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CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN 
58 days. An extra early va- 
riety for home and market use. 
The skin is very smooth and 
bright red; flesh vermillion, 
very sweet and tender. 
DETROIT DARK RED 
(STANDARD STRAIN) . 
60 days. The leading main- 
crop variety. The color is deep 
blood-red with indistinct lighter 
red zones. The roots are globe- 
‘shaped, smooth and uniform, 
with small tap root. Free from 
woodiness until the beets attain 
their full size. 
One ounce of seed to 100 feet of row ' 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP 
60 days. An_ exceedingly 
popular, early, turnip-shaped, 
deep red beet of excellent qual- 
BABY BALL 
The Perfect Little Canning 
and Table Beet 
62 days. A beautiful beet for 
early spring, summer and fall 
use. Unsurpassed for canning 
and pickling whole because of 
its small size, uniform shape 
(nearly round), excellent qual- 
ity, smoothness and beautiful 
deep crimson color. 

Spinach Beet 

THE BEST BEET GROWN 
DETROIT 
DARK RED 
(Special Strain) 
58 days. This is an 
improved strain of De- 
troit Dark Red Beet 
which is a few days 
earlier, extra deep 
dark red throughout 
and more uniform in 
shape and color than 
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our standard strain. 
It is of the very best 
quality and unequaled 
for either home garden 
or market, and with- 
out doubt the most 
valuable variety of 
beet offered. 
SPINACH BEET or Swiss Chard 
GIANT LUCULLUS. 60 days. Grown for its large, tender leaves and leaf stalks. Leaves grow to a 
length of 2 to 24% feet; stalks are nearly as thick and-broad as Rhubarb and never get tough. By 
picking off the large outside leaves, as wanted, more continue to grow and keep right on growing until 
killed by severe frost in the fall. The whole leaf can be used for greens, or the leaf stalks can be 
cooked like asparagus. Also extensively used as a green feed for poultry. 
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Detroit Dark Red 
(Special Strain) 

Beet Seeds Delivered Prepaid at the Following Prices 






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Spinach Beet, Giant Lucullus........ 1.60 
purplish-red with little zoning. 

'EAT BEET GREENS, AS BEET TOPS ARE HIGH 
AS WELL AS FAIR AMOUNTS OF VITAMIN C AND IRON 
Non-Heading 
; ‘COLLARDS Cabbage 
One ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants 
GEORGIA. A form of loose-headed cabbage that 
| Succeeds in locations where other cabbages cannot be 
f groavn to perfection. In the South it continues to 
i grow all winter. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (% Ib. 5@c) 
(Ib. $1.50) prepaid. 

Early Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli 
BROCCOLI 
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Gne ounce wilf produce about 2,000 plants » 
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ONE OF THE BEST SOURCES OF VITAMIN A 
FAIR AMOUNTS OF C. Bi. G. CALCIUM AND IRON 
There are two distinct types of Broccoli. One similar 
to Cauliflower. Mammoth White is the most popular of 
this type. The other type is called Sprouting Broccoli; 
the stems and flower buds are eaten and it is cooked 
be and served much as Asparagus. 
; EARLY SPROUTING CALABRESE. A delicious va- 
3 riety, having the combined flavor of Cauliflower and 
’ Asparagus. Simply sow the seed in the open ground in 
the spring and transplant the plants when large enough. 
The heads or sprouts when ready to use are deep green. 
; After the central head is removed, the plant produces 
: numerous branch heads which are fully as desirable as 
; ihe first head produced. A continuous supply may be 
had for a long time from a few plants. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 
—  40c) (%4 Ib. $1.20) (Ib. $3.40) (5 Ibs. $15.00) prepaid. 
MAMMOTH WHITE. Hardier and more easily grown 
than Cauliflower, but cultivated and used in the same 
way. Heads of large size, ereamy-white; delicate 
flavor. (Pkt. 5c) (44 oz. 75c) (oz. $1.35) (14 Ib. $4.00) 
prepaid. — 


IN CALCIUM AND VITAMIN A 
CORN SALAD 
(Hardy Winter Salad) 
Leaves served like lettuce during the cool fall 
and early winter months. It is used also for garn- 
ishing meat dishes in the same manner as parsley, 
and can be cooked like spinach. The seed should 
be sown thinly in drills during August or Septem- 
ber to supply fresh leaves during the cool fall and 
winter months. It is quite hardy, but in the North- 
ern States, after cool weather sets in, it should 
be protected by a thin mulch of straw or leaves. 
One ounce will plant 40 feet of row. (Pkt. (0c) 
(oz. 50c) (%4 lb. $1.50) (1b. $3.75) prepaid. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One ounce of seed will produce 2,500 plants 
One of the Best Sources of Vitamin C 
with a Fair Amount of Vitamin A 
A variety of the Cabbage family, possessing the 
peculiarity of bearing upon its stem or stalk from 50 
to 100 small, compact round heads. These heads are 
cut off when well formed and are usually marketed in 
quart berry boxes. The plants are very hardy, are not 
injured but improved by hard frosts, and are left in 
the garden or field during the early winter until want- 
ed. May be had in fine condition until about Christ- 
-mas time in the North, and in the South may be had 
from November to March. These miniature Cabbages 
may be boiled like Cabbage or cooked in cream like 
Cauliflower; They are the most delicious and delicately 
flavored of the Cabbage family. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED: A choice variety grown 
extensively by market gardeners. Plants are 20 inches 
tall, and are well filled, nearly the entire length of 
the stalk, with solid sprouts measuring 1% to 1% 
inches in diameter. (Pkt. 15c) (oz. 65c) (14 Ib. $1.80) 
(Ib. $5.25) (5 Ibs. $23.75) prepaid. 


Brussels Sprouts 
SUGAR BEET and MANGELS 
Greatest Cattle and Poultry Food 
Cuts Your Feed Bill in Half 
One ounce of seed to 100 feet of row; 
5 or 6 Ibs. per acre 
oes Saas SS SRR Sins 

Mammoth Long Red Mangel Wurzel 
Yields of 25 to 35 tons per acre are common, and as 
high as 75 to 80 tons have been reported. A healthful 
and nutritious food greatly relished by all kinds of live- 
stock. Will keep cattle in perfect physical condition 
and increase the flow of milk. As a feed for poultry, 
during the winter months, they are very valuable and 
always increase egg production. 
The seed should be sown thinly in rows 2 to 3 feet 
apart, and when plants are about 3 inches high thin 
out to stand 8 to 10 inches apart in the row. Harvest 
before frost and store in pits outdoors or in a dry, frost- 
proof cellar. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. The largest and the heaviest 
cropper of all Mangels. The roots are frequently 2 feet 
or more in length, one-half to two-thirds above the sur- 
face and easily harvested. Skin bright red; flesh white, 
veined pink. An excellent keeper. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR. An early variety of Mangel 
and a favorite with. many dairymen. Flesh white, 
sugary and of high nutritive value. Yields a tremendous 
crop. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. A rapidly maturing Mangel, 
adapted to shallow lands, although doing well on every 
soil. An immense yielder. Flesh yellow. Easily har- 
vested ; excellent keeper. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN. The leading variety of sugar 
beet. Is high in sugar content and an enormous yielder. 
It is also highly recommended for stock feeding. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE VARIETIES OF MANGELS AND 
SUGAR BEET: (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (1% Ib. 50c) (Ib. 
$1.50) (5 Ibs. $6.00) (10 Ibs. $11.00), prepaid. 
Broccoli, One of the Best Blood Builders 3 
High in Vitamins and Minerals 


