smaller solid round heads ma- 
turing 7 to 10 days earlier than Copen- 
hagen Market. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; 14Ib. 
$1.25; Ib. $3.75. 
Jersey Wakefield. Selected Stock. (65 days.) 
The most popular early pointed-head 
Cabbage. Our selected stock has medium- 
sized solid heads with few outer leaves. 
Heads all mature at one time, an impor- 
tant feature when the land is wanted for 
another crop. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; 1%4Ib. 
$1.10; Ib. $3.25. 



Early Varieties 
Copenhagen Market. (70 days.) A de- 
pendable market variety maturing high- 
quality heads averaging 314 to 4 pounds 
each. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; 4Ib. $1.20; 
Ib. $3.50. 
Marion Market. Yellows-Resistant. (78 
days.) A yellows-resistant strain of Copen- 
hagen Market with the parent’s round 
head and crisp tenderness. Succeeds where 
non-resistant strains fail completely. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 60c.; 14Ib. $1.80; Ib. $5.50. 
Wisconsin Allseason Select. Yellows-Re- 
sistant. (85 days.) A  yellows-resistant 
strain of the fine Allhead ee Pkt L0cs 
oz. 60c.; 14Ib. $1.80; Ib. $6.00. 
Late Varieties 
Danish Ballhead. (103 days.) A deep 
round head that is very hard and compact. 
Good for kraut, storage, and shipping. 
Stays crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 45c.; 
Ib. $1.30; Ib. $4.00. 
Late Flat Dutch. (110 days.) An old 
favorite with truck gardeners who appre- 
ciate its large size, solidity, uniformity and 
good keeping qualities. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; 
tb. $1.20; Ib. $3.50. 
Penn State Ballhead. (110 days.) Me- 
dium-sized, very hard heads of attractive 
bright green. Yields heavily and is a good 
keeper. Short stems; uniform in size and 
weight. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; 144Ib. $1.20; 
Ib. $3.50. 
Red Rock. 
heaviest yielding red Cabbage. 
flattened, globe-shaped heads. Very firm 
and solid. Keeps well; used for pickling 
and cole slaw. Pkt. 10c.; 3; oz. 45c.; 4Ib. 
$1.30; Ib. $4.50. 
Wisconsin Ballhead.  Yellows- Resistant. 
(95 days.) A yellows-resistant strain with 
uniform, very hard, ball-shaped heads. 
Short stems and blue- -green leaves. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 70c.; 14Ib. $2.00; Ib. $6.00. 
Frostproof Cabbage Plants 
Ready for delivery the last week in March. 
Grown locally in flats, 25c. per doz. Plants 
cannot be mailed. 
(100 days.) The largest and 
Slightly 
Chinese or Celery Cabbage 
A Chinese vegetable which is becoming 
more and more popular, finding a ready sale 
in city markets. Heads are easily blanched 
and may be used as a salad or boiled like 
cabbage. The plants are tender and heads 
must be gathered before frost. 
Chihili. (75 days.) A very early variety 
which is a sure header, producing heads 18 
to 20 inches long and 31% to 4 inches 
through. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; 4Ib. 75ce. 
Wong Bok. (85 dae: Die chore broad head, 
very solid and compact. Heads are self- 
folding and Require no blanching. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 25c.; 4b. 75c. 
CAULIFLOWER 
One ounce will produce about 
2000 plants. 
Cauliflower is valuable for its vitamin C. 
Cutture. Same as Cabbage. When heads 
are about 2 inches in diameter tie up the 
outer leaves to blanch the head. 
Autumn Giant. (130 days.) While heads 
are not as tightly formed as earlier varieties, 
they remain fit for use longer. Pkt. 15c.; 
Yyoz. 60c. 
Early Snowball. (90 days). This best 
known of all Cauliflowers may be planted 
early m spring or late in fall. The dwarf 
plants with their pale green leaves form a 
perfect background for the large, solid, 
pure white heads of excellent quality. Pkt. 
15c.; loz. 60c. 
FARMERS SUPPLY CO., LANCASTER, PENNA. 
