C. J. LINDHOLM, PROP., MINNEAPOLIS 
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Beets—No. 1 Detroit Dark Red; Crosby’s Improved Egyptian No. 2; Early Wonder 
No. 3; Good for All No. 4. 
TABLE BEET 
Culture —A rich, sandy loam will give best results with table beets. Sow the seed in the 
early spring in rows 12 to 14 in. apart and when about 2 in. high, thin to 3 in. 
apart. For winter use, sow from July 1st to August 10th. One ounce of seed will sow 
100 feet of drill; 10 to 12 pounds per acre. 
Oz. % Lb. Lb. 
Early Wonder. 50-55 days. Very desirable for home and market 
garden. Tops small. Root flattened globe-shaped with small 
collar and tap root; dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish- 
red zoned a lighter shade. $0.10 $0.20 $0.75 
Crosby’s Improved Egyptian. 50-55 days. Is very attractive 
and a favorite destined to become one of the best market 
varieties. Extremely early, good uniform size, bright red 
with small top which makes it very suitable for bunching .10 
Improved Detroit Dark Red (New). Our particular strain of 
this variety has given perfect satisfaction to the Minne¬ 
apolis gardeners for several years, due to uniformity of 
globe shape and deep red color.10 
Good for All. 52-55 days. Excellent new variety developed from 
Detroit Dark Red. Especially fine for canning and pickling 
whole at 1% to 1 y 2 inches in diameter. Roots smooth, even 
in size and shape, and almost perfectly globular; collar 
and tap roots very small; interior deep crimson, free from 
white zones .10 
.20 .75 
.25 .85 
.25 .85 
ASGROW EARLY WONDER (Special). Our development in¬ 
troduced in 1932. A pedigreed stock, the result of many 
years of pure-line breeding; unsurpassed in earliness, uni¬ 
formity, and in depth of interior color. Tops small, erect, 
slender. Roots semi-globular, deep red, smooth, with small 
neck and tap root. Flesh purplish red with zones of slightly 
lighter shade; tender, and of excellent quality.10 .30 1.00 
LINDHOLM’S Selected Beets are grown from selected roots. They cost much more to 
produce and are worth much more than less carefully grown seeds. 
