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Beets 
From Hand 
Selected Roots 
CULTURE: 'J'he best soil for beets is a deep sandy 
loam. For early beets plant as early in the spring 'as 
the ground can be worked, sowing a little later for the 
main crop. Winter beets should be planted about the 
151h of June. 
Plant the seed about % inch deep and in rows one 
foot apart. Thin the plants to 3 inches. Each packet 
contains enough seed to sow 15 feet; one ounce, 60 
feet: five pounds an acre, drilled. 
MANGELS, 
SUGAR BEETS 
AND OTHER 
ROOT CROPS— 
SEE PAGE 55. 
Perfected Detroit. 
42. PERFECTED DETROIT. (65 days.) A 
new strain of Detroit Dark Red Beet. The result of 
several generations of inbreeding. It is unquestionably 
the darkest red and most uniform type stock of Detroit 
Beet ever offered. Slightly earlier than the regular 
variety. Will run 99 per cent extremely dark red with¬ 
out visible zone markings. Perfected Detroit is the finest 
beet for the market gardener or for canning. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
41. OLDS’ IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD 
TURNIP. (60 days.) A fine, bright red beet. Re¬ 
markably even in size and appearance. A flattened globe 
shape, good quality. Tops are large and coarse, which 
make it a fine variety for greens. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
1/4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
40. EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. (55 day.s.) 
A forcing and first early variety. One of the very 
earliest of all beets. Has a very small top. Roots very 
dark red, rounded on top. flat beneath. Flesh dark. 
pur|)lish red. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, 
postpaid. 
TREAT SEEDS AND BULBS WITH 
SEMESAN 
DISEASE CONTROL—BETTER STANDS—STURDIER PLANTS WITH SEMESAN 
Don’t trust to luck for success with vegetables and flowers. Do what you can to control condi¬ 
tions. Treat your seeds, corms, bulbs, and seedlings with Semesan. Used as a dust or in solution with 
water, Semesan reduces seed rotting and damping-off, is highly effective against many seed-borne 
diseases, even prevents contamination of the soil by certain seed-borne diseases. One ounce treats 
15 to 30 pounds of seed at a cost of 14c to Ic a pound of seed. Prices: % oz, pkt., 10c; 2 oz. size, 35c; 
1-lb. size, $2.25; 5-lb. size, $10.00, postpaid. 
^ Egyptian 
Dark Red 
48. DETROIT DARK RED. (68 days.) Select 
Strain. The leading main crop variety for the home 
and market gardener. Globe shaped, sweet, tender, fine 
grained and free from woodiness. Dark crimson in 
color. Quality of the best. Leaves dark green, shaded 
to red. Probably the most widely grown beet for com¬ 
mercial. canning. Our largest seller. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
1/4 lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
46. CRIMSON KING. (55 days.) A fine, large 
beet of deep blood-red color. Roots globular, smooth; 
under favorable conditions reach a diameter of four 
inches. Tops and taproots small. Pkt., 5c; oz'., 10c; 
V4 lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
45. GOOD FOR ALL. (52 days.) Our new 
extra early beet that we recommend for pickling and 
canning. See page 32 for complete description. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
43. EARLY WONDER. (56 days.) A selection 
from Crosby’s Egyptian. Very uniform, dark red, globe 
shaped, small top. Especially good for late planting 
although in the extra early class. Early, hardy, produc¬ 
tive and handsome. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 
80c, postpaid. 
51. CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. (60 days.) A 
first-early market variety. Flattened globular shape and 
of fine quality. One of the best for early but not 
recommended for winter storing. Roots dark red and 
flesh a trifle lighter with some zoning. Tops very small. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
52. CRIMSON GLOBE. (70 days.) A fine sec 
ond early or main-crop table or market variety. Globe 
shaped, medium in size and slightly zoned. A rich blood 
red in color, sweet, tender and never stringy. Foliage 
small and dark. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 26c; lb., 75c, 
postpaid. 
401/2- EARLIEST 
FORCING. (50 days.) (Fire¬ 
ball.) Earliest of all beets; suit¬ 
able for forcing. A turnip- 
rooted or globe shaped variety 
and red as a radish. It has a 
smooth skin and is solid and 
very sweet in flavor. The leaf 
stalks and taproots are quite 
small, making it valuable for 
sowing in frames. Retains its 
fresh table (lualities remark¬ 
ably well. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
1/4 lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
CUT FLOWERS LAST LONG¬ 
ER WITH FLORALIFE — SEE 
PAGE 72. 
March 20, 1939. 
“We have used your seeds for two years and know they 
can’t be beat.” 
Mrs. Milo .'iini.th, Wisconsin. 
Early Wonder. 
SWISS CHARD—See page 43. 
BEETS IN SUCCESSION. 
Do not depend on one planting for a supply all 
through the summer and fall. The sweetest and most 
delicious of all are the small beets—just big enough 
to use. Have more coming on all the time. 
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