BEETS—Garden Varieties 
Crosby’s Egyptian 50 days 
Root flattened, globe shaped, with small 
tap root. Dark purplish red. Flesh crisp and 
tender. Tops medium size. A splendid vari¬ 
ety for home and market garden. 
Detroit Dark Red 5 3 days 
Globe shaped root, dark blood red color, 
smooth skin. Flesh uniform in color and re¬ 
mains tender and of highest quality until 
roots are full grown. Small collar and tap 
root. Deservedly one of the most popular 
for home and market garden, shipping and 
canning. 
Early Blood Turnip 60 days 
An old standard hardy variety still very 
popular. Top-shaped root with deep red 
flesh, ringed pink; smooth skin. Sweet and 
crisp. 
Early Wonder 50 days 
A desirable early table beet. Flattened 
globe shape, medium collar, tap root and 
leaves. Bright red skin, vermilion red flesh 
zoned with lighter red. Sweet, tender. 
Edmand’s Improved Blood 60 days 
A well-known and popular hardy second 
early beet for home and market garden and 
for canning. Roots nearly round. Flesh pur¬ 
plish red with zoning of lighter color. Good 
keeper in storage throughout the winter. 
Early Wonder Beet 
Detroit Dark Red Beet 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian 50 days 
Roots develop quicker than those of any 
other table beet. Bulbs deep flat, very 
smooth, dark red. Flesh purplish red. Small 
tops, excellent for forcing and early market. 
Improved Long Blood 65 days 
Resists drought better than other vari¬ 
eties of beets, and an excellent winter 
keeper. Deep red color. Flesh very sweet. 
Perfected Detroit 52 days 
This beet is one of the most outstanding 
selections of Detroit Dark Red for dark, uni¬ 
form, interior color. Especially adapted for 
canning purposes. The root is globe shape, 
slightly flattened at base. Interior color dark 
blood red, no zoning. Flesh is excellent in 
quality. The top is medium height, dark 
green leaves tinged with dark red. This 
variety is a good grower and heavy cropper. 
Ohio Canner 50 days 
Developed at the Ohio Agricultural Ex¬ 
periment Station by Dr. Magruder. Espe¬ 
cially developed for those interested in pack¬ 
ing or canning “whole’’ beets. Roots are 
small, uniform, globe shape flattened at 
base. Exterior color good bright dark red 
and smooth. Interior shows no zoning, uni¬ 
form bright dark blood red. Tops are small, 
beet shaped leaves, but large enough to 
handle easily. 
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