to eat 



Fresh 



and to 



Can 



DETROIT DARK RED 52 to 55 days. The standard of excel- 

 lence in table beets for home and market garden, for 

 shipping, and for canning. Tops uniform, small, slender, 

 erect. Roots globe-shaped; symmetrical, with small collar 

 and small tap-root; very dark blood-red. Interior very 

 uniform in color, the zones so inconspicuous that the flesh 

 seems to be one solid ball of deep blood-red meat; remains 

 tender and of highest quality until roots are full grown. 



Morse's Strain A strain of recent development. Produces 

 smaller, more spherical roots and distinctly shorter tops 

 than the original type. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.35. 



Ferry's Strain The original type introduced by us many 



years ago. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 45c; lb. $1.35. 



For every purpose, there is no better beet than Detroit Dark Red. 



In its young stages, it is 



EXTRA EARLY FLAT EGYPTIAN 50 days. Best for forcing 

 and particularly valuable for early market. Tops small 

 and upright; roots flattened, with long slender tap-roots; 

 flesh dark purplish-red zoned lighter. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.10. 



FERRY'S CROSBY 50 to 55 days. Of excellent quality for 

 home garden and early market. Tops small, but fairly 

 coarse. Root deep turnip-shaped s almost globular; bright 

 carmine-red. Flesh bright vermilion-red with fainter 

 zoning. See "Note" at beginning. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.35. 



GOOD FOR ALL 52 to 55 days. An excellent new variety de- 

 veloped from Detroit Dark Red. Especially fine for can- 

 ning and pickling whole at 1M to 1J^ inches in diameter. 



Roots smooth, even 

 in size and shape, 

 and almost per- 

 fectly globular; 

 collar and tap-roots 

 very small; interior 

 deep crimson, free 

 from white zones. 



Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 20c; 

 i/ 4 lb. 60c; 

 lb. $1.50. 



EARLY WONDER 50 to 55 days. Very desirable for home 

 and market garden. Tops small. Root flattened globe- 

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

 Flesh deep purplish-red zoned a lighter shade. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.35. 



EARLY BLOOD TURNIP 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. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.10. 



LONG DARK BLOOD (Above Ground) Roots 8 to 10 inches 

 long produced in 80 to 90 days. The best table beet for 

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

 large, upright. Roots grow J^ to Yi above ground; very 

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

 become 14 to 16 inches long; 3 inches thick at shoulder and 

 tapered. Flesh very dark purplish-red with indistinct 

 zones of a lighter shade. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 



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