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SANTA BARBARA 
HOAG’S QUALITY SEEDS 
ABLE BEETS 
Culture. This is one of few vegetables that can be grown the 
year around. A beet patch completes the garden. Seed planted at 
intervals of three weeks will keep beets coming in rotation. The 
seed should be sown in drills 15 inches apart and 11% inches deep, 
and covered by hand unless following field culture. (The use of a 
rake for this purpose disturbs the seed and often draws the seed 
out of the ground. The result will be an irregular row.) Thin 
out then to 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. These young beets 
are excellent used as spinach. Frequent cultivation is essential 
to produce a successful crop. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Extremely early and of fine quality. More 
globe-shaped than Extra Harly Egyptian and of a rich vermillion 
color; is sweet and tender. The most popular variety. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 1% Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25. ; 
RED BiB 
DETROIT DARK 
Detroit Dark Red. An early globe-shaped variety; skin blood 
red and flesh rich red. Tops small and green. One of the best table . 
varieties and of handsome appearance. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; 4 Ib. 
40c; Ib $1.25, : 
Improved Blood Turnip. A selected strain of early blood turnip 
beet. Flesh is blood red and of-excellent quality; remains in good 
condition for a long time; tops are green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 
40c; Ib $1.25. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET 
Culture. Same as for beets; transplant 8 inches apart in rows 18 
inches apart. 
Grown for, its leaves only; one of the best early greens. Cook the 
leaves as you do spinach and the stems in cream as asparagus. 
Leaves grow to enormous size, 20 inches to 2 feet in length. The 
plant is almost perpetual if kept trimmed, but it is better to have 
FOR QUALITY GARDENS 
a new crop every year. The tender leaves make it a desirable 
plant for poultry greens; much more desirable than alfalfa, be- 
cause it can be grown with less care and in any convenient place 
about the premises. Try it for your hens. 
Lucullus. Used extensively for poultry and is one of the most 
popular varieties for this purpose because of the tendency to grow 
to a good height and to produce longer leaves and more forage. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; '4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25. 
Improved Silver. Best suitable for table use, but is also used 
extensively for poultry feed. It has a large white rib, a rather 
smooth leaf, making it easily cleaned for table use. The large 
midrib is sometimes cooked as you would prepare asparagus. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25. 
Rhubarb Chard. A new Swiss Chard that looks like Rhubarb. 
The leaf stalks are bright but delicate, translucent crimson; the 
rich color extends ‘out through the veins into the dark green, 
heavily crumpled leaves. Different, tasty. delicious flavor. Hasily 
grown, thrives everywhere, Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c. 
BEANS 
Culture. Beans respond very readily to good soil and cultiva- 
tion. A light, rich, well-drained loam is the most desirable. The 
use of manure is advistable but should be used sparingly as it 
might make the plant run too much to vine. There is no plant 
more sensitive to cold and wet than the bean. We therefore ad- 
vise not to plant until the ground has become dry and warm. The 
largest returns will result in planting in drills from 2 to 3 feet 
apart. Cover the seed one and one-half inches deep and thin the 
young plants 3 to 6 inches apart in the row. If planted in hills 
about 2 feet apart each way. 
Keep them coming. For rotation, plant at intervals of from 
one to two weeks. The plants until time of blossoming should have 
frequent shallow cultivation, but any mutilation of the roots by 
cultivation after the plants come into blossom is likely to cause 
the blossoms to blast and so cut off the crop. Cultivation should 
always be very shallow and it is useless to expect a crop from a 
field poorly prepared as to need deep stirring after planting. 
DWARF GREEN PODDED BEANS 
Stringless Green Pod. One of the earliest varieties. Pods round, 
long and quite stringless, very crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c; 
[bee S5:c een 
Canadian Wonder. Pods are flat, of great length and very tén- 
der, Pkti10c* Ib. 55e; (Continued on next page.) 
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