10 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



BEET— TABLE VARIETIES (Cont.) 





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Early Blood Turnip betur S0.70 $0.65 



60 days. For home and market garden. Tops medium small, but 

 fairly coarse. Roots deep turnip-shaped ; dark purplish-red. Flesh 

 deep purplish-red zoned with a lighter shade. 



Extra Early Flat Egyptian begtp .70 .60 



50 days. 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 Hghter. 



Ferry's Crosby besby .75 .70 



50 — 55 days. Of excellent quahty for home garden and early 

 market. Tops small, but fairly coarse. Root deep turnip-shaped, 

 almost globular; bright carmine-red. Flesh bright vermihon-red 

 with fainter zoning. 



GOOD FOR ALL ...begut .80 .75 



52 — 55 days. Excellent new variety developed from Detroit Dark 

 Red. Especially fine for canning and pickUng whole at 1 J<^ to 1 J^ 

 inches in diameter. Roots smooth, even in size and shape, and 

 almost perfectly globular; collar and tap roots very small; in- 

 terior deep crimson, zoning indistinct. 



Long Dark Blood (Above Ground) be.^k .60 .55 



80 — 90 days to produce roots 8 — 10 in. long. The best table beet 

 for field culture; a splendid keeper; superior for pickles. Tops 

 large, upright. Roots grow }i to l^ above ground; very dark 

 purplish-red below and grayish-russeted above ground; become 

 14 — 16 in. long; 3 in. thick at shoulder and are tapered. Flesh 

 very dark purplish-red with indistinct zones of a lighter shade. 



BEET— SWISS CHARD 



LARGE RIBBED, DARK GREEN berib .65 .55 



The smooth or slightly crumpled leaves are dark glossy green; 

 stem and midribs broad and comparativeh^ thick. Distinct 

 from other chards and favored by many because of its superior 

 flavor. 



LUCULLUS BELUC .65 .55 



The fleshy crumpled leaves of this variety make very choice 

 greens. Plant erect; stalks rounded and finely ribbed; foliage 

 rich deep green. 



SUGAR BEET 



Klein Wanzleben bekle .30 .28 



The most desirable beet for sugar manufacture; valuable for stock 

 feeding. Roots medium large; 12 — 15 in. long, 3^—4 in. at 

 shoulder, tapered; white with a tinge of gray; very rich in sugar 

 content ; good keeper. 



