OLDS' GARDEN BEETS 
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 55 for larger amounts 
than quoted. 
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS 
—SEE PAGE 54. 
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; 
Vi lb., 40c; lb., 81.00, 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; Vi lb., 
30c; lb., 80c, 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; 
Vi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
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; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
cP os^ 
Egyptian 
51. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN. (60 days.) A first- 
early market variety. Flattened globular shape and of 
fine quality. One of the best for early but not recom¬ 
mended for winter storing. Roots dark red and flesh a 
trifle lighter with some zoning. Tops very small. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
41. ★OLDS' 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; Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, 
postpaid. 
40. EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. 
(55 days.) A forcing and first early varietv. 
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; i/ 4 lb., 30c; lb., 80c, 
postpaid. 
45. GOOD FOR ALL. (52 days.) 
Our new extra early beet that we recom¬ 
mend for pickling and canning. See page 29 
for complete description. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; Vi lb., 45c; lb., $1.25, 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; 
Vi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
40i/ 2 . ★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 m frames. Retains its fresh table qual¬ 
ities remarkably well. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
Vi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Perfected Detroit. 
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 ten¬ 
der and of a dark red color. Small tops. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
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. 
TREAT SEEDS AND BULBS WITH 
SEMESAN 
DISEASE CONTROL—BETTER STANDS—STURDIER PLANTS WITH SEMESAN 
Don t trust to luck for success with vegetables and flowers. Do what you can to control condi¬ 
tions. Treat your seeds, corns, bulbs, and seedlings with Semesan. Used as a dust or in solution with 
water, Semesan reduces seed rotting and damping-off, is highly effective against many seed-borne 
diseases, even prevents contamination of the soil by certain seed-borne diseases. One ounce treats 
15 to 30 pounds of seed at a cost of 14c to lo a pound of seed. Prices: 2 oz. size, 35c; by mail, 40c; 
1 lb. size, $2.25; by mail, $2.35; 5 lbs. size, $9.90; by mail, $10.25. 
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