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BUY THE BEST—IT IS THE CHEAPEST IN THE END 
Native of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia 
Ready for Table Use 45 to 60 Days After Sprouts Appear Above Ground. Three Ounces of Seed 
Will Sow 100 Yards of Row; Twelve Pounds per Acre 
Beets are a great acquisition to the family garden, but should be pulled young, before they age. They 
should be sown early in the Spring, as soon as the ground is tillable for a summer garden, and in July or 
August for the Winter garden, to enable them to get sufficiently large to be in first-class condition to pit 
for Winter use. Beets if sown too early in the season grow too tough to be carried over the Winter. The 
time of sowing and the condition of the ground make the inside color darker or lighter. Autumn sown 
beets are usually much darker in color than Spring sown. 
Landreths’ Best 
Eclipse Extra Early—55 Days 
Bulbs globed, early as name indicates, small tops. 
Roots smooth, round, inclined to be top shaped. 
Leaves light green, broad with broad orange midrib. 
An excellent beet for the family garden. 
Egyptian Extra Early—48 Days 
The roots of this Beet develop quicker than any 
other Table Beet. Bulbs half globular or flat. 
Roots very smooth and dark red. Small tops. 
Flesh of a purplish red. 
Half Long Blood or Bastian Half Long—70 Days 
Fine color outside. Excellent color when cut. Tops 
purple and green in about equal proportion. Very 
desirable for a late beet and one of the best pro¬ 
ducing. A handsome, tapering, wedge-shaped root, 
growing well under the ground. Season much earlier 
in maturity than other long beets. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
M lb. 
Lb. 
Crimson Globe.. 
.05 
.15 
.30 
.90 
Crosby Egyptian. 
.05 
.15 
.30 
.90 
Detroit Red. 
.05 
.15 
.35 
1.15 
Early Wonder.... 
.05 
.15 
.30 
.90 
Eclipse Ex. Ey.. .. 
.05 
.15 
.30 
.90 
Egyptian Ex. Ey.. 
.05 
.15 
.30 
.90 
Half Long Blood. 
.05 
.15 
.30 
.90 
Crimson Globe—65 Days 
A very popular beet on account of its excellent 
color and shape. Deep globular in shape with 
little crown and a clean cut, small tap root. Skin 
and flesh of a dark red color with zones. 
Crosby Improved Egyptian—55 Days 
A very choice form of the Early Egyptian. Shape, 
however, much more of a globe. Bulbs when cut 
are raw beef color. Sweet, tender, of excellent 
quality. A great favorite with market gardeners. 
Leaves purple mixed with green. Purple midrib. 
Bulbs free from fibrous roots. 
Detroit Dark Red—55 Days 
Of great celebrity, because of its merit. Form oval, 
flesh dark blood with indistinct zones of slightly 
lighter color. Skin smooth with small tap roots. 
A favorite beet with all private and market gar¬ 
deners. Very extensively used by canners because 
of its good dark red color. The most popular table 
variety today. 
Early Wonder—55 Days 
This is one of the earliest of the small table beets 
for outside culture. It has small leaves, is flat to 
globe in shape. Bright red skin. Vermillion red 
flesh with distinct zones of a lighter red. It is of 
excellent quality, being sweet, tender and free from 
fibrous roots. It is a Select Improved Crosby. 
Detroit Dark Red 
