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BEET — FOR THE TABLE — Continued 
PERFECTED DETROIT ats) 
A mid-season variety. Tops tall, green and red. Roots globular, medium 
smooth, deep red; flesh dark red with somewhat lighter zones; of good 
quality. Adapted to the uses of market gardeners and canners. 
EARLY WONDER 5D 
Roots very uniform, nearly globe-shaped with small top and tap root; 
skin dark red, flesh deep blood red with little zoning. Popular with mar- 
ket gardeners for early or late planting. 
EGYPTIAN, MICHAEL-LEONARD’S DARK RED 50 
The best stock of Egyptian Beet on the market today. It is dark red, 
free from light zones, early and an excellent beet in every way. 
EGYPTIAN, CROSBY’S 50 
An extra early variety especially adapted for the market gardener and 
home garden. Roots average 3 inches, of dark red color and almost 
globular; flesh distinct vermilion, which it retains in cooking. Pleasing sweet 
flavor. Tops medium. 
EGYPTIAN, EARLY FLAT 48 
Large, upright, dark red leaves with green tint. Roots a very deep, dark 
red, flat, thick, sometimes inclined to be rough and irregularly shaped. 
Usually clean and free of fiber roots. A small tap root. Cut flesh shows a 
very deep dark color with very faint zoning of slightly lighter red. 
GOOD FOR ALL 55 
An excellent variety developed from Detroit Dark Red. Especially fine for 
canning and pickling whole at 14 to 1% inches in diameter. Roots 
smooth, even in size and shape and almost globular; collar and tap roots 
very small; interior deep crimson, free from white zones. 
GREEN TOP BUNCHING 52 
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 red. Diameter, 2% to 3 inches. 
LONG SMOOTH DARK BLOOD 78 
The standard long, late sort. Roots 8 to 10 inches long, very dark, blood- 
red flesh; quality fine. 
LUTZ GREEN LEAF fs) 
A medium late variety for home use. Tops small, glossy green, with pink 
mid-rib. Roots half long, top-shaped; dark, purplish red. Flesh deep blood 
red with indistinct zones. Good quality and an excellent keeper. 
SWISS CHARD 
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An improved type of Chard. Of more upright growth than the Silver 
variety; leaves yellowish green, much crumpled and curled, mid-rib and 
veins white, stalks thick, broad and flat and as large as rhubarb. 
SWISS CHARD, SILVER 55 
Light green, blunt spear head leaf on a short stem, slightly lighter stem 
and vein. Makes a thick, heavy growth for cut-and come-again greens. 
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Grows 18 to 20 inches tall. Leaves usually quite smooth; sometimes | 
slightly savoyed. 
