ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS—@—_—_—_7 
BEETS 
TABLE BEETS 
CULTURE—Require a well manured sandy 
loam. Sow in rows early in May about 18 
inches apart and % to 1 inch deep. For 
winter use, sow in June. One ounce sows 100 
feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds to the acre. Thin 
to 2 to 3 inches apart when a few inches high. 
High quality beets measured in terms of 
uniform size, globe shape, bright, even coler. 
fine flavor and texture, are possible only 
through select strains. 
DETROIT DARK RED, 58 Days—One of 
the best main varieties for home or market 
garden. Roots of medium size, globe-shaped 
and very smooth; skin dark red, flesh solid 
vermilion red. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP, 60 Days—Roots 
are dark red and nearly round, having a fine 
flavor. Valuable for general market or home 
garden. An old popular sort. 
EARLY WONDER, 52 Days—Equally de- 
sirable for home or market purposes. Roots 
flattened, globe shaped, 3 inches in diameter, 
color dark purplish red, flesh deep crimson 
zoned with lighter shade, tops small. 
EGYPTIAN CROSBY’S, 52 Days—An ex- 
tra-quick grower. The flat globe shaped, 
smooth roots average 8 inches in diameter, 
and are dark red, zoned lighter. Fine for 
table use and canning and largely planted 
for home and market. The tops are medium, 
collar small. 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN, 52 Days— 
Matures very early, with small tops and flat 
dark red roots; good forcing beet. 
LONG DARK BLOOD, 80 Days—Keeps 
well through the winter. The roots, which 
measure 1 to 1% feet, grow one-third out 
of the ground. The leaves are green veined 
with red and the flesh deep red. A _ good 
variety for fall and winter use. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET 
This variety does not produce an edible root 
like the regular garden beet, but is esteemed 
for the broad, white leaf stalks, which are 
cooked and served in the same manner as 
asparagus, making a most delicious vegetable. 
The leaves are also cooked like spinach and 
considered equally palatable. 
LARGE RIBBED DARK GREEN (White 
Silver)—-The leaves are slightly crumpled 
with dark, glossy green, the stems and mid- 
ribs are clear white, broad; its flavor is su- 
perior. 
GIANT LUCULLUS—Produces white thick 
talks in 58 days. Tops cook up very much 
like spinach, while the stems cooked taste very 
much like celery. 
Detroit Dark Red 
MANGEL-WURZEL AND 
SUGAR BEETS 
CULTURE—The following varieties are ex- 
tensively grown for feeding stock, and are 
excellent food to increase the flow of milk. 
As they grow much larger than the varieties 
cultivated for table use, they require more 
room, and should be sown in drills about 2 
feet apart. The seeds should be dropped about 
2 inches apart in the drills, and when strong 
enough, thinned out to 12 to 15 inches in 
the row. The long varieties are best suited 
to a deep soil, and the globe sorts succeed 
better than the long sorts on sandy soil. When 
drilled 6 pounds of seed will sow an acre. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE (Feeding 
Sugar), 90 Days — A most valuable large 
yielding variety for feeding; roots oval- 
shaped; skin rose colored, flesh white. Has a 
larger sugar content and feeding value than 
most beets of its class. 
GOLDEN TANKARD, 102 Days—A smooth, 
yellow-fleshed mangel; yields large crops on 
good land and is easily harvested. The roots 
are heavy and solid, of a typical tankard 
shape. The flesh is firm and the roots are 
excellent keepers. Extensively grown for stock 
feeding. 
LONG RED MAMMOTH, 110 Days—An 
old, popular sort. This is the heaviest crop- 
ping and largest of all mangels. The roots 
