

56 days. An excellent early beet for the table or market; suit- 
sweet and tasty; much esteemed for canning or pickling whole. 
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able for freezing. Roots are top to semi-globe shaped and about 
3 in. in diameter with medium size tops and slender tap-roots. 
The skin is smooth, medium dark red and the flesh purplish red, 
with lighter colored zones; has a sweet flavor when cooked. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 85¢; 1% lb. $1.50; Ib. $2.50 
107 Burpee’s Extra Early © 
58 days. Wonderful early beet with perfectly smooth globe- 
shaped roots growing 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 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 1% lb. 95¢; 1% Ib. $1.60; Ib. $2.75 
3 of the Best Table Beets 
Burpee’s Red Ball, Crosby’s Egyptian 
and Extra Early Flat Egyptian 
7035—3 Pkts., one of each variety, 25 
value 35¢ for only ¢ 
7036—3 Ozs., one oz. of each variety, 85 
value $1.00 for only ¢ 
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109 Extra Early Flat Egyptian 
53 days. Roots are distinctly flattened 
and have small tops; flesh is sweet and 
tender, dark purplish red zoned with 
a trifle lighter color. Skin is medium 
ted. The earliest of all beets; fine for 
home garden and early market. Fully 
grown beets measure 3 in. across; 
retain their red color when cooked. 
Easily harvested as roots grow well 
above ground. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 
fy lb. 85¢; V2 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.50 
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Crosby’s 
Egyptian 
125 Early Wonder 
55 days. Semi-globe shaped, about 
3 in. across, with medium size tops 
and a thin tap-root. Dark red skin 
and deep red flesh with slightly 
lighter zones. Gardeners like this 
very early beet; its smooth skin 
and uniform shape commend it to 
everyone; its evenness of maturity 
recommends it for market. Pop- 
ular for canning whole or sliced as 
well as for pickling; flesh is par- 
wh ticularly tender and sweet, the rich 
ete Early ae color being held when cooked. 
‘at tian Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; ¥% Ib. 85¢; 
lat Egyp Vy Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.50 


127 Lutz Green Leaf © —Very sweet 
80 days. Roots are half-long, top-shaped, dark purplish red with 
dark red flesh and indistinct zones. Tops are glossy green with 
pink mid-rib. Whether used when small or allowed to grow 
large, they are tender, very sweet and will remain so all summer 
as well as when stored for use during the winter. Popular for 
produce markets in some sections selling direct to consumer. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 1% lb. $1.00; 14 lb. $1.60; Ib. $2.85 
Mangels and Sugar Beets 
Used largely for winter feeding of cattle, sheep and poultry. 
Sow seed in early spring in rows 2 to 3 ft. apart; cover with 
¥% in. of soil. A packet will sow 25 ft. of row; an oz. 100 ft. 
151 Mammoth Prize Long Red 11° days. 
7 Largest and 
heaviest cropping mangel. Roots grow to a truly enormous size; 
18 to 24 in. long, 5 to 6 in. across. Skin is red, flesh white veined 
pink. Grow \% to 24 above ground so they are easy to harvest. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 1% 1b. 50¢; 44 1b. 90¢; Ib. $1.65 
145 Giant Half Sugar Rose ° . days. Broad, 
wedge-shaped man- 
gel. Skin is bright rose above and white below: flesh is white. 
Highly nutritious and rich in sugar. Grows 4 above ground. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% lb. 65¢; 1% Ib. $1.10; Ib. $2.00 
143 Klein Wanzileben 90 days. A heavy yielding 
sugar beet. Large, smooth, 
gray-white, wedge-shaped roots rich in sugar content. Roots 
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Lutz Green Leaf 


Excellent grow entirely below the surface and are smaller than mangels. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 65¢; 1% lb. $1.10; Ib. $2.00 
Winter Keepers 
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