Grow the vegetables you eat 
GARDEN BEET 
(Fr. Betterave a table) 

109—Early Wonder, W.H.P.’S. 

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110—Asgrow Wonder 

106—Improved Dark Red, W.H.P.’S. 


107—Garden Beet Detroit dark red (Perfected Detroit) 
Culture—Sow at the rate of one ounce per 100 feet of drill or 6 to 8 Ibs per acre. A rich sandy loam will 
give best result. Sow in early spring in rows 12 to 14 inches apart. Thin out to 8 inches apart. For winter 
use sow from July the let to August the 10th. 
GARDEN BEET (Fr. Betterave a Table) 
106—IMPROVED DARK RED W.H.P.’S. The best table b et for allround purposes. Perfectly round, 
small and dark blood red insid: Most popular with mark«t grow-rs who know quality. Excellent keeper, 57 
days. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.25; 4 oz. $0.83; 44 Ib. $1.50; 1 Ib. $2.50; prepaid. 
107—DETROIT DARK RED (Perfected Detroit). Tops tall, green and red. Rocts globular, medium 
smooth, deep red, flesh dark red and practically free from zoning. Of good quality. 68 days to produce 
roots about 1% in diameter. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.20; 14 Ib. $0.70; 34 Ib. $1.20; 1 lb. $2.00; prepaid. 
108—GOOD FOR ALL. Excellent vari ty developped from Detroit Dark Red. Especially fine for canning 
and Pickling whole as *‘rosebuds’’. Roots smooth, «ven in size and shape and almost perfectly globular; 
Collar and top roots very small; interio~ deep crimson, zoning indistinct. 55 days. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.25; 
4 oz. $0.75; 14 Ib. $1.30; 1 Ib. $2.25; pr pnid. 
109—EARLY WONDER W.H.P.'S. V ry desirable for home and market gard*ns. Tops small, roots, 
flatten d globe-shape with small collar and top root, dark purplish red. FI sh deep crimson rd zoned 
a light-r shad. Th» id al early garden beet for bunching. 58 days. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.20; 4 oz. $0.70; 
1% Ib. $1.20; 1 Ib. $2.00; pr paid. 
110—ASGROW WONDER. All America Gold medal 1934.—Unsurpass-d in earliness, uniformity and 
in depth of int«rior color. Distinctive green top, ercct, uniform in siz: and color. Bunching very attractively 
for mark t. Roots round wh n young, semi-globular later, deep red, smooth with small neck and top 
root. Flesh deep dark red, tender and of excellent quality. 57 days. Pkt $0.10; 1 oz. $0.20; 4 oz. $0.70; 
4 Ib. $1.20; 1 lb. $2.00; prepaid. 4 2 4 
111—CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Well known early variety producing uniform roots of globular shape 
but flattened at the base. Very early and of good dark red quality. Pkt $0.10; 1 oz. $0.20; 14 Ib. $0.60; 
1% Ib. $1.10; 1 lb. $1.80; prepaid. i , é ; ae 
112—ECLIPSE. Roots globular, of medium size, dark red. Interior bright red with whitish zones, 65 days. 
Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.20; 4 oz. $0.60; 14 Ib. $1.10; 1 Ib. $1.80; prepaid. A 
113—EARLY FLAT RED EGYPTIAN. Very early, used by truckers for forcing to reach the earliest 
market. Tops small and erect. Roots flattish, medium dark red; flesh bright blood red with lighter zones. 
54 days. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.20; 4 oz. $0.60; 14 Ib. $1.10; 1 lb. $1.80; prepaid. 
117—HALF LONG DETROIT. More widely used in Europe than in America. Roots half long, dark 
red inside and of good quality. Keeps well in the winter and slices well. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.25; 4 oz 
$0.83; % Ib. $1.50; 1 lb. $2.50; prepaid. ; : 3 
118—LONG SMOOTH BLOOD. A late variety for winter use. Roots 15 inches long, and extra dark red 
inside. Excellent flavor. 90 days. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.25; 4 oz. $0.83; 14 lb. $1.50; 1 1b. $2.50; prepaid. 

All the vegetable seed we offer in this 
catalogue, except where otherwise 
indicated, is transportation prepaid. 

SWISS CHARD 
(Fr. Bette 4 Carde ou Poirée) 
CULTURE.—Sow in the spring as soon 
as the ground can be worked. Sow in drills 
18 to 25 inches apart, covering the seed 
with about 1 inch of soil; later, thin them 
about 4 to 5 inches apart in the row. One 
ounce of seed for 100 feet of drill; 6 to 8 lbs 
per acre 
121—_LARGE WHITE ‘RIBBED IM- 
PROVED OR FORDHOOK GIANT. A 
superior variety with extra dark green 
glossy leaves which are deeply crumpled. 
The rib is fully 244 inches broad, a clear 
white color. It combines the good features 
of Lucullus and large White Ribbed. Pkt. 
$0.10; 1 oz. $0.20; 4 oz. $0.67; 1% Ib. $1.20; 
1 lb. $2.00; prepaid. 
122—GIANT LUCULLUS. The most 
popular Swiss Chard. The leaf is a light 
yellowish green and heavily crumpled. The 
stems are 6 inches broad, light green in 
color. Pkt. $0.10; 1 oz. $0.20; 4 oz. $0.67; 
3% |b. $1.20; 1 lb. $2.00; prepaid. 
124—RHUBARB CHARD. Pkt. $.010; 
3 pkts. for $0.25, prepaid. 122—Swiss Chard Giant Lucullus 

