BEETS 
One ounce of seed will sow 80 feet of row, a packet 20 feet. Ten pounds will sow an acre in rows 14 inches apart. 
Beets are one of the best vegetables to grow in the home garden. A few 
rows will give you delicious tender beets throughout the season. Sow 
some early in the spring, and again a few weeks later for a succession. If 
is an excellent plan to make a sowing in July for use in the fall. These 
young beets are not only a very welcome addition to your fall vegetables 
but when put in a pit or root cellar and coyered with sand will keep in 
tender condition for use during the winter. 
Sow in rows 14 to 18 inches apart, dropping 2 or 3 seeds to an inch of 
row. Cover % to | inch deep (the latter if the ground is dry). Thin to 
about 3 inches apart while the plants are still small. 
212 CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. HARRIS’ SPECIAL STRAIN. 
The Best Early Garden Beet. 
There is no better early garden beet than our strain of Crosby’s 
Egyptian. We have been raising seed of this beet for nearly 40 years 
and have a strain that is unequalled for fine shape and color. Our strain 
has a deep red color that is almost as good as Detroit, and is much 
superior to most strains. The beets are of uniformly excellent shape, 
only slightly flattened, very smooth and with very slender tap roots. 
They mature quickly, being as early as any variety. 
Market gardeners find this the best beet for early bunching, as the 
attraclive appearance of the beets commands highest prices on the 
markets. The beets grow quickly and for fine early beets in the home 
garden this strain is unequalled. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 144 Lb. 70c; % Lb. $1.10; Lb. $1.85. 
219 EARLY WONDER. Closely resembles a good strain of Crosby’s 
Egyptian. The beets are early, dark red and have medium tops, making 
an excellent beet for early bunching. Our strain is very fine and has 
proved to be much superior to other strains which we have tested. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 144 Lb. 70c; 4% Lb. $1.10; Lb. $1.85. 

TREAT BEETS 
WITH ARASAN 

Crosby’s Egyptian—Harris’ Special Strain 
Early beets with rich, red color and excellent flavor. 
215 DETROIT DARK RED. Harris’ Special Strain. The exceptionally fine quality 
of this beet has made it one of the most popular kinds 
for market gardeners and canners, and for general use in the home garden it has few equals. 
Seed sown in July will produce beautiful, tender, dark red beets, superior to use in the fall and 
to store for winter. 
The beets are smooth and uniform, with a solid, rich deep red throughout. Our stock is 
outstanding for fine color and handsome even shape and it makes a vigorous healthy growth, 
with medium tall tops. Adapted for freezing as well as canning and fresh use, these beets 
have a rich, sweet flavor when cooked. 
We have grown and selected this strain for many years on our own farm and we can con- 
fidently state that there is no better Detroit Dark Red beet to be obtained. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 4 Lb. 65c; 4% Lb. 95c; Lb. $1.75. 
222 LONG SEASON. Also called ‘‘Winter Keeper.’’ Finest Quality. No garden 
is complete without some Long Season beets. They are rather 
late and somewhat rough in shape but there is no finer beet to eat in the summer and to store 
for winter. No matter how big they grow, they remain just as sweet and tender as tiny young 
beets and they have a delicious flavor all their own. See photo and full description on page 4. oy . 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 35c; 14 Lb. 95e; 44 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $2.60. Harris’ Detroit Dark Red 
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210 ‘‘BEETS for GREENS.”’ Beet greens are both healthful and appetiz- 
ing, and they are one of the easiest and quickest vegetables to grow. 
This rapid growing, large topped strain will produce an abundance of 
greens quickly. The roots are rather flattened and uneven in shape bul 
are used by some growers because they are ready very early. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 144 Lb. 55ce; 4% Lb. 75c; Lb. $1.35. 
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MANGELS for Stock Feeding 
6 to 8 pounds of seed will plant an acre. 
A most valuable food for cattle, sheep and poultry. Sow the seed 
in May in rows 2% feet apart. Easily harvested and can be stored in a 
cold cellar or in pits where they will keep all winter; also largely used by 
poultry raisers for green feed in winter. 
550 MAMMOTH LONG RED or Norbiton Giant. One of the largest 
yielding varieties. The feeding quality is very high. Roots are large, 
long and grow over half out of the ground, bright red outside; flesh 
white with light red zoning. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c: 344 Lb. 50c; % Lb. 75c; Lb. $1.20. 
546 DANISH YELLOW GIANT. (Sludstrup.) High Producing 
Strain. This mangel is the standard yellow variety here in the East. 
Grows to a very large size producing extremely heavy yields. Deep 
Our beet strains are checked for green tops as well as good roots. Wilbur Scott yellow skinned with white flesh. Grows two-thirds above the ground. 
and Leo Resch are selecting Crosby’s for next year’s seed crop. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 50c; 4% Lb. 75c; Lb. $1.20. 
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