BEET, 
Crosby’s 
Egyptian 
BEETS 
2 ozs. will plant a row 100 ft. long; 
6 to 8 lbs. will plant an acre. 
Cutrure: 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 coldframes 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. 
Early Wonder. (50 days.) A popular and 
attractive, globe-shaped Beet with small 
tap-root and small green leaves, tinged 
bronze. The fine-grained flesh ts blood-red, 
with little zoning, and of splendid quality. 
The best early Beet for hotbeds, coldframes 
or open ground. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Mlb. 
65c; Ib. $1.75, postpaid. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. (53 days.) This well- 
known variety has flattened, globe-shaped 
roots with small tap-root and medium 
dark green tops, tinged bronze. The flesh 
is deep red, with lighter zoning. Popular 
with market gardeners. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
Y4lb. 65c; Ib. $1.75, postpaid. 
Perfected Detroit. (57 days.) Probably 
the best all-purpose Beet for home or 
market. The globe-shaped roots have a 
small tap-root; medium tall, dark green 
tops, tinged with bronze. The flesh is dark 
red, with indistinct zoning. Unsurpassed in 
quality. Fine for canning. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; Yb. 65c; Ib. $1.75, postpaid. 
Lutz Green Leaf. Also called Winter Keeper. 
(65 days.) A late sort for the home garden 
and a splendid winter keeper. The purplish 
red roots are half long, rather top shaped, 
with bright green tops and deep red flesh. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; lb. 65c; Ib. $1.75, 
postpaid, 
SUGAR BEET 
For Sugar Manufacture or Stock 
Klein Wanzleben. (95 days.) The most 
desirable variety to grow for sugar manu- 
facture or stock, as it contains the greatest 
percentage of sugar. Heavy yielder and 
easy to dig. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4Ib. 50c; 
Ib. $1.25, postpaid. 
The cost of the vegetable seed is 
such a small part of the total invest- 
ment made in your garden that it 
pays to plant the very best. Make 
your time and labor count by planting 
Tait’s Thorobred Seeds. 
Norfolk 10, Virginia 
BEET, Early Wonder 
STOCK BEETS 
or Mangels 
Cutture: Plant from April to July, 
allowing 6 to 8 pounds of seed per acre. 
Field Beets are handled in much the same 
way as garden varieties, except that the 
drills must be at least 214 feet apart and the 
plants should be thinned to about 10 tnches 
in the row. Cultivation must be constant 
and thorough to keep down the weeds until 
the plants are well developed. 
Danish Sludstrup. (105 days.) The long, 
deep yellow, oval roots have grayish green 
shoulders that grow well above ground. 
The flesh is white, tinged with yellow. 
Oz. 20c; Mlb. 45c; Ib. $1.25, postpaid. 
Mammoth Long Red. (110 days.) Grows 
well out of the ground. Long, oval, gray- 
ish white roots with rose shoulders. White 
flesh tinged red. Oz. 20c; %4Ib. 45c; Ib. 
$1.25, postpaid. 
SWISS CHARD OR SPINACH BEET. 
See page 23. 
BROCCOLI 
1 oz. will produce 2000 plants; 14 1b. will 
produce sufficient plants to set an acre. 
Cutture: A delicious, easily grown and 
popular vegetable. The large, green central 
heads develop rather rapidly, and after the 
head is cut, the plant produces several shoots 
with small heads. It is usually cut and 
bunched. It can be sown in the hotbed in 
February or in the open in April, but truckers 
sow the seed in July and August, using 3 
pounds to the acre and drilling it 14 inch deep 
in rows 3 feet apart. Plants are thinned to 
2 feet apart in the row. 
Green Mountain. (78 days.) The dark 
bluish green plant makes a compact, large, 
dark green center head, slow in going into 
bloom. A vigorous grower and early pro- 
ducer. The laterals are extra large and 
mature slowly. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 50c; oz. 
85c; lb. $2.15; Ib. $6.00, postpaid. 
Early Green Sprouting Calabrese. (85 
days.) Our special strain of this variety is 
very sure heading, producing a central 
head with a liberal supply of shoots or 
sprouts. It is ten days later in heading 
than Green Mountain and is excellent for 
freezing. Cultivation same as for cabbage. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; Ylb. $1.10; Ib. $3.00, 
postpaid. 
BEET, Perfected Detroit 
Waltham 29. (78 days.) The head is very 
compact, with leaves of good bluish green 
color and free of leaflets. Almost no tend- 
ency to uneven development. Very hardy 
and productive. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 50c; oz. 
85c; Ylb. $2.15; |b. $6.00, postpaid. 
Broccoli Raab or Rapa (Jtalian Turnip). 
A popular vegetable on the Eastern Shore 
of Virginia, where it is grown for early 
greens and its tender shoots. The seed is 
usually sown in September. Plants grow 
15 to 18 inches in height, with strap leaves 
of medium green color. If there is any 
market for early greens, it is cut for greens; 
but if there is no market, it is allowed to 
shoot up and the tender stalks with the 
small florets or heads, when 8 or 9 inches 
long, are cut and bunched like asparagus, 
or packed in baskets for market. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; lb. 65c; Ib. $1.75, postpaid. 
BROCCOLI, 
Early Green 
Sprouting 
Calabrese 
