THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SEED CO. -:- DENVER, COLO. 3 

Table Beets 
(Barbaietola, Remolacha, Salatruben) 
CULTURE—Sow 2 ounces to 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 
pounds per acre. 
DETROIT DARK RED—Our standard stock of this 
fine beet is of excellent quality but not quite as 
uniform as our special strain. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 40c) (% Ib. $1.00) (Ib. $3.00). 
DETROIT DARK RED (Special)—The outstanding 
variety for gardeners and canners. Top medium 
green, tinged with red. Roots globular, smooth, 
uniform, attractive with small tap root. Color deep 
-oxblood red. Flesh dark red with faintly defined 
rings! which disappear entirely when beet is cooked. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 15c) (Oz. 50c) (4% Ib. $1.15) (1b. $3.25). 
PERFECTED DETROIT (Special) — A mid-season 
variety. Tops tall, green and red. Roots globular, 
medium, flesh purplish red, sweet and tender. Spe- 
cially bred for earliness and dark color. Ready 
for market in 50 to 60 days from time of planting. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 15c) (Oz. 50c) (% Ib. $1.15) (1b. $3.25). 
GOOD FOR ALL—An excellent new variety developed 
from Detroit Dark Red. Especially fine for can- 
ning and pickling whole at 1% to 1% inches in 
diameter. Roots smooth, even in size and shape; 
collar and tap roots very small; interior deep crim- 
son free from white zones. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 40c) (4% Ib. $1.00) (Ib. $3.00). 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN—Our standard strain is of 
very fine quality, not quite as early as the special 
strain. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 40c) (44 Ib. $1.00) (Ib. $3.00). 
CROSBY’S. EGYPTIAN (Special)—An extra early 
variety for home and market garden use. Roots 
flattened, globular in shape, with small tap root; 
dark red. Top medium, flesh purplish red, sweet 
and tender. Specially bred for earliness and dark 
color. Ready for market in 50 to 60 days: from 
planting. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 15c) (Oz. 50c) (% Ib. $1.15) (1b. $3.25). 

Beet, Detroit Dark Red 
EARLY WONDER—Valuable to truckers and shippers as a first early variety; 
used also for fall planting. Tops medium small, erect. Roots semi-globular, 
flesh blood red with zones of lighter shades; tender and of good quality. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 40c) (1% Ib. $1.00) (Ib. $3.00). 
EXTRA EARLY FLAT EGYPTIAN—Very early, used by truckers for forcing to 
reach the earliest market. Tops small and erect. Roots flattish, medium dark 
red. Flesh bright blood red with light zones. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 40c) (% Ib. $1.00) (Ib. $3.00). 
IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP—A medium early variety for home and 
market garden use. Tops medium but somewhat coarse. Roots top-shaped; 
dark red. Flesh bright red with zones of lighter shade. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 40c) (14 Ib. $1.00) (Ib. $3.00). 
Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beets 
CULTURE—Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. Sow in rows 2% to 3 feet apart as soon as ground 
can be thoroughly worked. Cover seed about one-inch, making ground firm over the seed. When 
4 inches high, thin to 8 inches apart in the row. Mangels are a valuable feed for poultry and 
cattle. Thirty tons per acre is not an uncommon yield. For winter use store in pits the same 
as other root vegetables. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP—A good cropper and of high feeding value. Roots long, 
oval, reddish yellow. Grows half above ground, easily harvested. Flesh white, 
tinged with yellow. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE—A heavy yielding, valuable variety for feeding. 
Roots long, oval; skin white, with rose-colored shoulder; flesh white, with 
good sugar content. 
GOLDEN TANKARD—Roots large, nearly cylindrical, partly above ground; skin 
deep orange, flesh yellow with white zones. Very productive. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED—The most popular and the best cropper of all the man- 
gels. Roots extremely large, slightly tapering; grow half above the ground; 
color light red, flesh white with rose tinge.—SOLD OUT. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN (Sugar Beet)—Klein Wanzleben is the variety most used 
for making sugar. Roots long with thick shoulder, tapered; skin grey-white; 
flesh solid white. 
Prices on all above warieties: Postpaid (Oz. 25c) (% Ib. 75c) (lb. $1.50) (5 Ibs. 
Giant Half Sugar $7.00). 

