QUALITY SEEDS AND BULBS— “THEY COME UP SMILING” 
BEETS 
Carters Crimson Ball 
Every garden should contain a few rows of beets. Sow in 
rows as early as the ground can be worked, and when the size of a 
hazel nut, thin out to three inches apart; using the small beets 
with their leaves for beet greens, the same as spinach. The round 
beets mature in from 60 to 75 days, so the crop for winter should 
be sowed about July 1st. The long beets require a longer 
so should be sowed early in the Spring. 
1501. Carters Crimson Ball. The earliest globe beet in cultivation. Beautiful, 
round, symmetrical, with small tap root. Bright crimson color, one of our 
Gold Medal Exhibit. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., lb. $1.75. 
1570. Early Eclipse. This we regard as one of the most valuable varieties for 
either market or private gardens ; is remarkable for its very rapid growth, 
•perfection of form, which is globular, of beautiful crimson flesh, and for its 
dwarf foliage ; the roots are of a bright, glossy red, very fine grained and 
of delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., lb. $1.25. 
1600. Carters Selected Stock, Crosby’s Egyptian. This well-known Beet is con- 
sidered as the standard early Beet. The flesh is a rich ret^color, very sweet 
and tender. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., lb. $1.50. 
540. Detroit Dark Red. One of the best for home or mar- 
ket garden, or for canning purposes. Medium size, globe 
shaped, skin dark red, flesh, solid vermilion red. Pkt. 
5c., oz. 20c., lb. $1.50. 
1541. Carters Dainty. This is a small growing variety 
of great merit. It has long tender roots of a splendid 
deep crimson color, and of the finest flavor possible. The 
name Dainty implies the extreme refined quality of this 
variety. It does not attain to the size of our Perfection, 
but is of finer quality. One of our Gold Medal Exhibits. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., lb. $2.00. 
1542. Carters Perfection. The best long Beet in cultivation; 
medium size, rich crimson lake color, and splendid flavor ; 
foliage shining and dark. Carters Perfection is a magni- 
ficent exhibition variety. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., lb. $2.00. 
1580. Edmund’s Blood Turnip. Smooth, round-shaped, ex- 
ceedingly sweet and tender, and never coarse, tough or 
stringy. Very early, remains in good condition for a 
long time. An extra fine market sort. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 
lb. $1.50. 
1520. Crimson Globe. This is perhaps the perfection of a 
table beet for family use. In all essential points it is 
really unsurpassed. Root of medium size, very handsome 
globe-shaped, and has a remarkably smooth surface. Both 
the skin and flesh are deep, rich red, fine-grained, sweet 
and tender in all stages of growth. Small tap roots; leaves small, dark green. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., lb. $1.50. 
1530. Sutton’s Globe. Early, especially on light soils ; of high quality and hand- 
some shape. Pkt. 6c., oz. 20c., lb. $1.60. 
1500. Bassano. This variety when young is very sweet and tender. The tops 
are large and especially adapted for use as greens. The roots attain a large size, 
are light red in color, flesh is white, circled with bright pink. Pkt. 5c., oz. 
15c., lb. $1.25. 
1560. Early Blood Turnip. A handsome, clean turnip-shaped blood Beet. The 
skin and flesh are dark red and exceedingly sweet and tender ; the tops are 
small, allowing them to be grown close together. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., lb. $1.25. 
1620. Long Smooth Blood. The darkest Colored of all Beets. This variety deserves 
far more general cultivation. It has darker-colored flesh than any other variety, 
with intensely rich crimson leaves. It will produce a heavier crop to a given 
length of row than any other sort. The roots are about 9 inches 
long, growing partly out of the ground, and are quite smooth. Its 
shape makes it the most convenient for slicing, and no variety will 
carry through the winter in better condition. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., lb. $1.60. 
1650. Witham Fireball. Brilliant red flesh; solid, sweet and crisp; fine 
quality ; globe-shaped ; very early. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., lb. $1.35. 
1652. Trevise, or Columbia. A new French variety, profitable in almost 
any soil, and very satisfactory for the home, as well as market 
garden. The flesh blood-red, skin almost black, sweet and tender in 
all stages of its growth. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., lb. $1.50. 
Carters Perfection 
SWISS CHARD OR ASPARAGUS 
BEET 
An improved type of a delicious vegetable, in reality, a Beet in which 
cultivation has developed the leaves instead of the root. The leaves may 
be cut several times during the season, and used in place of spinach, or the 
large center vein may be cooked and served the same as Asparagus. Cut 
the leaves as soon as large enough, and new leaves start to grow at once. 
Every garden should have a row of this vegetable. Cultivate about the 
same as spinach, by sowing the seed in early spring in drills about a foot 
apart. As it grows, thin out for use, and keep clear of weeds if success 
is desired. 
1700. Giant .Lucullus. Large, crinkled leaves; tender and of fine flavor; dark green; pure 
white ribs. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., lb. $1.50. 
Crosby s 
Egyptian 
Beet 
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