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space, it would not be too ambitious to try them 

 all. 



'Egyptian. Blood Root. — This beet has a hardy 

 nature and develops the edible root while the top 

 is still small. It is universally recognized as the 

 best early beet for the home garden. The taproot 

 is small, the shape is round and even, and the flesh 

 is a handsome dark red, of excellent flavor. This 

 beet may be had in various strains, according to 

 local tastes and conditions. In the East, Crosby's 

 Egyptian is the most approved, and market gardeners 

 pay very high prices for seed especially selected from 

 this strain. 



Detroit Dark Red. — Many experiment stations 

 and departments of agriculture send out the seed 

 of the Detroit Dark Red beet for school and home 

 gardens. It has a fixed type and is of strong growth. 

 The dark red roots mature very evenly in size and 

 shape, and the flavor is excellent. It takes rather 

 longer to mature than the Egyptian beet, and is an 

 excellent variety to grow for midsummer use and 

 for canning or storing for winter. 



Edmand's Early. — The Edmand's Early beet 

 always finds an honored place in the author's garden. 

 It has one quality which makes it unusually adapted 

 to the home garden — it grows large and heavy with- 

 out losing its tenderness and flavor. Specimens of 

 this beet weighing nearly two pounds have proved 

 of tender quality and excellent flavor. This is very 



