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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SEED COMPANY — 
DENVER, COLORADO 3 
TABLE BEETS 
CULTURE—Sow 2 ounces to 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds 
per acre. 
DETROIT DARK RED—Excellent for home and market gar- 
den, shipping and canning. Roots oval, dark red color, re- 
mae tender even when full grown. Small collar and tap 
root. 
Postpaid—Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 4 Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50. 
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, V4 Ib. 60c, Ib. $1.75. 
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, 1% Ib. 60c, Ib. $1.75. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN—Anp early variety for home and market 
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. 25c, 1% Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50. 
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, 0z. 25c, V4 Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50. 
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 quality. 
Postpaid—Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, V4 Ib. 50c, 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. 25c, V4 Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50. 
EXTRA EARLY FLAT EGYPTIAN—Very early, used by truck- 
ers 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. 25c, Y4 Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50. 
VERMILION CROSBY—55 days. Distinct for its light brick 
color, attractive on the market. Tops large and tall, medium 
green with red veins. Roots flattened globe or turnip shaped, 
smooth; outer color bright carmine red; flesh vermilion red, 
lighter zones. 
Postpaid—Pkf. 10c, oz. 25c, 1/4 Ib. 60c, Ib. $1.75. 
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 1s 
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, 1% 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 high and the stem 
and leaves are very large and of fine quality. 
$100. Varieties: Postpaid—Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, V4 Ib. 35c, Ib. 
RHUBARB CHARD—A recently introduced strain in which 
the stems and midribs are bright crimson red. Leaves crum- 
pled, dark green with red veins. Attractive home garden 
variety. 
Postpaid—Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, Y% Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50. 
RHUBARB CHARD 
