VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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BEETS 
Beta vulgaris 
TAKING NOTES ON BEETS AT KEYSTONE VALLEY "FARM” 
NOTE VARIETAL DIFFERENCES 
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TABLE VARIETIES Code 
CRIMSON GLOBE BONUS 
A home and market garden variety, medium late in season. Tops medium green and size. 
SHAPE—3 inches in diameter, uniform globe shape. 
FLESH-—Deep crimson, with alternate zoning of slightly lighter shades. 
CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN BOOKY 
A very fine, extra early sort for home and market garden use. Especially desirable as 
an early bunching type. Tops medium in size. 
SHAPE—Flattened globe, smooth; small and slender tap root. 
FLESH —Rich deep red, without fiber, fine textured, tender and crisp, of distinctly 
pleasing, sweet flavor. 
DETROIT DARK RED BOOTS 
The best all-purpose garden beet. It stands for superb quality and is of leading value 
as a main-crop sort for gardeners, truckers, shippers, or canners. A good keeper. 
Tops small, uniform, refined, dark green becoming tinged with red. Recommended as 
adapted for freezing preservation. 
SHAPE—Globe, smooth, clean, slender tap root; attains globe shape while still small. 
FLESH • Very dark red throughout; remains free of fiber, tender, sweet, and of superb 
quality at all stages of growth. 
DETROIT DARK RED, PERFECTED BOONE 
A superb canning variety. Has resemblance to regular Detroit Dark Red but has even 
darker red flesh and slightly taller tops. A mid-season sort that holds canning stage 
over a long period. 
SHAPE—Globular, very smooth; slender top root, attains globe shape while still small. 
FLESH Solid deep dark red, beautiful when diced or canned whole, tender and 
sweet at all stages of growth. 
Season. 
Days 
to Mar¬ 
ketable 
Roots 
64 
55 
58 
60 
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