Beets 
84 Detroit Dark Red & 
Deep red skin; dark red flesh (55 days) 
We offer a special strain of this famous beet. It excels in uniformity of size, shape, and 
color, being suited for home use, market sales, storing, shipping, and canning. loots are 
of medium size, smooth, perfectly globe-shaped, and of attractive appearance. The 
color of the flesh is a most intense, deep red, showing no signs of lighter zones after 
cooking. It remains tender throughout and free from fiber until fully grown. The tops 
are of medium size, ideal for bunching. This variety far exceeds all others in popularity 
and it certainly deserves its place of leadership. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 1% Ib. 80¢; 12 Ib. $1.50 
85 Detroit Dark Red—short top strain oo 
(85 days) This strain is the same as the medium top strain 
(above), except that it produces smaller, darker, more spheri- 
cal roots with distinctly shorter tops. The magnificent red 
interior has such inconspicuous zones that the flesh seems to 
be one solid ball of dazzling color. It is outstandingly superior 
for canning whole, and for freezing. 
Pkt. 15¢5 oz. 35¢; 1 lb. $1.00; 12 lb. $1.75 
Detroit 
Dark Red 
BEET COLLECTION 
Detroit Dark Red 
Maule’s Blood Turnip 
Maule’s Dark Red Egyptian 
66 Maule’s 
Blood Turnip 
(50 days) This famous vari- 
ety has an impressive list of 
good characteristics. It is 
early, yet it stands for a 
long time without growing 
coarse or tough. It has dark 
red skin and flesh, and is 
especially noted for the ab- 
sence of objectionable light 
zones. This deepness of color makes 
the cooked beet a darker red than 
other varieties and guarantees a 
superior canned product. The flesh 
is sweet and possesses a distinctive 
flavor. Make succession plantings. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 
lb. 75¢; 1 Ib. $1.40 
73 Winter Keeper : 
(70 days) Truly a long season beet since it will remain ten- 
der and sweet all summer, and also when stored for winter. 
The half-long or top-shaped beets have long, leafy tops, 
which are particularly fine for greens. While the stems and 
leaf veins show a slight red tinge, the leaves themselves re- 
maina fresh green all season long. Beets are of medium size 
and a very deep red color. Grows slowly, producing good- 
sized beets medium early, but even when they get quite 
large they will be found as tender as much earlier varieties. 
The texture of the flesh is unusually fine, and this supe- 
riority is apparent in the very high quality of the cooked 
3110—3 Packets (1 of each variety, 
value 30¢) only 
3111—3 Ozs. (1 oz. of each variety, 
value £0¢) for 
Planting Guide 
Seed for main crop may be sown 
in the early spring as soon as ground 
can be worked; later sowings for 
continuous supply, every two or 
three weeks until the middle of 
July. Sow seed in rows 18 to 
24 in. apart, and cover ¥% in. 
deep. Walk on the rows to settle 
the soil where seeds have been 
sown. Beets require a firm seed 
bed. Thin plants to stand 3 to 
4 in. apart in the rows. The 
later sowings will produce the 
best beets for winter storing. 
The choicest beets for canning 
or immediate use are the young, 
tender, small roots about 1% to 
2 in. across. A packet will sow 
about 25 ft. of row; an ounce 
100 ft.; 5 to 6 lbs. to an acre. 
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Maule’s Blood 
Turnip Beet 
Crosby's 
Egyptian beet. The fine texture also helps preserve firmness in 
storage. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. $1.00; 14 Ib. $1.75 
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77 Crosby’s Egyptian 70 Maule’s 
(52 days) The roots are larger than other early types, Ea rly Wonder 
ney. oun Dae somewhat flattened at the top, with : 
a slightly tapered base. The tap root is small, and the Ww i iv 
foliage medium. The skin and flesh are a dark purplish OF Says) Rane Senet 
red with some zones of lighter shades. Crosby’s is prob- dependable. The variety is related to 
ably the most widely grown variety for bunching, but it Crosby’s Egyptian, and is sometimes 
is not so well adapted to canning as Detroit Dark Red. called Boston Crosby. However, the 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 1% Ib. 65¢; 1 Ib. $1.25 shape of the beet differs from Crosby, 
’ 7 since it terminates abruptly inathin tap 
M root, and it has less distinct zones in 
81 aule s Da rk Red Egyptian cross section. The color is bright red, 
(S1 days) No other beet can replace this well-established not so dark as Detroit, but more bril- 
M. 5 variety for earliness. Under favorable conditions the roots liant and fiery. The surface of the beet 
aule’s grow quickly and reach full size in an astonishingly short is smooth and well rounded, and its 
Dark Red Egyptian time. A favorite among market. growers, who plant it for texture is fine. Maule’s Early Wonder 
forcing to supply the early market. The flat roots are of is a carefully selected and refined strain. 
medium size, and the tops have only a limited amount of Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 
12 MAULE’S SEEDS foliage. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 252; 14 1b. 75¢; 1 Ib. $1.40 Ib. 75¢; Vy Ib. $1.40 
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