THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SEED COMPANY — 
TABLE BEETS 
CULTURE—Sow 2 ounces to 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds 
per acre, 


BEET, DETROIT DARK RED 
DETROIT DARK RED—Excellent for home and market gar- 
den, sh.pping and canning. Roots oval, dark red color, re- 
maining tender even when full grown. Small collar and tap 
root. \ 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 15¢) (4 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.50). 
DETROIT DARK RED (Special)—The outstanding variety for 
gardeners and canners. Top medium green, tinged with red. 
Roots globular, smooth, un.form, attractive with small tap 
root. Color deep oxblood red. Flesh dark red with faintly 
defined rings which disappear entirely when beet is cooked. 
Postpaid (Oz. 20c) (44 Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
PERFECTED DETROIT (SpecialA mid-season variety. 
Tops tall, green and red. Roots globular, medium, flesh 
purplish red, sweet and tender. Speciaily bred for earliness 
and dark color. Ready for market in 50 to 60 days from time 
of planting. 
Posipaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (4 Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
GOOD FOR ALL—An excellent new variety developed from 
Detroit Dark Red. Especially fine for canning and pickling 
whole at 14% to 1% inches in diameter. Roots smooth, even 
in size and shape; collar and tap roots very small; interior 
deep crimson free from white zones. 
Postpaid (Fkt. 10c) (Oz. 15c) (14 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.50). 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN—An early variety for home and mar- 
ket garden use. Roois flattened, globular in shape, with small 
tap root; dark red. Top medium, flesh purplish red, sweet 
and tender. Spec ally bred for earliness and dark color. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 15c) (4%4 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.50). 
GREEN TOP BUNCHING—60 days. Early, extremely attract- 
ive bunching beet. Tops med.um sized and erect. Foliage 
clear, grayish green that does not turn red or brown in the 
fall. Roo:s round, smooth and glossy, flesh bright blood-red. 
Postpaid (Flt. 10c) (Oz. 20e) (4% Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
ASGROW WONDER— Distinctive green tops, erect, uniform 
in size and color, bunching very attractive for market. Roots 
round when young, semi- eo ouet later, deep red, smooth 
with small neck and tap ro 
Postpaid (Fkt. 10e) (Oz. Boe) (i Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
EARLY WONDER (Regular Strain)—Valuable to truckers and 
-shippers as a first early variety; also used for fall planting. 
Tops medium small, erect, leaves purple mixed with green. 
Roots semi-globular, flesh blood;red with zones of lighter 
shades: tender and of good quality. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 15c) (44 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.50). 
EARLY WONDER (Tall Top)—Same as above except leaves | 
are much taller, excellent for bunching and beet greens. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (44 Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
EARLY WONDER GREEN TOP—Roots same as regular 
strain, tops all green, tall and erect, used for bunching and 
beet greens. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (14 Ib. 50ce) (Ib. $1.75). 
BOSTON CROSBY—A first early variety, excellent for home 
and market garden trade. Medium tops, dark green, erect. 
Roots flattened globe, very uniform in size and color with no 
side roots, small tap root, dark blood red. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 15c) (14 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.50). 
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EXTRA EARLY FLAT EGYPTIAN—Very early, used by 
truckers for fore:ng to reach the earliest market. Tops small 
and erect. Roots flattish, medium dark red. Flesh bright 
blood red with light zones. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 15c) (14 Ib. 49e) (Ib. $1.50). 
IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP—A medium early vari- 
ety for home and market garden use. Tops medium but some- 
what coarse. Roots top-shaped; dark red. Flesh bright red 
with zones of lighter shade. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 15¢) (44 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.50). 
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS 
CULTURE—Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. Sow in rows 2% to 3 
feet apart as soon as ground can be thoroughly worked. Cover 
seed about one inch, making ground’firm over the seed. When 
4 inches high, thin to 8 inches apart in the row. Mangels are a 
valuable feed for poultry and cattle. Thirty tons per acre is 
not an uncommon yield. For winter use store in pits the same 
as other root vegetables. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP—A good cropper and of high feeding 
value. Roots long, oval, redd sh yellow. Grows half above 
ground, easily harvested. Flesh white, tinged with yellow. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE TOP—A heavy yielding, valu- 
able variety for feeding. Roots long, oval; skin white, with 
rose-colored shoulder; flesh white with good sugar content. 
GOLDEN TANKARD—Roots large, nearly cyl.ndrical, partly 
above ground; skin deep orange, flesh yellow with white 
zones. Very productive. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED—The most popular and the best crop- 
per of all the mangels. Roots extremely large, slightly taper- 
ing; grow half above the ground; color light red, flesh white 
with rose tinge. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN (Sugar Beet)—The variety most used 
for making sugar. Roots long with thick shoulder, tapered; 
skin grey-white; flesh solid white. 
WESTERN GIANT SUGAR BEET—A popular variety for 
sugar manufacturing because of hgh sugar content, also 
good for stock feed. Roots are long with white skin and flesh. 
Prices on all above varieties: Postpaid (Oz. 15c) (14 Ib. 35c) (Ib. 
$1.00) (5 Ibs. $4.50). 
SWISS CHARD 
CULTURE —Swiss Chard is a beet grown for its leaves. The 
midrib when boiled makes delicious greens, or the leaves may 
be boiled and served as spinach. Sown in the spring, the leaves 
are soon ready to eat and will continue to grow all through the 
summer and fall. 
DARK GREEN—Leaves broad, upright in growth, very dark 
green savoyed with broad white midrib. This variety on ac- 
count of its giant size and pleasing deep green color, will 
probably supersede other sorts. 
FORDHOOK GIANT—Tall and sturdy; leaves broad, heavily 
crumpled, dark green; stems broad, thick white. 
LUCULLUS—A new variety with curled leaves like a Savoy 
Cabbage, The plant grows nearly two feet high and the stem 
and leaves are very large and of f ne quality. 
ane Varieties: Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 15c) (4 Ib. 35e) (Ib. 

RHUBARB CHARD : 
RHUBARB CHARD—A recently introduced strain in which 
the stems and ,midribs are bright crimson red. Leaves 
crumpled, dark green with red veins. Attractive home garden 
variety. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (14 Ib. 75ce) (Ib. $2.25). 
