12 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 
BEET 
TABLE VARIETIES (Cont.) 
LONG DARK BLOOD (Above Ground) : 
High quality table beet for late summer and fall; good keeper; superior for 
pickles. Tops large, upright. Roots grow 1% to 1% above ground; very dark 
purplish-red below and grayish-russeted above ground; become 14—16 in. 
long; 3 in. thick at shoulder and are tapered. Flesh very dark purplish-red with 
indistinct zones of a lighter shade. 
LUTZ’S GREEN-LEAF 7 
(Winter Table Beet.) A very large beet, 4 to 6 in. in diameter, tapering to a 
point like a “top.” Color deep, dark red, flesh tender and delicious. Ideal for 
winter storing. 
OHIO CANNER 
Tops of medium height, semi-erect. Roots slightly rounded or flattened on 
top, rounded at sides, and tapered at bottom. Interior color deep blood red, 
rarely zoned or ringed. Outstanding for interior color. 
SUGAR BEET 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN 
The most desirable beet for sugar manufacture; valuable for stock feeding. 
Roots medium large; 12—15 in. long, 314—4 in. at shoulder, tapered; white 
with a tinge of gray; very rich in sugar content; good keeper. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Mangel Wurzels, because of the ease of culture, enormous yield and high food 
value in the ration, are very valuable for stock feed. We list below the most 
desirable varieties. 
DANISH RED GIANT ECKENDORF 
Enormously productive. Roots very large; thick, cylindrical, compressed at 
mid-section; blunt; red above, rose below ground; grow largely above ground; 
easily harvested. 
DANISH YELLOW GIANT ECKENDORF 
Enormously productive. Roots light yellow; tinged with green above ground. 
Similar to Kirsch’s Ideal or Ideal, and aside from color, the same as Danish Red 
Giant Eckendorf. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP 
Very high yielder. Roots long oval, orange colored; flesh white with faint 
yellow tinge. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR, GREEN TOP 
Roots long ovoid, grayish-white with light bronze-green shoulder; flesh white. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR, ROSE TOP 
Roots long oval, tapered; grayish-white with rose-colored shoulder; flesh 
white, rich in sugar. 
GIANT YELLOW INTERMEDIATE 
Roots large, long oval, grow about 24 above ground; light gray tinged with 
brown above, and orange-yellow below ground; flesh firm, white, rich in sugar, 
of high feeding value. 
GOLDEN TANKARD see 
Roots large; thick oval, nearly cylindrical; light gray above, deep orange below 
ground; flesh yellow with white zones. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED 
Superior to strains offered as Norbiton Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. Roots 
large; long spindle shape, straight, and thick; grow %4 to 4 out of ground; 
light red; flesh white tinged with rose. 
YELLOW LEVIATHAN ; : 
Roots very large, long; thick spindle-shaped; light gray tinged with brown 
above ground, yellow below; grow 14 above ground; very easily harvested. 
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