‘‘BEST POSSIBLE” 
SEEDS 
CHAS. C. HART SEED CO. —9— WETHERSFIELD, CONN. 
BETTERAVE 
BARBABIETOLA 
The best beets are obtained on a deep, rich, 
sandy loam. If wanted early sow the early sorts 
in a hotbed and transplant. Sow about one inch 
deep in drills 18 inches apart, pressing the soil 
firmly into place. When plants are well set, thin 
to four or six inches. 
For winter use sow the turnip varieties in June 
or July so as to mature late in the season. The 
roots are stored in the cellar and covered with 
sand, or they may be stored out-of-doors in pits. 
We realize that the market gardener must have 
uniform types in color and size and our breeding 
has been toward that end. In the following care¬ 
fully selected strains we offer some of the finest 
beet seed on the market. 
Table Varieties 
Early Wonder (Hart) —A selection from Crosby's 
being more globular and having a smaller top 
and a shorter tap root than that sort. The roots 
grow very uniformly in size and shape and an 
entire row may be pulled and bunched at the 
same time. Their very deep, dark-red color with 
deep purplish-red flesh make them ideal for 
bunching purposes with their lack of tendency 
toward zoning. For early or late sowing no 
Beet can approach it in general desirability. 
We take a great deal of pride in our strain of 
this fine, early Beet and want to assure our 
customers that they will find it the finest stock 
available regardless of price. 55 days. 
Detroit Dark Red —Our strain lacks the bronze 
and red tinged tops of the old type and is 
evenly the uniform gray-green so desirable for 
cooking as greens. The root is smooth and 
globular and even and runs perfectly true. Its 
superiority to other strains is shown by the 
deep uniform fresh-blood color of the flesh. The 
zones or rings are almost the some color as the 
flesh and are quite inconspicuous while the 
texture is fine grained and the flesh is crisp 
and sweet. 68 days. 
Crosby's Beet 
Early Wonder Beet 
Perfected Detroit —A selected strain of Detroit 
Dark Red bred for earliness and general refine¬ 
ment. The roots are of a perfect globe shape 
with small tops and fine tap roots. The color 
is deep red throughout without zoning or light 
colored rings. The flesh is fine flavored, tender 
and of excellent flavor. Matures in about 50 
days. (See Page 2.) 
• 
Crosby's —Where a first early Beet is desired our 
strain of Crosby's is unequalled. The roots are 
a slightly flattened globe-shape and the flesh is 
a trifle lighter in color than the Early Wonder 
and rather slightly zoned. This is sometimes 
called Crosby's Bright Red and the Early Won¬ 
der Crosby's Dark Red. 55 days. 
Early Blood Turnip —An extra-fine selected stock 
of Blood Beet, having larger, coarser tops than 
the Detroit and requiring a longer time to ma¬ 
ture. The roots are a dark red and nearly round 
or slightly flattened. Flesh is deep red, slightly 
zoned and extremely sweet and tender. An ex¬ 
cellent market and home gardeners' sort. 60 
days. 
BEETS 
10 lbs. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
!4 lb. 
1 lb. 
per lb. 
Early Wonder $0.10 $0.15 $0.35 $1.00 $0.95 
Detroit . 
Perfected 
.10 
.15 
.35 
1.00 
.95 
Detroit . .. 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
1.20 
Crosby’s ... 
.10 
.15 
.30 
.95 
.90 
Early Blood. 
.10 
.15 
.30 
.95 
.90 
Perfected Detroit and Hart's Early Wonder — tiro marvelous Beets 
