Amount: 8 to 10 Ibs. per acre — 
| oz. to 100 ft. row — Packet will 
sow 20 ff. 
Soil: Should be rich, deeply 
plowed, preferably heavy loam, see 
article beginning page 4. When: 
Plant as early in the spring as 
possible (beets will stand light 
frosts) or may be started in hotbed 
and transplanted for extra early. 
For continuous harvest plant at 3- 
week intervals to Aug. I. Rows: 16 
to 20 inches apart. Depth: | to I', 
inches. Thin: 2 to 3 inches apart. 
Beets for greens are sometimes 
grown in the greenhouse during the 
winter months or planted thickly in 
the garden. You will find a handy 
weeder listed on page 73. 
Crosby's Egyptian 
58 days. A splendid home and 
market garden sort. Tops me- 
dium in size, roots flat-globe 
shaped with small tap root; 
very dark purplish red. Flesh 
is deep purplish red zoned with 
a lighter shade; crisp and ten- 
der. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 15c) (%4 
; Ib. 45c) ( Ib. $1.40) postpaid. 
: / Not postpaid (lb. $1.10) 
oo i (10 Ibs. @ 85c) 
Beet Green Top Bunching (100 Ibs. @ 75c) 
Detroit Dark Red 60 days. The standard sort for ship- 
pers, truckers and canners. Strong tops 
suited to mechanical harvesting. Roots nearly globular, smooth, 
ox-blood red, uniform, with small tap root. Flesh dark red with 
indistinct lighter red zones. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 15c) ('4 Ib. 50c) 
(Ib. $1.45) postpaid. 
Not postpaid (lb. $1.15) (10 Ibs. @ 90c) (100 Ibs. @ 80c) 
Early Wonder 58 days. Valuable to truckers and shippers 
as a first early variety; much used for fall 
plantings. Tops medium small, erect, roots semiglobular, blood red, 
with small tap roots. The flesh is a beautiful red, slightly zoned 
with a lighter shade; tender and of good quality. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 
15c) (Y% Ib. 45c) (Ib. $1.40) postpaid. 
Not postpaid (Ib. $1.10) (10 Ibs. @ 85c) (100 Ibs. @ 75c) 
Green Top Bunching © days. An early extremely at- 
tractive bunching beet. Tops me- 
dium size and erect, foliage grayish-green and does not turn red 
or brown late in the season. Roots round, smooth, and glossy. 
Flesh finest grained and less fibrous than most bunching beets. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 15c) (4 Ib. 50c) (lb. $1.45) postpaid. 
Not postpaid (lb. $1.15) (10 Ibs. @ 90c) (100 Ibs. @ 80c) 
Perfected Detroit 2 days. An extremely 
well bred Market Gardener and Canner 
variety. Roots: Nearly round when small and ideally suited to whole 
beet pack. When fully grown, quality, uniformity and dark red 
flesh color meets highest standards for cut or sliced beets. Tops tall 
and strong for mechanical harvesting. (Pkt. 10c) (oz, 15c) (4% 
Ib. 50c) (lb. $1.45) postpaid. 
Not postpaid (ib. $1.15) (10 Ibs. @ 90c) (100 Ibs. @ 80c) 
12 D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
