2A TABLE BEETS 
Space. the rows 18 to’ 24 
inches apart. Work soil well and cover 
seed 1 inch deep. A rich sandy loam is 
preferable, but nearly all soils will pro- 
duce Beets if sufficiently fertilized and 
properly cultivated. When well started, 
thin plants to 3 to.4 inches. apart, 
Beets aré usually more tender and suc- 
culent when about 2 inches in diameter, 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 5 to 
6 pounds to an acre. 
































_ The growing of Beets constitutes an 
important commercial trucking industry 
in the South. Beets are also a good 
home-garden vegetable. The young 
plants. are considered to be superior to 
spinach and turnips for greens. Reuter’s 
Beet Seed is carefully bred and selected 
to produce smooth, uniform, beautifully 
formed, and attractive blood-red Beets 
of the finest quality. 
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, 
erisp and tender. Pkt. 1Oc; 0z. 25c; 
Y% Ib. 65c; lb. $2.15; 5 lbs. $10.00. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $18.00; 25 lbs. 
$43.75. 
63-A Green-Top Bunching. 
60 days. Attractive bunching beet. 
Foliage grayish-green and does not 
Culture... 
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turn red. Roots round, smooth, : y i 
iy Gatiaton Plesk prem | -. Edmand's Blood Turnip. _50 
blood-red. Pkt. {Oc; oz. 25¢c; days. A quickly maturing, turnip- 
1% Ib. 65c; lb. $2.25; 5 Ibs, | shaped Beet with deep blood-red skin 
$10.50. and flesh, ‘The tops are short and the 
roots almost round. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; % Ib. 65c; lb. $2.15; 5. lbs, 
$10.00. . : 
58 Perfected Detroit. 52 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. 
4 Tts globe-shaped roots are uniform 
Y in shape, color and size, and its uni- 
form, small, slender and erect tops ap- 
peal to the commercial grower and 
shipper. . Pkt. 10%; oz. 25c; %%4|b. 
65c; lb. $2.25; 5 Ibs. $10.50. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $20,00; 25 lbs. $47.60. 
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54 Crosby's Egyptian. 4g 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 fiesh is very dark blood-red. 
Tops are medium and the roots deep 
purplish red. Crisp and tender. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c; 4) lb. 65c; lb. $2.15; 
5 lbs. $10.00. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs, 
$18.00; 25 Ibs. $43.75. 













Rarly 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. ¢rect, Flesh is beautiful 
deep blood-red, sweet, crisp, and ten- 
‘der. Our pedigreed stock is the result & 
} of many ‘years of breedine. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; % Ib. 65c; |b. $2.15; 5 
Ibs. $10.00. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. 
Perfected Detroit 
$18.00; 25 Ibs. $43.75. | Beets : 
Ss d during the early fall and spring, = 
in fous 2G to 3 feet apart; thin to 10 MANGEL WURZEL d 
inches apart. Plant 6 to 8 pounds of seed 
per acre. 
SUGAR BEET 
61 Mammoth Long Red. 110 days. ‘The 
most popular variety and best cropper. Pro- 
duces from 30 to 50 tons per acre. Roots ex- 
62 Klein Wanzleben. 75 days. Valu- 
able for stock-feeding. Roots medium large 
12 to 15 inches, 3% to 4 inches at 
shoulder—tapered, white with tinge of 
gray. Very rich in sugar content; good 
keeper. As easily: grown ag the garden 
beet and should be left in the ground until 
frost to secure largest yields. When small 
they may be used for the table. Pkt. 10c; 
Prue. oz. 15¢; % Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.25; 5 Ibs. 
WANG, $5.75. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. $10.50; 25 
Mammoth Long Red Ibs. $25.00. 

tremely large: light red; flesh white tinged rose. 
It is often two feet or more in length by six 
inches in diameter. Pkt. 10c; oz 15¢; %4 
Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.35; 5:lbs. $6.00. Not pre- 
paid: 10 Ibs. $11.00; 25 lbs. $26.25, ’ 
69 Red Giant Eckendorf. 110 ern 
Grows mostly above the ground, and is, there- 
fore, easy to harvest. The roots are very large. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢; %4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; 
5 lbs. $5.75. 

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