Cutrure. A loamy soil that is not acid is best for Beets. 
Make the rows about 18 inches apart and sow a dozen 
seeds per foot of row, 14 inch deep. Thin the seedlings to 
3 or 4inches apart. 1 oz. plants 100 ft. of row; 7 lbs. an acre. 
EARLY WONDER GREEN TOP. 50 days. Roots 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN SPECIAL. 
DETROIT DARK RED. 65 days. 
DETROIT SHORT TOP. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. 
Beets 
semi-globe shaped with medium dark green tops and 
small tap root. The skin is dark red, flesh deep 
blood-red with little zoning. Very popular market 
variety for bunching. Retains green color in the 
tops in the fall. 
55 days. A 
standard early variety, very popular with market 
gardeners. The roots are larger than other early 
types, nearly round but somewhat flattened at the 
top with a slightly tapered base. The tap root is 
small and the foliage medium. The skin and flesh 
are a dark purplish red with some zones of lighter 
shades. 
The standard 
variety for market and canning. Roots globe shaped, 
smooth, deep red with small tap root. Flesh dark 
red. Tops small, with distinct red tinge, especially 
noticeable in the fall, 
60 days. Similar to 
Detroit Dark Red except that it has a smaller top 
and neck. Excellent stock for canners or for bushel- 
ing without the tops. 

60 days. For home 
and market gardeners. Tops medium to tall; ex- 
cellent for greens. Roots flattened globe shape, dark 
purplish red. Flesh deep purplish red zoned with a 
lighter shade. 
ASGROW CANNER. 66 days. Roots smooth 
globe shaped, dark red, with small neck; flesh deep 
oxblood-red. ‘Tops strong and erect, medium tall, 
green with red ribs. Excellent canning and market 
variety. 


BEET, Crosby’s Egyptian Special 
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BEET, Detroit Dark Red 
Brussels Sprouts 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED HALF DWARF. 
90 days. This strain produces dwarf, compact, 
uniform-sized plants about 20 inches tall. Pro- 
duces cabbage-like sprouts 1144 to 1% inches in 
diameter maturing in succession. We highly recom- 
mend this variety to the market gardener as well 
as for home-garden use. 
Mangel-Wurzel 
CuLrurE. Grown like table beets, except that the rows 
should be 24 to 36 inches apart. Thin to 6 inches apart in 
the row. 1 oz. plants 50 ft.; 7 lbs. an acre. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. 110 days. The most 
popular variety and the best cropper. Roots large, 
long spindle shape, straight and thick, growing 
lg to 4 out of the ground; color light red; flesh 
white tinged with rose. Mangels are excellent for 
stock and poultry feeding. Their food value is 
equal to grain and superior to silage. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE. 100 days. A 
heavy-yielding, valuable variety for feeding. Roots 
long-oval, tapered, grayish white with rose-colored 
shoulder; flesh white, rich in sugar. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN. 90 days. The most de- 
sirable Beet for sugar manufacture; valuable for 
stock feeding. Roots medium large, 12 to 15 inches 
long, 31% to 4 inches at shoulder and tapered. Flesh 
white with a tinge of gray. Roots grow entirely 
below the ground and are smaller than Mangels; 
good keeper. 
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