ROCKY FoRD 
CANTALOUPE 
Table Beets may be planted as early in 
the spring as the ground can be worked, 
since they can stand light frosts. A moist 
soil that is well drained suits beets to 
perfection. One ounce of beet seed will 
plant about 100 feet of row, and should 
be planted about one inch deep. The 
rows should be 16 to 20 inches apart, and 
the plants should be thinned out to 
stand 3 inches apart in the row. Beets 
may be stored for winter use with very 
little trouble by packing them in sand 
or loose soil in a cool cellar where they 
will not be touched by frost. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN 
A widely grown variety of table beets for home 
and market gardeners that matures in about 55 
days. The roots are semi-globed shaped, about 
three inches in diameter and have a small tap 
root. The skin is dark purplish red and the flesh 
a deep red with lighter zones. Tops are medium 
in size. 
PRICES POSTPAID: Ounce, 15c; '/% pound, 35c, 
% pound, 65c; 1 pound, $1.10. 
TABLE BEETS 
PERFECTED DETROIT 
PERFECTED DETROIT 
This is an improved Detroit dark red beet, ma- 
turing in about 55 days, and is one of the finest 
beets for canning and shipping. The tops are small, 
slender and erect. The roots are globe shaped, 
symmetrical, with a small collar and small tap 
root, and are very uniform. The flesh is a very 
dark red, showing hardly any zones. It is tender, 
fine grained and exceptionally sweet. 
PRICES POSTPAID: Ounce, 15c; 1 pound, 40c; 
% pound, 70c; 1 pound, $1.20. 
CARROTS 
As soon as the soil can be worked, carrots 
should be planted in rows not less than 12 inches 
apart. A quarter ounce of seed will sow 100 feet 
of row, and three pounds will sow an acre. The 
seed should be covered about one-half inch deep, 
and the plants thinned to stand two to three inches 
apart. Successive plantings can be made every 
two weeks until midsummer. Carrots may be 
easily stored for winter use in the same manner 
as beets. 
CHANTENAY, RED CORED 
This variety is recognized by its distinctive root, 
one that is stumped and comes to a tapered point. 
At maturity, which is within 72 days, this variety 
stands from 5'/2 to 6 inches and about 2'/2 inches in 
diameter at the shoulders. The skin and flesh are 
an attractive reddish-orange, with a large to medi- 
um core of a similar color. This variety is very 
tender and sweet and is excellent for home use 
and market gardens. 
PRICES POSTPAID: Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; 
% pound, 55c; 2 pound, $1.00; 1 pound, $1.65. 
IMPERATOR 
This is an outsfanding type of carrot that is ideal 
for home and garden use. The roots are 7 to 8/2 
inches in length, and 15/4 to 2 inches in diameter. 
They are smooth and uniformly tapered to a semi- 
blunt end. The flesh is a rich orange color with an 
indistinct core, fine grained and of the best qual- 
ity. The tops are medium, and well suited for 
bunching. 
PRICES POSTPAID: Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; 
'%, pound, 55c; %e pound, $1.00; 1 pound, $1.65. 
