
Detroit Dark Red Beet 
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3 of the Best 
Table Beets — 
Crosby’s Egyptian, Burpee’s Red Ball 
and Extra Early Flat Egyptian. 
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Burpee’s Red Ball Beet 
10 W. Atlee Burpee Co. 


Beets are easily grown and may be enjoyed as baby beets when roots are half 
grown or they may be used from then on until they reach their full size. The tops 
are highly palatable when cooked alone as ‘‘greens’’ or young beets with their 
tops may be cooked together. Burpee’s Red Ball, Detroit Dark Red and Crosby’s 
Egyptian are universally popular. Spinach Beet (Swiss Chard) is grown exclusively 
for the use of its tops as ‘‘greens’’; it is offered separately on page 40. 
115a Detroit Dark Red, Short Top © 
60 days. An improved and refined strain of Detroit Dark Red. It 
has tops which average about 3 in. shorter than those of the regular 
strain, making it suitable for growing on muck or for any use where 
large tops are not necessary or desirable. Roots are also slightly 
smaller and more globular. Skin is dark red; flesh is uniform deep 
red with the zones so inconspicuous that the flesh, when cooked, 
seems to be one solid ball of deep blood-red. Smaller tops allow beets 
to stand closer together in the row. This seed has been dusted with 
Arasan for protection from decay and damping-off germs in soils. 
Do not use this treated seed for food or feed. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢; 1/2 Ib. $1.60; Ib. $3.00 
115 Detroit Dark Red, Medium Top 
59 days. Perfectly round and of a deep red color. They reach 2% to 3 in. in size 
and have a small collar and a thin tap-root. The flesh is very dark- blood-red, 
showing hardly any zones. It is tender, fine grained, exceptionally sweet. Medium 
size foliage makes it popular with housewives wanting plenty of ‘“‘tops’’ for use as 
“greens.”’ Roots are slightly larger than the short top strain offered above. 
Splendid for the home garden, market, shipping, freezing and canning. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢; 12 lb. $1.60; Ib. $3.00 
128 Burpee’s Improved Blood Turnip Beet 
59 days. The large beets, 3 to 4in. across, are round but sometimes deeper than 
their diameter. The flesh is dark red, occasionally zoned. Though it is a quick 
grower, the roots will keep a long time in storage. Splendid for the home garden 
and for market gardeners; it is dependable in every way. Flesh is fine grained, 
tender and most agreeably sweet. It may be grown for early use, summer, fall or 
winter storing as well asfor canning. Because of its quickness of growth, it is es- 
pecially suited for late sowings. It 1s really an all-season, all-purpose, deep red table 
beet of high quality. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% Ib. 75¢; 14 lb. $1.49; lb. $2.50 
109 Extra Early Flat Egyptian— Zorlies: of aif 
53 days. Roots are distinctly flattened and have a small top; flesh is sweet and 
tender; dark purplish red zoned with a trifle lighter color. Skin is medium red. The 
earliest of all beets; fine for home garden and early market. Fully grown beets 
measure 274 in. across. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% lb. 75¢; 1 Ib. $1.40; Ib. $2.50 
107 Burpee’s Extra Early © —Glote shaped 
58 days Excellent early beet with perfectly smooth globe-shaped roots that are 
most regular in shape. Will grow to 3 in. in diameter, but, as with all beets, can 
be used when small. The flesh is dark red and shows hardly any zones Popular 
with home and market gardeners. Flavor is sweet and tasty; ideal for canning or 
pickling whole. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; 14 Ib. $1.40; Ib. $2.50 
120 Winter Keeper—4 long season quality beet 
80 days. Remains solid and tender all summer and also when stored for winter. 
As the half-long-shaped roots grow slowly, it is valuable as a late beet. Skin is 
dark red as is the flesh. Even when the beets get large, they are as tender ag 
much earlier varieties. This seed has been dusted with Arasan for protection 
from decay and damping-off germs in soils. Do not use this treated seed for food 
or feed. Pkt. 10¢3 oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢; 1% lb. $1.70; Ib. $3.25 
121 Bur pee’s Red Ball © —Always satisfactory 
60 days. Remarkable for its uniform shape, deep colored flesh, and fine sweet 
flavor. Roots are deep, globe-shaped, growing to 3 in. in diameter, and having a 
smooth, deep red skin. The flesh is also extremely dark red, free from woody 
fiber, and very tasty. The quality is always the finest. Its intense dark red color 
especially fits 1t for freezing and canning. Medium tall tops. : 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 90¢; 14 Ib. $1.60; Ib. $3.00 


How to Grow BEETS 
_ Sow seeds as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. Fora con- 
tinuous supply make additional sowings when the preceding planting is 
up and growing; allow plenty of time for the last sowing to mature before 
frost. Sow seed in rows 1% to 2 ft. apart and cover with % in. of fine soil. 
A rich, sandy loam, mellow and deep, produces the best shaped and 
smoothest roots. Thin plants to stand 3 to 4 in. apart in the row. The 
later sowings will produce the best beets for winter storing. Dig the roots 
with the approach of cold weather and keep in a cool cellar, packing them 
in slightly moist earth until ready to use throughout the winter months, 
A pkt. of seed will sow 25 ft. of row; one oz. 100 ft. 





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