Ruebe (Ger.) 
Barbabietole (It.) 
BEETS 
One ounce of seed will sow 60 feet of row, a packet, 15 feel. Ten pounds will sow an acre in rows 18 inches apart. 
Beets are one of the most satisfactory vegetables to grow in the home 
garden. A few rows in the garden will give you fresh beets throughout the 
season. Beets can be sown in the spring, and again a few weeks later for a 
succession. It is an excellent plan to sow some in July for use in the fall. 
These young beets when put in a pit or root cellar and covered with sand, 
will keep in nice, tender condition for use in winter. 
CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN. Harris’ Special Strain. See page 8. This is 
the best beet for early use both for home and market. We are confident 
that ours is the finest bred stock of this variety. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.45. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. Bright Red Strain. This strain is of lighter 
and brighter red than our Special Strain and is popular in some markets. 
The beets are of fine uniform shape and mature very early. The quality 
of these beets is very fine making them a most excellent kind for the 
home garden. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25. 
Early Blood Turnip (also called Edmund’s Blood Turnip.) Round, 
battened, deep red beets with quite large tops. Grows large and is of 
very good quality. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 12c; y 4 Lb. 35c; Lb. $1.10. 
DETROIT DARK RED. Harris’ Special Strain. See page 8. The 
beets are of perfect globe shape with small tops and fine tap roots. The 
color is deep red thruout without light colored rings. This is considered 
the finest variety for canning. The quality is exceptionally fine. Our 
special strain is the result of over thirty years careful selection in our own 
farm. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.45. 
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 ex¬ 
cellent beet for early bunching. Out 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; V 4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.45. 
LONG SEASON. See page 7. 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; y 4 Lb. 70c; Lb. $2.25. 
Roots from storage, for 7935 seed crop 
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. 10c; Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00. 
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. 15c; l/ 4 Lb. 35c; Lb. $1.10. 
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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. 
Futter ruebe (Ger.) MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS Barbabietole (It.) 
6 to 8 pounds of seed will plant an acre. 
A most valuable food for cattle and sheep. Sow the seed in May in rows 2>^ feet apart. The mangels are 
easily harvested and can be stored in a cold cellar or in pits where they will keep all winter. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED, or Norbiton Giant. This 
variety has produced the largest yield of any variety 
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; y 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 
DANISH YELLOW GIANT. (Sludstrup.) The 
Highest Producing Strain. 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; y 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 
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; y 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 
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 bot¬ 
tom, 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; y 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 
Half-Sugar Mangel. Richest in Sugar. 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 man¬ 
gels. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; J /4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 
We do not furnish 3^ ounces of seed priced at less than 
30c per ounce. 
HARRIS’ SEEDS —1935 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., COLDWATER, N. Y. 
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