




HARD TO BEAT 
BUNTON’S Early Beauty BEET 

Beet SEEDS are very 
scarce this year due to 
crop failure. 


B-B Early Beauty 
1 Oz. to 50 Feet of Drill; 8 to 10 Lbs. to the Acre. 
CULTURE—One of the earliest vegetables the garden yields and one of the first to be sown. The soil should be loamy 
and fertile and well pulverized before seeding. Beets should be drilled in rows and covered about 1 inch deep. The 
soil should be packed firmly after seed is covered. The rows should be 15 to 18 inches apart. After plants are up 3 
inches, thin out to 3 inches apart. For an extra early supply, sow seeds in hotbeds or cold frames from February 15th 
to March lst. To have a supply of fresh, tender young beets; sow every two weeks to July 15th. 
B-B EARLY BEAUTY—A perfectly round, 
fast growing, dark red beet, with small tap 
root and medium top, just right for bunching. 
Earliness and its deep red color all the way 
through without zoning, were the most im- 
portant points in the breeding work of this 
variety. 'It is the quickest of the round Beets 
to reach marketable size. Very uniform in 
shape and a ready seller on the market. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c: % lb. 60c: lb. $2.10: 5 lbs. @ 
$2.00. . 
B-B BRIGHT CROSBY—Very early and ex- 
cellent quality. Flesh bright vermillion red 
with fainter zoning. Roots globe shaped with 
small tap root. Tops small, but fairly coarse. 
Its bright carmine red color and handsome 
shape makes it a great favorite on some 
markets. Pkt. 10c: oz. 20c: % Ib. 60c; Ib. 
$2.00; 5 lbs. @ $1.90. 
~~ IMPROVED CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN — Al- 
most a true globe shape, being a little deeper 
from top to base. Color is a dark red. It is 
extremely early and has a medium size top. 
The skin is very smooth; flesh dark, very 
sweet and tender. Pkt. 10c: oz. 20c: Y% lb. 
60c; Ibs. $2.00; 5 lbs. @ $1.90. 
EARLY WONDER — A selection from the 
Crosby's Egyptian. Very early, uniform and 
nearly globe-shaped with small top and tap 
root. Skin dark red, flesh deep blood red 
with little zoning. Pkt. 10c: oz. 20c: % Ib. 
60c; Ibs. $2.00; 5 lbs. @ $1.90. 
DETROIT DARK RED-— One of the most 
popular red turnip beets for market gardeners 
or home use. Being a second early, it is 
used extensively as the main crop variety... 
The tops are of medium size, fruits very uni- 
form in shape, flesh deep red, very crisp, 
tender and sweet. Pkt. 10c: oz. 20c: %4 Ib. 
70c; lb. $2.50; 5 Ibs. @ $2.40. 
STOCK BEETS 
CULTURE—Sow in April and May in rows 2 to 3 feet apart, thin out so plant will stand 6 inches apart in the row. 
MAMMOTH PRIZE LONG RED—Grows to an 
enormous size and yields 30 to 50 tons to the 
acre. Roots nearly cylindrical in shape, 
light red, growing well above ground; flesh 
white and rose colored. Oz. 20c: % lb. 60c; 
lb. $2.25; 5 lbs. @ $2.15. 
GOLDEN TANKARD— Very productive. 
Flesh yellow and sweet. Top and neck very 
small; easily pulled and especially relished 
by sheep and cattle. Oz. 20c: % lb. 60c; lb. 
$2.25: 5 lbs. @ $2.15. 
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