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INVESTORS IN LANDRETHS’ SEEDS REAP LARGE DIVIDENDS 
BEETS—Continued 
Detroit Dark Red Beet 
LANDRETHS’ EARLY BLOOD RED TURNIP 
—55 Days. Top-shaped, early m maturity and one 
of our best sellers. Very desirable in every respect. 
Skin deep red and very smooth. When cut it proves 
itself to be one of the best red Turnip Beets on the 
market. 
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. 
Ohio Canner—55 Days. In shape more like 
Crosby Egyptian than Detroit. Inside very ex¬ 
cellent dark color, practically free from light zones. 
A splendid variety likely to supersede other strains. 
New Century, Lutz Green Leaf or Long Season. 
Tops small, glossy green with pink midribs; roots 
dark purplish red, half long top shape; flesh blood red 
with indistinct zone. Is a late variety for home use. 
SWISS CHARD 
Large Ribbed (Dark Green)—60 Days. 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 
stems cooked like Celery. The roots of this plant 
are not good for edible purposes. 
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. 
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 ex¬ 
cellent beet for the family garden. 
Egyptian Extra Early—48 Days. The roots of 
this Beet develop quicker than any other Table 
Beet. Bulbs half globular or flat. Roots smooth, 
dark red. Small tops. Flesh of a purplish red. 
Half Long Blood, Bastian Half Long or Phila. 
Perfection—70 Days. Fine color outside. Ex¬ 
cellent color when cut. Tops purple and green in 
about equal proportion. Very desirable for a late 
beet and one of the best producing. 
LANDRETHS’ BEST—50 Days. About 5 days 
earlier than Detroit, more ball-shaped, altogether a 
superior sort. Slimmer tap roots, more mouse¬ 
tailed. Roots vary from deep globe to round. 
Flesh deep red, with indistinct zoning, of excellent 
sugary quality. Skin smooth, free from fibers. Tops 
small. 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, delicate 
texture. 
Lucullus—60 Days. Stalks pure white and thick 
as Rhubarb. Foliage yellowish green and crumpled 
like Bloomsdale Spinach or Savoy Cabbage. Very 
choice. The tops cook like Spinach and the stems 
like Celery. Cultivation same as Beet. 
Lucullus Swiss Chard 
ALL BEET AND SWISS CHARD PACKETS 5c 
