FOR THE 
-HOME AND 
MARKET 
The grrowing of Beets constitutes an 
important commercial trucking industry 
in the South. Beets are also a good 
home-garden vegetable'. The young 
plants are considered to be superior to 
spinach and turnips for greens. Reuter’s 
Beet Seed is carefully bred and selected 
to produce smooth, uniform, beautifully 
formed, and attractive blood-red Beets 
of the finest quality. 
55 Early Eclipse. 50 days. Extra 
early. Beets of uniform size, bright 
deep red in color, round, and have small 
tap-roots. Flesh is bright, glossy red, 
zoned pinkish white, unusually sweet, 
crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c: oz. lOc; 
% lb. 20c: lb. 60c: 5 lbs. $2.25. 
Kot prepaid: 10 lbs. $4.00. 
63 Half-Long Blood. 
54 Crosby's Egyptian. 48 days. 
An extra-early variety for home- and 
market-garden use. Unexcelled for 
bunching. Roots are smooth, round. 
With slightly flattened tops; small tap¬ 
root. The flesh is very dark blood-red. 
Tops are medium and the roots deep 
purplish red. Crisp and tender. Pkt. 
5c: oz. iOc; % lb. 20c; lb. 60c; 
6 lbs. $2.25. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$4.00: 35 lbs, $9.50, 
75 days. 
Entirely distinct. The roots are 
symmetrical, somewhat pear- 
shaped and smooth. The flesh is 
a vivid, rich red. 'Very sweet. 
Pkt. 5c: oz. IOc: % lb. 20 c: 
lb. 60c: 5 lbs. $2.25. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $4.00. 
58 Perfected Detroit. 52 days. 
The finest strain of the famous De¬ 
troit Beet on the market today. It is 
the result of ten years of inbreeding and 
re-selection to produce a stock that has 
marvelously rich blood-red meat all the 
way through. It has no white or light 
colored zones in the flesh. Remains 
tender and of the highest quality un¬ 
til roots are fully grown. It cans 
red with no browns or purples. 
Superior for the table. Its globe- 
shaped roots are uniform in shape, 
color and size, and its uniform, 
small, slender and erect tops ap¬ 
peal to the commercial grower and 
shipper. Pkt. 5c; oz. IOc: % lb. 
25c; lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.00. 
Not prepaid: ,10 lbs. $5.00; 25 
lbs. $11.35. 
Culture. Space the rows 18 to 24 
inches apart. Work soil well and cover 
sci-d 1 inch deep. A rich sandy loam is 
preferable, but nearly all .soils will pro¬ 
duce Beets if suflieiently fertilized and 
properly cultivated. When well started, 
thin pl.'ints to 3 to 4 inches apart. 
Beets are usually more tender and suc¬ 
culent when about 3 inches in diameter. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 5 to 
6 pounds to an acre. 
66 Reuter's Fireball. 45 ^ays. a 
handsome Beet with smooth skin of at- 
tractive deep blood-red color. Roots are 
uniform, medium-sized, perfect globe- 
shape.d, and the color of the flesh is a 
brilliant fiery red. Retains its color 
when cooked, making it highly desirable 
for cannmg or pickling. An ideal Beet 
for either home-garden or the market 
gardener. Pkt. IOc; oz. 15c; % lb. 
35c; 11). $1.00: 5 lbs. $4.50. Not 
prepaid; 10 lbs. $ 8 . 00 ; 35 lbs. $17.50. 
57 Edmand’s Blood Turnip. 50 
j ^ quickly maturing, turnip- 
shaped Beet with deep blood-red skin 
and flesh. The tops are short and the 
roots almost round. Pkt. 5c; oz. IOc : 
lb. 20c: 11). 60c; 5 lbs. $2.25. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $4.00. 
STOCK 
(Bant Red 
Eckeiidurf 
Sow seed during the early fall and spring, 
in rows ‘ZM to .3 feet apart: thin to 10 
inches apart. Plant 6 to 8 pounds of seed 
per acre, 
SUGAR BEET 
62 Klein Wanzieben. 75 days. Valu¬ 
able for stock-feeding. Roots medium large 
—13 to 15 inches, 3 Vi to 4 inches at 
shoulder—tapered, white with tinge of 
gray. Very rich in sugar content: good 
keeper. As easily grown as the garden 
beet and should be left in the ground until 
frost to secure largest yields. When small 
they may be used for the table. Oz. IOc; 
V4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $3.00. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
61 Mammoth Long Red. 
110 days. Produces from 30 to 
50 tons per acre. Roots extremely 
large: light red; flesh white tinged 
rose. 
Oz. IOc; V4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 
.5 lbs. $2.00. Not prepaid: 10 
lbs. $3.00. 
69 Red Giant Eckendorf. 
110 days. Grows mostly above the 
ground, and is. therefore, easy to 
harvest. The roots are very large. 
Oz. IOc: V4 lb. 20c: lb. 50c 
a lbs. $2.00. Not prepaid: lO 
lbs. $3.00. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Early 
Wonder 
Beet 
^^Onder. 45 days, a fine se¬ 
lection from Crosby’s Egyptian, but a little 
smaller. It is the earliest and most per¬ 
fectly shaped Beet for home- and market- 
garden. Valuable to truckers and shippers 
for bunching. The roots are nearly globe- 
shaped, blood-red, with small tap-root. Tops 
are medium small and erect. Flesh is beau¬ 
tiful deep blood-red, sweet, crisp, and ten- 
der. Pkt. 5c: oz. IOc; »4 lb. 20c; lb. 
6pc ; o lbs. $2.25. Not prepaid; 10 lbs. 
$4.00; 35 lbs. $9.50. 
Perfected Detroit 
Be<-U 
Vegetable Seeds 
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REUTER SEED CO., Inc.i New Orleans 
