1 Oz. Plants 200’ o 
CARROT SEED (2% 
TENDERSWEET > 
80 days. The sweetest of all Carrots. This 
second-early sort is ideal for bunching. Roots 
10 inches long, and only 2 inches broad at 
shoulder, gradually tapering to a point. Deep 
orange color, with indistinct core. Fine for 
shipping and unexcelled for home garden 
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BEET EE Row 
BEST BEET GROWN 
< BURGESS’ “SPECIAL” 
DETROIT 
(Short Top Strain) 
58 days. This is an improved > MSC. 997 2 
strain ‘of Detroit .Dark Red Beet | CORELESS 
which is a few days earlier, extra NANTES 
deep dark red throughout and 68. days. _ Desir- 
more uniform in shape and color 
than our standard strain. It is of 
the very best quality and un- 
equaled for either home garden or 
able for forcing and 
one of the best for 
home garden and 
market. Roots 7 
market, and without doubt the inches long and 
most valuable variety of beet 14% inches thick; ~ 
offered. stump-rooted. Flesh 
bright orange with 
inconspicuous core 
and is as “coreless” 
as a Carrot can be. 
IMPERATOR 
The 10-inch Carrot 
An outstanding bunching carrot which is 
Fine for shipping and 
Roots 10 inches long, smooth and 
Flesh rich 
GREEN TOP BUNCHING 
5&8 days. The leaves stay a glossy 
green on this fine new beet. Roots are 
round, smooth and blood red and flesh 
is very fine and with a low fiber con- 
tent. Most attractive beet of all; per- 
fect for “greens.” 
DETROIT DARK RED 
(Perfection Strain) 
60 days. The leading main-crop variety. The 
77 days. 
popular with market gardeners. 
for the home garden. 
uniformly tapered to a semi-blunt end. 
orange color, extending to center of root, with indis- 
tinct core; fine grained, tender and of best quality. 
color is deep blood-red with indistinct lighter 
red zones. The roots are globe-shaped, smooth 
and uniform, with small tap root. Free from 
woodiness until the beets attain their full size. 
BABY BALL 
Perfect Little Beet 
62 days. A beautiful beet for early spring, 
summer and fall use. Unsurpassed for canning 
and pickling whole beeause of its small size, 
uniform shape (nearly round), excellent quality, 
smoothness and beautiful deep crimson color. 
EARLY WONDER BEET 
57 days. Our market gardeners’ strain of this 
variety is valuable to market growers as a first 
early variety. It is so uniform in growth that 
the entire crop can be lifted at one time. Tops 
small, roots flattened, globe-shaped with small 
SWISS CHARD 
GIANT LUCULLUS. 60° days. 
Grown for its large, tender leaves 
and leaf stalks. Leaves grow to 
a length of 2 to 2% feet; stalks 
are nearly as thick and broad as 
Rhubarb and never get tough. By 
picking off the large outside 
leaves, as wanted, more continue 
to grow and keep right on grow- 
ing until killed by severe frost in 
the fall. The whole leaf can be 
used for greens, or the leaf stalks 
ean be’ cooked like asparagus: 
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DANVER'S HALF LONG 
75 days. Adapted to all soils and enormously pro- 
ductive; 5 to 6 inches in length; flesh very tender and 
sweet; rich-orange color; fine grained and free from 
woody fibre. 
CHANTENAY, RED CORED 
70 days. A popular early bunching carrot; also 
suitable for storage. Roots are 5% to 6 inches long 
and 214 inches in diameter at the shoulders. Very 
smooth, deep orange in color, tapered and stump-rooted. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE 
85 days. 10 to 12. inches long; smooth and of rich 
orange color. An excellent keeper. Fine quality for 
table use. Also planted extensively for stock feeding 
on account of its high yielding qualities and food value. 
Succeeds best in light soil. 
OXHEART 
tap root. Flesh deep purplish-red with little Also extensively used as a green 80 days. A good variety to grow on soils too hard 
zoning. feed for poultry. and stiff for longer-rooted sorts. Root short and thick, 
- nearly as thick as long but of good size and excellent 
quality. 
Prepaid BEET PRICES Packet TARaAe ete 
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| Baby Ball...... Pee ee «| SOS oe "$2.45, $2.00 - 70 days. A selected strain of Chantenay for the mar- 
ket gardener. More suitable for bunching and shipping 
than the standard sort. Carrots are smooth, cylindrical, 
stump-rooted, with small tap root; red-orange in color, 
with indistinct core. They average 7 inches in length 
and 2 inches in diameter at the shoulder. They are of 
the highest quality, tender and of excellent flavor. 
Burgess Special Detroit (Short Top 
Strain) ict core one cheie ousioje e's 
Detroit Dark Red (Perf’tn Strain). . 
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1 Green Top Bunching..........- 
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SUGAR BEET 
15 
-10 
-10 
15 
-10 
2.60 
1.85 
2.25 
‘2.45 
1.85 
or MANGEL 
2.20 
1.50 
1.80 
2.00 
1.50 
1 Oz. to 100’ of Row; 5 to 6 Ibs. Per Acre E Prepaid CARROT PRICES Packet | Oz. % Lb. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED—Heaviest and of high nutritive value. Big yielder. Sea 
cropping Mangel. Roots 2’ long, %4 to GOLDEN TANKARD—Quick to mature, soemtenge aa, apoio 40:38 $035 $020 
4, above ground for easy harvesting. big yielding Mangel for poor land or pubelb ey esr nee iat” 2 Agape Pe "15 °35 “90 
Skin bright red, fiesh white veined pink. good. Yellow flesh. Satna Neca FOS ONO me et 30 
pee KLEIN WANZLEBEN—Leading sugat | imperator......,-:ccccceceeeee| 15 | 135 | 90 
GIANT HALF SUGAR—An early fa- beet, high in sugar content and enormous Improved Long Orange.....---- -10 -30 | + -80 
vorite Mangel with white flesh, sugary yielder. Good keeper. . Onxhectiiiet sce tae 10 -30 -80 ; f ) 
Tendersweet....s-cesceverccsr ; 15 -45 2.15) |> 3225" |4 7228 
SUGAR BEET & MANGEL PRICES: (Oz. (5c) (14 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.30) (Price per Ib. 
for 3 Ibs. or more of a Variety $1.10) 
CHICORY—(French Endive) 
One Ounce to 200’ of Row 
WITLOOF CHICORY. A delicious salad, served like 
lettuce. Sow seed in open in spring or early summer. 
You can top the roots in fall, set them out in boxes of 
sand in cellar and have fresh, crisp home-grown salad 
all winter. (Pkt, 15c) (oz. 65c) (%4 Ib. $1.95) 
ASPARAGUS CHICORY. Tender sprouts can be 
served hot or cold, also can be blanched like celery. 
(Pkt. 15c) (44 oz. 40c) (oz. 75c) (% Ib. $2.25) 
MAGDEBURG or COFFEE CHICORY. The large 
roots, when roasted and ground make a delicious drink, 
: somewhat like coffee. Leaves make fine salad, (Pkt. 
Witloof Chicory 15e) (oz. 50c) (% lb. $1.50) 
10 Burgess Seed & Plant Co., Galesburg, Michigan 
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CABBAGE—Chinese Chokurei 
A wonderful green feed for poultry known to yield 3 to 
in 40x60 feet. Sow from early spring until the middi 
_ July. In the South throughout the year, or from 
- September for main cr 
in rows 24” apart, all Z 
between. the seed. Feed wh 
high, pulling out alternate p! 
Thin until plants are 1’ 
POULTRY 
edible. Chopping i 
even for young chic! 
not discolor the yoll 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 40c) (% 
(lb. $3.20) (Price per 
Ibs. or more $2.80) pre 
