LANDRETHS’ SEEDS MAKE A GOOD FARMER BETTER 
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BEETS 
Native of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Ready for Table Use 45 to 60 Days After Sprouts 
Appear Above Ground. Three Ounces of Seed Will Sow 100 Yards of Row; Twelve Pounds per Acre. 
LANDRETHS* BEST—50 Days. Earlier than Detroit, more 
ball-shaped, and altogether a superior sort. Slimmer tap roots 
and more mouse-tailed. Roots vary from deep globe to round. 
Flesh deep red, with indistinct zoning, of excellent sugary 
quality. Skin smooth and free from fibers. All gardeners will 
find this beet of fully double the usual value if they are pulled 
and served on the table when so small as to be no larger than a 
silver half dollar. Landreths’ Best is very choice for early 
use, having an intensely red color and delicate texture and 
flavor. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c lb. 45c lb. $1.50 
LANDRETHS* EARLY BLOOD RED TURNIP—55 Days. 
In this particular beet you have one of the old standbys. Very 
hard to equal. Top-shaped, early in maturity and one of our 
best sellers. Very desirable in every respect. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c K lb. 30c lb. $1.00 
LONG BLOOD RED—80 Days. Resists drought better 
than any other variety of Beet. Color, deep red; flesh, very 
sweet; roots long, slim with a big shoulder, one third out of 
the ground. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 14 lb. 30 lb. $1.00 
OHIO CANNER—55 Days. In shape more like Crosby 
Egyptian than Detroit. Inside very excellent dark color and 
practically free from light zones. A splendid new variety 
likely to supersede other strains. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c M lb. 35c lb. $1.15 
NEW CENTURY, LUTZ GREEN LEAF OR LONG 
SEASON—75 Days. Tops small, glossy green with pink 
midribs; roots dark purplish red, half long top shape; flesh 
blood red whth indistinct zone. Is a late variety for home use. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c )4 lb. 40c lb. $1.25 
Landreths’ Best 
GARDEN VARIETIES 
CRIMSON GLOBE —65 Days. A very popular beec on 
account of its excellent color and shape. Deep globular in 
shape with little crown and a clean cut, small tap root. Skin 
and flesh of a dark red color with zones. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c \4 lb. 30c lb. $1.00 
CROSBY IMPROVED EGYPTIAN— 55 Days. A very 
choice form of the Early Egyptian. Shape, however, much 
more of a globe. Bulbs when cut are raw beef color. Sweet, 
tender, of excellent quality. A great favorite with market 
gardeners. Leaves purple mixed with green. Purple midrib. 
Bulbs free from fibrous roots. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c 14 lb. 30c lb. $1.00 
DETROIT DARK RED PERFECTED STRAIN—55 Days. 
Of great celebrity, because of its merit. Form oval, flesh dark 
blood with indistinct zones of slightly lighter color. Skin 
smooth with small tap roots. A favorite beet with all private 
and market gardeners. Very extensively used by canners 
because of its good dark red color. By all odds the most 
popular table variety. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c )4 lb. 30c lb. $1.00 
EARLY WONDER OR BOSTON CROSBY STRAIN—55 
Days. This is one of the earliest of the small table beets for 
outside culture. It has small leaves, is flat to globe in shape. 
Bright red skin. Vermillion red flesh with distinct zones of a 
lighter red. It is of excellent quality, being sweet, tender and 
free from fibrous roots. It is a Select Improved Crosby. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c ]4. lb. 30c lb. $1.00 
ECLIPSE EXTRA EARLY—55 Days. Bulbs globed, early 
as name indicates, small tops. Roots smooth, round, inclined 
to be top shaped. Leaves light green, broad with broad orange 
midrib. An excellent beet for the family garden. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 15c K lb. 30c lb. $1.00 
EGYPTIAN EXTRA EARLY—48 Days. The roots of this 
Beet develop quicker than any other Table Beet. Bulbs half 
globular or flat. Roots very smooth and dark red. Small tops. 
Flesh of a purplish red. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c }4 lb. 30c lb. $1.00 
HALF LONG BLOOD, BASTIAN HALF LONG OR PHILA. 
PERFECTION — 70 Days. Fine color outside. Excellent 
color when cut. Tops purple and green in about equal pro¬ 
portion. Very desirable for a late beet and one of the best 
producing. A handsome, tapering, wedge-shaped root, growing 
well under the ground. Season much earlier in maturity than 
other long beets. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c )4 lb. 30c lb. $1.00 
MANGEL WURZELS FOR CATTLE 
GOLDEN TANKARD —100 Days. A rapidly maturing root 
adapted to shallow lands, although doing well on every soil. 
The root has broad si oulders partly above ground, rich golden 
skin, solid sugary flesh and golden footstalk. The flesh is 
yellow zoned with white. Pkt. 5c oz. 10c }4 lb. 20c lb. 60c 
MAMMOTH LONG RED— 110 Days. In England, 80 tons 
have been grown to the acre. Everywhere the most popular 
variety for cattle feeding. Roots grow half above ground, very 
large, long, well formed, usually straight, flesh-white tinged 
with rose. We cannot recommend this beet too highly to 
dairymen. Pkt. 5c oz. 10c \4 lb. 20c lb. 60c 
SUGAR BEETS 
GIANT FEEDING HALF ROSE SUGAR—90 Days. Ex¬ 
tremely desirable for cattle—of high nutritive value. The 
flesh is white, and very sugary. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 10c 14 lb. 20c lb. 60c 
KLEIN-WANZLEBEN—90 Days. Beet sugar manufacturers 
have united in recommending this as possessing the highest 
sugar producing qualities, as much as 18 tons of sugar having 
been made from 100 tons of root of this variety. 
Pkt. 5c oz. 10c )4 lb. 20c lb. 60c 
SWISS CHARD 
LARGE RIBBED (DARK GREEN LEAVED)— SOJDays. 
Greens for boiling are always acceptable. Spinach cannot 
always be had and often is tough and stringy. The Chard, 
on the other hand, is in season from early Spring to Autumn 
frost, and will be found a most agreeable dish. One of the best 
vegetables, the green foliage used like Spinach, the thick¬ 
leaved stem cooked like Celery. The roots of this plant are 
not good for edible purposes. The cultivation of this is the 
same as that of Beets. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c ]4 lb. 25c lb. 90c 
LUCULLUS—60 Days. Stalks pure white and thick as 
Rhubarb. Foliage yellowish green and crumpled like Blooms- 
dale Spinach or Savoy Cabbage. Very choice. Growing in 
popularity every day. The tops cook like Spinach and the 
■terns like Celery. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c )4 lb. 25c lb. 90c 
