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Detroit 
Dark Red 
Beet 
BURPEE’S RED BALL—Remarkable for its uniform shape, 
deev colored bluish, and fine sweet flavor. The roots are 
globe-shaped, and having a smooth deep red skin. The 
flesh is dark red, free from woody fiber, and very tasty. 
Finest quality. Desirable for home or market. 57 days. 
Pkt., 10c: oz., 25c; 1% Ib., 75c; lb., $2.50. 
FAMOUS BLACK KNIGHT BEET—Deepest dark red all the 
way through. It is of very superior quality, richly flavored, 
and is very smooth, clean, and of a very uniform shape and 
size, bunching up attractively. 60 days. 
Pkt., 10c: oz., 30c; 1/4 lb., 95c; 1 1b., $2.80. 
HARRISBURG MARKET—Extra-early beet. Dark red color 
all the way through; tender, highly flavored flesh; smooth 
clean skin; shape extremely uniform. This is the very best 
first-early beet. It has become the leading early beet in 
many city markets. 58 days. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 1/ lb., 95c; 1 lb., $2.80. 
CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN—An improved strain of Egyptian 
Beet. Rich dark red flesh, crisp and tender. An excellent 
early sort. 54 days. 
Pkt., 10c: oz., 25c; 1/4 Ib., 75c; Ib., $2.50. 
ABEL’S NEW HALF-LONG—One of the finest half-long beets 
on the market. Flesh deep maroon-red, approaching black, 
free from toning. 78 days. 
Pkti0ctozse20c:2/aelb,,.75c; 1b... $2.50. 
ABEL’S NEW CENTURY BEET—The root is turnip or top 
shaped, tends to show considerable sideroot. Interior is 
blood-red in color, cooks a very deep, dark red. The tops 
or leaves are a conspicuously green top without a trace of 
any red coloring either in the leaves or stems, showing con- 
siderable foliage and standing somewhat taller than most 
varieties of garden beets. 75 days. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 1/4 Ib., 95c; lb., $2.80. 
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