© GIANT OR LARGE-P@DDED 
(Days to Maturity, 88) 
Uses: Home gardens. 
Vine: 10 to 12 feet tall. 
Pods: Large pod, 7 to 8 inches in length. 
Seed: Large, green shelled beans. 
BEETS 
CULTURE: Sow seed early in the spring in rows 
12 to 14 inches apart. For winter use sow from 
July | until middle of August. One ounce of seed 
will sow 100 feet of drill; 6 to 8 pounds per acre. 
Beets, Detroit Dark Red 
e DETROIT DARK RED 
(Days to Maturity, 58) 
Uses: All-purpose garden beet. Used for home 
gardens, shipping and canning. Stores and freezes 
well. 
Shape: Smooth, slender tap-root. 
Flesh: Dark red throughout, free of fiber. Sweet 
flavor. 
Tops: Reddish tinged. Intermediate height, uni- 
form. 
e EARLY BLOOD TURNIP 
(Days to Maturity, 60) 
Uses: Home and market garden. 
Shape: Round, smooth, deep dark red. 
Flesh: Deep red, sweet flavor. 
e CROSBY EGYPTIAN 
(Days to Maturity, 55) 
Uses: Early variety for home and market gar- 
den. Desirable as early bunch type. Adapted to 
freezing. 
Shape: Flat, round, smooth, with small slender 
tap-root. 
Flesh: Red, fine texture and sweet flavor. 
Tops: Medium size. 
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Beet, Crosby Egyptian 
e EARLY WONDER 
(Days to Maturity, 54) > 
Uses: Early. For home and market gardens. 
Shape: Flat globe, small collar. 
Flesh: Purplish red, good texture. 
Tops: Large. 
COLLARDS 
CULTURE: Largely used in place of cabbage. Easy 
to grow and very hardy. A most popular vegetable 
in the South. Plant in the spring, and in June, July 
and August. Transplant in rows 2 feet apart. One- 
half ounce will plant a 100-foot row. 
e¢ GEORGIA OR SOUTHERN 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Popular in the South. Grows like cabbage. Flavor 
improved by frost; withstands cold. Used extensively 
for greens. 
e CABBAGE OR WHITE 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Cabbage shaped; white and crisp like a cab- 
bage. Grows on poor soil; hardy. Used extensively 
for greens. 
e N. C. SHORT STEM 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Large wide leaves and short stem. Withstands 
dry and cold weather. Very fine flavor; used for 
greens. ee 
SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE 
