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BEANS —POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES —Continued 
SCARLET RUNNER, FLOWERING 90 Days 
Vine very strong growing, dark colored, heavy leaf growth, long runner 
pole type. Pod dark, 6 inches long, wide, thick, straight, coarse grained at 
all stages, usable as snaps when very small, excellent green shell. Used 
mostly as a climbing ornamental vine on account of its purple blossoms. 
Blossoms freely from mid-summer to freezing. Seed dark purple with 
pinkish purple blotches. 
TENNESSEE WONDER 71 Days 
Somewhat similar in habit to Kentucky Wonder but with immensely 
larger, straighter, smoother and more creasebacked green pods. More 
suitable as a shell rather snap bean. Seed slate-grey, black striped. 
BEET —FOR THE TABLE 
Culture. As soon as the soil can be worked in spring, sow beet seed 
in 12- to 18-inch rows for hand cultivation or 18- to 30-inch rows for 
horse cultivation, dropping 12 seeds to the foot. Cover the beet seed, 
one-half inch. Later, thin the Beets to 3 to 4 inches apart. Planted 
April 1st the early varieties should be marketable June 1st or the crop may 
be advanced several weeks by starting under glass and transplanting to the 
open, first giving the beet tops a severe pruning. Use 1 ounce of seed to 
75 feet of row and 6 pounds to the acre. Beets sown in early July should 
be ready to store in pits or in sand in the cellar when freezing weather 
begins. Number of days is from planting to edible root. 
BLOOD TURNIP, EARLY IMPROVED 60 Days 
An extra selected stock of Blood Turnip having larger, coarser tops and 
roots than the Detroit Dark Red and requiring a considerably longer time 
to mature. Excellent for summer and autumn use. 
BLOOD TURNIP, EDMAND’S 60 Days 
The best sort for general crop. In quality one of the finest. Exceedingly 
dark, globular shape, having only one tap root. Very popular with market 
men. 
CRIMSON GLOBE, EARLY 58 Days 
Tops medium large, nearly all red with a slim upright leaf development. 
Roots dark red, nearly a perfect globe, usually smooth and clear of side 
roots. Flesh dark red, faintly zoned, with purplish white. 
DETROIT DARK RED 55 Days 
An outstanding variety for truckers, produce shippers and canners. Tops 
medium, dark green tinged with red. Roots globular. Color deep ox-blood 
red. Flesh dark red with indistinct lighter red zones. Fine quality, sweet 
and tender. 
EARLY ECLJPSE 55 Days 
An early variety used by both market gardeners and home gardeners. Tops 
small; roots 2 to 3 inches long, bright red; shape globular. 
EARLY WONDER 55 Days 
Roots very uniform, nearly globe-shaped with small top and tap root; 
skin dark red, flesh deep blood red with little zoning. Popular with mar¬ 
ket gardeners for early or late planting. 
EGYPTIAN, MICHAEL-LEONARD’S DARK RED 50 Days 
The best stock of Egyptian Beet on the market today. It is dark red, 
free from light zones, early and an excellent beet in every way. 
EGYPTIAN, CROSBY S 50 Days 
An extra early variety especially adapted for the market gardener and 
home garden. Roots average 3 inches, of dark red color and almost 
globular; flesh distinct vermilion, which it retains in cooking. Tops 
medium. 
