T. W. WOOD & SONS + SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 + RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
WOOD'S GARDEN BEETS 
PLANT FROM MARCH TILL AUGUST 
An ounce plants 50 feet of row; 6 to 8 pounds plant an acre. 
For the earliest beets plant in a hot-bed and transplant. For early outdoor 
crop plant in March and make successive plantings till the end of July; the 
late plantings are to make beets for winter use and the seeds should be 
well soaked before planting. Beets are grown on nearly all types of soils 
but thrive best on a light, fairly deep, well drained loam that has been 
previously manured. Use well rotted manure; smooth roots cannot be had 
if fresh manure is applied. Plant in rows 15 to 18 inches apart; cover 1 inch 
Improved and thin out to 4 inches apart. Cultivate shallow so as not to disturb the 
Early Blood rootlets. Store as recommended on page 9 for carrots. Do not forget that Detroit 
Turnip Beet beet tops make fine greens. Dark Red Beet; 
70. IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD (55 Days) 73. DETROIT DARK RED (55 Days) 
Mf in doubt about what beet to plant, you will not go wrong in plant- A beet you will like, whether you grow it for home use or market. Al- 
ing the Improved Early Blood Turnip. The consistent, steady demand most globe shaped with medium tops and small taproot, very smooth 
shows that it has given unvarying satisfaction and has the indorse- and of dark blood-red color without light rings. A good beet for both 
ment of a large majority of our customers. Not as early as the Extra early and late planting. The flesh is solid, always tender, of good 
Early Egyptian, but superior in quality. Of uniform size, with smooth flavor and excellent color. A splendid beet for bunching for market; 
skin free from fibrous roots. Color rich dark red. Tender, sweet and is a : : 
we recommend our well bred strain to home gardeners and for market 
crisp. Ideal for planting in May, June and July to make beets for win- 
jet, Acfines keaper Pktsl0ctore1 Ser iat: rie $1.40: 2-Ib. lots $1.30 gardeners. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; '%4 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.40; 2-Ib. lots $1.30 per 
per lb.; 5-Ib. lots $1.20 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.10 per Ib., postpaid. Ib.; 5-Ib. lots $1.20 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.10 per Ib., postpaid. 
68. CRIMSON GLOBE (55 Days) 67. EARLY WONDER (50 Days) 
If asked the ideal beet for the home garden we would unhesitatingly If earliness is desired, you have it in Early Wonder, but you have most 
name Crimson Globe. The shape is nearly a perfect globe about 10 excellent quality as well. It is uniform in size, shape and color, always 
inches around, with smooth skin free from rootlets; the flesh is a rich smooth, never stringy, and a good keeper. The flesh is a deep rich 
blood-red, nicely ringed, never stringy, and always tender and sweet. red, sweet, crisp and tender. This is a fine beet to plant during the 
Plant it for your main crop and again in June or July to have beets for summer to grow a supply to put away for next winter. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
next winter. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢; /4 |b. 40c; 15c; V4 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.40; 2-Ib. lots $1.30 per Ib.; 5-Ib. lots $1.20 per 
Ib. $1.40; 2-lb. lots $1.30 per Ib.; 5-Ib. lots 54 Ve . 
$1.20 per Ib. 10-Ib. lots $1.10 Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.10 per Ib., postpaid. 
per Ib., postpaid. 69. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN (50 Days) 
a Crosby's is a combination of earliness, good shape, good color and 
76. SWISS CHARD good quality..The color is bright red with bright vermillion red flesh, 
(Spinach Beet or Sea Kale) very sweet and tender. We have a splendidly bred pedigreed stock that 
(50 Da s) is early, has fine shape and color, and we believe cannot be surpassed 
Y 3 for quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; '4 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.40; 2-Ib. lots $1.30 per 
A real cut-and-come-again Ib.; 5-lb. lots $1.20 per Ib.; 10-lb. lots $1.10 per Ib., postpaid. 
salad; after cutting it quickly 
makes a new growth. It pre- 71, EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN (45 Days} 
fers a light soil, but grows 
anywhere and does not shoot 
to seed in hot weather. Plant 
In earliness no beet can compete with Extra Early Egyptian, adapting 
it for first early crop and forcing. It is about ten days earlier than 
from early in the spring till Early Blood Turnip, makes fine, smooth, almost flat, very dark-red beets 
Swiss Chard \\ July. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 15¢; 4 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.25; about 2 inches in diameter; firm, crisp and tender; has very small 
or 2-lb. lots $1.15 per Ib.; 5-Ib. lots $1.00 per |b.; tops. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; '4 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.40; 2-Ib. lots $1.30 per Ib.; 
Sea Kale 10-Ib. lots 95c¢ per Ib., postpaid. 5-lb. lots $1.20 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $1.10 per Ib., postpaid. 
Stock Beets or Mangels PLANT FROM APRIL TILL JUNE 15th 
6 to 8 pounds Plant an Acre 80. MAMMOTH PRIZE LONG RED (110 Days)—No mangel can compare with this variety 
in yield. The roots often weigh twenty to twenty-five pounds each. It grows well above ground, 
soak the seeds for twenty: is easily pulled; the deep red roots are straight, well formed and solid. A fine keeper and, 
four hours before planting. 
Make the rows 2 to 2\/ feet at a low cost, will supply an abundance of succulent green food for stock and poultry. Espe- 
apart, the drills one inch cially adapted to deep soils. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 15¢; 4 Ib. 30c; Ib. $1.00; 2-Ib. lots 90c per Ib.;: 
deep. Thin out to stand 8 5-Ib. lots 80c per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots 70c per |b., postpaid. 
inches apart in the row; g2, GOLDEN TANKARD (95 Days)—The best known and most largely grown yellow mangel, 
BE an eee coc clon and especially recommended for the dairyman on account of its milk producing properties 
Cultivate as soon as possible. and the richer quality of the milk. The flesh is firm and solid, rich golden yellow color. On 
When frost comes dig the account of its peculiar shape they can be grown closer in the rows than most mangels, in- 
roots, cut off the tops and creasing the yield per acre considerably. Grows well above ground and easily pulled. 
pile on a well drained situa- Yield particularly well on light soils. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 15c¢; 1/4 Ib. 30c; Ib. $1.00; 2-Ib. lots 90c 
ee coxctng en ey per Ib.; 5-Ib. lots 80c per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots 70c per |b., postpaid. 
earth. As it gets colder in- 83. SILESIAN SUGAR (90 Days)—The tonnage per acre is not as great as from other stock 
crease the covering. They beets, but the feeding value, pound for pound, is fully 50% greater because of its high sugar 
are acrid when first dug, but content. Grows partly out of the ground and is easily harvested. Especially fine for fatten- 
N Repiptiligy anuary ainey wilt ing cattle and equally as good as other stock beets for general feeding. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
e sweet and succulent. Al- | ; : : : 
ways feed with some dry V4 |b. 306¢; Ib. $1.00; 2-lb. lots 90c per Ib.; 5-lb. lots 80c per |b.; 10-lb. lots 70c per Ib., 
roughage. postpaid. 
