OLDS' GARDEN BEETS 
BEETS IN SUCCESSION. 
Do not depend on one planting for a supply- 
all through the summer and fall. The sweetest 
and most delicious of all are the small beets— ; 
just big enough to use. Have more coming on 
all the time. 
CULTURE: The best soil for beets is a deep 
sandy loam. For early beets plant as early in the 
spring as the ground can be worked, sowing a 
little later for the main crop. Winter beets should 
be planted about the 15th of June. 
Plant the seed about % inch deep and in rows 
one foot apart. Thin the plants to 3 inches. Each 
packet contains enough seed to sow 15 feet; one 
ounce 60 feet; 5 pounds an acre drilled. 
See page 35 for larger amounts than quoted. 
Egyptian 
March 16, iy36. 
“7 find these seeds wonderful. 1 hav 
used them for five years. They come u 
good. I am giving your address to other 
so they can have good seeds for gardens 
too/’ — Mrs. Tina M. Varble, III. 
44. EARLY ECLIPSE. (63 days.) 
As early as the Egyptian but more desirable 
because of its globe shape, smoothness and 
regularity. It is sweet and tender and of 
a dark red color. Small tops. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; Yi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
51. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN. (60 
days.) A first-early market variety. Flat¬ 
tened globular shape and of fine quality. One 
of the best for early but not recommended 
for winter storing. Roots dark red and 
flesh a trifle lighter with some zoning. Tops 
very small. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Yi lb., 30c; 
lb.,' $1.00, postpaid. 
46. CRIMSON KING. (55 days.) A 
fine, large beet of deep blood-red color. Roots 
globular, smooth; under favorable conditions 
reach a diameter of four inches. Tops and 
taproots small. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Yi lb., 
30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
41. FOLDS' IMPROVED EARLY 
BLOOD TURNIP. (60 days.) A fine, 
bright red beet. Remarkably even in size 
and appearance. A flattened globe shape, 
good quality. Tops are large and coarse, 
which make it a fine variety for greens. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Yi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, 
postpaid. 
40. EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. 
(55 days.) A forcing and first early variety. 
One of the very earliest of all beets. With 
very small top. Roots very dark red, round¬ 
ed on top, flat beneath. Flesh dark, purplish 
red. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., 80c, 
postpaid. 
Perfected Detroit. 
42. PERFECTED DETROIT. (65 
days.) A new strain of Detroit Dark Red 
Beet. The result of several generations of 
inbreeding. It is unquestionably the darkest 
red and most uniform type stock of Detroit 
Beet ever offered. Slightly earlier than the 
regular variety. Will run 99 per cent ex¬ 
tremely dark red without visible zone mark¬ 
ings. Perfected Detroit is the finest beet for 
the market gardener or for canning. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; Yi lb., 45c; lb., $1.25, post¬ 
paid. 
45. GOOD FOR ALL. (52 days.) 
Our new extra early beet that we recom¬ 
mend for pickling and canning. See page 7 
for complete description. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; Yi lb., 40c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
52. ^CRIMSON GLOBE. (70 days.) 
A fine second early or main-crop table or 
market variety. Globe shaped, medium in 
size and slightly zoned. A rich blood red 
in color, sweet, tender and never stringy. 
Foliage small and dark. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Yi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
48. ★DETROIT * DARK RED. (68 
days.) Select Strain. The leading main 
crop variety for the home and market gar¬ 
dener. Globe shaped, sweet, tender, fine 
grained and free from woodiness. Dark 
crimson in color. Quality of the best. Leaves 
dark green, shaded to red. Probably the 
most widely grown beet for commercial can¬ 
ning. Our largest seller. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
Yi lb., 40c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
43. ★EARLY WONDER. (56 days.) 
A selection from Crosby’s Egyptian. Very 
uniform, dark red, globe shaped, small top. 
Especially good for late planting although in 
the extra early class. Early, hardy, pro¬ 
ductive and handsome. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Yi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
40%. ★EARLIEST FORCING. (50 
days.) (Fireball.) Earliest of all beets; 
suitable for forcing. A turnip-rooted or 
globe shaped variety and red as a radish. It 
has a _ smooth skin and is solid and very 
sweet in flavor. The leaf stalks and taproots 
are quite small, making it valuable for sow¬ 
ing in frames. Retains its fresh table qual¬ 
ities remarkably well. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
Yi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
^19. HALF LONG BLOOD. 
(75 days.) This variety is becom¬ 
ing popular because it outyields 
the turnip-shaped beets. It pro¬ 
duces more bushels per given area. 
Decidedly an excellent second 
early variety and a good keeper; roots half 
long, smooth and deep red in color. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; Yi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS—SEE 
PAGE 34. 
TREAT SEEDS AND BULBS 
WITH SEMESAN 
Semesan Controls Disease and Increases Yield 
Prevent the many damaging diseases of flowers and vegetables that are carried on 
the seed and in the soil, by disinfection of the seed with Semesan. It destroys .the 
destructive diseases on the seed and protects them from the rots in the soil, which 
results in increased stands of more vigorous, healthy plants that yield larger, quality 
crops. Sprinkling of the seedling beds with Semesan solution effectively prevents 
damping-off. Recommended especially for seeds, bulbs, gladiolus corns, dahlia tubers, 
and rose bushes. Easily applied as a liquid or dust. One ounce treats 15 to 30 
pounds of seed. Directions in every can. j 
Prices: 2-oz. size, 35c; by mail, 40c; 1-lb. size, $2.25; by mail, $2.35; 5 lbs., $9.90; 
by mail, $10.40; 25 lbs., $45.50. Eree pamphlet. 
The Semesan-treated gladiolus row produced more and 
larger plants than the formaldehyde-treated and untreated 
rows. 
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