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HENDERSON'S BEETS 



SELECT TABLE VARIETIES 



1 oz. to 50 feet of drill; 5 lbs. to the acre in drills. 



CULTURE — The best soil for Beets is light, and enriched the year before with well-rotted manure. For early, 

 smv in spring, as soon as the ground is fit to work, in drills about one fool apart and one inch deep. For main 

 crop sow the first week in May, and for winter use, sow in June or July. These dates are for the latitude of New 

 York. South, sow earlier; north, later. When the seedlings have attained three or four leaves, thin out to four 

 inches apart. 



Our booklet, "Garden Culture of Root Crops" is forwarded free on request. It describes the culture of Beets 

 and all other root crops. 



210 CRIMSON GLOBE (Henderson's) 



It is of medium size, generally about 3 inches in diameter, very handsome in shape, a 

 little deeper than round, with a smooth, even surface. The flesh is deep crimson, ringed 

 and zoned in varying shades. It is exquisitely tender, and delicious in flavor. Though it 

 grows quickly enough for very early use, it will remain tender for a very long period. A 

 grand second early and main crop variety. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; yi lb., 65c; lb., SI. 50; transportation paid. 



212 CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN Henderson's Selected Strain 



The largest of the very early sorts. It is very quick to attain size. The shape is a little 

 flat, but very uniform. The tops are small, and the whole plant grows easily and quickly. 

 The flesh is somewhat lighter in color than usual, but it is very attractive. It is an excel- 

 lent variety for early use. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; }i lb., 65c; lb., SI. 50; transportation paid. 



214 DETROIT DARK RED 



Probably the best of the larger sorts. It succeeds equally well at all seasons, and is one of 

 the best to sow in early spring, to succeed the extra early and medium crop sorts. It 

 may be sown about August 1st (in the vicinity of New York) for a crop to store for winter. 

 The flesh is solid, always tender, of good flavor and excellent color. (See illustration.) 

 Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; yi lb., 65c; lb., §1.50; transportation paid. 



216 EARLY BLOOD TURNIP (Henderson's) 



Very attractive in appearance, the roots being smooth and uniform, and the color deep 

 blood red. The flesh is tender and sweet, and it is an excellent variety for canning. This 

 variety should be sown for a late crop on account of its quickness in maturing. For winter 

 storage it is unexcelled. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.25; transportation paid. 



219 EARLY WONDER 



Early Wonder matures two weeks earlier than most other varieties and is very highly 

 recommended for spring and summer sowing; it can also be planted later in the season 

 than any other kind for the last crop of the year. The roots are nearly globe-shaped with 

 small tap roots and are very uniform in size. The skin is deep red and the flesh dark in 

 color, fine grained and particularly tender and sweet. (See illustration.) 

 Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; yi lb., 65c; lb., §1.50; transportation paid. 



220 ECLIPSE 



Exceedingly popular, and one of the best early varieties; of uniform globular shape; flesh 

 bright, glossy red, fine-grained, and unusually tender and sweet. 

 Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; yi, lb., 60c; lb., §1.25; transportation paid. 



226 EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN 



An exceedingly early variety and considered by many to be the best of the early garden 

 beets. When sown in the open ground in favorable weather, the roots may be pulled for 

 table use in June, at which time they are as big as a small apple, and their flavor is at its 

 best. The root grows almost entirely out of the ground, to which it is held by a slender 

 tap-root. The skin is very smooth; violet-red in color; flesh of a dark blood color. 

 Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; yi lb., 65c; lb., §1.50; transportation paid. 



231 OVAL GEM (Henderson's) (See color piate, Page 20) 



It is oval in shape, slightly receding toward the base; it is extremely smooth and uniform, 

 medium in size — just the right size for the home garden as well as for making an attractive 

 bunch for marketing. The foliage is small, bronze-green in color. The beets are dark red, 

 slightly ringed; when cooked (which, by the way, requires less time than the ordinary sorts), 

 the rings disappear, turning the entire beet to the color of a glowing ruby. When sliced 

 or squared, the pieces have a certain translucent appearance which bespeak a melting 

 tenderness, a sweet flavor, and an entire absence of fibre. 



Price, pkt., 20c; oz., 50c; yi lb., §1.50; lb., §4.00; transportation paid. 



238 WINTER KEEPER 



An exceptionally fine, large, solid beet 

 with good keeping qualities and good 

 flavor. It has a short, thick, tapering 

 root and the quality is just as good after 

 being stored all winter as when dug. 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; yi lb., 65c; 

 lb., §1.50; transportation paid. 



239 BEET Succession Collection. 



Extra Early Egyptian, for first crop. 

 Early Blood Turnip, midseason. Detroit 

 Dark Red, late. 



Price, Coll. of 3 pkts. 25c; 1 oz. each, 

 60c. 



