BEET 
Plant 6 pounds per acre. 
In the garden make three plantings at different times. 
Plant 1 oz. to 100 feet of row at each planting for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
Culture. Successful culture demands good soil, to which has 
been applied 600 to 1,200 pounds per acre of good standard 
vegetable fertilizer, 4-7-5 mixture. Plant seeds in rows 11% to 2 
feet apart and when 8 inches high thin to 3 or 4 inches apart in 
ee gt In Florida, sow from latter part of September to 
March. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
EARLY BLOOD-RED MARKET. (56 days.) One of the 
earliest and most uniform beets ever introduced. Roots very 
attractive in appearance, slightly flattened globe, smooth, with 
small tap root, of dark red color outside. Flesh of deep dark 
red, tender, and excellent quality. Our stock is the result of 
many years of breeding. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN (Improved). (60 days.) This standard 
variety produces beets of uniform flattened globe shape, very 
much flattened at the top, of deep red color outside, with a 
deep purple color with little zoning inside. Sweet and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
DETROIT DARK RED. (68 days.) A very desirable, globe- 
shape beet, of dark red color, outside as well as inside, with- 
out white zoning; sweet and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 15c; 14 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Sow 14 pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
In the garden sow 1 packet in seed bed for 15 plants to set 
25 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
Culture. Sow seed and cultivate exactly the same as cabbage. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. (90 days from setting out 
plants.) Plants grow to a height of about two feet. Stems are 
thickly set with small, firm, cabbage-like heads, 1! inches 
in diameter, maturing smal heads successively. Cooked and 
served like cabbage, and are much more delicate in flavor than 
cabbage. 
Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 25c; 0z. 45c; Y% Ib. $1.40; 1 Ib. $5.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $4.90 per Ib. 
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Comparison of root characteristics of beet varieties. From left 
to right: (1) Detroit Dark Red; (2) Crosby’s Egyptian; 
(3) Early Blood-Red Market. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET 
Plant 4 pounds per acre. 
In the garden plant one packet to 25 feet of row for a 
family of 3 or 4 people. 
Culture. Plant like beets in the fall, winter, or spring, in rows 
2 feet apart, and thin to 12 or 15 inches in the row. Stalks 
may be cooked and served like asparagus, or the stalks and 
leaves may be cooked and served as greens like spinach. 
FORDHOOK GIANT. (68 days.) An outstanding Swiss Chard 
growing to great size. The thick, fleshy, dark green leaves 
are much crinkled or savoyed, and the pearly white stems are 
very broad, thick, and fleshy. A very vigorous, hardy grower, 
producing high yields. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
RHUBARB CHARD. (60 days.) A Swiss chard with stalks 
of rhubarb ruby red color, which reddish color extends out 
through the veins into the rich dark green, heavily crumpled 
leaves. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; 14 lb. 85c; 1 Ib. $3.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $2.90 per lb. 
SUGAR AND STOCK BEET 
Culture. Plant 4 to 6 pounds per acre in rows 21% to 3 feet 
apart, and thin to 6 inches apart in the row. 
SUGAR BEET, KLEIN WANZLEBEN. (85 days.) This va- 
riety is the most valuable for sugar making and stock feeding. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 15c; 4 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. 90c per Ib. 
STOCK BEET, MAMMOTH LONG RED. (80 days.) An 
enormous yielder and one of the very best for dairymen. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4% Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. 90c per Ib. 
BROCCOLI 
Sow 14 to 14 pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
In the garden plant | packet to 40 feet of row, or sow 1 packet 
in seed-bed for 25 plants to set 40 feet of row for a family 
of 3 or 4 people. 
GREEN SPROUTING OR CALABRESE. (60 days from 
setting out plants to edible stage.) In Florida, seed may be 
planted in seed-beds from September to January. Plants should 
be set in rows 3 feet apart, and 11% to 2 feet apart in the row. 
When the main head is cut, thick stems form at the base of 
leaves on the stalk below. At the end of each branch a medium- 
sized green head develops. ‘These small heads should be cut 
with 4 to 5 inches of stem, and tied in bunches for market. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 1% Ib. $1.00; 1 Ib. $3.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $3.40 per Ib. 

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