
Amount: 8 to 10 lbs. per acre 
—l oz, to 100 ft. row—Packet 
will sow 20 ft. 
Soil: Should be rich, deeply 
ploughed, preferably heavy 
loam, see article beginning page 
3. When: Plant as early in the 
spring as possible (beets will 
stand light frosts) or may be 
started in hotbed and trans- 
planted for extra early. For con- 
tinuous harvest plant at 3 week 
intervals to Aug. 1. Rows: 16 to 
20 inches apart, Depth: 1 to 1% 
inches. Thin: 2 to 3 inches 
apart. Beets for greens are 
sometimes grown in the green- 
house during the winter months 
or planted thickly in the garden. 

Crosby's Egyptian 
55 days. A splendid home and 
market garden sort. Tops me- 
dium in size, roots flat-globe 
shaped with small tap root; 
very dark purplish red. Flesh 
is deep purplish red zoned 
with a lighter shade; crisp 
and tender. 
(Pkt., 5¢) (oz., 15c) (% _Ib., 
35c) (1 Ib., $1.20) (5 Ibs., 
$5.25) prepaid 

Beet Green Top Bunching 
Early Wonder or Boston Crosby 53 days. Valuable 
to truckers and 
shippers as a first early variety; much used for fall plantings. Tops 
medium small, erect, roots semi-globular, blood red, with small tap 
roots. The flesh is a beautiful red, slightly zoned with a lighter 
shade; tender and of good quality. 
(Pkt., 5e) (0z., 15¢) (4 Ib., 35¢) (1 Ib., $1.20) (5 Ibs., $5.25) prepaid 
Perfected Detroi# 55 days. A refined very uniform Detroit 
Dark Red; so good that it won an 
award of merit as being one of the “All America” introductions, 
Recommended as best strain of Detroit for truckers and produce 
shippers. . 
The Detroit Dark Red listed below is the strain used by canners. 
(Pkt., 5c) (0z., 15¢) (4 Ib., 40c) (1 Ib., $1.25) (5 Ibs., $5.50) prepaid 
Green Top Bunching 52 days. An early extremely at- 
tractive new bunching beet. Tops 
medium size and erect, foliage grayish-green and does not turn red 
or brown late in the season. Roots round, smooth, and glossy. 
Flesh finest grained and less fibrous than most bunching beets. 
(Pkt., 5e) (0z., 15¢) (14 Ib., 40¢) (1 Ib., $1.25) (5 Ibs., $5.50) prepaid 
Detroit Dark Red 58 days. An outstanding variety for 
canning. Our stock is very uniform as 
to size of tops, also shape and size of roots. Top small, slender, 
erect; roots globe shape, symmetrical with small collar and small 
tap roots; interior very uniform in color with zones barely discern- 
ible, flesh seemingly being a solid ball of blood red meat; remains 
tender and of highest quality until full grown. 
(Pkt., 5c) (0z., 15c) (4 Ib., 40c) (1 Ib., $1.25) (5 Ibs., $5.50) prepaid 
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12 D. V. Burrell. Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
