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111 Crosby’s Egyptian Beet O 
56 days. An excellent early beet for the table or market; suitable for 
freezing. Roots are top to semi-globe shaped and about 3 in. in diam- 
eter with medium size tops and slender tap-roots. The skin is smooth, 
has a sweet flavor when cooked, tender and entirely free from fiber. 
: Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. 85¢; 14 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.50 
Burpee’s Extra Early Extra Early Flat Egyptian 
107 Burpee’s Extra Early ©—Zarliest round beet 
58 days. Wonderful early beet with perfectly smooth globe-shaped roots growing to 3 in. in 
diameter, but, as with all beets, can be used when small. The flesh is dark red and shows hardly any 
zones. Popular with home and market gardeners. Much esteemed for canning or pickling whole. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 1% lb. 90¢; © 14 Ib. $1.60; Ib. $2.75 
109 Extra Early Flat Egyptian— ve earliest of ail 
53 days. Roots are distinctly flattened and have small tops; flesh is sweet and tender, dark purplish 
red zoned with a trifle lighter color. Skin is medium red. The earliest of all beets; fine for home 
garden and early market. Fully grown beets measure 3 in. across; retain their red color when 
cooked. Easily harvested as roots grow well above ground. Used to some extent for forcing. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. 85¢; 4 lb. $1.50; Ib. $2.50 
127 Lutz Green Leaf © —Very sweet; wonderful winter keeper 
80 days. Roots are half-long, top-shaped, dark purplish red with dark red flesh and indistinct 
zones. Tops are glossy green with pink mid-rib. Whether used when small! or allowed to grow 
large, they are tender, very sweet and will remain so all summer as well as when stored for use 
during the winter. Popular for produce markets in some sections selling direct to consumer. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 14 1b. $1.00; 12 Ib. $1.70; Ib. $2.90 
128 Burpee’s Improved Mangels and Sugar Beets 
Blood Tu rnp. Beet Used largely for winter feeding of cattle, sheep, hogs and poul- 
59 days. The large beets, 3 to 4 in. across, are round but sometimes — try. Sow seed thinly in early spring in rows 2 to 3 ft. apart; cover 
deeper than their diameter. Flesh is dark red, occasionally zoned, with % in. of soil. A packet will sow 25 ft. of row; an oz. 100 ft. 
fine grained, tender and most agreeably sweet. inet ni ae . sn 
grower, the roots will keep a long time in storage. Splendid for the H 110 days. 
home garden and for market gardeners. It may be grown for early 151 Mammoth Prize Long Red Largest and 
use, summer, fall or winter storing as well as for canning. Because heaviest cropping mangel. Roots grow to a truly enormous size; 
Lutz . 
Green Leaf 
of its quickness of growth, it is especially suited for late sowings. 18 to 24 in. long, 5 to 6 in. across. Skin is light red, flesh white 
It is really an all-season, all-purpose, dependable deep red table tinged rose. Grow 14 to _#% above ground so they are easy to harvest. 
beet of the highest quality. Retains its color when cooked. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; %4 lb. 75¢; 1% lb. $1.25; Ib. $2.10 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 14 1b. 90¢; % Ib. $1.60; Ib. $2.75 
145 Giant Half Sugar Rose °°, days. Broad, 
‘ wedge-shaped man- 
gel. Skin is bright rose above and grayish white below; flesh is 
white. Highly nutritious and rich in sugar. Grows 4 above ground. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; %4 Ib. 70¢; 14 Ib. $1.10; Ib. $2.00 
143 Klein Wanzleben °° Seys. Heavy yielding 
sugar beet. Large, smooth, 
gray-white, wedge-shaped roots rich in sugar content. Roots grow 
entirely below the surface and are somewhat smaller than mangels. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; %4lb. 70¢; 14 lb. $1.10; lb. $2.00 
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