. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEM Betterave, Fr. BEETS Remolacha, Sp. Rube, Ger. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 6 lbs. for an acre. One of the earliest vegetables the garden yields and one of the first to be sown or planted into the garden. For an extra early supply, sow seeds in a hotbed or cold frame by middle of March. Be sure to press the soil in firm contact with the seeds to insure prompt and even germination. By middle of April, plants will be 4 inches tall, when they should be set out in the garden in rows 18 inches apart, with th
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEM Betterave, Fr. BEETS Remolacha, Sp. Rube, Ger. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 6 lbs. for an acre. One of the earliest vegetables the garden yields and one of the first to be sown or planted into the garden. For an extra early supply, sow seeds in a hotbed or cold frame by middle of March. Be sure to press the soil in firm contact with the seeds to insure prompt and even germination. By middle of April, plants will be 4 inches tall, when they should be set out in the garden in rows 18 inches apart, with the seedlings four inches apart in the row. For a continuous supply throughout the season, make the first sowing outdoors along middle of April and again every two weeks up to August 1st. To be most palatable, Beets should be eaten while quite young, when the bulbs average two inches in diameter, no more. To secure a good start outdoors, the gardener should always walk over the rows after the seeds are sown. To secure a uniformly well shaped product, seedlings should be thinned out to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. Those that are pulled up will make good greens or may be transplanted into other rows. 149 Detroit Dark Red. A choice early variety. The tops make a small and upright growth, thus allowing of planting in close rows, a valuable feature where space is limited. The roots are globe shaped, skin and flesh a deep red showing no light zones. The Beets are sweet when cooked, and it is a splendid variety for canning. Ready for use within 60 days after sowing seeds. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; j lb., 50 cts.; lb., $ 141 Early Bassano. An old-time excellent early, growing to a large size without getting "; Flesh is white and rose- colored, but is probably sweeter than any other Beet in our list. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; { lb., 45 cts.; lb., $ 155 Early Eclipse. A well known and reliable early, one of the first to be ready for table and except
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