48 Detroit Dark Red Beet 
TABLE BEETS 
Beets fresh from the garden are always 
more tender and delicious,than those that 
are shipped. They can be sown in succession 
for different seasons and if too many are pro- 
duced for table use, make excellent food for 
poultry and stock. 
Culture. A deep, loamy or sandy soil is best 
suited to Beets. If wanted very early they can be 
sown jn hotbeds and transplanted in the open 
ground when the weather has moderated, but the 
outer leaves should be trimmed off when trans- 
planting ts done. The earliest outdoor sowing ts 
done in March or April, in rows 15 to 18 inches 
apart, thinning or transplanting the plants to 3 to 4 
inches apart in the rows. For winter use, sow in 
June or July. Roots can be sorted in pits or cellars, 
covered with sand to keep them from wilting. 
A packet will sow 25 feet of row, an ounce 
100 feet, 8 to 15 pounds an acre. 
46 EARLY WONDER. (52 days.) Flat- 
tened globe shape, uniform in size and 
color, dark blood-red. Fine quality and 
flavor. Popular for its earliness. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14lb. 75c. 
47 CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. (55 days.) 
An improved sort which is very popular 
with market gardeners on account of its 
quick growth, extreme earliness and general 
good qualities. The tops are small, roots 
flattened but slightly globe shaped and 
very smooth. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14lb. 75c. 
48 DETROIT DARK RED. @ (58 days.) 
Shown in color, page 11. Produces me- 
dium-size, globe-shaped roots which are 
very smooth and of bright red color. Very 
desirable for bunching. Comparison with 
other varieties proved that Detroit Dark 
Red is the most uniform Beet in size and 
most attractive in color. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 41b. 75c. 
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McCULLOUGH’S SEEDS 
51 EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. (50 
days.) The earliest sort and largely used 
for forcing. Has very small tops and pro- 
duces flat, medium-sized roots of very 
dark red. Flesh is dark purplish red, firm, 
crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; lb. 75c. 
53 EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. (60 days.) 
A selected stock of this old and very popu- 
lar variety. It 1s of deep red color, zoned 
with lighter shade; roots round, slightly 
flattened and excellent for summer and 
autumn use. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; lb. 75c. 
SWISS CHARD 
55 LUCULLUS. @ (55 days.) This va- 
riety is grown for its leaves only, which are 
boiled like spinach. Sown in the spring, 
the leaves are soon ready to eat and will 
continue to produce all summer and fall. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; lb. 75c. 
56 RHUBARB CHARD. (60 days.) A 
Swiss Chard that looks like rhubarb. The 
leaf stalks are bright but delicate, trans- 
lucent crimson, heavily crumpled. You 
will enjoy its different, tasty, delicious 
flavor. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 45c; 14lb. $1.25. 
STOCK BEETS 
or MANGELS 
Culture. Used as a source of feed for cattle, 
sheep_and poultry. Sow seed early in spring in 
rows 2 to 3 feet apart and cover with 14 inch of soil. 
A packet will sow 25 feet, an ounce 100 feet. 
57 MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL. 
(110 days.) Particularly suited to deep 
soils but succeeds on any medium or heavy 
soil. The roots are very large and uniform. 
Flesh is white, tinged with red. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. 55c; Vlb. $1.00. 
58 GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL. (95 
days.) Produces very large oval-shaped 
roots, the bottom being larger than the top. 
It is light gray above the ground, deep 
orange-yellow below; flesh yellow zoned 
with white. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14lb. 55c; Y2lb. $1.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
A vegetable of the cabbage family, largely 
used in the fall. It produces stalks about 2 
feet high, which are covered with small heads 
resembling miniature cabbage. ‘These are 
cooked and served like cabbage and are very 
tender and delicious. 
Culture. Set plants 18 inches apart in rows 
that are 3 to 4 feet apart. 
A packet produces 200 plants, an ounce 2000 
plants, 14 pound sufficient plants for an acre. 
61 LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. @ (90 
days.) A semi-dwarf variety and one of 
the best. 
Pkt. 15c; 1%0z. 50c; oz. 90c. 
BROCCOLI 
A packet produces 200 plants, an ounce 2000 
plants, 14 pound sufficient plants for an acre. 
60 GREEN SPROUTING (Calabrese). 
@ (60 days.) The truest heading strain. 
Sow the seed in the open ground in May 
and transplant the plants when _ large 
enough. Central large head grows 5 to 6 
inches in diameter. After cutting, nu- 
merous smaller heads appear. Keep green 
sprouts cut off before the flower buds open. 
Pkt. 15c; 1402. 35c; oz. 60c. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Culture. For early spring or summer crop sow 
the seed in January or February indoors or under 
glass. When the plants have four leaves, transplant 
to coldframes for development. Toward the end of 
March or early part of April, set in open field and 
cultrvate like cabbage. For fall use sow at the same 
time as Iate cabbage and treat in the same manner. 
A packet produces 150 plants, an ounce 
about 2000 plants. 
94 EARLY SNOWBALL. @ (54 days.) 
Unquestionably the earliest maturing 
strain of short-leaf type of Cauliflower. 
It is well adapted for forcing or winter use 
for early crop and is one of the most popu- 
lar of all sorts, both for market gardener 
and for home use. The plants are com- 
pact, with small leaves, adapted for close 
planting. Large, pure white flowers, of 
most excellent quality. 
Pkt. 25c; Woz. $1.25. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
Broccoli Celery 
Brussels Sprouts Pepper 
Cabbage Tomato 
Cauliflower Sweet Potato 
In the spring we carry a full line of the 
above in leading varieties. We do not 
send these plants by mail. 
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