4 MARKET GARDENERS’ SEED STORE 

Beets—No. 1 Perfected Detroit. No. 2 Asgrow Early Wonder. 
No. 3 Boston Crosby. No. 4 Green Top Bunching. 
TABLE BEET 
Culture—A rich, sandy loam will give best results with table beets. Sow the seed in the 
early spring in rows 12 to 14 in. apart and when about 2 in. high, thin to 3 in. 
apart. For winter use, sow from July 1st to August 10th. One ounce of seed will sow 
100 feet of drill; 8 pounds per acre. : 
Oz. 14 Lb. Lb. 
Green Top Bunching. Early, extremely attractive bunching 
beet, tops medium sized and erect, foliage clean, grayish- 
green that does not turn red or brown in fall. Roots round, 
smooth and glossy, slightly flattened when mature; flesh 
bright blood rede 60ldavs. a. ero ice aete etna een ee $0.15 $0.40 $1.25 
Boston Crosby. This is a distinctly superior early variety, of 
which we are very proud. It is as early as Early Wonder, 
has a deeper shape, a medium sized top and cuts a darker 
red than any early beet we have seen................0..-- 5 40 1.25 
Perfected Detroit. Superior to any variety yet introduced. Comes 
95% true to exactly the same shade of dark red color and 
does not show any white rings. Tops are medium and their 
close, compact attachment leaves a larger portion of the 
root edible. Roots are globular, very smooth and uniform.. .15 -40 1.25 
ASGROW EARLY WONDER. Unsurpassed in earliness, uni- 
formity, and in depth of interior color. Tops small, erect, 
slender. Roots semi-globular, deep red, smooth, with small 
neck and tap root. Flesh purplish red with zones of slightly 
lighter shade; tender and of excellent quality............ -Lo 40 1.25 
BEET FOR GREENS #224 ©. ee ees ee eee 10 30 1.10 

Our Selected Beets are grown from selected roots. They cost much more to produce and 
are worth much more than less carefully grown seeds. 
