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FOR THE 
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The growing 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 
Red TABLE BEETS 

Culture. First plantings are made 
during August and September. Space 
the rows 18 to 24 inches apart, Work 
soil well and cover seed 1 inch deep. 
A rich sandy loam. is preferable, but 
nearly all soils will produce Beets if 
sufficienty fertilized and properly cul- 
tivated. When well started, thin plants 
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54 Crosby's Eyctiar, 
An extra-early variety for home- and 
market-garden use. Unexcelled for 
i Roots are smooth, 
with slightly flattened tops; 
The flesh is very dark blood-red. 
Tops are medium and the roots deep 
Crisp and tender. Pkt. 
unas % lb. 45c; lb. $1.50; 
« Not prepaid: 
25 Spa. $27.50. 
small tap- 
pur ee red. 

formed, 
of the finest quality. 
55 Early Eclipse. 
early. 

tap-roots. 
zoned pinkish white, 
crisp and tender. Pkt. 
% Ib. 45c3 
Not prepaid: 
27.50. 
63 Half-Long Blood. 
Entirely distinct. 
symmetrical, 
10 lbs. $12.50; 
a vivid, rich red. 
Pkt. 5c; 02, 
Ib. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $4 

















48 days 
round, 
10 lb 
Early Wonder 
Beet 
65 Early Wonder. 45 aays. A fine 
selection from Crosby’s Egyptian, but a 
little smaller. It is the earliest and 
most perfectly shaped Beet for home- 
and market-garden. Valuable to truck- 
ers and shippers for bunching. The 
roots are nearly globe-shaped, blood-red, 
with small tap-root. Tops are medium 
small and erect. Flesh is beautiful 
deep blood-red, sweet, crisp, and ten- 
der. Our pedigreed stock is the result 
of many years of breeding. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15¢; % Ib. '45c; lb. $1.50; 5 
Ibs. $7.00. Not prepaid: 10 = lbs, 
$12.50;-25 lbs, $27.50. 
Sow seed during the early fall and spring, 
in rows 2% to 3 feet apart; thin to 10 
inches apart. Plant 6° to 8 pounds of seed 
per acre. 
SUGAR BEET 
62 Klein Wanzleben. %5 days. Valu- 
able for stock-feeding. Roots medium large 
—12 to inches, 3% 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. Pkt. Joc; 
oz. 15c¢; % Ib. '40c; lb. $1.25; 5 Ibs. 
$5.50. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. $10. 00; .25 
lbs. $20.00, 

REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 10 
and attractive blood-red Beets 
50 days. te 
Beets of uniform size, bright P 
deep red in color, round, and have small , 
Flesh is bright, glossy red, a 
unusually sweet, 
1Oc; oz. 
lb. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $7.00. 
25 Ibs. 
to 3 to 4 inches apart. One ounce will 
sow 50 feet of row; 5 to 6 pounds to 
an acre. 
f 
Extra 
{5c; 
75 days. 
The roots are 
somewhat pear- 
shaped and smooth. The flesh is 
Very sweet. 
1Oc; 4 ae 30c; 
57 Edmand's Blood Turnip. —_ 50 
days. A quickly maturing, .turnip- 
shaped Beet with deep blood-red skin 
and flesh. The tops are short and the 
roots almost round. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.50; 5 Ibs. 
$7.00. 
58 Perfected Detroit. 59 gays. 
- 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 until 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 uni- 
form, small, slender and erect tops ap- 
peal to the commercial grower and 
shipper. ,Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 ne 
55c; lb. $1.75; 5 lbs. $8.00 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $15. 00: "25 lbs. $35. 00. 




Perfected Detroit 
Beets 
MANGEL WURZEL 
61 Mammoth Long Red. 
110 days. The 
most popular variety and best cropper. Pro- 
duces from 30 to 50 tons per acre. Roots ex- 
tremely large; light red; flesh white tinged 
rose.’ Pkt.. [Oc;:0z. 15c¢; % Jb. 40c; Ib. 
$1.25; 5 lbs. $5.50. Not prepaid: 10 lbs, 
$10.00; 25 lbs. $20.00. 
69 Red Giant Eckendorf. 110 -a:a-gee 
Grows mostly above the ground, and is, there- 
fore, easy to harvest. The roots are very 
large. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 40c; Ib. 
$1.25; 5 lbs. $5.50. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs, 
$10.00; 25 Ibs. $20.00. 

Vegetable Seeds 
