For Delicious Salad, Beets Should Be Small and Tender 
TENDER TU fc/TABit beets 
The growing of Bfeets constitutes an im¬ 
portant commercial trucking industry in the 
South. Beets are also a good home-garden 
vegetable. The young plants are considered 
superior to spinach and turnips for “greens.” 
Reuter’s Beet Seed is carefully bred and 
selected to produce smooth, uniform, beauti¬ 
fully formed, and attractive blood-red Beets 
of the finest quality. 
Culture. Space the rows 18 to 24 inches apart. 
Work soil well and cover seed 1 inch deep. A rich sandy 
loam is preferable, but nearly all soils will produce Beets 
if sufficiently fertilized and properly cultivated. When 
well started, thin plants to 3 to 4 inches apart. Beets are 
usually more tender and succulent when about 2 inches 
in diameter. One ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 5 to 
6 pounds to an acre. 
58 Detroit Dark Red 
52 days. Roots are smooth and globular-shaped. The 
skin is deep ox-blood-red and the flesh blood-red in 
color. They are very uniform in shape, color, and 
quality, and have a medium top-growth. The flavor is 
sweet. We have spared no expense in producing this 
extra-special strain and do not know of any better type 
on the market today. Recommended highly for canning and 
bunching purposes. (See illustration.) Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; V^h. 
35c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $8.00; 25 lbs. 
$17.50; 100 lbs. $60.00. 
55 Early Eclipse 
50 days. Extra early. Beets of uniform 
size, bright deep red in color, round, 
and have small tap-roots. Flesh is 
bright, glossy red, zoned pinkish 
white, unusually sweet, crisp, and 
tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V41b. 
30c; lb. 90c; 5 lbs. $4.00. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $7.00; 25 lbs. 
$15.00; 100 lbs. $50.00. 
54 Crosby’s Egyptian. 48 days. An extra-early variety for 
home- and market-garden use. Unexcelled for bunching. 
Roots are smooth, round, with slightly flattened tops; small 
tap-root. The flesh is very dark blood-red. Tops are medium 
and the flesh deep purplish red. Crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 1,41b. 30c; lb. 90c; 5 lbs. $4.00. Not prepaid: 
10 lbs. $7.00; 25 lbs. $15.00. 
Detroit Dark Red Beets 
66 Reuter’s Fireball 
Ohio 
Canner 
Beet 
45 days. A handsome, globe-shaped Beet with 
smooth skin of attractive deep blood-red color. 
The leaves are small, upright, and a rich 
purple shade. Roots are uniform, 
medium-sized, perfect globe-shaped, 
and the color of the flesh is a bril¬ 
liant fiery red. Retains its color when 
cooked, making it highly desirable 
for canning or pickling. If left 
growing, the fine flavor, tenderness, 
and deep coloring is preserved in the 
larger roots. An ideal Beet for either 
home-garden or the market gardener. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; V^lb. 35c; lb. $1.25; 
5 lbs. $5.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $9.00; 
25 lbs. $20.00. 
65 
Early 
Wonder ^ 
45 days. A fine selection from Crosby’s 
Egyptian, but a little smaller. It is the earliest 
and most perfectly shaped Beet for home- and 
market-garden. Valuable to truckers and ship¬ 
pers for bunching. The roots are nearly globe- 
shaped, blood-red, with small tap-root. Tops 
are medium small and erect. Flesh is beautiful 
deep blood-red. Color, more uniform than 
Crosby. Sweet, crisp, and tender. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; l/ 4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $8.00; 25 lbs. $17.50. 
56 Ohio Canner. 50 days. The 
tender and sweet roots are uniform and 
well rounded. Skin is smooth and rich 
red. The flesh is blood-red, showing no 
zones, and retains its color very nicely 
after canning. Foliage is reddish green. 
Whether young or old, small or large, 
they are always tender and sweet. A 
valuable variety for home gar¬ 
deners and market growers who 
cater to a select market. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; 141b. 50c; lb. $1.50; 
5 lbs. $6.25. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$10.00. 
54-A Ferry's Crosby. 
ed 1 
48 days. Bright Red Strain. This 
strain is a brighter red than our own strain of Crosby’s Egyp¬ 
tian and is popular on some markets. The roots are of fine uni¬ 
form shape and mature very early. The quality of these Beets is 
very fine, making them most excellent for the home-garden. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; V^lb. 30c; lb. 90c; 5 lbs. $4.00. Not prepaid: 
10 lbs. $7.00; 25 lbs. $15.00. 
63 Half-Long Blood. 75 days. Entirely distinct. The roots 
are symmetrical, somewhat pear-shaped and smooth. The flesh is 
a vivid, rich red. Very sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V^lb. 25c; 
lb. 80c; 5 lbs. $3.50. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $6.00; 
25 lbs. $12.50; 100 lbs. $40.00. 
5" Edmand’s Blood Turnip. 
50 days. A quickly maturing, turnip¬ 
shaped Beet with deep bloodf-red skin 
and flesh. The tops are short and the 
roots almost round. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
l/ 4 Ib. 25c; lb. 80c; 5 lbs. $3.50. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $6.50. 
Reuter’s Fireball 
9 REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 
Vegetable Seeds 
