Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 I 'HEMRYA DREER WIIADELPHIA 4>A ^^ RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 15 Rothe Ruebe, Ger. BEETS Detterave, Fr. Remolacha, Sp. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds for an acre CULTURE. Fibrous loam, well drained and well enriched, will raise good Beet crops. For early table Beets, have drills 16 to 20 inches apart, and sow the seed about 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be put in good shape. Or seed may be sown under glass four weeks sooner, and the young seedlings transplanted to open g
Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 I 'HEMRYA DREER WIIADELPHIA 4>A ^^ RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 15 Rothe Ruebe, Ger. BEETS Detterave, Fr. Remolacha, Sp. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds for an acre CULTURE. Fibrous loam, well drained and well enriched, will raise good Beet crops. For early table Beets, have drills 16 to 20 inches apart, and sow the seed about 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be put in good shape. Or seed may be sown under glass four weeks sooner, and the young seedlings transplanted to open ground, to give an extra early crop. Give thorough and clean cultivation, and thin the plants to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the rows. For succession sow at intervals until middle of July. For the earliest sowings a light dressing of nitrate of soda, say 100 pounds per acre, will sometimes woik wonders. Dreer's Special Crosby's Egyptian. (See Specialties, paje 4.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., SO cts.; £ lb., 80 cts.) lb., Early Model. (See Specialties, page 4.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 i- lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ Dark=Ieaved Globe. (See Specialties, page 4.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; £ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ Crimson Globe. (See Specialties, page 9). Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ Detroit Dark Red. (See cut.) A choice variety of early turnip Beet. The tops make an upright growth, thus allowing of planting in close rows, a valuable feature where space is limited. The Beet is somewhat globe shape, skin blood-red and flesh rich red, zoned with a darker shade. The Beets are sweet when cooked, and it is a splendid variety for canning. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 26 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ Crosby's Egyptian. Extremely early and may be grown out of doors or under glass, and in either case the young Beets are fit for use at an early stage of growth. It is thicker through than the old Egyptian, which adds greatly to its appearance, and this, together
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