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TABLE BEETS 
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Beets can be very easily grown in the home garden. Beets are used for pickles, boiled, slioed, and fried 
in butter, adding a little vinegar just before removing from the fire. The young plants are used for greens. 
CULTURE. Beets do best in rich, sandy loam, but may be grown in any good soil. The seed should 
be sown in the spring as soon as danger of frost is passed, in rows from 12 to 30 inches apart. As soon 
as the plants are well up they should be thinned to 4 or 5 inches in the row. The seed should be covered 
to the depth of about an inch. It takes about two ounces of seed for 100 feet of row and about 6 to 8 pounds 
to the acre. 
For a succession of young beets during the summer plant every four weeks during spring months. 
Beets for winter storage should be sown in late summer. 
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The earliest of any beet in existence. It is of perfect globe shape 
with small tap roots. The color of the flesh is very dark red, which 
makes it splendid for pickling purposes. In flavor it cannot be beat. 
It is tender, sweet and juicy, retaining its crispness throughout the 
season. The foliage is of a very dark color, is very small, permitting 
close planting of beets. This is one of the best acquisitions of recent 
years Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; K-Vo. 50c; lb. $1.75 
Barteldes' Early Blood Turnip 
This is a carefully selected strain of this Blood Turnip Beet. It 
is very early, deep blood red and almost round. It is smooth and an 
excellent forcing variety. Good for main, spring or summer crop, and 
is a fine keeper. It cooks sweet and crisp and is an excellent beet in 
every respect Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; M-lb. 50c; lb. $1 50 
EDMOND'S BLOOD TURNIP. Handsome round shape, skin 
very deep, blood red color, flesh very dark and exceedingly sweet and 
tender. Very regular and of good size. Make excellent bunch beets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; M-lb. 50c; 1-lb. $1.50 
CROSBY'S EARLY EGYPTIAN. One of the 
earliest and best on the market. It is more globular 
than the Early Egyptian. Especially good for mar- 
ket gardeners . Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; M-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. An extra early 
turnip-shaped variety; has small tops and grows 
quickly. The flesh is in alternate rings of white 
and red Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; &-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
DETROIT DARK RED. A choice strain of dark 
red turnip beet of globular to oval shape with smooth 
roots and small tops. Skin is blood red, zoned with 
light shades, tender and sweet. Fine for market 
and canning. .Pkt. 10c; oz. 15o; }£-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
THE LENTZ. As early as the Egyptian, flesh 
very tender and sweet at all times. Very produc- 
tive, a good keeper and will produce crop in six 
weeks from time of planting. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; M-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
ECLIPSE. This is as early as the Egyptian, but 
is more desirable owing to its globe shape, smooth- 
ness and regularity. It has a small firm top, is 
very sweet, fine and of dark red color. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; M-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
HALF LONG RED. Larger than the turnip beets 
and makes a heavier yield. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; M-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
LONG BLOOD RED. The old standard variety 
for table and cattle. It is the best drouth resister 
of all; color deep red, flesh very sweet. Grows en- 
tirely under the ground. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; M-lb. 50o; lb. $1.50 
SWISS CHARD 
SWISS CHARD, OR FOLIAGE BEET. This is a distinct vegetable from the common beet, much 
superior for greens, and is ready for use much earlier. When mature, the plants form broad, flat and 
beautifully white and wax-like stems, which are very delicious when cooked as beets and asparagus tips, 
or pickled We recommend this beet Pkt. 10c; oz. 20o; Ji-lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 
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