Olds’ Garden Beets sixiz. 
CULTURE: The best soil for beets 
is a deep sandy loam. For early beets 
plant as early in the spring’ as the 
ground can be worked, sowing a little 
later for the main crop. Winter beets 
should be planted about the 15th of 
June.. Varieties marked ye are rec- 
ommended for freezing. 
Plant the seed about *% inch deep 
and in rows one foot apart. Thin the 
plants to 3 inches. Each packet con- 
tains enough seed to sow 15 feet: one 
ounce, 60 feet: five pounds an acre, 
drilled. 
MANGELS, SUGAR BEETS AND 
OTHER ROOT CROPS—-SEE PAGE 
28. 

Good For All Beets. 
45. GOOD FOR ALL. (52.-days.) A new 
early beet developed from. Detroit’ Dark Red. 
Especially fine for pickling and canning whole 
as they grow about one and one-fourth to one 
and one-half inches in diameter. Roots are 
smooth, even in size, and very uniformly globu- 
lay in shape. Interior deep crimson and free of 
white zoning. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; %4 Ib., 95c; 
lb., $2.90, postpaid, 
* 48. DETROIT DARK RED. (68 days.) Select 
Strain. The leading main crop variety for the home 
and market gardener. Globe shaped, sweet, tender, fine 
grained and free from woodiness. Dark -crimson in 
color. Quality of the best. Leaves dark green, shaded 
to red. Probably the most widely grown beet for com- 
mercial canning. Our largest seller. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
350: Y% Ib., $1.05; 1b., $3.15, postpaid. 
BEETS IN SUCCESSION 
Do not depend on one planting for a sup- 
ply all through the summer and fall. The 
sweetest and most delicious of all are the 
small beets—just big enough to use. Have 
more coming on all the time, 
Early Wonder. 4 oe EXTRA ae Ee He. 
ss ays A forcing an rst early variety. ne 
43. EARLY _WONDER. (56 of the very earliest of all beets. Has a very 
days.) A selection from Crosby's small top. Roots very dark red, rounded on 
Egyptian. Very uniform, dark red, top, flat beneath. Flesh dark, purplish red. 
globe shaped, small top. Especially  pxt., 10; oz., 30c; 1/4 Ib., 95¢; 1b., $2.90, post- 
good for late planting although in the paid 
extra early class. Early, hardy, pro- j 
ductive and handsome. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 
30c; 1% Ibi, 95c; lb., $2.90, postpaid. 

41. OLDS’ IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD 
TURNIP. (60 days.) A fine, bright red beet. Re- 
markably even in size and appearance. A flattened globe 
shape, good quality. Tops are large and coarse, which 
make it a fine variety for greens. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 
\% Ib., 95ce; lb., $2.90, postpaid. 


40%. EARLIEST FORCING. (50 
days.) (Fireball.) Earliest of all beets; 
: ees 5 forcing. A turnip-rooted or: 
: : globe shaped variety and‘ red asa radish. 
Perfected Detroit. It has a smooth skin and is solid and 
42. PERFECTED DETROIT. (65 days:) Ye sweet in flayor. The leaf stalks. 
A new strain of Detroit Dark Red Beet. The and taproots are quite small, making it 
result of several generations of inbreeding. It valuable for sowing in frames... Retains’ 
is unquestionably the darkest red and most uni- its fresh table qualities remarkably well. 
form type stock of Detroit Beet ever offered, Pkt. 10c; oz., 40c; %4 Ib. $1.10; Ib., 
* 51. CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. (60 days.) <A Slightly earlier than the regular variety, Will $3.35, postpaid. 
first-early market variety. Mlattened globular shape and run 99 per cent extremely dark red. without 
of fine quality. One of the best for early but not Visible zone markings. Perfected Detroit is the 
recommended for winter storing. Roots dark red and finest beet for the market gardener or for can- 
flesh a trifle lighter with some zoning. Tops very small. ning. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; %4 Ib., $1.05; Ib., 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 14 Ib., 95c; Ib., $2.90, postpaid. $3.15, postpaid. 
TREAT SEEDS AND BULBS WITH 
SEMESAN 
DISEASE CONTROL—BETTER STANDS—STURDIER PLANTS WITH SEMESAN 
For success with flowers and vegetables, give them a healthy start! Treat seeds, corms; bulbs 
and seedlings with Semesan. Applied dry or in solution with water, Semesan generally reduces seed 
rotting and damping-off, is highly effective against many seed- borne diseases, helps to prevent seed. 
borne soil contamination. One ounce treats 15 to 60 pounds of seed, Costs only 4c to 2c per pound 
of seed; Prices: 1/3-0z. pkt., 10c; 2-0z. size, 40c; 1-lb. size, $2.50; 5-lb. size, $11.40, postpaid. 
Prices and sizes subject to change without notice. 



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