BEET 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4-6 Ibs. per acre 
Seeds should be sown at the rate of 1 
ounce to 100 feet of row. The rows should 
be spaced 14 to 24 inches apart. Work 
the soil well and plant the seeds about an 
inch deep. A rich sandy loam is most 
favorable, but nearly all types of soil will 
produce beets if sufficiently fertilized 
and properly tilled. All varieties of beets 
sell for: Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 35c. 
Detroit Dark Red. The standard of ex- 
cellence in table beets for home and mar- 
ket garden, for shipping, and for can- 
ning. Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. 
Roots globe shaped; symmetrical, with 
small collar and small tap-root. Very 
dark blood red. Mature in 52 to 55 days. 
Early Wonder. Very desirable for home 
and market garden. Tops small. Root 
flattened globe shape and small collar 
and tap-root. Dark purplish red. Flesh 
deep purplish red zoned a lighter shade. 
Mature in 50 to 55 days. 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian. Best for 
forcing and particularly valuable for 
early market. Tops small and upright. 
Roots flattened, with long slender tap- 
roots. Flesh dark purplish red zoned 
lighter. Ready in 50 days. 
Mangel (or Stock Beet) 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 lbs. per acre. 
Valuable as stock feed. Plant early in 
the spring in rows 2% feet apart. The 
seeds should be 1 inch apart in the row 
and covered by 1% inches of soil firmly 
pressed down. Cultivate frequently. 
When the plants are 3 inches high, begin 
_ to thin until the roots are 10 inches apart. 
All varieties of mangels: 1 oz. 25¢e; 4 
Ib. 75e. | 
Danish Sludstrup. Very high yielder. 
Roots long oval, orange colored; flesh 
white with faint yellow tinge. 
Giant Half Sugar. This variety is one of 
the favorites among the dairymen and 
hog raisers. It is very sweet and nutri- 
tious, as it has a higher sugar content 
than the ordinary mangel. 
True Sugar Beet. The most desirable 
beet for sugar manufacture. Valuable 
for stock feeding. Roots medium large, 
12 to 15 inches long, 3% to 4 inches at 
shoulder, tapered; white, with a tinge of 
gray; very rich in sugar. Good keeper. 
BROCCOLI 
¥% oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
This is similar to cauliflower in color, 
character of foliage, form, and size of 
heads. It requires a long growing season 
and is especially suited to Pacific Coast 
states. Pkt. 10c. 
Italian Green Sprouting. This vigorous 
plant is entirely different from the white 
heading sorts. Cultivated like cabbage, it 
bears a succession of sprouting heads 
which, if kept cut, will be replaced by 
others for 8 to 10 weeks. Each sprout, 
about 5 inches long, ends in a small head 
of dark green buds. It is one of the most 
delicious green vegetables. 
St. Valentine. Standard market variety 
for March shipment. Plants large. 
Heads large, solid, white, and very well 
protected. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
% oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
The small shoots like miniature cab- 
bages clustered around a stem are the 
valuable part of this unique member of 
the cabbage family. They are success- 
fully grown wherever conditions are 
favorable for late cabbage and require 
the same method of culture. They ma- 
ture best in the autumn after the weather 
becomes cool. Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf Improved. Plants dwarf and com- 
pact, 20 inches tall. Very uniform; stem 
well covered with firm, round cabbage- 
like balls 14%, to 1% inches in diameter 
mature in succession. Pick as needed. 




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THIS GORGEOUS INDOOR PLANT 
WAS GROWN WITH PLANTABBS 
You too can have a new fresh beauty in house 
plants with lovely green, bushy foliage and larger 
finer blooms. 
Feed Fulton’s Plantabbs to your ferns, gera- 
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When plants are well out of the ground, begin 
feeding Plantabbs to all VEGETABLES. Repeat 
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Box of 10 tablets 10c; 30 tablets 25c; 
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