DESSERT SEED CO. EL CENTRO, CALIF. 

BEET, Continued 

Beet, Detroit Dark Red Short Top 
Days to 
Maturity 
from Seed 
Perfected Detroit: Has a long season, can be used when quite young 
but remains tender for a long time. Takes its globular form quite 
early and grows to a good size round beet. The flesh is the deepest 
blood red of all the Detroits. Leaves are tall and a little coarse. 
Good for canning and dicing. 60 
Early Blood Turnip: Roots fairly large, slightly flattened globe shape. 
Flesh a good deep purplish red. Leaves medium to tall. A good 
variety for general use, keeps well. Our strain of this beet is 
very choice. 60-65 
Early Wonder: Roots rather a flattish globe shape, medium size, small 
tap-root. Flesh deep purplish red, sometimes slightly zoned. Early 
maturing, this Beet should be used when young. Leaves medium 
size and medium green color. 93-58 
Early Wonder Tall-top: Similar to Early Wonder in every respect, ex- 
cept that the leaves are taller and more upright growing making 
them suitable for use as greens. 60-65 
Early Wonder Green-top: Very similar to Early Wonder as regards 
color of root and flesh, perhaps inclined to be a little flatter globe. 
Chief distinction, however, is the fact that the leaves, which are of 
medium size, remain green until maturity. 99-60 
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