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Title: Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1930
Identifier: curriesfarmgarde19curr (find matches)
Year: 1930 (1930s)
Authors: Currie Brothers Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : Currie Bros. Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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*c Currie's Seed Store, Milwaukee, Wisconsin > BEETS Culture—Where a variety and choice of soil is at command, select that which is rather light for this crop. It must, however, ' oughly enriched. As early in the spring as the ground can be properly cultivated, lay out tin- drills for the seed :il>ut a foot apart. Sow the seed thinly, covering to a depth of 1 inch; when large enough to handle, thin out the plants to about 6 inches apart. The plants pulled up may easily be transplanted elsewhere, avoiding loss. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill, •re in drills.
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Crimson Globe Detroit Dark Red. Edmand's Early. Crosby' Early Egyptian. Early Model. CURRIE'S FIREBALL—A distinct extra early perfectly globe-shaped Beet, with the finest table qualities. The flesh is a brilliant fiery red, fine grained, very solid, crisp and sweet. It has a small tap root, slender leaf stalks and a smooth skin, making it valuable for early frame work, and equally desirable for the open ground. It is as early as the earliest of the flat sorts of the Egyptian type. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25; 5 lbs. (by express), $5.50. EARLY MODEL—One of the best for first- early crop, combining most of the good qualities of the best early varieties. It is perfectly globe-shaped, the flesh of the deepest, solid red, fine grained and of unsurpassed flavor, and the foliage is small. A favorite market garden sort. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; I-4 lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25; 5 lbs. (by express). $5.50. EARLY WONDER—A type somewhat like Crosby's Egyptian but more globe-shaped, flesh is a deep, blood red with very little zoning, top small but large enough for bunching, small tap root. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb.. $1.50; 5 lbs. (by express). $6.50. CRIMSON GLOBE -Round and smooth. Flesh rich crimson, tender and sweet. Leaves small, purple colored. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 15c; '4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN TURNIP—Currie's Selected Stock—A rounder form of the Extra Early Egyptian; top small: fine tap root and blood-red color. A grand market variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25; 5 lbs. (by express), $5.50. ECLIPSE—A valuable globe-shaped variety, coming in almost as early as Egyptian. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs. (by express), $4.00. EDMAND'S EARLY—Of superior quality, grows very uniform in size, with a single tap root; color deep blood-red. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 15c; Ji lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs. (by express), $4.00. DETROIT DARK RED — Currie's Selected Stock—Early medium in size. Flesh bright red and fine grained. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; )4 lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25; 5 lbs. (by express). $5.50. EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN—The standard extra early sort. Color deep crimson. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 15c; Vt, lb., 30c; 1 lb.. $1.00; 5 lbs. (by express), $4.00. HALF LONG—Color dark red. crisp and suet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; 1 lb.. $1.00. LONG SMOOTH Dark blood. Long, and slender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; )4 lb., 30c; 1 lb.. $1.00. Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet Swiss ("hard is a beet grown for its leaves. The midrib when boiled makes delicious greens, nr the leaves may be boiled and served as spin ach. Sown in the spring the leaves are soon ready to eat, and will continue to gi through the summer and fall. (f given a little protection it will survive the winter and make ex- cellent greens early in the spring. One ounce will sow 10(1 feet of drill. LARGE WHITE—Grown extensively for the leaves, which are used the same as spinach, Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; U lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. GIANT LUCULLUS The leaves are very large and crumpled with heavy, broad, mid-ribs, which are a good substitute for asparagus. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 15c; \\ lb., 35c; 1 lb.. $1.00. FOR SUGAR BEET AND MANGEL- WURZEL. SEE PAGE 95.

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