BEETS 
2 ounces will plant a row 100 feet long; 6 to 8 pounds will plant an acre. 
Culture: For extra early Beets, sow in greenhouse or hotbed in December in rows 4 to 6 inches apart, 1 inch deep. When large 
enough, transplant to cold frames in rows 8 inches apart, leaving 4 inches between the plants. For outdoor crop, sow in rich, loamy 
soil from the middle of February to the middle of July. Sow the seed 1 inch deep in rows 15 to 18 inches apart, leaving 4 inches 
between the plants. 
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EARLY WONDER. (50 days.) We PERFECTED DETROIT. 7) obiy the 
Special Strain of this splendid variety is best all-purpose Beet for home or market 
the best early Beet and equally good for but a week later than Early Wonder or 
the trucker, market gardener or home. The ¥ Crosby’s Egyptian. The globular-shaped 
roots are semi-globe shaped with medium roots have ox-blood-red skin, with medium 
dark green tops tinged with bronze, and tall dark green tops tinged with 
small tap root. The skin is dark red, flesh bronze and small tap root. The 
deep blood-red, with little zoning. Pkt., flesh is dark red with indistinct 
10c; oz., 25¢; V/s Ib., 65c: tb., $1.75, post- zones, and of unsurpassed 
paid. quality. Fine for canning. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1% Ib., 65; 
(b., $1.75, postpaid. 
BOSTON CROSBY‘S EGYPTIAN. 
(53 days.) Our market gardener’s stock of 
this popular extra early variety has been 
bred to perfection. The roots are of a 
flattened globe-shaped with medium dark 
green tops tinged with bronze, and a small 
tap root. The flesh is deep red 
with rather indistinct lighter 
zoning, and of good quality. 
Pkt., 10¢; oz., 25¢; 1% Ib., 
65c; Ib., $1.75, postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. 
(45 days.) The earliest Beet in 
cultivation, and our stock is grown 
especialy for the hotbed trade. The 
uniform flat roots have dark red skin 
with slender tap root and small green 
tops sometimes slightly tinged with 
bronze. The flesh is dark blood-red with little 
zoning. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 50c; Ib., 
$1.50, postpaid. 
BRIGHT CROSBY’S 
EGYPTIAN. (93 days.) A 
selection 
from the regular Crosby’s 
Egyptian. It has the same 
shape and all the fine quali- 
ties of that variety but has 
bright red skin and flesh. Many 
growers prefer it to the darker 
Crosby. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 1% Ib., 
70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
LUTZ GREEN LEAF. Also called 
4 (65 days.) A late sort for 
Winter Keeper. the home garden and a 
splendid Winter Keeper. The roots are half 
long, rather top shaped, with purplish red 
skin, bright green tops, and deep red flesh of 
splendid quality. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 25¢; V4 Ib., 
65c; Ib., $1.75, postpaid. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One ounce will produce 1,500 plants, 6 ounces will produce 
sufficient plants to set an acre. 
SUGAR BEET Culture: Sow 1 inch deep in hot beds in January or February 
or in the open in July or August and transplant when large enough, 
For Sugar Manufacture or Stock to rows 21% feet apart, allowing the same distance between the 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN. (95 days.) The most desirable variety plants in the row. Cultivate as for late cabbage. If the leaves 
to grow, for sugar manufacture or at the top of the stalk crowd the little heads, break them off. 
stock, as it contains the greatest percentage of sugar. Heavy 
yielder and easy to dig. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 20¢; 1% Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.25, CATSKILL. (9° days.) A favorite sort among 
postpaid home and market gardeners on 
; account of its hardiness. The plants are com- 
pact and produce an abundance of sprouts of 
the best quality. Pkt., 15¢; V2 oz., 35¢; oz., 
65c; 14 Ib., $1.60, postpaid. 
STOCK BEETS or MANGLE 
Culture: 6 to 8 pounds of seeds are allowed per acre, and they are planted 
from April to July. Field Beets are handled in much the same way as the garden 
varieties, except that the drills must be at least 2 feet apart, and the plants are 
thinned to about 10 inches in the row. Cultivation must be constant and thorough 
to keep down the weeds until the plants are well developed. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP. (110 days.) The long, deep yellow oval shaped 
roots of this popular variety have grayish-green 
shoulders that grow well above ground. The flesh is white, tinged with yellow. 
Oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 45c; Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. (110 days.) This variety grows well out of the 
ground with long oval grayish-white roots with 
rose shoulders. The flesh is white, tinged with red. Oz., 20¢; 14 Ib., 45c; Ib., 
$1.25, postpaid. 
SWISS CHARD OR SPINACH BEET. See page 32. 
Catskill Brussels Sprouts 
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Norfolk 10, Virginia Write for special market gardener’s prices [7] 
; in larger quantities. 
