SWISS CHARD 
Leaf Beet or Spinach Beet 
Dark Green White Ribbed 
(White Silver Ribbed) 50 days 
Plant—18 to 24 inches tall, upright. 
Leaves—medium dark green, smooth with 
broad prominent white ribs. 
Liked by many gardeners for _ its 
crispness. 
Fordhook Giant 55 days 
Plant—24 to 28 inches tall, upright. 
Leaves—very dark green and heavily 
crumpled with a thick wide midrib. 
Probably best all round variety for most 
areas. 
Giant Lucullus 50 days 
Plant—24 to 28 inches tall, upright. 
Leaves—yellowish-green and heavil y 
crumpled with a cream colored slender 
midrib. 
Rhubarb Chard 55 days 
Plant—20 to 24 inches tall, upright, 
Leaves—crumpled, dark green to wine red 
with red veins. Stems and midribs are 
crimson, 
MANGEL WURZEL or STOCK BEET 
Mangel Wurzels produce a large tonnage per acre and are excellent for livestock and 
poultry feeding. 
Danish Sludstrup 110 days 
Root—long, deep yellow, oval shaped with 
grey-green shoulders well above the 
ground. 
Interior—firm and white fleshed, tinged 
with yellow. 
Top—12 to 18 inches tall, green leaves 
with green petioles, 
Giant Feeding or Half Sugar White 
Mangel 90 days 
Root—large, oval shaped, brownish-green 
shoulder with a white base. 
Interior—white; rich in sugar. 
Top—15 to 20 inches tall, medium size and 
bright green. Most popular for poultry. 
Giant Yellow Intermediate 110 days 
Root—large, long-oval, grey-green shoul- 
der with the portion below ground 
orange. 
Interior—white flesh and very firm. 
Top—12 to 18 inches tall, green leaves 
with green petioles, 
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Golden Tankard 100 days 
Root—tankard shaped, smaller than other 
varieties, dark orange skin with brown- 
ish-green shoulder, 
Interior—orange-yellow fleshed. 
Top—12 to 16 inches tall, dark green 
leaves with orange green petioles. 
Mammoth Long Red 110 days 
_ Root—large and heavy, oval, greyish- 
white with rose colored shoulder, 
Interior—white tinged with red; firm 
fleshed. 
Top—14 to 18 inches tall, green leaves 
with reddish petioles, 
Royal Giant or Half Sugar Rose 
Mangel 90 days 
Root—long, oval and tapered with rose 
colored shoulder, 
Interior—white; rich in sugar. 
Top—12 to 15 inches tall, medium heavy 
and all green. 
