^*ltiost Desirable Standard Varieties of BEETS 
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Perfected Detroit Dark Red Beet 
Extra Early Deep Blood Red Color. Fine Form. 
This variety has been improved until it is unquestionably the finest early beet for 
home or market. Color a deep dark red, fine grained, sweet and tender. As early 
as the very earliest and a good keeper. This is a fine seller on the market and an 
excellent sort for canning. This strain of Detroit Dark Red is as perfect as it/ can 
ever be grown. Roots are globe shaped, very smooth and of medium size; skin dark 
red. flesh intense deep red without zones, very tender and sweet. Pkt. 7c; oz. 15c; 
V 4 lb. SOc; lb. 75c. 
Early Wonder Beet 
A remarkably extra early, perfectly shaped, round, deep red Beet—earlier and if pos- 
s ble, handsomer than the popular Crosby's Egyptian. Regular form, deep crimson 
colored flesh of fine, sweet flavor. A quick growing Beet for market gardeners' trade, 
pickling or early table use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 12c; % lb. 28c; lb. 75c. 
Early Blood Turnip 
A good sized 'strain of round, red. turnip-shaped Beet which is grown more than 
any other for general use. Good keeper. Fine flavor. Excellent for home use or 
market. Pkt. Sc; oz. 10c; % lb. 24c; lb. OSc; 3 lbs. by mail $1.75. 
Crosby's Egyptian 
Deep red, almost black in color; an improvement over the old 
Egyptian, being sweeter, more tender, smoother, and also more 
round in form and larger, although equally as early. The most 
desirable sort for small Beets for early market. It is a very rapid 
grower and can be sown outside as late as July. Our strain is 
extremely early, and very uniform In shape and color. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 12c; V 4 lb. 24c; lb. 70c. 
Crimson Globe 
Roots very handsome, globe-shaped and has remarkably smooth 
surface. Both the skin and flesh are deep, rich, red. fine grained, 
sweet and tender in all stages of growth. Good for main crop. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 22c; lb. 60c. 
WHOLESALE PRICES OF BEET SEED 
% lb. 
lb. 
3 lbs. 
Early Wonder .. 
. $.28 
$.75 
\ $2.00 
Perfected Detroit Dark Red . 
.30 
.75 
2.10 
Crosby’s Egyptian . 
.26 
.70 
1.90 
Early Blood Turnip . 
. .24 
.65 
1.75 
Crimson Globe . 
.22 
.60 
1.70 
D.S.C. Sugar . 
.20 
.55 
1.45 
Rose French Sugar . 
.18 
.50 
1.35 
Golden Tankard . 
.18 
.50 
1.35 
Giant Long Red ... 
. .18 
.50 
1.35 
D.S.C. Sugar Beet 
Used for Sngar Making 
This is best strain of Klein Wanzleben which is acknowledged 
to be the best for sugar making. Cut Beets in thin slices and 
soak in hot water 60 minutes. Take the liquid and boil down 
the syrup taking off the scum while boiling. When like syrup, 
can or bottle while hot and seal tightly to prevent molding. One 
bushel of Beets makes about 5 quarts of good syrup. 
This handsome Sugar Beet will yield nearly as much as a Mangle 
Wurtzel and is better and sweeter. Very desirable to raise for 
stock feeding and is used by many for table. Pkt. 5c; oz. 9c; 
Va lb. 20c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 6 lbs. $2.50. 
Rote French Sngar 
Most productive of all Sugar Beets. One of tbe best for table 
use. For stock feeding it cannot be surpassed, yielding nearly as 
heavy as Mangle Wurtzels and better quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 8c; 
Va lb. 18c; lb. 56c; 5 lbs. by mail $2.00. 
Gate Post Mangel Wurzel 
A giant yellow midway between the long and short Mangels. 
Roots very large, heavy and solid, quality fine for stock feeding. 
Sure cropper and easily havested. Called Gate Post because so 
large. Oz. 7c; 'Va lb. 19c; lb. 48c. 
Golden Tankard Mangel Wurzel 
Richest and Best Yellow for Feeding Stock—Great Milk Producer 
It is an immense yielder and 60 to 75 tons per acres have often been grown 
on good ground and under good cultivation. The roots are handsome, of an ideal, 
cylindrical form, with small neck, clean generally With only one tap-root, and 
deep orange below the ground, the flesh is bright golden yellow Os. 8c; 2 oz. 12c; 
V% lb. 18c; lb. SOc: 6 lbs. for $2,65. 
Giant Long Red Mangel Wurzel 
A. standard and favorite Mangel, producing a very large root and uniformly 
straight and well formed, weighing from 10 to SO pounds each, of a beautiful 
dark red color, wonderfully productive, average 1,000' to 1,600 bushels per acre. 
Keeping quaflties not excelled. Oz. 8c; 2 oz. 12c; Va lb. 18c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. 
$2.20; 10 lbs. $4.00. 
Danish Sludstrup Mangel Wurzel 
This Mangel has been awarded a first-class certificate several times by the 
Danish government, the highest honor in Denmark. Sludstrup is a long, reddish- 
yellow, ovoid root, growing more than half above ground. Easily harvested, 
and by actual test far excels any other variety in both weight and feeding value 
of yield. Oz. 8c; V* lb. 20c; lb. 55c; 3 lbs. $1.45; C lbs. $2.75. 
Detroit Dark Red 
Early Wonder. 
Crimson Globe 
