urpee’s RED BEETS 
Beets are easily grown and are delicious as baby beets when Burpee’s Red Ball, Detroit Dark Red and Crosby’s Egyptian are 
roots are half grown, or they may be used from then on until they universally popular. Spinach Beet (Swiss Chard) is grown exten- 
reach their full size. Tops are highly palatable when cooked as sively for the use of its tops as ‘‘greens’’ and its mid-ribs or leaf- 
“oreens’” or young beets with their tops may be cooked together. stalks as asparagus; we offer the best varieties on page 102. 
121 Burpee’s Red Ball oO 
60 days. Remarkable for its uniform shape, 
deep colored flesh, and sweet flavor. The 
roots are globe-shaped, growing to 3 in. in 
diameter, with smooth, deep red skin and 
medium-small tap root. Flesh is tasty, ex- 
tremely dark red, free from 
woody fiber, and under good 
growing conditions, is prac- 
tically free from lighter col- 
ored zones. Quality is al- 
ways the finest. Its intense 
dark red color especially fits 
it for table use. For a market 
where dark red colored flesh 
is a primary requirement, 
for canning, freezing or any 
commercial use, Red Ball 
is highly recommended. Me- 
dium tall red and green 
foliage. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.10; 
14 lb. $2.00; Ib. $3.50 
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improved Blood Turnip Beet 
59 days. The large beets, 3 to 4 in. across, are round but sometifnes 
deeper than their diameter. Flesh is dark red, occasionally zoned, fine 
grained, tender and most agreeably sweet. Though it is a quick grower, 
the roots will keep a long time in storage. Splendid for the home garden 
and tor market gardeners. It may be grown for early use, summer, fall 
or winter storing as well as for canning. Because of its quickness of 
growth, it is especially suited for late sowings.. It is really an all-season, 
all-purpose, dependable deep red table beet of the highest quality. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 1% Ib. $1.00; 1% Ib. $1.60; Ib. $2.85 
Burpee’s 
Red Ball 







115a Detroit Dark Red, Short Top © 
60 days. One of the best round beets for main-crop and fall use whether for table, canning or 
freezing. Tops 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; always sweet and tender. Smaller tops allow beets to stand closer together in the row. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 1% lb. 95¢; 14 Ib. $1.60; Ib. $2.85 
115 Detroit Dark Red, Medium Top 
59 days. Beets are perfectly round with deep red skin. 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 Ib. 85¢; 14 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.50 

It is easy to order Burpee Seeds by mail. If you live in the East, send to 
Philadelphia; if in the Central and Western States, send to Clinton, Iowa. 

How to Grow Beets 
Sow seeds as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. For a 
continuous supply make additional sowings when the preceding planting 
is up and growing; allow plenty of time for the last sowing to mature before 
frost. Space rows 1% to 2 ft. apart and cover seed with % in. of fine soil. 
A rich, sandy loam, mellow and deep, produces the best shaped and 
smoothest roots. Thin plants to stand 2 to 3 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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