
NORTHRUP, KING & CO.’S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 
BEETS—Garden Varieties 
Crosby’s Egyptian 55 days 
Root flattened, globe shaped, with small 
tap root. Dark purplish red. Flesh crisp and 
tender. Tops medium size. A splendid vari- 
ety for home and market garden. 
Detroit Dark Red 58 days 
Globe shaped root, dark blood red color, 
smooth skin. Flesh uniform in color and re- 
mains tender and of highest quality until 
roots are full grown. Small collar and tap 
root. Deservedly one of the most popular 
for home and market garden, shipping and 
canning. 
Detroit Short Top 58 days 
An improved refined strain of Detroit 
Dark Red. With a shorter top and slightly 
smaller, more spherical root than original 
variety. 
Early Blood Turnip 60 days 
An old standard hardy variety still very 
popular. Top-shaped root with deep red 
flesh, ringed pink; smooth skin. Sweet and 
crisp. 
Early Wonder, Dark Strain 52 days 
A desirable early table beet. Flattened 
globe shape, medium collar, tap root and 
leaves. Bright red skin, vermilion red flesh 
zoned with lighter red. Sweet, tender. 
Edmand’s Improved Blood 60 days 
A well-known and popular hardy second 
early beet for home and market garden and 
for canning. Roots nearly round. Flesh pur- 
plish red with zoning of lighter color. Good 
keeper in storage throughout the winter. 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian 50 days 
Roots develop quicker than those of any 
other table beet. Bulbs deep flat, very 
smooth, dark red. Flesh purplish red. Small 
tops, excellent for forcing and early market. 



Early Wonder Beet, Dark Strain 
Improved Long Blood 70 days 
Resists drought better than other vari- 
eties of beets, and an excellent winter 
keeper. Deep red color. Flesh very sweet. 

Recording results of Beet Trials in Northrup, King & Co.’s Trial Ground 
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