BEETS 



CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN SPECIAL (HENDERSON'S) 



This variety is one of the most desirable for the market gardener, especially for 

 early bunching. The tops are of medium size. Roots very smooth, slightly flat- 

 tened globe shape with small tap root, dark purplish red. Flesh, deep purplish 

 red, slightly zoned with a lighter shade, crisp, tender and sweet. 



oz. Va lb. lb. 10 lbs. 



Price 30c 85c $2.50 $24.50 



DETROIT DARK RED 



The strain we offer of this well known variety is without doubt the best main crop 

 beet in existence. Tops very uniform, medium to small in size. Roots globe 

 shape with a small slender tap root, dark blood red. Flesh exceptionally uniform 

 in color which is deep blood red. The zones are so indistinct that the flesh ap- 

 pears to be a solid color. Very tender, sweet, and retains this remarkably high 

 quality until the roots are fully matured. 



oz. Va lb. lb. 10 lbs. 



Price 30c 90c $2.75 $27.00 



GREEN TOP WONDER 



This is an early, extremely attractive variety 

 tops are of a greyish-green color that remai 

 in the fall, when the tops of the ordinary Ea 

 a deep purplish-red. The roots are nearly 

 early stages of growth, but at maturity are 

 exceptionally smooth, deep red in color. Th 

 blood-red; practically free from zoning, 

 bunching variety. oj_ ^/^ |[, 



Price 30c 90c 



for bunching. The 



ns green even late 



riy Wonder turn to 



round during the 



slightly flattened; 



e interior is bright 



A most desirable 



lb. 10 lbs. 



$2.75 $27.00 



EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. An extra early variety extensively 

 used for forcing and frame culture. Tops small. Roots smooth, 

 decidedly flattened, and with a slender tap root, dark red in 

 color. Flesh dark purplish red, zoned a lighter shade and of 

 good quality. ^z. Vi lb. lb. 10 lbs. 



85c $2.50 $24.50 



oz. 

 30c 



PERFECTED DETROIT (Large Top) 



This improved strain of the large top type of Detroit Dark Red 

 is preferred by many growers as a summer bunching beet be- 

 cause it produces larger, stronger tops especially in dry weather. 

 Roots smooth, uniform globe shaped, small tap root, dark red. 

 Flesh deep blood-red with indistinct zones, tender, and of ex- 

 cellent quality, oz. V4lb. lb. 10 lbs. 

 Price 30c 90e $2.75 $27.00 



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EARLY WONDER 



Our strain of this variety is unsurpassed for earliness and unifor- 

 mity of shape and color of roots. The tops are of medium size 

 and sufficiently strong to permit bunching. Roots smooth, 

 slightly flattened, globe shaped, very small slender tap root, 

 deep purplish red. Flesh dark red, faintly zoned a lighter 

 shade and tender. 



oz. 1/4 lb. lb. 10 lbs. 



Price 30c 85c $2.50 $24.50 



PERFECTED EARLY WONDER (Large Top) 



This improved strain of Early Wonder produces larger tops than 

 the regular strain, and for this reason is preferred in many local- 

 ities as a summer bunching beet. Even in dry weather the tops 

 are large enough to permit satisfactory bunching. The roots are 

 smooth, slightly flattened, globe shaped, deep purplish red. The 

 flesh is dark red, almost entirely free from zoning. 



oz. </i lb. lb. 10 lbs. 



Price 30c 90c $2.75 $27.00 



SWISS CHARD 



FORDHOOK GIANT. An ideal type for market. Leaves dark 

 green, well crumpled or savoyed, with very broad white stem 

 and mid-rib. 



Price oz., 25c !/4 lb., 70c lb., $2.00 10 lbs., $19.50 



GREEN PLUME. This variety is very popular with market gar- 

 deners. Leaves dark green, smooth, with broad, thick, white 

 stem and mid-rib. 



Price oz., 25c Va lb., 70c lb., $2.00 10 lbs., $19.50 



LUCULLUS. Leaves dark green, well crumpled or savoyed with 

 medium thick white stem and mid-rib. 



Price oz., 25c '/4 lb., 70c lb., $2.00 10 lbs., $19.50 



1944 CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS — PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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