THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SEED CO. 
DENVER, COLO. 
3 
Table Beets 
(Barbaietola, Remolacha, Salatruben) 
CULTURE—Sow 2 ounces to 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 
pounds per acre. Beets do best in rich, sandy loam, but 
may be grown in any good soil. The seed should be sown 
in the spring as soon as ground can be worked, in rows 
from 12 to 30 inches apart. As soon as the plants are 
well up they should be thinned to 4 or 5 inches in the row. 
The seed should be covered to a depth of about an inch. 
For a succession of young beets during the summer plant 
every two weeks during spring months. Beets for winter 
storage should be sown in late summer. 
Beets for winter use may be stored in cellars or pits 
same as potatoes. 
DETROIT DARK RED (Special Strain —The out¬ 
standing- variety for truckers, produce shippers 
and canners. Purebred of unsurpassed quality. 
Tops medium, green tinged with red. Roots glob¬ 
ular, smooth, uniform, attractive with small tap 
root. Color deep oxblood red. Flesh dark red 
with faint defined rings which disappear entirely 
when the beet is cooked. Fine quality, sweet and 
tender. 
DETROIT DARK RED (Standard Stock —Our stand¬ 
ard stock of this fine beet is of exceptional qual¬ 
ity but not quite as uniform as our special strain. 
PERFECTED DETROIT (Special Strain)— A mid¬ 
season variety. Tops tall, green and red. Roots 
globular, medium smooth, deep red; flesh dark red 
and somewhat lighter zones; of good quality. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN (Special Strain) —An extra 
early variety for home and market garden use. 
Roots flattened, globe in shape, with small tap 
root; dark red. Tops medium, flesh purplish red, 
sweet and tender. Specially bred for earliness and 
dark color. Ready for market in 50 to 60 days 
from time of planting. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTION (Standard Stock) —Our stand¬ 
ard strain is of very fine quality, not quite as 
early as the special strain. 
EXTRA EARLY FLAT EGYPTIAN (Standard Stock) 
—Very early, used by truckers for forcing to reach 
the earliest market. Tops small and erect. Roots 
flattish, medium dark red. Flesh bright blood 
red with lighter zones. Beet, Detroit Dark Red 
EARLY WONDER (Special Strain) —Valuable to truckers and shippers as a 
first early variety; used also for fall planting. Tops medium small, erect. 
Roots semi-globular, blood red, -with small tap root. Flesh blood red with 
zones of lighter shade; tender and of good quality. Standard stocks of this 
variety can also be supplied. 
GOOD FOR ALL (Special Strain) —An excellent new variety developed from De¬ 
troit Dark Red. Especially fine for canning and pickling whole at 1% to lYt 
inches in diameter. Roots smooth, even in size and shape; collar and tap roots 
very small; interior deep crimson free from white zones. 
IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP —A medium early variety for home and 
market garden use. Tops medium but somewhat coarse. Roots top shaped; 
dark red. Flesh bright red with zones of lighter shade. 
Prices on all above standard varieties: Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 1 ok., 10 c ; Yk lb., 30c; 
Yz Ib„ 50c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs„ $4.00; 10 lbs., $7.50. 
Prices on all above special varieties: Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 1 ok., 15c; % lb., 35c; 
Yz lb., 55c; lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., $4.50; 10 lbs., $8.00. 
Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beets 
CULTURE—Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. Sow in rows 2*4 to 3 feet apart as soon as ground 
can be thoroughly worked. Cover seed about one inch, making ground firm over the seed. When 
4 inches high, thin to 8 inches apart in the row. Mangels are a valuable feed for poultry 
and cattle. 30 tons per acre is not an uncommon yield. For winter use store in pits the 
same as other root vegetables. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP —A good cropper and of high feeding value. Roots long, 
oval, reddish yellow. Grows half above ground, easily harvested. Flesh white, 
tinged with yellow. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE —A heavy yielding, valuable variety for feeding. 
Roots long, oval; skin white, with rose-colored shoulder; flesh white, with 
good sugar contents. 
GOLDEN TANKARD —Roots large, nearly cylindrical, partly above ground; skin 
deep orange, flesh yellow with white zones. Very productive. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED —The most popular and the best cropper of all the mam- 
gels. Roots extremely large, slightly tapering; grow half above the ground; 
color light red, flesh white with rose tinge. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN (Sugar Beet) —Klein Wanzleben is the variety most used 
for stock feeding. Roots long with thick shoulder, tapered; skin grey-whrte; 
flesh, solid white. 
Prices on all above varieties: Postpaid: 1 oz„ 10c; *4 lb., 30c; Yz lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 
5 lbs., $2.25; 10 lbs., $4.00. 
