Olds’ Garden Beets 
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DARKRED 
* 48. DETROIT DARK RED. 
Strain. The leading main 
and market gardener. Globe shaped, sweet, 
grained and free from woodiness. Dark 
color, Quality of the best. Leaves dark 
to red. 
mercial canning. Our largest seller. _Pkt., 
20c; % lb., 45c; 1% Ib., 80c; Ib., $1.45, postpaid, 
(68 days.) 
SLEen, 
40. EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. 
of all beets. Has a very small top. 
$1.45, postpaid. 
41, 
NIP. 
markably even in size and appearance, 
tened globe shape, good quality. Tops are large 
IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TUR- 
(60 days.) A fine, bright red beet. Re- 
A flat- 
and coarse, which make it a fine variety for 
greens. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20¢; %4 Ib., 40c; 1% 1b., 
75c; 1)., $1.40, postpaid. 
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Lucullus Swiss Chard, 
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crop variety for the home 
tender, fine 
crimson 
shaded 
Probably the most widely grown noes t08 com- 
c; 
(55 days.) A 
forcing and first early variety, One of the very earliest 
; Roots very dark 
red, rounded on top, flat beneath. Flesh dark, purplish 
red. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; Y4 lb., 45c¢; Ye Ib., 80c; Ib., 
The best soil for beets 
For early beets 
warm in the 
CULTURE: 
is a deep sandy loam. 
plant when ground is 
spring, sowing a little later for the 
main crop. Winter beets should be 
planted about the 15th of June. Vari- 
eties marked y% are recommended for 
freezing, 
Plant the seed about *4 inch deep 
and in rows one foot apart. Thin the 
plants to 3 inches. Each packet con- 
tains enough seed to sow 15 feet; one 
five pounds an acre, 
ounce, 60 feet; 
drilled. 
Select 
in 
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Perfected Detroit, 
42. PERFECTED DETROIT. (65 days.) 
A strain of Detroit Dark Red Beet, The result 
of several generations of inbreeding. It is un- 
questionably the darkest red and most uniform 
type stock of Detroit Beet ever offered, Slightly 
earlier than the regular variety, Will run 99 per 
cent extremely dark red without visible zone 
markings, Perfected Detroit is the finest beet 
for the market gardener or for canning, Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 20c; 4 Ib., 45c; Ye lb., 80c; Ib., $1.45, 
postpaid, 
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BEETS IN SUCCESSION 
Do not depend on one planting for 
a sup- 
ply all through the summer and fall, The 
Sweetest and most delicious of all are the 
small beets—just big enough to use. Have 
more coming on all the time. 
TREAT BULBS and SEEDS WITH ARASAN 
FOR BETTER RESULTS 
An effective dry seed dis- 
infectant and protectant for 
destroying many surface 
seed-borne organisms and 
protecting the seed and bulbs 
against certain soil-borne or- & 
ganisms responsible for seed 
decay. Usually improves stand : 
of seedling and frequently in- Q 
creases yield of quality crops. \ 
Tests show 8.5 bushels per 
acre increased yield of corn, 
Excellent reports on use of 
Arasan for many vegetables, flowers and bulbs. 
Prices: %4-0z. pkg., 25c; 8-oz. can, $1.00; 2-Ib. 
can, $3.20, postpaid. By freight or express f. 0. b. 
a Madison: 10 Ibs., $11.50. 
OLDS’ SWISS CHARD 
The city gardener’s friend as it grows 
ifter being cut off. Largely used for 
Plant same as beets, 
*54. LUCULLUS. (55 days.) The plants 
grow from two to two and one-half feet in height, 
again 
greens, 
Stalks are thick, broad and flat, aiso delicious 
when cooked and served like asparagus. Pkt., 
10c; 0oz., 15c; % Ib., 35c; 1% Ib., 60c; 1b., $1.05 
postpaid, : 
53. DARK GREEN, WHITE RIBBED. 
(55 days.) A fine variety for the home garden, 
Leaves are smooth and very dark green, The 
stalks and midribs are broad and white. Very 
attractive and more easily cleaned than Lueul- 
lus, Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; % Ib., 35¢e; Yo Ib., 60c; 
lb., $1.05, postpaid. 
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Selected Roots 
Crosby’s Egyptian. 
*51. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN. (60 days.) 
A first-early market variety. IF lattened globular 
shape and of fine quality. One of the best for 
early but not recommended for winter storing. 
Roots dark red and flesh a@ trifle lighter with 
some zoning. Tops very small, Pkt., 10Gss6z., 
20c; Ya lb., 45c; Yo Ib., 80c; Ib., $1.45, postpaid. 
43. 
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EARLY WON- 
(56 days.) A 
selection from Crosby's 
Egyptian. Very uniform, 
dark red, globe shaped, 
small top. Especially 
good for late planting 
although in the extra 
early class. Early, har- 
dy, productive and hand- 
some.  Pkt., — 10c3) “oz, 
20c; % Ib., 45c; % Ib., 
80c; lb., $1.45, postpaid. 
MANGELS SUGAR 
BEETS, 
SEE PAGE 28, 
Early Wonder. 
ROP 
HOTKAPS—‘Strong 
little hothouses — com- 
pletely protect your 
plants from destructive 
frost, storms and insects. 
Increase yield 18% to 
51%, ripen crops three 
weeks earlier, bring 
highest prices and pre- 
mium profits. Quick, 
easy to set. Costs less 
than two cents a plant ut ; 
—increased profits more < 
than pay for them. Mil- Setter. 
lions used by successful growers. Crop eer 
is costly—HOTKAPS protection is cheap 
Prices, F.0.B. Madison (wt., carton of 1,000, 
33 lbs.); by express or freight: 1,000 lots, 
$18.35; 5,000 lots, $18.20 per M; 10,000 
lots, $18.05 per M; 25,000 lots, $17.90 per 
M; 250 pkg., $5.90; by mail, $6.20, post- 
paid; 100 pkg., $3.15; by mail, $3.35, post- 
paid; 50 for $1.90, postpaid. E 
Cardboard Setter, each, 25c, postpaid. 
HOME GARDEN PKG. 25 Hotkaps 
win Paper Setter, 95c; by mail, $1.10, post- 
Paid, 
