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THE GRAND JUNCTION SEED CO., Grand Junction, Colorado 
Extra Early 
Egyptian. 
A Price-Saving Collection 
Beets are much nicer when they can be taken 
from the garden while they are tender and of just 
the proper size for delicious pickles or buttered 
beets. You are offered a collection here of three 
choice varieties. 
Extra Early Egyptian, Canner’s Favorite, and 
Special Market Gardener’s Crosby’s Egyptian. 
Collection No. 801. 
Regular 
Price 
1 pkt. each 
Collection 
Price 
of above varieties. 
$0.20 
Collection No. 802. 
1 oz. each 
of above varieties. 
.40 
.30 
Collection No. 803. 
1 % lb. each 
of above varieties. 
. 1.10 
.80 
The above 
prices all postpaid. 
Beets are one of the easiest crops to grow and at the same time 
among the finest vegetables. They may be cooked and sliced for 
salads; buttered Beets are delicious; and a few jars of pickled 
Beets will be a treat in the Winter. Beets are not only tasty but 
health-giving, containing mineral salts, chlorine, sodium and iron. 
Beets are a valuable crop for the commercial gardener, shipper and 
canner. Our Market Gardeners’ Strain of Crosby’s Egyptian, our Early 
Wonder and our Canner’s Favorite are specially bred up strains, recom¬ 
mended not only to the commercial grower but also to the home gar¬ 
dener who likes his garden just a little better. We do not offer any 
imported Beet seed, it is now recognized that American strains of Beets 
are much more carefully bred than European strains. 
Culture. One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 5 to 7 lbs. per acre. 
To get the greatest pleasure out of Beets they should be used while 
quite young. To have a constant supply of always tender young Beets 
in your home garden, sow a 15-foot row every week or two, from as 
early in the Spring as the ground can be worked until the middle of 
July. 
Beets may be readily grown in any soil, but the finest Beets are 
grown in a deep, rich loam. Sow in rows 18 to 24 inches apart, cover 
the seed with about one-half inch of soil and firm the soil around the 
seed by walking along the rows. When the Beets are about 4 inches 
high thin them to 3 or 4 inches apart. In thinning the young plants 
are usually used for greens. Both top and small root are cooked to¬ 
gether, and with a little seasoning, they are delicious. 
For Winter use, make a large sowing in mid-summer. Before frost, harvest and pack them in sand in 
the cellar and you will have fresh Beets far into the winter. In harvesting do not cut the tops too close. 
327 Detroit Dark Red. (55 days.) Roots round and medium size, good deep red color. An old time stand¬ 
ard for home gardens, market or canners. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; *4 lb> 35c; lib, 95c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
5 lbs, $3.95; 25 lbs, $17.50w 
330 Extra Early Egyptian. (42 days.) One of the earliest Beets. The color of the flesh is a dark pur¬ 
plish red zoned with a lighter red shade. Roots are rounded on top but flat on bottom ends. Small 
tap root and sparse foliage make this variety suitable for forcing. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; ^4 lb, 30c; lb, 90c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs, $3.90; 25 lbs, $17.40. 
334 Canner’s Pavorite. (55 days.) Round, dark red, ideal for canning. The result of several years’ selec¬ 
tion from the Detroit Dark Red. This is the very finest 
variety for canning. The roots are a deep globe shape, very 
smooth and uniform. The color is a true dark red, showing, 
only slightly, zones of a lighter red shade. The flesh is 
tender and decidedly sweet, without any trace of woodiness 
or stringiness. While primarily a canning variety, Can¬ 
ner’s Favorite is excellent for the main crop in your gar¬ 
den. The rich dark red color makes an attractive dish on 
your table. Pkt, 10c; oz, 15c; 14 lb, 40c; lb, $1.10, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 5 lbs, $4.75; 25 lbs, $21.25. 
324 Early Wonder or Early Model. (45 days.) A fine selec¬ 
tion from Crosby’s Egyptian, being a little smaller in size. 
Average more full at the bottom and come a little earlier. 
The demand for Early Wonder is growing each vear. It is 
a turnip-shaped variety of very uniform type and is always 
smooth. Flesh is a beautiful deep red color, more uniform 
than Crosby, and is of excellent quality. Tops are small 
and erect and it may, therefore, be planted closer than most 
other sorts, thereby increasing the yield. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; 
14 lb, 30c; lb, 95c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs, $4.00; 25 lbs, 
$17.50. 
Mr. Market Gardener: 
Plant Mile High, Early Maturing, Mountain Grown 
Seeds this year. Supply your customers with vege¬ 
tables of perfect type, quality, and flavor. 
Send us a list of your seed requirements and let 
us figure with you. 
Garden Beets 
