BEETS 

Perfected Detroit Beet 
Detroit Dark Red, Short Top—58 days 
Root—Deep globe, dark red, smooth skin. 
Interior Color—Deep blood red, not quite as dark as Perfected Detroit. 
Tops—12-15°’, dark green tinged with red. 
Use—Used primarily on muck, peat, or soil with high nitrogen content; when 
packed, beet has a bright red color with a tinge of scarlet. Canning and freezing. 
Perfected Detroit—57 days 
Root—Globe shape, flattened at base; smooth skin. 
Interior Color—Uniform, dark, blood red. 
Tops—16-20°’, dark green tinged with deep red, excellent for mechanical har- 
vesting. 
Use—Canning and freezing. Good in all seasons, most popular strain for canning. 
BROCCOLI 
De Cicco—60 days 
Heads—3-5’’ in diameter, light green, compact, develop a high percentage of side 
sprouts. 
Plants—2-3 feet, light green, erect, very productive. 
Use—Canning and freezing. 
Calabrese Broccoli 
Green Sprouting or Cala- 
brese—70 days (Mid-season) 
Heads—3-5’’ in diameter, bluish 
green compact. 
Plants—24’’, bluish green, erect, 
leafy. 
Use—Canning and freezing. 

