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THE GRAND JUNCTION SEED CO., Grand Junction, Colorado 
GARDEN 
Beets are a valuable crop for the commercial gardener, ship¬ 
per and canner. Our Market Gardener’s Strain of Crosby’s 
Egyptian, our Good for All, Early Wonder and our Canner’s 
Favorite are specially bred up strains, recommended not only 
to the commercial grower but also to the home gardener who 
likes his garden just a little better. We do not offer any im¬ 
ported Beet seed, it is now recognized that American strains of 
Beets are much more carefully bred than European strains. 
Culture. One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 5 to 7 lbs. per acre. 
To get the greatest pleasure out of Beets they should be used while 
quite young - . To have a constant supply of always tender young 
Beets in your home garden, sow a 15-foot row every week or two, 
from as early in the Spring as the ground can be worked until the 
middle of July. 
Extra Early 
Egyptian. 
Beets are one of 
the easiest crops 
to grow and at the 
same time among 
the finest vege¬ 
tables. They may 
be cooked and 
sliced for salads; 
buttered Beets are 
delicious; and a 
few jars of pickled 
Beets will be a 
treat in the Win¬ 
ter. Beets are not 
only tasty but 
health-giving, con¬ 
taining mineral 
salts, chlorine, 
sodium and iron. 
BEETS 
Canner’s Favorite. 
Beets may be readily grown in any soil, but the finest Beets are grown in a deep, rich loam. Sow 
in rows 18 to 24 inches apart, cover the seed with about one-half inch of soil and firm the soil around 
the seed by walking along the rows. When the Beets are about 4 inches high thin them to 3 or 4 
inches apart. In thinning the young plants are usually used for greens. Both top and small root 
are cooked together, and with a little seasoning, they are delicious. 
For Winter use, make a large sowing in mid-summer. Before frost, harvest and pack them in sand in the 
cellar and you will have fresh Beets far into the winter. In harvesting do not cut the tops too close. 
327 Detroit Dark Red. (55 days.) An old time standard for home and market garden, shipping and canning. 
Roots round and medium size, small collar and small tap root; very dark blood-red. Uniform in color, zones 
inconspicuous and remains tender and of high quality until full grown. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; M lb, 35c; lb, 
$1.05, postpaid. 
330 Extra Early Egyptian. (50 days.) One of the earliest Beets. The color of the flesh is a dark pur¬ 
plish red zoned with a lighter red shade. Roots are rounded on Top but flat on bottom ends. Small 
tap root and sparse foliage make this variety suitable for forcing. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; V4 lb, 30c; lb, 90c, 
postpaid. 
334 Canner’s Favorite or Crood for All. (52-55 days.) A variety of recent introduction that has proved 
especially good in our trials. Medium size, very smooth and uniform and almost perfectly round, collar 
and tap-roots very small; flesh dark crimson, very attrac¬ 
tive, free from white zones; sparse tops. A development 
from Detroit Dark Red, and an extra fine home and all- 
purpose variety. We previously named it Canner’s Favorite 
because it is unexcelled for canning or pickling on account 
of its sweet, tender quality and nice shape when still small. 
Pkt, 10c; oz, 15c; *4 lb, 40c; lb, $1.10, postpaid. 
324 Early Wonder or Early Model. (4S days.) A fine selec¬ 
tion from Crosby’s Egyptian, being a little smaller in size. 
Average more fulr at the bottom and come a little earlier. 
Flesh is a beautiful deep red color, more uniform than 
Crosby, and is of excellent quality. Tops are small and 
erect and it may, therefore, be planted closer than most 
other sorts. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c; *4 lb, 30c; lb, 95c, postpaid. 
Mr. Market Gardener: 
Plant Mile High, Early Maturing, Mountain Grown Seeds this 
year. Supply your customers with vegetables of perfect type, 
quality, and flavor. 
Send us a list of your seed requirements and let us figure 
with you. 
