. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm & garden. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Crosby'1 s Egyptian. Culture.—Beets thiive best in rather light, mellow and deeply-worked soil, which has been thoroughly enriched with well-rotted manure or ferti- lizer, which should be well mixed with the soil. For early use the sowing should be made as soon as the ground can be worked, while the main sow- ing should be made in March or the beginni
. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm & garden. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Crosby'1 s Egyptian. Culture.—Beets thiive best in rather light, mellow and deeply-worked soil, which has been thoroughly enriched with well-rotted manure or ferti- lizer, which should be well mixed with the soil. For early use the sowing should be made as soon as the ground can be worked, while the main sow- ing should be made in March or the beginning of April. Winter Beets and Mangels shoxild be sown in April or May, and can be put in as late as June, altcouph at this late date there is some risk, and the seed should be care- 1 ully soaked before sowing. For field culture the seed should be sown in drills two to two-and a-hall feet apart, and covered to a depth of about one inch Thin out the plants to four inches apart. One ounce of seed will sow fifty feet of drill; six to eight pounds required for one acre. For a small garden the drills need not be more than fifteen inches apart. Wood's Crimson Globe. This valuable new introduction is most distinct in its color, being of a deep rich crimson. It is very early, of round or globe-shaped form, and will prove a most salable and attractive variety. For fuller in- formation, see page 4. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 15c; \ lb. 35c.; lb. $ Crosby's Egyptian. Very early and carefully selected strain of the original Egyptian, making a small top and fine shaped roots. It has become very popular with market gar- deners wherever grown. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 8c.; \Vo. 15c.; lb. 40c. Dirigo. A new variety, valuable on account of its earliness, being ready for market earlier than any other sort in cultivation. It has a small top, slender stems and smooth skin. The color of the flesh is uniform dark crimson, with beautifully-marked rings. The flesh is crisp and sweet. Itisflattish round in shape. Pkt.
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