SATEX SEED COMPANY — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 3 



Detroit Dark Red 
‘GARDEN BE 

CULTURE—Soak beet seed for several hours 
before planting. Plant in rows 10 to 12 inches 
apart and cover seed about 14 inch deep. Plant 
seed about one inch apart. Thin out when about 
5 to 6 inches tall leaving one plant every four 
inches. Plant tops make splendid greens, one 
ounce will sow 50 feet of row. 4 to 5 lbs per 
acre. . 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN — 60 days — We 
have an unequalled strain of this superb, ex- 
tra early sort. A flattened globe shape; skin 
very dark red, flesh a trifle lighter in color 
and slightly zoned. Tops small. 
_ Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 45¢; Ib. $1.35 postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY LIGHT ECLIPSE — 65 
days — A fine early table beet, top-shaped 
or tapering, globe shape. 
zoned with pink. Crisp and sweet. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 45¢; Ib. $1.35 postpaid. 
DETROIT DARK RED — 68 days — Roots 
are roundish, smooth, dark red; flesh is bright 
red zoned with lighter; crisp, tender, sweet; 
good keeper. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 45¢, Ib. $1.35 postpaid. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP — 65 days — A 
standard, medium early variety of excellent 
quality; is also good for summer and fall use. 
The flesh is deep red zoned with a lighter 
shade; sweet, crisp and tender; nearly round. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 45¢; Ib. $1.35 postpaid. 
FERRY’S CROSBY — 50 days — The flesh 
is bright vermillion red with fainter zoning. 
Tops are small, but fairly coarse. Root flat- 
tened, globe shape with small tap root. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib 60c; Ib $1.80 postpaid. 
GREEN TOP BUNCHING — 55 days. — 
An attractive early bunching beet, tops of 
medium size, erect, of greyish green color 
that does not turn red in the fall. Roots are 
round, smooth, glossy and slightly flattened 
when mature. Interior of root is blood red 
and has less fibre than most bunching beets. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 45¢; Ib. $1.25 postpaid. 
SWISS CHARO 
CULTURE — Assures an abundance and 
never-failing supply of fine “greens” all 
through the summer and fall months. Gives 
maximum returns for little care and space. 
Gather when half grown for best flavor. Cut 
close without injuring heart of plant, and 
another crop will spring up. Grows in any 
ordinary garden soil. In rich soil, however, 
and with good culture, it makes an amazingly 
luxuriant growth and furnishes an abundance 
of greens. Sow in rows 12 inches apart, and 
thin to 5 inches apart in the row. One ounce 
will sow 100 feet of row; 4 to 5 pounds per 
acre. 

FORDHOOK GIANT — 50 days — No other 
garden vegetable will produce more nutritious 
food from a small space than Swiss Chard. 
Of rapid growth. Foliage and leaf stalks 
used same as Asparagus or Spinach. A 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 40¢; Ib. $1.25 postpaid. 
Flesh deep crimson, - 
LARGE-RIBBED DARK GREEN — 50 days 
—Large, smooth leaves of thick texture grown 
mostly for the heavy main ribs which are pre- 
pared like Asparagus. The green succulent 
foliage is used like Spinach. An old standard 
variety which still is grown also quite exten- 
sively for its pearly white stalks. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; % Ib. 40¢; Ib. $1.25 postpaid. 
RHUBARB CHARD — A recent introduc- 
tion having all the chard characteristics ex- 
cepting color. It has dark green, heavily 
crumpled leaves and ecrimson stem and mid 
ae Pkt. 25¢; oz. 60¢; “lb. $1.65; Ib. post- 
paid. < 
| STOCK REETS 
Too much cannot be said about this wonder- 
ful feed and every dairy and every farm and 
every stock raiser should have at least an acre 
or two of Stock Beets — the returns will be 
surprising. Sow in the fall and spring, give 
the ground thorough cultivation. After first 
cultivation, thin out, so as to stand 6 inches 
apart in the row, then cultivate same as you 
would corn. Sow 5 pounds to the acre, in rows 
2% feet apart. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. No other variety 
of Mangels can compare with this in yield. It 
grows well above the ground, is easily har- 
vested; the deep red roots are strong, well 
formed and solid. Especially well adapted for 
deep soil. On good soil they will sometimes 
grow 18 inches long, leaves are dark, the flesh 
white, being veined with rings of rose-pink. 
An excellent keeper and a wonderful milk 
producer when fed to dairy cows. 
Oz. 10c; % Ib. 30c; lb. 90c, postpaid. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR. This is considered 
by many the greatest beet for feeding stock; 
it is richer in sugar than the Mangels and not 
so rich as the Sugar Beet. It grows about one- 
half out of the ground and is an excellent 
Oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 30c; lb. 90c, postpaid. 
. BROCCOLI 
CULTURE — Sow in seed-bed during July, 
August and September. Transplant in very 
rich soil in rows 2% feet apart, 1144 feet be- 
tween plants. Matures best during cool weath- 
er. We recommend 600 pounds 4-12-4 Fer- 
tilizer mixture: applied when land is prepared. 
An extra top-dressing of nitrate of soda will 
stimulate growth. One ounce will produce 
1,500 plants; 4 to 6 ounces, an acre. 




































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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CALABREZE GREEN SPROUTING —65 
days — This is a distinct variety grown by 
Italian market-gardeners for Italian trade 
only. The plant forms a large solid head 
which remains green. After this head is cut 
off, a number of smooth sprouts develop from 
the leaf-axes, each sprout terminating in a 
small head about 1 inch in diameter. Bunched 
and sold as a second crop. Sow seed in frames 
early in spring; market in June and July. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 35¢; % Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00 post- 
paid, 










BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED — 70 days. 
Piants 22’-26” tall; stems thickly set with 
firm cabbage-like balls of 114” diametez:, mat- 
uring successively. If you can grow cabbage, 
you can grow Brussels Sprouts, so why be 
without this delicacy? Pki. 5c; oz. 390, post- 
paid. : 
G@ CABBACE & 
CULTURE — For plants in hot-beds, sow 
seed early in January, then transplant in open 
in February and March. Later sow early 
varieties out-of-doors in March and April. 
For winter cabbage, sow seed in July, August 
and September, then transplant in October. 
One ounce of seed will produce about 3,000 
plants; 10 ounces of seed will produce enough 
plants to set out an acre in rows 380 inches 
apart. 15 to 18 inches apart in the row be- 
tween plants. 

RED ROCK — 110 days — The largest and 
surest heading cabbage, round, solid and dark 
red; medium to long stem. 
Eke 5¢; oz. 40¢; % Ib. $1.20; Ib. $3.50, post- 
‘paid. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD — 65 days 
— The most widely known and popular extra 
early variety. Heads solid; leaves numerous, 
deep green and coarsely crimped. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; “lb. 85; Ib. $2.50, post- 
paid. 
ALL-HEAD EARLY — 177 days — Deep 
flat heads slightly rounded at top, 8 to 9 
inches broad, 64% to 7 inches deep usually 
weigh about 6 pounds. Uniform in size and 
color. The solid heads are of the finest quality. 
A heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 30c; Wlb. 85; Ib. $2.50, post- 
paid. 

All Head Early 
SAVORY CHIEFTAIN — 90 days — Heads 
round, compact, solid: leaves numerous, deep 
green and coarsely crimped. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 40¢; %4 Ib. $1.20; Ib. $3.50, post- 
paid. 
CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD — 75 days 
— About one week later than Early Jersey 
Wakefield, but the conical heads are fully 
one-half larger. 
Pkt. 5€; 0z., 30c; lb. 85; Ib. $2.50, post- 
paid. 
STEIN’S EARLY FLAT DUTCH — 90 days 
— An early and excellent type of Early Flat 
Dutch, with a medium stem. Heads round 
flat and solid. ; 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 
30c; 
paid. 
Ylb. 85; Ib. $2.50, post- 
COPENHAGEN MARKET — 75 days — 
Very fine, stem short, heads large, round and 
solid, with few outer leaves of an upright 
growth. Nearly as early as Jersey Wakefield. 
Pkt. 5€; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 90c; Ib. $2.75, post- 
paid. . 
GLORY OF ENKHUIZEN — 77 days — 
A very attractive second early variety, used 
largely for kraut, also by truckers and ship- 
pers. Heads large, round. solid, with few 
outer gray green leaves, of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; %4 Mb. 90c; Ib. $2.75, post- 
paid. 
