BEET 
CULTURE— 7- e best resl i lts are -°, b - 
tainea on a deep, rich, 
sandy loam. If wanted very early sow as 
soon as the ground will permit in drills 
eighteen inches apart and thin out to three 
inches in the row. For winter use, the turnip varieties may be sown in June, 
and the beets may be kept by storing in a cellar and keeping covered with sand, 
or sandy soil, to prevent wilting, or they may be kept outdoors in pits such as are 
used for apples and potatoes. One to two single packets will give a good supply 
for a large family. It is best to sow in freshly prepared soil, which should be 
pressed firmly over the seed. 
Crimson Globe 
This s an extremely handsome second 
early or main crop beet, with richly col 
ored flesh. The beets average 
three inches in diameter ; skin smooth and form regular. The flesh is 
deep purplish crimson, and is remarkably sweet and lender. The foliage 
is small, of a rich bronze purple. 
Detroit Dark Red Turnip 
This variety is the best deep red turnip beet, not only for market 
gardeners, but for home use. It is also by far the best for canning, 
making a strikingly handsome product, much superior to that obtained 
from any other variety. Its small top, early maturing and the splendid 
shape and color of the root make it popular with every one who plants it. 
Top small, upright-growing; leaf stem and veins dark red, blade green; 
root globular or ovoid and very smooth ; color of skin dark blood-red ; 
flesh deep Vermillion red, zoned with a darker shade, very crisp, tender 
and sweet and remaining so for a long time. 
A rich 
and most 
desirable 
variety of 
Beet in 
every 
respect 
DETROIT DARK RED 
TURNIP BEET 
Edmand’s Early Blood Turnip 
Tops low, small, spreading; leaf stalks and ribs dark red; 
blade of leaf bright green, having markedly wavy edge ; roots 
dark red, interior color purplish red, zoned with a lighter 
shade ; crisp, tender, sweet and an excellent keeper. 
¥“« | !• A very early maturing 
tarty rxhpse d SS: 
Top of medium size. Root nearly globular, with a small tap 
and small collar. Flesh bright red, zoned with white, very 
sweet, crisp and tender, especially when young. 
¥ ¥ 1 1* ¥ 1"¥1 1 This is an en- 
Halr-Long Blood 
best for winter use. The deep red roots are very symmetrical, 
two or three times as long, as thick and always smooth and 
handsome. The flesh is a rich dark red, very sweet, crisp and 
tender, never becoming woody, even in portions above the 
ground and retains its good quality longer than the other sorts. 
We consider this the most valuable variety for winter and 
spring use. 
/'■'l 1 % _ • The stock we 
Crosby s Egyptian &S 1- 
million color which is very attractive not only in the beets as 
pulled, but after they have been cooked. They are also more 
spherical than the Extra Early Egyptian and we think of 
better quality. One of the best for early planting out of 
doors. It becomes fit for use sooner than any other variety. 
Swiss 
Chard 
Known also as 
Spinach Beet. 
This variety 
is not grown for 
the roots like 
other beets. The 
leaves are excel- 
lent for greens 
while the sta ks 
when small are 
used the same 
as asparagus. 
4 « 
Northumberland Co., Out. “Front 2J/2 lbs. of Giant Feed- 
ing beet, Mr. R. B. Hubbs grew 2,000 bushels, some weigh- 
ing 22 lbs. His little son could turn them out of the 
ground, but could not lift them.” 
P. N. ALYEA. 
Your seeds arc certainly of the best quality, for although 
we had the worst drought in years I have not had a com- 
plaint from your seed and 1 have sold to some of my 
customers for several years straight. 
A. Newman, Monmouth Co., N. J. 
Grafton Co., N. H. I do not have time to act as salesman 
for you but I do like your seeds for my own garden. 
Expect to give you my order this spring. 1 wish you 
could have seen the asters that I raised from your seed. 
I sowed them in the open ground as early as I could, then 
transplanted them. They were the handsomest things that 
1 have ever seen, I am delighted with everything I have 
ever bought from you. Will try and get some orders 
among my friends and neighbors. 
Geo. H. Clayton. 
Linn Co., Mo. Please send me your seed catalogue. Your 
garden seeds are far better than any other I have ever 
used and I am anxious to order from you this season. 
Mrs. Addie Alexander. 
