BEETS—Continued 
EARLY WONDER. This beet closely resembles a good strain of Crosby’s Egyptian. The beets are 
dark red and have small tops and make an excellent beet for early bunching. Our strain is very 
fine. It seems to us to be superior to any strain from other growers which we have had in our trials. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25. 
LONG SEASON. See page 8. Also called "Winter Keeper” and "New Century.” 
The highest quality beet for the home garden. This is an invaluable variety for fall 
and winter use as the beets remain sweet and tender for a long time. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; % Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.25. 
Egyptian Blood Turnip. This is the old strain of Egyptian beet, having flat beets 
of very dark red color. This variety is used by many gardeners for forcing and early 
sowing in the open ground, as it grows rapidly and makes a nice bunching beet of 
good color and shape very early. The quality of the beets for table use is not as 
fine as some others. 
Pkt. 8c; Oz. 12c; *4 Lb. 30c; Lb. 90c. 
Long Smooth Blood Red. The roots grow half out of the ground, are long, smooth, 
very dark red and of high quality. Used extensively for pickling. Our strain is very 
uniform in shape and dark color. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 12c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 95c. 
SPINACH BEET OR SWISS CHARD 
This valuable member of the beet family is much esteemed by many people for greens. 
By cutting the tops only, a continuous supply of tasty tender greens may be had all 
season from a short row. See under Swiss Chard on page 43. 
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS 
Futter ruebe (Ger.) 6 to 8 pounds of seed will plant an acre. Barbabietole (It.) 
A most valuable food for cattle and sheep. mangels are easily harvested and can be stored in a 
Sow the seed in May in rows feet apart. The cold cellar or in pits where they will keep all winter. 
DANISH YELLOW GIANT. (Sludstrup.) This 
mangel has been found by the Danish Government 
to yield more and produce more actual food per 
acre than any other kind now grown. Grows to a 
very large size, with deep yellow colored skin and 
white flesh. The roots are smooth, handsome and 
have small tops. They grow over two-thirds 
above the ground. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; l / 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Giant Yellow Eckendorf. This is one of the very 
best of the yellow mangels. The skin is bright 
yellow in color and the flesh white. The roots 
resemble the Danish Yellow Giant, but are more 
blunt on the bottom, being nearly the same size 
the whole length. Grows about three-fourths out 
of the ground, so it is very easy to harvest. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; l / 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Golden Tankard. Roots are oval in shape, bright 
yellow outside and the flesh is deep yellow all the 
way through. The mangels are large, easily 
harvested and of high food value. The roots are 
uniform in shape and the flesh of deep yellow color. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED, or Norbiton Giant. 
This variety has produced the largest yield of any 
kind of mangel at the field trials held at Cornell 
University. The quality of the roots for feeding 
is very high. They are large, quite long and grow 
well out of the ground. The color is bright red 
outside, and the flesh white with light red rings. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; */4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
Half-Sugar Mangel. This mangel or giant sugar 
beet is intermediate between the large mangels 
and the sugar beets. The roots are white with 
red tops and grow to a large size. They are oval 
in shape, grow half out of the ground, and have 
small tops. The roots contain a higher percentage 
of sugar, and are therefore more valuable for 
feeding than the larger and coarser mangels. This 
giant sugar beet yields much larger crops than 
any other kind of sugar beet and nearly as much 
per acre as the largest mangels. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; x /\ Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
We do not furnish y 2 oz. of seed priced at 
less than 30c per ounce. 
BROCCOLI —Italian Green Sprouting (Calabrese) 
A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce about 2000. 
Italian Green Sprouting Broccoli has lately 
become very popular in this country. The 
flavor somewhat resembles Cauliflower but is 
much more delicate. 
Broccoli is grown the same as cabbage or 
cauliflower. Simply sow the seed in the open 
ground in May and transplant the plants when 
large enough. 
The center “head” which is shown in the 
photo opposite is cut out when ready to use and 
the plant will then form numerous branch heads 
which can be used later, so a continuous supply 
may be had for a long time. A few plants set in 
June will give sufficient broccoli for a medium 
sized family. 
Sprouting Broccoli is a very profitable crop 
both for market and roadside stands. The yield 
is large and the broccoli sells for good prices. 
We are confident that our strain is the best 
obtainable. It is early and heavy yielding. 
Pkt. 15c; y 4 Oz. 30c; Oz. 80c; i/ 4 Lb. $2.40; 
Lb. $8.25. 
Danish 
Yellow 
Giant 
Mangel 
Italian Green Sprouting Broccoli 
The photo to the left shows the center head, the right photo shows the sprouts that grow 
after the center head is cut out. 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., 
19 
HARRIS’ SEEDS —1934 
COLDWATER, N. Y 
