BEETS—Garden Varieties 
Detroit Dark Red Beet 
Edmand’s Improved Blood 60 days 
A well-known and popular second early 
beet for home and market garden and for 
canning. Roots nearly round. Flesh purplish 
red with zoning of lighter color. Good keep¬ 
er in storage throughout the winter. 
Extra Early Egyptian 50 days 
Roots develop quicker than those of any 
other table beet. Bulbs flat, very smooth, 
dark red. Flesh purplish red. Small tops, 
excellent for forcing and early market. 
Half Long Blood 60 days 
A splendid winter sort of short, heavy, 
tapering, wedge shaped root. Always 
smooth, rich dark red_, with tender crisp and 
sweet flesh. Never woody. 
Improved Long Blood 65 days 
Resists drought better than other vari¬ 
eties of beets, and an excellent winter 
keeper. Deep red color. Flesh very sweet. 
N. K. & Co/s Market Gardener’s 
An excellent half long winter variety. 
Smooth skin, rich dark red color, flesh ten¬ 
der and crisp. 
N. K. & Co.’s Sterling 5 3 days 
A mammoth crop, globe shaped variety 
unsurpassed for its desirable size, shape, 
and color. Small tops, slender and erect. 
Very dark blood red. Retains its tenderness 
and sweetness until roots are full grown. 
Crimson Globe 50 days 
A variety popular with gardeners all over 
the country because of its excellent color, 
shape and size. Deep globular, with little 
crown and a clean, small tap root. About 3 
in. in diameter. Flesh deep crimson, ringed 
and zoned. Tender and of delicious flavor. 
Crosby’s Egyptian 50 days 
Root flattened, globe shaped, with small 
tap root. Dark purplish red. Flesh crisp and 
tender. Tops medium size. A splendid vari¬ 
ety for home and market garden. 
Detroit Dark Red 53 days 
Oval root, dark blood color, smooth skin. 
Flesh uniform in color and remains tender 
and of highest quality until roots are full 
grown. Small collar and tap root. Excellent 
for home and market garden, shipping and 
canning. 
Early Blood Turnip 50 days 
An old standard variety still very popu¬ 
lar. Top-shaped root with deep red flesh, 
ringed pink; smooth skin. Sweet and crisp. 
Early Wonder 50 days 
A very early small table beet. Flattened 
globe shape, small collar and tap root, small 
leaves. Bright red skin, vermilion red flesh 
zoned with lighter red. Sweet, tender. 
Early Wonder Beet 
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