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ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, 
Progressive seedsmen are continually developing new and better varieties and strains of vegetables. 
This requires skill and a lot of hard work. The breeding of better beets is only one of the major projects 
BEETS 
at Robson Seed Farms. 
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As a further quality seed service, we are field 
testing many of our vegetable seeds in Florida dur- 
ing the winter months. 
8-10 lbs. will sow 1 acre 
100 DETROIT DARK RED: 68 days. Our 
strain has become popular with canners and 
market growers because of its deep globe- 
shaped, small collar and tap root, and its 
uniform deep blood-red color free from 
white areas or rings. Its vigorous tall top is 
well suited to canners’ harvesters and is 
particularly fine for fall bunching. | See 
prices below. 
101 EARLY WONDER (Tall Top Strain): 
65 days. Tall, upright, green tops tinged 
with red. A popular bunching beet. Roots 
flattened globe-shape with small collar and 
tap root. Interior color deep crimson red 
zoned with a lighter shade. See prices be- 
low. 
102 CROSBY: 60 days. Tops short but 
strong. Roots flattened globe-shape with 
small collar and tap root. Interior color 
bright vermillion red with lighter zoning. 
Crosby is early and popular as a market 
bunching beet. Widely used as an early 
table beet. See prices below. 
103 GREEN TOP BUNCHING: 60 days. 
‘Tops medium size, grayish green —do not 
turn red or brown in fall. Roots round, 
smooth, slightly flattened when mature. 
Flesh bright blood red with distinct light 
zoning; finer and less fiber than most bunch- 
ing beets. See prices below. 
104 BEETS FOR GREENS. A rapid growing 
large topped variety especially suited to the 
production of beet greens. See prices below. 
Pkt. Oz. 4%4Lb.%Lb. Lb. 10 Lbs. 25 Lbs. 50 Lbs. 100 Lbs. 
100 DETROIT DARK RED $.15 $.35 $.50 $.85 $1.35 $12.55 $30.75 $60.75 $120.00 
101 EARLY WONDER .... .15 35 45 .80 1.30 11.55 28.25 55.75 110.00 
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104 BEETS FOR GREENS .10 30 40 .75 © 1.15 9:55 23.25" 45.75 90.00 
MANGELS FOR STOCK FEEDING 
6 lbs. will sow 1 acre 
Seed should be sown as early as possible to 631 MAMMOTH LONG RED: 110 days. 
prepare soil in spring, 2 inches apart and 14 
inch deep in 18 to 36 inch rows. Seedlings 
should be thinned to 10 inches. 
630 GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE: 90 days. 
Roots are long oval, tapered, grayish white 
with rose colored shoulder; flesh white, rich 
in sugar. On account of growing partly out 
of the ground and the long ovoid shape, 
the crop can be harvested easily and at less 
expense then any other root crop. See largely above ground; easily harvested. See 
prices below. prices below. 
Pkt. Oz. YWYLb. Lb. 2Lbs. 5Lbs. 10Lbs. 
MANGELS — All Varieties....... $.10 $.20 $.35 $1.00 $1.95 $4.75 $9.00 
Roots are large, long spindle shape, straight, 
and thick; grow 14 to 14 out of ground; 
light red; flesh white tinged with rose. Very 
productive. See prices below. 
632 DANISH YELLOW GIANT: 110 days. 
Roots very large, thick, cylindrical, compres- 
sed at mid-section, blunt, roots light yellow 
tinged with green above ground; grow 
NEW YORK 
BROCCOLI 
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Many people who enjoy the delicious flavor 
of fresh or frozen broccoli do not realize how 
easy it is to grow. If started in greenhouse or 
hot bed April Ist and transplanted into open 
ground, broccoli will be ready for use the 
first week in July. Later plantings can be 
made in the open ground and either trans- 
planted or thinned to 24 inches in row. Best 
quality heads are produced from seed sown 
about June Ist. The large center head de- 
velops first, and after this is cut, the plant 
forms numerous branch heads. 
121 ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING: 70 
days. Ours is a dependable strain that is 
sure-heading and uniform, each plant pro- 
ducing a large center head and fewer but 
larger side shoots than DeCicco. The heads 
are compact, firm and of highest quality — 
excellent for freezing. We highly recom- 
mend this stock for both market and home 
gardeners. Pkt. 20¢; 14 02. 35¢; oz. 65¢; 4 
Ib. $1.60; 14 Ib. $2.60; Ib. $4.75; 10 Ibs. $47.00. 
120 DeCICCO: 60 days. A week to 10 days 
earlier than Italian Green Sprouting, De- 
Cicco produces large center heads. Cut 
these out early and the many side branches 
will develop larger and more uniform heads. 
Freezes well. Plants medium tall, light green 
and very productive. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 40¢; 
oz. 70¢; 4 lb. $1.70; 14 Ib. $2.70; Ib. $5.00; 
10 Ibs. $49.00. 
Some of our Eastern growers are proving that the 
trade will pay a real premium for carefully graded 
top quality broccoli that is protected by refriger- 
ation all the way to the consumer. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
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Seed hot water treated 
Culture same as Broccoli 
130 LONG ISLAND IMPROVED, CATSKILL 
STRAIN. 90 days. ‘This delicious vege- 
table has long been a favorite—profitable for 
market and a fine fall and winter vegetable 
for the home garden. Plant dwarf, compact, 
20 in. tall, very uniform. Stem well covered 
with firm, round, tiny cabbage — like heads 
which mature in succession. Ours is a de- 
pendable highly productive strain. Light 
freezes improve the quality. Pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. 
95¢; 1 oz. $1.60; 14 lb. $4.00; 14 Ib. $6.25; 1b. 
$12.00; 5 Ibs. $59.00. 
