The growing of Beets constitutes an important 
commercial trucking industry in the South. Beets 
are also a good home-garden vegetable. The young 
plants are considered to be superior to spinach and 
turnips for greens. Reuter’s Beet Seed is carefully 
bred and selected to produce smooth, uniform, beauti- 
and attractive blood-red Beets of the 
FOR THE 
-HOME AND 
MARKET 
fully formed, 
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 pro¬ 
duce Beets if sufficiently fertilized and 
properly cultivated. When well started, 
thin plants to 3 to 4 inches apart. 
Beets are usually more tender and suc¬ 
culent when about 2 inches in diameter. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 5 to 
6 pounds to an acre. 
66 Reuter's Fireball. 45 days, a 
handsome, globe-shaped Beet with 
< . smooth skin of attractive deep blood- 
||k red color. The leaves are small, up- 
§§§| right, and a rich purple shade. 
Roots are 'uniform, medium-sized, 
perfect globe-shaped, and the color 
of the flesh is a brilliant fiery red. 
Wif Retains its color when cooked, 
flgf making it highly desirable for can- 
1 ning or pickling. If left growing, 
Canner Beets 
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 gardeners 
and market growers who eater to a se¬ 
lect market. Pkt. 9 c : oz. I 7 c ; 44 lb. 
44c; lb. SI.25; 5 lbs. $5.00. Not 
prepaid; 10 lbs. $ 8 . 00 . 
Crosby’s Egyptian Beet 
^ ^rosoy s cgypnan. 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 roots deep 
purplish red. Crisp and tender. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 9c; 44 lb. 24c; lb. 65c; 
5 lbs. $2.75. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$4.75; 25 lbs. $11.00. 
37 oooa ror ami. 50 days. 
(New.) Wonderfully refined flavor, 
uniform in shape and regular in size 
and color. A perfect globe, .smooth 
and even, it has a collar or neck 
that is very small, because the leaf¬ 
stalks are narrow. Flesh is free from 
rings or zones, being a uniform crim¬ 
son-vermilion. Fine for canning and 
pickling. Unexcelled for table use. 
Pkt. 8c; oz. 14c; 44 lb. 34c; lb. 
85c ; 5 lbs. $3.90. 
30 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. 5 C ; oz. 9c; 44 
lb. 24c; lb. 65c; 5 lbs. $2.75. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $4.75; 25 lbs. $11.00. 
60 Sunrise. 48 days. . (New!) Very 
early, uniform in size, almost perfect 
globe-shape, fine-grained, tender, bright¬ 
est red outer skin and the flesh is rich 
scarlet orange. Roots are smooth and 
the tender flesh is of finest quality. 
Tops dark green. Highly recommended 
for the home gardener and shipper. 
Further described and illustrated on 
page 6 . Pkt. 8c ; oz. 14c; 44 lb. 34c ; 
lb. 85c; 5 lbs. $3.90. Not prepaid: 
10 lbs. $ 6 . 00 . 
oo naiT-Long diooq. 75 days. 
Entirely distinct. The roots are sym¬ 
metrical, somewhat pear-shaped and 
smooth. The flesh is a vivid, rich red. 
Very sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz, 9c; 44 lb. 
24c ; lb. 65c ; 5 lbs. $2.90. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $4.90; 25 lbs. $11.00. 
57 Edmand's Blood Turnip. 50 
days. A quickly maturing, turnip¬ 
shaped Beet with deep blood-red skin 
and flesh. The tops are short and the 
roots almost round. Pkt. 5c; oz. 9c; 
44 lb. 24c; lb. 65c; 5 lbs. $2.90. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $4.90. 
Early 
Wonder 
wHfl Beet 
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 shippers 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, sweet, crisp, 
and tender. Pkt. 5 C ; 
oz. 9c; 44 lb. 24c; -^ges?^ 
lb. 65c; 5 lbs. 
$2.75. Not prepaid: , . 
10 lbs. $4.75; 25 lbs. jMWffmlS-M. 
58 Perfected Detroit 
52 days. 
The finest strain of the famous Detroit 
Beet on the market today. It is the re¬ 
sult of ten years of inbreeding and re¬ 
selection to produce a stock that has 
marvelously rich blood-red meat all the 
way through. It has no white or light 
colored zones in the flesh. Remains ten¬ 
der and of the highest quality until 
roots are fully grown. It cans red with 
no browns or purples. Superior for the 
table. Its globe-shaped roots are 'uni¬ 
form in shape, color and size, and its 
uniform, small, slender and erect tops 
appeal to the commercial grower and 
shipper. Pkt. 8c; oz. 14c; 44 lb. 
34 c ; lb. 85c ; 5 lbs. $3.90. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $6.50; 25 lbs. $15.00. 
Perfected Detroit Beets 
Vegetable Seeds 
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