Amount: 8 to 10 lbs. per acre—1 
oz. to 100 ft. row—Packet will sow 
20 ft. 
Soil: Should be rich, deeply 
ploughed, preferably heavy loam, 
see article beginning page 8. When: 
Plant as early in the spring as pos- 
sible (beets will stand light frosts) 
or may be started in hotbed and 
transplanted for extra early. For 
continuous harvest plant at 8 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 greenhouse during the 
winter months or planted thickly 
in the garden. You will find a 
handy weeder listed on page 79. 



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., 5c) (0z., 15¢e) (14 Ib., 
35c) (1 Ib., $1.20) (5 Ibs., 
$5.25) prepaid 

Beet Green Top Bunching 
53 days. Valuable 
Early Wonder or Boston Crosby Co tH ROLES 
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., 5c) (0z., 15¢) (14 1b., 35c) (1 Ib., $1.20) (5 lbs., $5.25) prepaid 
if © days. A refined very uniform Detroit 
Perfected 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 can- 
ners. 
(Pkt., 5c) (0z., 15¢) (14 1b., 40c) (1 Ib., $1.25) (5 Ibs., $5.50) prepaid 
H 52 days. An early extremely at- 
Green Top Bunching 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., 5c) (0z., 15¢) (14 1b., 40c) (1 Ib., $1.25) (5 Ibs., $5.50) prepaid 
Detroit Dark Red °8 days. An outstanding variety for 
canning. Our stock is very uniform as 
to size of tops, also shape and size of réots. 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) (14 lb., 40c) (1 Ib., $1.25) (5 Ibs., $5.50) prepaid 
12 D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 

