SELECTED SEEDS FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENERS 5 


BEETS 
Beets Are Easily Grown 
One of the profitable crops for the market 
grower. If desirable to be very early they 
may be grown in the hotbed and transplant- 
ed. Plant as early in the spring as weather 
will permit. Beets will stand light frost, 
but care must be taken, as a heavy frost 
would destroy them. The rows should be 
Detroit Dark Red 
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 
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from 16 to 20 inches apart and the seed 
planted from 1 to 1% inches deep. Thin to 
two or three inches apart. Plant some 
thickly for greens. 
Plant 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. Ten pounds 
will sow an acre in 18 inch rows. 
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Crosby's Egyptian 50 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. 
root. Deservedly one of the most popular 
for home and market garden, shipping and 
canning. Pkt., .10; oz., .25; %4 Ib., .85; 
14 Ib., $1.50. 
(A) Early Wonder 
A desirable early table beet. Flattened globe 
shape, medium collar, tap root and leaves. Bright 
red skin, vermillion red flesh zoned with lighter red. 
Sweet, tender. Pkt., .10; 0oz., .25; % Ib., .85; 16 
Ib., $1.50. 
Perfected Detroit 
This beet is one of the most outstanding selections 
of Detroit Dark Red for dark, uniform interior color. 
Especially adapted for canning purposes. The root 
is globe shape, slightly flattened at base. Interior 
color dark blood red, no zoning. Flesh is excellent 
in quality. The top is medium height, dark green 
leaves tinged with dark red. This variety is a good 
grower and heavy cropper. Pkt., .10; oz., .25; %4 
Ib., .85; 14 Ib., $1.50. 
Ansgrow Wonder 
This excellent beet won the All-American award 
for 1934. We have a nice lot of selected seed of this 
variety, which is unsurpassed in earliness, uniform- 
ity and color. Roots are semi-globular with a small 
neck and tap root, zones are about the same color. 
This variety is very tender, sweet, and of excellent 
quality. Pkt., .10; oz., .35; 4 Ib., $1.00; 14 Ihb., : 
$1.75. 
Pkt., .10; oz., .25; %4 Ib., .85; 
16 Ib., $1.50. 
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BKARLY WONDER 
BEETS FOR STOCK 
(A) Improved Mammoth Long Red 
The largest and most productive mangel. Often reaches 24 tu 30 in. in length, weighing 
from 25 to 35 lbs. Roots are uniformly straight and well formed and the flesh is white, tinged 
with rose. Easily harvested as roots grow one-half to two-thirds out of the ground. Oz., .10; 
% Ib., 85; 12 Ib., $1.00. 
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10 Ibs. or more of one variety sold at 100 lb. rate. 

(A) RECOMMENDED VARIETIES 
