Dreer’s Table Beets 
Betterave, FR. Remolacha, Sp. 
Barbabietola, Irau. Ruebe, GER. 
Treat seeds with Cuprocide, Arasan, or Semesan, 
1 Pkt. for 30 ft.; 1 oz. for 100 ft.; 6 Ibs. per acre. 
For a continuous supply throughout the season, make the 
first sowing outdoors about the first of April and every two 
weeks thereafter up to July 15. Beets are most delicious 
while quite young when the roots average two inches in diam- 
eter. Walk over the rows after the seeds are sown and thin the i 
seedlings to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. f 

Dreer’s Special Crosby’s Egyptian 
145 Dreer's Special Crosby's Egyptian 
58 days. A beautiful Beet with bright red skin and ver- 
milion-red flesh. Fine grained, sweet, tender, and palatable. 
Selected for uniformity of shape, extreme earliness, and fine 
eating qualities. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 70c; %4 Ib. $1.20. 
157 Lentz. 55 days. A quality Beet with almost white 
flesh showing thin red zones which disappear in cooking. 
The sweetest of all the early Beets. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
Y% Ib. 80c; % Ib. $1.45. 
164 Early Wonder. 58 days. An early globe-shaped Beet of 
uniform size. About 3 inches across. It has a smooth 

Detroit Dark Red 
149 Detroit Dark Red—A Great Favorite 
55 days. A choice variety. The leaves are small and of up- 
right growth, a valuable feature where space is limited. The 
roots are globe-shaped. Deep red skin and luscious deep red 
flesh showing no light zones. The flesh is sweet, fine-grained, 
and tender. Splendid for table use and canning because of 
skin and beautiful deep blood red flesh that cooks sweet 
and tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 lb. 70c; % Ib. $1.15. 
166 Winter Keeper. 80 days. A most remarkable beet 
growing to considerable size yet remaining tender and 
sweet at all times. Despite its size it cooks quicker than - 
almost any other variety. Particularly valuable for winter 
storing if sown in early July. Has beautiful dark red skin 
and appetizing rich red flesh and measures about 3% by 
51% inches. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; %4 Ib. 95c; % Ib. $1.70. 
Sugar Beet & Mange! Wurzel 
One oz. to a 100 ft. of row; 6 lbs. per acre. 
Sow in May or June in rows 2 ft. apart. 
170 Klein Wanzleben. 150 days. A highly productive 
Sugar Beet. Produces attractive, solid, white-fleshed roots 
of medium size. Bred for a high sugar content. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 65c; % Ib. $1.10; Ib. $2.00. 
177 Mammoth Long Red. 150 days. Produces an enor- 
mous crop of extra-large, fine, solid roots highly valued 
for stock feeding. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 lb. 65c; % |b. 
$1.10; Ib. $2.00. 
its quality and good color. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 35c; % Ib. 95c; 
Y% |b. $1.70. 
159 Perfected Detroit. 58 days. Somewhat more vigorous 
and larger than Detroit Dark Red with tops being medium 
to tall. Almost globular roots measuring 2% to 3 in. in 
diameter. Widely grown for market and canning but 
equally as valuable for the home garden. Deeply colored, 
' dark red flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; % Ib. 95c; % Ib. $1.70. 

162 Rosebud 
55 days. A beautiful Beet with perfectly round roots 
of a deep red color and tender, fiberless flesh of an 
equally beautiful and rich deep red without showing any 
light zones. Ideal for canning and pickling as well as for 
home cooking. Most delicious when 1% inches in diam- 
eter. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; % lb. $1.20; %4 lb. $2.15. 


Poiree, FR. 
Bieta, Ita, 
Bleda, Sp. 
Swiss Cha rd Beisskohl, Grr. 
Treat seed with Cuprocide, Arasan, or Semesan. 
1 Pkt. for 15 ft.; 1 oz. for 100 ft. Sow % in. deep with 15 in. betweenrows. 
167 Giant Lucullus. 60 days. The most popular of all Swiss Chard varie- 
ties with curly light green leaves of mild Spinach-like flavor and a white 
mid-rib of moderate size. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 lb. 75c; % Ib. $1.30. 
168 Perpetual Spinach Beet. 50 days. Slender, pale green leaves standing 
continuous cutting throughout the summer and fall. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
Y lb. 40c; % lb. 75c. 
169 Lyons. 60 days. Large, dark green, heavily savoyed leaves with broad 
white mid-rib. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; %4 Ib. 55c; % lb. 90c. 
172 Fordhook Giant. 60 days. A vigorous variety of upright growth 
with very dark green leaves which are heavily crinkled or savoyed. 
A very heavy producer providing excellent greens throughout the hot 
summer months when regular Spinach fails to produce satisfactorily. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; % Ib. $1.35. 

Swiss Chard, Lucullus 

Swiss Chard gives wholesome greens all summer long ened) 
