ROSWELL SEED COMPANY 
2 ESTABLISHED 1900 
LIMA BEANS (Continued) 
Jackson Wonder (65 days)—A pinto or calico bean of the Henderson Bush or baby lima 
type. Strongly flavored beans, are used for snaps or dry shelled. Plants are small and 
spreading, very productive and drought resistant, well adapted to the Pecos Valley. 
King Of The Garden (88 days)—The most popular large pole lima. A vigorous climber 
and heavy producer. Broad, straight pods contain 4 to 6 large oval shaped beans. 
Sieva (77 days)—The small lima of the climbers, known in the South as Carolina Small 
White or Butter Bean. Heavy yielder and bears over a long season. 
Florida Butter Speckled (88 days)—A climber, small bean, commonly grown in the 
South. Adapts itself to adverse seasonal conditions very readily. Used either in the 
green shelled or dry bean stage. Pods grow in clusters, usually three beans in a pod. 
BEETS 
Will stand light frost. Begin planting late in March, continue planting for succession 
until early September using six pounds seed per acre. 
Detroit Dark Red (50-60 days)—Good for early or late planting in the home or market 
garden. Good shipper or canner. Dark color, does not show zones. Globe shaped with 
small collar and tap root. Top is short, beets are uniform and smooth. 
Detroit Dark Red Perfected (50-60 days)—Similar to the above, but with darker red 
flesh and taller top. One of the best for canning. 
Early Blood Turnip (50-55 days)—-An old standard variety, well adapted to the Pecos 
Valley. Slightly flattened roots, flesh purplish-red with zones of lighter shade. 
Eclipse (65 days)—Flattened globe shaped, medium sized roots. Bright red flesh with 
whitish zones. 
STOCK BEETS (Mangel Wurzel) 
Valuable stock feed that can be produced cheaply. May plant in March and April using 
six pounds of seed per acre in thirty inch rows, later thin to eight inches in row. 
Twenty pound beets and thirty tons per acre are not unusual. 
Mammoth Long Red (110 days)—-One of the heaviest yielders that grows about half 
out of the ground. Light red, extremely large, long, slightly tapered roots. White flesh 
with rose tinge. Easy to harvest. Adapted to alkaline soils. 
Golden Tankard (102 days)—Nearly cylindrical, growing partly above ground. Skin 
deep orange-yellow, flesh yellow with white zones. Productive and sweet. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET 
A member of the beet family which is grown for the top only. Green part of leaf used 
like other greens, stems used in salads. 
Fordhook Giant (60 days)—Leaves are dark green, broad and upright, savoyed with 
broad white midrib. Has recently become the outstanding variety. 
Lucullus (60 days)—Leaves are crumpled, bright yellowish green, thick stems are pale 
green. 
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