4 Beet Tops cooked like Spinach — delicious waa vba 
The soil best adapted foe the bees is rich deep loam. Sow in drills inches 
one inch deep, and thin to six inches. For early, sow as soon as the ground can 
in the spring; for main and autumn use, about the 5th of May. Sow the mangel 
two feet apart and thin to 15 inches in the row. P. 























} Black Beauty 
Detroit 
Dark Red 






BRUSSELS 
SPROUTS 
Resembles cabbage, excellent 
fine flavor. Sow seeds in April. 
The small heads or sprouts are 
much improved by frost. Pkt. 
15c, oz. 65c, 14 Ib. $1.75. 

central head is removed the plant develops even more deli- 
numerous lateral sprouts, each of which cious. The plant is \\ WY 
produces a small head. They are cut, leav- so decorative and \ 
: ing about 6 inches of the stem, and are tied striking in appear- ¥ 
i in bunches for market. Both stems and ance that it may be : 3 
- heads are cooked and served like cauli- grown in the flower 
Brussels Sprouts Ib. $4.00. 
Broccoli 
erimson, the rich 
color extending out 
through the veins 
Italian }Greens sprouting, © th rams 
distinct variety of the sprouting type. It cook it as” you 
forms a large head consisting of a cluster would other Chards, 
of bluish green flower-heads. When this and you will find it N 
flower. Ready for market in about 90 days. garden. Pkt. 15c, 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 14 Ib, $1.25; Y Ib. $2.25; oz. 45c; -Y%, Ib. 
















Perk 
53 days. In this variety we combine a very dark a 101 
Black Beauty root, and earliness which make it very desirable. It ap 
early, maturing several days before the other sorts. The shape is uniformly 
In fact it is one of the smoothest beets on the market. The flesh is a rich dark bl 
red color, tender, crisp, and deliciously sweet, besides having a small short top, a 
valuable for late sowing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4% Ib. 75c; Y% Ib. $1.25; Ib. $2.25, Be 
3 
onder Matures in about 50 days. This is a selection of Cro by 
Early Won : Egyptian more nearly globe shaped, and a darker red 
tops are small, making it a fine variety for bunching. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 J 
Wy |b. 95c; lb. $1.75. : 
\ 
Matures in about 55 days. In this improved st 
Detroit Dark Red Detroit Dark Red Turnip Beet» the fine qualities 
have made that variety standard for main crop sowing have been strengthen 
careful breeding. It is earlier, and almost spherical in shape. Its small tops are 
right for either dry or wet season, heavy or light soil. The color inside and out is 
very dark red, and flesh of fine texture, tender and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 1 
oz. 25c; 4 lb. 60c; 1% Ib. 95c; Ib. $1.75. 
. 
: ty 
lood Turni 60 days. One of the best varieties grown for main 
Early Blood P The roots are round, very smooth, of good marketa 
size, and for table use no variety can exceed it in fine quality. The skin is deep bloo iy 
red; the flesh is also dark red and,is sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50¢ 
4 Ib. 80c; Ib. $1.50. ie 
: 60 days. Are of a neat turnip shape with smooth dark 
Dark Crimson Globe red skin. The flesh is of a very dark crimson blood red, a 
fine grained, of finest quality. When cooked it is a dark blood-red color. Is very early — 
with small tops. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50c; Y% Ib. 80c; Ib. $1.50. a6 tit De 
- ; 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian 50 days. Grown extensively by market He 5 oe 
deners to supply the early market. Roots. are 
distinctly flattened and have a small top; flesh is dark purplish red zoned with < 
trifle lighter color. It is tender and sweet. Fully grown roots measure 2% in, ip 
diameter. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; ¥%4 lb. 50c; Ye Ib. 80c; Ib. $1.50. - 
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS 
Six to eight pounds of seed will plant an acre. 
A very valuable and economical food for cattle and sheep. Sow the seed in May in 
rows 2% ft. apart. ‘Mangels are easily harvested, and can be stored in a cold cellar or 
pit where they will keep all winter. 
Very large, red flesh. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 45c3 
Mammoth Long Red bi eget est : 
rd ae yellow. Oval. Heavy cropper. Roots large. Pkt. 5c; 
Golden Tanka . 20c; ¥%4 Ib. 45c; ¥% Ib. 75c; Ib. $1.20. : 
Giant Half-Sugar 4 hardy variety producing large crops with little care. 
8 Valuable for its rich sugar content. This is white with 
rose at the shoulder. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 45c; 4% Ib. 75c; lb. $1.20. 
Klein Wanzleben Sugar Is fast becoming the leading sugar beet, as it 
contains a larger per cent of sugar than other 
sorts. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; %4 lb. 45c; 1 Ib. 75c; Ib. $1.20. : 
SWISS CHARD | 
Giant Lucullus One of the largest and best variety of — 
Swiss Chard. Seed sown early in the 
Spring will produce plants quickly from which the thick light! 
colored midribs of the leaves may be cut down to the ground. 
New growth will quickly succeed it which may in turn be gathered. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; ¥% Ib. 95c; Ib. $1.75. nz, 
RHUBARB 
CHARD 
(60 days.) The 
leaf-stalks, consid- 
ered by many as 
the most delicious 
part of the Chard 
plant, are bright 
into the dark green, 
nd leaves. Grow and 

= SWISS CHAI 
$1.25, prepaid. 
