ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, 
NEW YORK 3 
Vitamins a b, c b, 
Sow beets early in the spring and for continuous harvest plan to 
make additional sowings at 2 or 3 week intervals until mid-July. 
Plan to put some late planted Detroit Dark Red beets in a pit or 
*90 DETROIT DARK RED: 68 days. Most 
home gardeners plan on using a part of 
their beets fresh for the table and canning 
the surplus. While Detroit Dark Red is not 
quite as early as our other varieties it has 
far better color and quality making it the 
ideal table, canning and pickling variety. 
Our special strain of Detroit is noted for its 
uniformity and fine red color. Pkt. 20¢; 
oz. 40¢; 14 lb. 80¢. 
92 EARLY WONDER (Tall Top Strain): 60 
days. The best early beet for table use. 
Compared with Crosby, Early Wonder roots 
are not as flat, have less of the light colored 
interior zoning and are better in quality al- 
though not equal to Detroit Dark Red. 
Tops are tall, upright, green tinged with 
red. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. 75¢. 
91 CROSBY: 60 days. Widely grown as an 
early table beet. We find in our trials that 
the roots are flatter with lighter interior 
color, more distinct zoning and not quite as 
tender as Early Wonder. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 40¢; 
VY lb. 75¢. 
94 BEETS FOR GREENS. (Vitamins A C 
B,). Beet greens are both healthful and 
appetizing, and they are one of the easiest 
and quickest vegetables to grow. This is a 
quick growing, large topped strain that 
produces an abundance of fine greens. Pkt. 
15¢; 0z. 35¢; 14 lb. 60¢. 
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There are a lot of different strains of Green Sprout- 
ing Broccoli. Ours is an early one especially 
suited to the home garden. 
*110 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 the home gardener. 
Pkt. 25¢; 4 oz. 50¢; 0z. 85¢. 
BEETS 
Pkt. will sow 20 ft. row; an ounce 80 ft. 
root cellar and cover with sand; they will keep in tender condi- 
tion for use well into the winter. 
Start them inside; set them in the garden as soon as possible. 
Ever tried transplanted beets? 
improve old varieties. 
Detroit Dark Red Beet. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Vitamins a b, C 
Seed hot water treated 
Culture same as Broccoli 
*115 LONG ISLAND IMPROVED, CAT- 
SKILL STRAIN. 90 days. ‘This delicious 
vegetable has long been a favorite—profit- 
able 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 dependable highly productive 
strain. Light freezes improve the quality. 
Pkt. 30¢; 14 02. 85¢; 4 02. $1.25; oz. $1.95. 
BROCCOLI 
Vitamins A b, C b, 
Many people who enjoy the delicious flavor 
of fresh or frozen broccoli do not realize how 
casy 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. 
111 DeCICCO: 60 days. A week to 10 days 
earlier than Italian Green Sprouting but 
not quite as productive. Heads uniform 
and of fine quality. Freezes well. Pkt. 25¢; 
Vy 02. 50¢; 02. 80¢. 
CELERY 
Vitamins a b, c b, 
1 oz. should produce about 8,000 plants 
For early planting the seed should be 
started indoors or in hotbed in February or 
early March. For later celery sow seed in 
open ground as early as possible — cover seed 
lightly. 
180 CORNELL 19: 100 days. An early, easy 
blanching strain of outstanding quality. 
1014 to 11 inches to the joint with an over- 
all height of 24 to 25 inches. Hearts long 
and comparatively full. Stems thick, round- 
ed and of smooth texture. Highly resistant 
to fusarium yellows. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 45¢; 
Y oz. 70¢; 02. $1.30. 
*184 SUMMER PASCAL: 120 days. One of 
the most popular and finest quality green 
celeries grown. The stems are so thick and 
tender that even the unblanched outside 
stalks are surprisingly good. They have a 
rich full flavor. The plant is not tall but 
sturdy and robust. It blanches to a pure 
white. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 50¢; Y% oz. 85¢; 
oz. $1.55. 
185 EMERSON PASCAL: New green strain 
with resistance to both early and late blight. 
Uniform in plant type with erect habit of 
growth, deeply cut leaves, good flavor, and 
stalks which are longer than those of Sum- 
mer Pascal but equally thick. Pkt. 25¢; 
Y, oz. 60¢; 4 oz. $1.00; oz. $1.95. 
“The Melon Seed I bought gave the best melons 
I ever had.”’ 
George J. Bigsbee 
R.D. 6, Schenectady, N. Y. 
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