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THE CRAND 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. 
Regular 
Collection 
Price 
Price 
Collection No. 801. 
1 pkt. each 
of above varieties. 
. .$0.25 
$0.20 
Collection No. 802. 
1 oz. each 
of above varieties. 
.40 
.30 
Collection No. 803. 
% 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 
earner. 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 tojDS too close. 
327 Detroit Dark Red. (55 days.) An old time standard for home and market garden, shipping and canning. 
Roots round and medium size, small collar and small tap root; very dark blond-red. Uniform in color, zones 
inconspicuous and remains tender and of high quality until full grown. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; Yi lb, 35c; lb, 
95c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs, $3.95; 25 lbs, $17.50. 
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; 14 lb, 30c; lb, 90c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs, $3.90; 25 lbs, $17.40. 
334 Canner’s Favorite. (55 days.) An excellent new variety 
with small tops. While at a size of 1% to iy 2 inches in 
diameter they are especially fine for canning and pickling 
whole. The roots are small, even in size and shape and 
almost perfectly globular; collar and tap roots are very 
small; the interior of the beet is deep crimson, free from 
white zones. The flesh is tender and decidedly sweet, with¬ 
out any trace of woodiness or stringiness. While primarily 
a canning variety, Canner’s Favorite is excellent for the 
main crop in your garden. The deep crimson color makes 
an attractive dish on your table. Pkt, 10c; oz, 15c; ]4 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 year. 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; 
Yu 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 vegetables of perfect type, 
quality, and flavor. 
Send us a list of your seed requirements and let us figure 
with you. 
Garden Beets 
