WHOLESALE SEED GROWERS 
9 
Beet 
TABLE VARIETIES 
Boston Crosby 
An improved Early Wonder and a most profitable first early beet for the 
market gardener. Note the small taproots. Tel. 
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Boston Crosby .Bemker 
An exceptionally good selection from Crosby’s Egyptian, being more 
“globy”; with a smaller top and tap root. Roots are remarkably uniform, 
very dark red, flesh deep purplish red with little tendency to zoning. One 
of the most popular and handsome of the early beets. 
Crimson Globe .Bemock 
A late or main crop variety, medium in size, globe shaped; flesh deep 
purple slightly zoned; foliage small, dark bronze. 
Crosby’s Egyptian .Bencher 
Where a first early market is desired our strain of this variety is un¬ 
equalled. Roots a flattened globe shape; skin fairly dark red, flesh a 
trifle lighter in color and lightly zoned; tops small. 
Detroit Dark Red . Bendable 
One of the very best sorts for home or market garden and for canning 
purposes. Roots uniformly smooth, of medium size, and globe shaped; 
skin dark red, flesh solid vermilion red. Our special stock of this var¬ 
iety shows no white zones. Tops are small, upright, dark green, shaded 
red. (Picture on next page). 
Devving’s Early Blood Turnip.Beneath 
Medium early, top-shaped; roots dark red, flesh carmine, zoned a light¬ 
er shade; good quality. 
Early Blood Turnip, Improved.Benefice 
The old standard table beet; roots nearly round or slightly flattened, 
bright red, zoned and of good quality. Not so early as Detroit, and with 
a larger, coarser top. 
Early Wonder .Benefider 
A selection from Crosby’s Egyptian though not so early as our strain of 
that variety. Roots uniform, nearly globe-shaped, with small top and 
tap root; skin dark red, flesh deep blood red, with little zoning. Popular 
with' market gardeners for early or late planting. 
