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Dreer's Special 

 Crosby's Egyptian 



Detroit Dark Red 



Betterave, Fr. 



Extra Early Egyttian 



BEETS 



Crosby's Egyptl\n 



Bastian's Half-ixjng Blood 



Remolacha, Sp. 

 Ruhe, Ger. 



One ounce ■will so'w 53 feet of drill; 6 lbs. for an acre. 



One of the earliest vegetables the garden yields and one of the first to be sown or planted into the garden. For an extra early supply, 

 sow seeds in a hotbed or cold frame by middle of March. Be sure to press the soil in firm contact with the seeds to insure prompt and 

 even germination. By middle of April, plants will be 4 inches tall, when they should be set out in the garden in rows 18 inches apart, 

 with the seedlings four inches apart in the row. For a continuous supply throughout the season, make the first sowing outdoors along 

 middle of April, and again every two weeks up to August 1st. To be most palatable, Beets should be eaten while quite young, when the 

 bulbs average two inches in diameter, no more. To secure a good start outdoors, the gardener should always walk over the rows after 

 the seeds are sown. To secure a uniformly well shaped product, seedlings should be thinned out to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. 

 Those that are pulled up wiH make good greens or may be transplanted into other rows. 

 140 Bastian's Half-Long Blood. An excellent variety 161 Early Model. 'Very early, round and a rich blood-red. Pkt., 



particularly for fall or winter use. The roots are smooth, 

 flesh bright red and the quality is very good. It is a splendid 

 keeper, and for winter use the seed should be sown early in 

 July. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 142 Crimson Globe. This Beet is remarkable for its smooth 

 skin and good shape. It is a second early variety, does not 

 grow large and coarse, the matured Beets being medium in 

 size and rather oblong in shape. The flesh and skin are both 

 very dark and quality fine, being sweet and tender. We are 

 confident that this Beet wiU please all who plant it. Pkt., 10 

 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., S1.50. 



144 Crosby's Egjrptian. Thicker through than the following 

 sort, but later. Ready while small and at all times tender and 

 sweet. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20cts.; Jib., 45 cts.; lb., S1.25. 



145 Crosby's Egyptian, Dreer's Special. This special 

 selection is valuable both for the private gardener and the 

 amateur, on account of its reliability to produce a uniform 

 crop of best qualitj^ In the production of this seed, selection 

 is not only made for shape, but also for extreme earliness and 

 high quality. The skin is verj' smooth, bright red and fiesh- 

 vermiUion, very sweet and tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 

 ilb., 50 cts.; lb., SI. 75. 



147 Dark-leaved Globe. A splendid type of the blood-turnip 

 variety'. Dark color of flesh and attractive shape combine to 

 make it an exceedingly desirable sort. The quality is excel- 

 lent. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., S1.25. 



149 Detroit Dark Red. A choice early variety. The tops 

 make an upright growth, thus allowing of planting in close 

 rows, a valuable feature where space is limited. The roots are 

 globe shaped, skin blood red and flesh rich red, zoned with a 

 darkershade. Pkt.,10cts.; oz.,20cts.; 41b.,50cts.; lb.,S1.50. 



151 Dreer's Excelsior. The attractive form and rich dark 

 color of this Beet commend it to all who grow it. Matures 

 fuUy as early as any variety of turnip-shape Beet known, and 

 grows to a uniform size.and shape. The flesh is blood-red, 

 remarkably sweet and tender, retaining aU of its good qualities 

 until it lias attained an advanced age: Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., S2.00. 



155 Early Eclipse. One of the first to be ready for table and 

 exceptionally sweet. Of rather light color. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



10 cts.; oz., 20cts.; | lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 164 Early Wonder. Globe shaped and uniform in size, skin 

 smooth, and flesh deep blood red and extremely tender. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



Dreer's Excelsior Beet 



Sow Early Beet every two weeks, to insure a supply of tender roots 



