THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SEED COMPANY — 
TABLE BEETS 
CULTURE—Sow 
per acre. 
DETROIT DARK RED—Excellent for home and market gar- 
den, shipping and canning. Roots oval, dark red color, re- 
maining tender even when full grown. Small collar and tap 
root. 
- Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (%4 Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
2 ounces to 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds 
DETROIT DARK RED (Special)—The outstanding variety for 
gardeners and canners. Top medium green, tinged with red. 
Roots globular, smooth, uniform, attractive with small tap 
root. Color deep oxblood red. Flesh dark red with faintly 
defined rings’ “which disappear entirely when beet is cooked. 
Postpaid (Oz. 25c) (%4 Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2.00). 
PERFECTED DETROIT (Special)—A mid-season variety. 
Tops tall, green and red. Roots globular, medium, flesh 
'- purplish red, sweet and tender. Specially bred for earliness 
and dark. color. Ready for market in 50 to 60 days from time 
of planting. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 25c) (44 Ib. 60c) (Ib. $2.00). 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN—An early variety for home and mar- 
ket garden use. Roots flattened, globular in shape, with small 
tap root; dark red. Top medium, flesh purplish red, sweet 
and tender. Specially bred for earliness and dark color. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (14 Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
GREEN TOP BUNCHING—60 days. Early, extremely attract- 
ive bunching beet. Tops medium sized and erect. Foliage 
clear, grayish green that does not turn red or brown in the 
fall. Roots round, smooth and glossy, flesh bright blood-red. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (4% Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
EARLY WONDER—Valuable to truckers and shippers as a 
first early variety; also used for fall planting. Tops medium 
small, erect, leaves purple mixed with green. Roots semi- 
globular, flesh blood red with zones of lighter shades; tender 
and of good yuality. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (44 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.50). 
EARLY WONDER (Tall Top)—Same as above except leaves 
are much taller, excellent for bunching and beet greens. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (% Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
EARLY WONDER GREEN TOP—Roots same as regular 
strain, tops all green, tall and erect, used for bunching and 
beet greens. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (44 Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.75). 
EXTRA EARLY FLAT EGYPTIAN—Very early, used by 
truckers for forcing to reach the earliest market. Tops small 
and erect. Roots flattish, medium dark red. Flesh bright 
blood red with light zones. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (%4 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1.50). 
IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP—A medium early vari- 
ety for home and market garden use. Tops medium but some- 
what coarse. Roots top-shaped; dark red. Flesh bright red 
with zones of lighter shade. 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 20c) (44 Ib. 40c) (Ib. $1. 50). 
SWISS CHARD 
DENVER, COLORADO 
BEET, DETROIT DARK RED 
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS 
CULTURE —Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. Sow in rows 2% to 3 
feet apart as soon as ground can be thoroughly worked. Cover 
seed about one inch, making ground firm over the seed. When 
4 inches high, thin to 8 inches apart in the row. Mangels are a 
valuable feed for poultry and cattle. Thirty tons per acre is 
not an uncommon yield. For winter use store in pits the same 
as other root vegetables. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP—A good cropper and of high feeding 
value. Roots long, oval, reddish yellow. Grows half above 
ground, easily harvested. Flesh white, tinged with yellow. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR—A heavy yielding, valuable variety for 
feeding. Roots long, oval; skin white, with rose-colored 
shoulder; flesh white with good sugar content. 
GOLDEN TANKARD—Roots large, nearly cylindrical, partly 
above ground; skin deep orange, flesh yellow with white 
zones. Very productive. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED—The most popular and the best ‘crop- 
per of all the mangels. Roots extremely large, slightly taper- 
ing; grow half above the ground; color light red, flesh white 
with rose tinge. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN (Sugar Beet)—The variety most used 
for making sugar. Roots long with thick shoulder, tapered; 
skin grey-white; flesh solid white. 
WESTERN GIANT SUGAR BEET—A popular variety for 
sugar manufacturing because of high sugar content, also 
good for stock feed. Roots are long with white skin and flesh. 
Prices on all above varieties: Postpaid (Oz. 20c) (% Ib. 35c) (Ib. 
$1.00) (5 Ibs. $4.50). 
SWISS CHARD 
CULTURE—Swiss Chard is a beet grown for its leaves. The 
midrib when boiled makes delicious greens, or the leaves may 
be boiled and served as spinach. Sown in the spring, the leaves 
are soon ready to eat and will continue to grow all through the 
summer and fall. 
DARK GREEN—Leaves broad, upright in growth, very dark 
green savoyed with broad white midrib. This variety on ac- 
count of its giant size and pleasing deep green color, will 
probably supersede other sorts. 
FORDHOOK GIANT—Tall and sturdy; leaves broad, heavily 
crumpled, dark green; stems broad, thick white. 
LUCULLUS—A new variety with curled leaves like a Savoy 
Cabbage. The plant grows nearly two feet fae and the stem 
and leaves are very large and of fine qualit 
Sy Varieties: Postpaid (Pkt. 10c) (Oz. 200) (4% Ib. 35c) (Ib. 
-00). 
RHUBARB CHARD—A recently introduced strain in which 
the stems and midribs are bright crimson red. Leaves 
oar dark green with red veins: Attractive home garden 
varie 
Postpaid (Pkt. 10c¢) (Oz. 20c) (%4 Ib. 50e) (Ib. $1.50), 
