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SELECT SEEDS FOR THE PARTICULAR GARDENER 
TABLE VARIETIES FOR YOUR GARDEN 
Beet seed should he soaked for 24 hours preceding 
its planting, to insure quick germination. 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS—1 os. 
will sow about 100 ft. row; 1 
acre requires 7 lbs. 
Beets require a deep, rich, 
sandy loam and can be sown 
as early as the ground can be 
worked in the spring. _Sow in 
rows 12 to 18 inches apart. 
Sow % to 1 inch deep. Use 
the young tops for greens. 
When planted in succession 
you can always have tender 
greens, using the roots for can¬ 
ning. Beets are easily stored 
in cellars or in pits outside. 
Beets keep well when packed 
in sand. For field culture the 
rows should be about 2 y 2 feet 
apart. 
CRIMSON GLOBE —A main 
crop variety; has small dark 
red foliage. The roots are 
globular in shape. The flesh is 
deep crimson. It is a good beet 
for late planting. - 
HALF LONG BLOOD—A 
very popular sort and will 
probably produce more bushels 
from a given area than any 
other sort, as it does not oc¬ 
cupy so much space in the row 
as the turnip-shaped varieties. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN— Can be used either 
forcing or early outside planting. One of the most popu¬ 
lar varieties with market gardeners and a favorite on 
account of its fine shape and beautiful dark blood- 
red almost black color. This variety should be plant¬ 
ed for early use as it matures before any other variety. 
DETROIT DARK RED —Planted by market gar¬ 
deners for both early and late crops, a fine keeper for 
winter use. Very dark red color throughout; planted 
also for its tops to be used as greens. We especially 
fall attention to our strain of 
this beet as being the exact 
true type sought by market 
gardener trade. 
EARLY WONDER — Deep 
blood red; nearly globular in 
shape with a small root and 
top; one of the earliest and 
most uniform bunching 
beets that can be grown. 
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 and 
perfection of form. 
SUGAR BEETS 
The sugar beet industry has become such an impor¬ 
tant factor in the agriculture field that each year finds 
numerous new varieties developed. The following va¬ 
rieties, however, are known to be of the best quality 
and can be depended upon to bring the best results. 
KLEIN’S WANZLEBEN —A white variety contain¬ 
ing a large percentage of sugar and probably most 
widely planted. Often yields from 12 to 16 tons per 
acre. 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS—1 oz. to 100 
ft. row; 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 
Detroit 
Dark 
Red 
Select a rich, sandy loam if possible. Sow 
in rows 2 feet apart and thin to 6 to 8 
inches in the row. When beets are formed 
discontinue cultivation. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP —It is a great favorite 
with many gardeners and is very attractive in appear¬ 
ance, the roots being smooth and uniform and the 
color a deep blood red; flesh is tender and sweet. 
LANE’S IMPERIAL— A heavy yielder. Has large, 
thick, white tapering roots. Sweet, rich and fine as 
stock feed. 
EARLY EGYPTIAN —One of the earliest varieties, 
planted extensively both for market gardeners and for 
the home garden. It is a standard sort and is appre¬ 
ciated mostly on account of its earliness and very fine 
quality. The flesh is dark red, firm, crisp and tender. 
The best variety for growing in hotbeds or for forc¬ 
ing. 
VILMORIN’S IMPROVED —Improved French sort. 
Large, thick shoulder, tapering, big yielder, about 16 
to 18 per cent sugar. 
GIANT ROSE HALF SUGAR —Best feeding beet 
we know. Big cropper of richest food value. Flesh is 
white, solid, tender and very sweet. Unequaled for 
dairy cows and hogs. 
Croiby’s Egyptian 
