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TABLE VARIETIES (Cont.) 



Days 



EARLY WONDER : 58 



Very desirable for home and market garden. Tops medium. Root flattened globe- 

 shape with small collar and tap root; dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish-red 

 zoned a lighter shade. 



TALL TOP EARLY WONDER 60 



Similar in all characteristics to Early Wonder but produces taller and more 

 upright tops. Much preferred in sections where tops are used for greens. 



EXTRA EARLY FLAT EGYPTIAN 55 



Best for forcing and particularly valuable for early market. Tops medium and 

 upright; roots flattened, with long slender tap roots; flesh dark purplish-red 

 zoned lighter. 



FERRY'S CROSBY (Vermilion) 58 



Of excellent quality for home garden and early market. Tops small, but fairly 

 coarse. Root deep turnip-shaped, almost globular; bright carmine-red. Flesh bright 

 vermilion-red with fainter zoning, 



GREEN TOP BUNCHING 58 



Our 1940 introduction. Early, extremely attractive bunching beet. Tops medium 

 sized and erect. Foliage clean, grayish-green that does not turn red or brown in 

 fall. Roots round, smooth, and glossy, slightly flattened when mature; flesh bright 

 blood red. Flesh finer and has less fiber than most bunching beets. 



GREEN TOP EARLY WONDER 58 



An outstanding new selection of Early Wonder. Tops slightly taller than original 

 strain. Foliage clean bright green which does not have the tendency to turn red or 

 bronze when grown in cool weather. Roots nearly globe shaped; slightly flattened 

 on top and bottom. Interior color deep purplish red zoned with lighter shade. 

 Recommended for shippers and for home or market gardens. 



LONG DARK BLOOD (Above Ground) 90 



High quality table beet for late summer and fall; good keeper; superior for pickles. 

 Tops large, upright. Roots grow V3 to V2 above ground; very dark purplish-red 

 below and grayish-russeted above ground; become lA — 16 in. long; 3 in. thick at 

 shoulder and are tapered. Flesh very dark purplish-red with indistinct zones of a 

 lighter shade. 



SUGAR BEET 



KLEIN WANZLEBEN 120 



The most desirable beet for sugar manufacture; valuable for stock feeding. Roots 

 medium large; 12 — 15 in. long, SVz — 4 in. at shoulder, tapered; white with a 

 tinge of gray; very rich in sugar content; good keeper. 



MANGEL WURZEL 



Mangel Wurzels, because of the ease of culture, enormous yield and high food 120 

 value in the ration, are very valuable for stock feed. We list below the most desirable to 

 varieties. 150 



DANISH RED GIANT ECKENDORF 



Enormously productive. Roots very large; thick, cylindrical, compressed at mid- 

 section; blunt; red above, rose below ground; grow largely above ground; easily 

 harvested. 



DANISH YELLOW GIANT ECKENDORF 



Enormously productive. Roots light yellow; tinged with green above ground. Similar 

 to Kirsch's Ideal or Ideal, and aside from color, the same as Danish Red Giant 

 Eckendorf. 



GIANT HALF SUGAR, GREEN TOP 



Roots long ovoid, grayish-white with light bronze-green shoulder; flesh white. 



GIANT HALF SUGAR, ROSE TOP 



Roots long oval, tapered; grayish-white with rose-colored shoulder; flesh white, 

 rich in sugar. 



