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Detroit Dark Red—55 Days. Of great celebrity, 
_ because of its merit.. Form oval, flesh dark 
blood with indistinct zones of lighter color. 
Skin smooth with small tap roots. A favorite 
beet with all private and market gardeners. 
Extensively used by canners because of its good 
dark red color. The most popular table variety 
today. 
Early Blood Turnip—55 Days. Top-shaped, early 
in maturity and one of our best sellers. Very 
desirable in every respect. Skin deep red and 
very smooth. When cut it is one of the best red 
Turnip Beets on the market. 
Early Wonder—55 Days. This is one of the earli- 
est of the small table beets for outside culture. 
It has small leaves, is flat to globe in shape. 
Bright red skin. Vermillion red flesh with dis- 
tinct zones of a lighter red. It is of excellent 
quality, being sweet, tender and free from 
_ fibrous roots. It is a Select Improved Crosby. 
Early Wonder Green Top—55 Days. Same as the 
above except top is green. 
Eclipse, Extra Early—55 Days. Bulbs globed, 
early as name indicates, small tops. Roots 
smooth, round, inclined to be top shaped. Leaves 
light green, broad, with wide orange midrib. 
An excellent beet for the family garden. 
Extra Early Egyptian—48 Days. The roots of 
this Beet develop quicker than any other Table 
Beet. Bulbs half globular or flat. Roots smooth, 
dark red. Small tops. Flesh of a purplish red. 
Green Top Bunching—60 Days. Early and at- 
tractive foliage. Keeps color well into Fall. 
Roots almost round, Interior color bright, blood 
red, j 
LANDRETHS BEST—50 DAYS. About 5 days 
earlier than Detroit, more ball-shaped, alto- 
gether a superior sort. Slimmer tap roots, more 
mouse-tailed. Roots vary from deep. globe to 
round. Flesh deep red, with indistinct zoning, 
of excellent sugary quality. Skin smooth, free 
from fibers. Tops small, All gardeners will find 
this beet of fully double the usual value if they 
are pulled and served on the table when so 
small as to be no larger than a silver half dol- 
lar, Landreths’ Best is very choice for early use, 
having an intensely red color, delicate texture. 
LENTZ EARLY (Very Sweet)—50 Days, An 
_ extra early, light colored, turnip shaped beet, 
originating in Philadelphia. Flesh is light red, 
zoned with white. The top is light green, small, 
making it suitable for growing under sash. It 
is rich in sugar and remains tender longer than 
any other variety. Our stock is pure and will 
give excellent satisfaction. 
Lutz Green Leaf—(Winter Keeper, New Century) - 
65 Days. A long season Beet, remaining solid 
and tender until late Fall and one of the best 
for a good Winter supply. Roots nearly globu- 
lar. Flesh dark red without lighter zones, 






Perfected Detroit —58 Days. Somewhat more 
vigorous and larger than Detroit Dark Red. 
Tops medium to tall. Roots almost globular, 
2Y,-3” in diameter. Widely grown for marketing 
and canning, but equally valuable for home 
gardens, Dark red flesh. 

Beets—-Lentz Extra Early 
Sugar Beet 
Cultural directions are the same as 
Mangel Wurzel. 
Klein Wanzleben—90 Days. Beet sugar manu- 
facturers have united in recommending this as 
possessing the highest sugar producing quali- 
ties. 
Leaf or Spinach Beet—See under Swiss Chard, 
Page 44, 
Mangel Wurzel 
Cattle Beet 
Plant cattle beets 6 lbs. per acre in drills 1 oz. per 
100 ft. Thin later to 9” apart. Rows should be 
24"—36”" apart. Broadcast 15-20 lbs. per acre, 
Golden Tankard—100 Days. A rapidly maturing — 
root adapted to shallow lands, although doing 
well on every soil. The root has broad shoulders 
partly above ground, rich golden skin, solid 
sugary flesh, The flesh is yellow zoned with 

Mangel Beet—Mammoth Long Red white. 



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