

Detroit Short Top 58 days 
Root—globe shape to round with small 
tap root and smooth dark red skin. 
Interior—deep blood-red with slightly 
more zoning than in Perfected Detroit. 
Top—12 to 15 inches tall, dark green 
tinged with red. 
Excellent canning and bunching variety. 
Recommended for use in muck or peat 
soils. Tops shorter than other strains 
of Detroit Dark Red. 
Early Blood Turnip (Edmand’s) 
60 days 
Root—nearly round to turnip shaped with 
a medium red exterior. 
Interior—medium dark red with light 
zoning. 
Top—15 to 20 inches tall, large bright 
green leaves. 
Primarily a home garden variety. A good 
keeper in storage. One of the most 
vigorous varieties and heaviest yielders. 
Widely adapted. 
Early Wonder (Dark Strain) 52 days 
Root—flattened globe with rounded shoul- _ 
ders and small tap root. Smooth dark 
red skin. 
Interior—dark red with some lighter red 
zoning. 
-Top—15 to 18 inches tall, large and uni- 
formly erect green leaves. 
A very early, sweet and tender bunching 
Early Wonder Dark Strain 




Detroit Short Top 
variety. The fast growing tops are 
always in demand for “greens.” This 
“Dark Strain” has better interior color 
and is an improvement over older 
strains of Early Wonder. 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian 50 days 
Root—flattened, dark red, with a small 
tap root. 
Interior—dark red flesh with lighter 
zones, 
Top—14 to 17 inches tall, dark green and 
maroon. 
Popular for home garden, early market 
and forcing. 
57 days 
Root—globe shape and flattened at base, 
smooth skin with a medium-tap root. 
Interior—uniform dark blood red with 
almost no zoning. 
Top—16 to 20 inches tall, dark green and 
tinged with deep red. 
Has uniform dark interior color, a small 
collar and large tops. It is a heavy 
yielder and adapted to mechanical 
harvesting. The favorite with canners, 
market and home gardeners. 
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