



ENDER 2cé Red TABLE BEETS 


_ The growing of Beets constitutes an Culture, Space the rows 18 to 24 
important commercial trucking industry inches apart. Work soil well and cover 
in the South. ‘Beets are also a good | seed 1 inch deep. A rich sandy loam is 
home-garden vegetable. The young | preferable, but nearly all soils will pro- 
plants are considered to be superior to duce Beets if sufficiently fertilized and 
spinach and turnips for greens. Reuter’s | Properly cultivated. When well started, 
Beet Seed is carefully bred and selected | thin plants to 3 to 4 inches apart. 
to produce smooth, uniform, beautifully Beets are usually more tender and suc- 
formed, and attractive blood-re culent when about 2 inches in diameter 
of the finest quality. d Beets One ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 5 to 
; 6 pounds to an acre. 
55 Early Eclipse. 50 days. Extra 
early. Beets of uniform size, bright 
deep red in color, round, and have small 
tap-roots. Flesh is bright, glossy red, 
zoned pinkish white, unusually sweet, 
oie and tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
y% Ib. 50c; lb. $1.75; 5 Ibs. $8.00. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $15.00; 25 Ibs. 
$35.00. 
63-A Green-Top Bunching. 
60 days. Attractive bunching beet. 
reg S: ree oe a does not F 
urn red. oots round, smooth, 1 
Ehehiip fattened ih iee'h beieht bee Edmand's Blood Turnip. —_50 
blood-red. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c;] days. A quickly maturing, turniv- 
y¥% Ib. 65c; lb. $2.00; 5 lbs. shaped Beet with deep blood-red, skin 
$9.00. |: and flesh. The tops are short and the 
4 roots almost round. Pkt. {Oc; oz. 
20c; % lb. 65c; lb. $2.00; 5 Ibs. 
$9.00. 
58 Perfected Detroit. 59 aays. 
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. 
ert 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. 25c; %4 Ib. 
75c; lb. $2.25; 5 Ibs. $10.00. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $18.00; 25 lbs. $42.50. 
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54 Crosby's Egyptian. 48 days. 
An extra-early variety for home- ‘and 
market-garden use. Unexcelled for 
bunching. Roots are smooth, round, } 
with slightly flattened tops; small tap- 
root. The flesh is very dark blood-red. 
Tops are medium and the roots deep 
purplish red. Crisp and tender. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; % |b. 50c; Ib. $1.75; 
5 lbs. $8.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$15.00; 25 lbs. $35.00. 
Early Wonder 
Beet 










65 Early Wonder. 45 days. 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; 
Ze oz. 20C; %4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75; 5 lbs. 
$8.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $15.00; 
25 lbs. $35.00. ‘ 
Perfected Detroit 
Beets 
Sow seed during the early fall and spring, MANGEL WURZEL 
in rows 2% to 3 feet apart; thin to 10 
inches apart. Plant 6 to 8 pounds of seed bl Mammoth lon 
per acre. Red. 110 days. Also 
known as Jumbo or Colossal. A truly mam- 
SUGAR BEET moth variety for stock feeding purposes. A 
ats ed root often Pia 10-12 pounds is 
° sometimes more. n yield it is enormously 
62 Klein Wanzleben. 75 days. Valu-| productive; 30-50 tons per acre is not rare in 
able for stock-feeding. Roots medium large} good soil. The flesh is white tinged with rose. 
12 to 15 inches, 3% to 4 inches at] It is often two feet or more in length by six 
shoulder—tapered, white with tinge of] inches in diameter, growing well above the 
gray. Very rich in sugar content; good} ground, thus allowing the crop to be easily 
keeper. As easily grown as the garden harvested. The crop of Mammoth Long Red 
beet and should be left in the ground until] Mangel was extremely short this season and 
frost to secure largest yields. When small] we therefore advise you to place your order 
they may be used for the table. Pkt. 1Oc3] early to avoid disappointment. Pkt. 10c; 
Bb i oz. 15¢; -%4 Ib. 40c; lb. $1.25; 5 Ibs.] oz. 20c; % Ib. 50c: Ib. $1.50; 5 Ibs. 
a $5.50. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. $10.00; 25 $7.00. Not prepaid: i6 ibs. $13.00; 25 Ibs. 
Mammoth Long Red lbs... $20.00. $30.00. 

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Vegetable Seeds 9 REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 
