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BEANS — POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES — Continued 
OREGON GIANT 71 Days 
A variety adapted to and used in Pacific Northwest. Plants sturdy and 
climb well. Pods are thick, oval, very meaty, splashed with purple. String- 
less and fine flavored, seed, pinkish light brown with black stripes. 
SCARLET RUNNER, FLOWERING 90 Days 
Vine very strong growing, dark colored, heavy leaf growth, long runner 
pole type. Pod dark, 6 inches long, wide, thick, straight, coarse grained at 
all stages, usable as snaps when very small, excellent green shell. Used 
mostly as a climbing ornamental vine on account of its purple blossoms. 
Blossoms freely from mid-summer to freezing. Seed dark purple with 
pinkish purple blotches. 
TENNESSEE WONDER 71 Days 
Somewhat similar in habit to Kentucky Wonder but with immensely 
larger, straighter, smoother and more creasebacked green pods. More 
suitable as a shell than snap bean. Seed slate-grey, black striped. 
YARD LONG OR ASPARAGUS 72 Days 
Vine dark green, short runner, pole type, good growth of small pointed 
leaves. Pod light green, slim, somewhat inclined to saddle-back shape, 
rounded, 15 to 20 inches long, light string, no fiber, crisp and tender. 
Seed brown, smail, short flat, kidney shaped. 
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Cutture. As soon as the soil can be worked in spring, sow beet seed 
in 12- to 18-inch rows for hand cultivation or 18- to 30-inch rows for 
machine cultivation, dropping 12 seeds to the foot. Cover the beet seed, 
one-half inch. Later, thin the Beets to 3 to 4 inches apart. Planted 
April 1st the early varieties should be marketable June 1st or the crop may 
be advanced several weeks by starting under glass and transplanting to the 
open, first giving the beet tops a severe pruning. Use 1 ounce of seed to 
75 feet of row and 6 pounds to the acre. Beets sown in early July should 
be ready to store in pits or in sand in the cellar when freezing weather 
begins. Number of days is from planting to edible root. 
BLOOD TURNIP, EARLY IMPROVED 60 Days 
An extra selected stock of Blood Turnip having larger, coarser tops and 
roots than the Detroit Dark Red and requiring a considerably longer time 
to mature. Excellent for summer and autumn use. 
CRIMSON GLOBE, EARLY 58 Days 
Tops medium large, nearly all red with a slim upright leaf development. 
Roots dark red, nearly a perfect globe, usually smooth and clear of side 
roots. Flesh dark red, faintly zoned, with purplish white. 
DETROIT DARK RED 55 Days 
An outstanding variety for truckers, produce shippers and canners. Tops 
medium, dark green tinged with red. Roots globular. Color deep ox-blood 
red. Flesh dark red with indistinct lighter red zones. Fine quality, sweet 
and tender. 
PERFECTED DETROIT 55 Days 
A mid-season variety. Tops tall, green and red. Roots globular, medium 
smooth, deep red; flesh dark red with somewhat lighter zones; of good 
quality. Adapted to the uses of market gardeners and canners. 
