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_ GREENS 
An important commercial truck crop in the South. Beets are also'a- 
‘g00d home-garden vegetable. The young plants are considered to be 
superior to spinach and turnips for greens. Reuter’s’ Beet Séed is 
carefully bred and selected to produce. smooth, uniform, beautifully . 
formed, and attractive blood-red Beets of the finest quality. , 
Culture. Space the rows 18 to 24 inches apart. Work soil well and 
cover seed 1 inch deep. A rich sandy loam is preferable, but nearly all 
soils will produ¢e Beets if sufficiently fertilized and properly cultivated. 
When well started, thin plants to 3 to 4 inches apart. Beets are usu- 
ally more tender and succulent when about 2 inches in diameter. One . 
ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 5 to 6 pounds to an acre. 
63-A Green-Top Bunching. iP tts © OOP 
60 days, Attractive bunching beet. “Aj We 4 
Foliage grayish-green and does not AILEY 
turn red. Roots round, smooth, 4 r vr 
iehiiy ee Swen peas Le MINA by MPP I Beat 
ood-red. Pkt. 1Oc; oz. cs; & BEN i] see f 
¥%, ib. 6Oc; Ib. $1.85; 5 Ibs. r . sepbhitae tag . 
ei - Not prepaid: 10 lbs. @ JCEOKFAQGE | = & . , ; 
14.00; 25 Ibs. $32.50. : Posy, ma, [58 Perfected Detroit. 59 gays. 
; : comes rity -| The finest strain of the famous  De- 
| troit Beet on the market today. It is 
| the result of ten years of inbreeding and 
re-selection to produce:.a stoek that has 
4 marvelously rieh blood-red meat.all the 
way through. It has no white or light 
colored zones in the flesh. Remains ten- 
der and -of the highest quality - until 
S roots are fully grown. It°cans red with 
™-no browns or purples. -Superior for the 
table, ‘Its globe-shaped roots are uniform 
in shape, color and-size, and its uni- 
| form, small, slender and erect tops -ap- 
™ peal to the commercial grower and 
@, shipper, Pkt. 1Oc;,0z. 200; %4 Ib. 
60c; lb. $1.85; 5 lbs. $8.50. Not 
| prepaid: 10 lbs. $14.00; 25 Ibs. $32.50. 
| x ’ ° ‘ 
57 Edmand's Blood Turnip. ~ 50 
}days. A. quickly maturing, turnip- 
shaped Beet with deep blood-red skin 
Jand flesh. The tops are.short and ,the 
roots almost round. Pkt. 1O0c;0z.20c; 
34 ib. 60c; lb. $1.85; 5 Ibs. $8.50. 
f Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $14.00; .25 Ibs. 
} $32.50. : 
65 Early Wonder. 45 gays. A fine 
selection from Crosby’s Egyptian, but a. 
‘little’ smaller. It is the earliest and 
most perfeétly shaped Beet for home- 
and market-garden. Valuable to truck- 
ers and shippers for bunching. The 
roots are nearly globe-shaped, blood-red, 
with small tap-root. Tops are medium, 
small and erect. Flesh is beautiful 
deep blood-red, sweet, crisp, and ten 
der. Our pedigreed stock is the resul 
of many years of breeding. Pkt. 10c;' 
oz. 20c; % Ib. GOc; Ib. $1.85;% 
5 lbs. $8.50. Not prepaid: 10 Ibs. 
$14.00; 25 lbs. $32.50. 
55 Early Eclipse. 59 days, -xtra 
early. Beets of uniform size, bright deep 
red in color, round, and have small tap- 
roots. Flesh is bright glossy red, zoned 
pinkish wre: pt eweoks opap eee *% 
ender. 4: Cy OZ. c; % F 
60c; Ib. $1.85; 5 Ibx $8.50, Not Early, Wonder, 
prepaid: 10 Ibs. $14.00; 25 lbs. $32.50. 
-” Sow seéd during the early fall and spring, 
in rows 2% to 3 feet apart; thin to 10 
inches apart. Plant'6 to 8 pounds of seed 
pea SUGAR: BEET 
| 62 Klein Wanzleben. 75 days. Valu 
able for stock-feeding. Roots medium large 
-—12 to 16 inches, 3% to 4 inches at 
shoulder—tapered, white with tinge of 
gray. Very rich in stgar content; good 
keeper. As easily’ grown as the garden 
beet and should be left in the ground until 
frost to secure largest yields. When small, 
they may be used for the table. Pkt. 10c; 
oz 15c; % Ib. 35c; Ib. $1.10; 5 Ibs. 
eae a Not prepaid: 10 libs. $7.50; 25 
7.50. | 
MANGEL WURZEL 
61 Mammoth Long Red. 110 aays. 
The most popular variety and best cropper. 
Produces from 30 to 60 tons per acre. Roots 
extremely large; light red; flesh white tinged 
rose. It is often two feet or more in length 
by. six inches in diameter. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; % Ib. 35c; lb. $1.10; 5 lbs. $5.00. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $7.50; 25 Ibs. $17.50. 
69 Red Giant Eckendorf. 439 gays. 
Grows mostly above the ground, and is, there- 
fore, easy to harvest. The roots are very 
{Aree Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; %4 lb. 35¢; 
5. lbs. $8.50. repaid: 10 Ibs. $14.00; b. $1.10; 5 Ibs. $5.00. Not prepaid: 
25 Ibs. $32.50. 10 lbs. $7.50; 25 lbs. $17.50. 
Vegetable Seeds | 9 REUTER SEED CO,. inc., New Orleans 
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54 Crosby's Egyptian. 4g gays. An 
extra-early variety for home- and market- 
garden use. Unexcelled for bunching. Roots 
are smooth, round, with slightly flattened 
tops; small taproot. The flesh is very dark 
blood-red. Tops are medium and the roots 
deep purplish red. Crisp and tender. Pkt. 
1Oc; oz. Al ee Ib. dep Ib. $1.85; 
ot p 
Mammoth Long- Red 
