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Beets are easily grown and can be used in so many ways, they should he in every garden. 
269 Beet — Condon’s Royal Blood Turnip 
1 oz. of seed will plant a row 100 ft. long. 7 lbs. per acre. 
The World’s Greatest 
Main Crop Variety 
Introduced by us in 1912 and 
now used annually by 75,000 
Satisfied Customers 
This grand Beet has given 
universal satisfaction for 
18 years to our custom¬ 
ers all over the country. 
It is used most exclu¬ 
sively by the large 
planters who grow for 
market as well as home 
gardens. Many of our 
customers plant as much 
as 15 to 20 acres of it 
annually. 
Tops small, upright 
growth. Leaves dark 
green, shaded with red. 
Root medium sized, globu¬ 
lar, or nearly round, very 
smooth and of dark blood- 
red color. Flesh is deep ver¬ 
milion red, zoned with a lighter 
shade of the same color. Careful 
comparisons with all the prominent 
varieties on the market in this country 
and in Europe prove that Condon’s 
Royal Blood Beet is the most uniform in 
shape and size, and the most attractive in 
color. It is unsurpassed in quality. Packet, 
10 cts.; ounce, 17 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; % lb., 
70 cts.; lb., §1.25$ 2 lbs., §2,25; 5 lbs., §5.00, 
postpaid. 
278 Improved Long Dark Smooth Blood 
This is the best long, red beet on the market 
and a great favorite in the country, as it is of un¬ 
excelled quality, both as a table beet and for stock 
feeding. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 13 cts.; *4 lb., 28 cts.; 
lb., 50 cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., §1.70, post paid. 
277 Edmand’s Early Blood Turnip 
Tops short and rather spreading; ribs 
and leaf stalks dark red; blade of leaf 
bright green, often with wavy edge. Root 
nearly round or slightly flattened; exterior 
color dark red, interior color purplish red 
with little zoning; crisp, tender, sweet, and 
an excellent keeper. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 
10 cts.; ^4 lb., 22 cts.; y 2 lb., 40 cts.; lb., 
75 cts.; 2 lbs., §1.40; 5 lbs., §3.25, postpaid. 
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For Large Quantities 
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Royal Blood Turnip 
Just Eight Tor 
Bunching 
279 
Beet, Perfected Detroit Dark Red 
Considered the very finest dark red Turnip Shaped Beet 
Superior strain of the famous Detroit Dark Red Beet, 
being much darker red in color than the parent, and ex¬ 
ceptionally valuable for home, market or canning. 
Shape is globular with small neck, free of side roots. 
Always smooth. Excellent for forcing, or for spring 
and summer outdoor cropping. Cooks sweet and tender, 
retaining its dark red color at all times. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 17 cts.; *4 lb., 40 cts.; y a lb., 70 cts.; lb., §1.25; 2 lbs., 
§2.25; 5 lbs., §5.00, postpaid. 
270 
Extra Early Dark Red Egyptian 
2S1 Condon’s Early Wonder or Model 
The best variety for forcing, and excellent for first early 
crop out of doors, being very early, with small tops. Leaves 
dark green, shaded and veined with dark red. Root very 
dark red, moderately thick, a little rounded on top, dis¬ 
tinctly flat on bottom, and about 2 inches in diameter when 
mature. Flesh dark purplish red, zoned lighter shade; 
Packet, 7 cts.; oz., 14 cts.; *4 lb., 27 cts.; lb., 48 cts.; 
lb., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., §1.70; 5 lbs., §3.75, postpaid. 
273 Good for AIL The New Baby Beet 
Here is a new Beet which, as the name indicates, is a 
fine general purpose variety. Good for bunching, pickling, 
canning and cooking for table use. Roots attain good size 
and hold their color and smooth shape even when 4 inches 
in diameter. The tops are medium size and spreading and 
the roots are a deep globe shape, having a fine dark red 
color all the way through. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 
40 cts.; y> lb., 70 cts.; lb., §1.25; 2 lbs., §2.25, postpaid. 
28i Condon’s New Early Wonder or Model 
A selection from Crosby’s Egyptian but a few days 
later. The roots are nearly globe shaped and uniform in 
size. The skin is a fine deep red and the flesh is also a rich 
dark color. Packet, 8 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^ lb., 29 cts.; y» lb., 
47 cts.; lb., 85 cts.; 2 lbs., §1.60; 5 lbs., §3.75, postpaid. 
Common Sense Culture Directions printed on all packages. 
