Detroit Dark Red
The best main crop beet. The roots are smooth, medium size, globe-shaped. The skin is a dark blood red and the flesh is a solid vermilion-red with no zoning. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ¼ lb., 30c; ½ lb., 50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $3.85.
Early Wonder or Boston Crosby
This selection from Crosby's Egyptian is not as early as the Will's Improved. The roots are very uniform and more nearly globe-shaped with very small top and tap root, dark red sking with deep blood-red flesh and very little zoning. A very popular variety with market gardeners and unexcelled for the home garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ¼ lb., 30c; ½ lb., 50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $3.85.
Good For All
Especially fine for canning and pickling whole when 11/4 to 11/2 inches in diameter, bu equally good for table use fully grown and 3 inches across. The roots are very even in color, size and shape, almost perfectly globular and a deep crimson inside and out. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; ¼ lb., 35c; ½ lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $4.35.
Ohio Canner
This deep blood red Beet is free from zoning, flattened globe in shape, uniform in growth, tender, sweet, and the most handsome Beet when canned that we know. A desirable sort for all purposes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; ¼ lb., 35c; ½ lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $4.35.
Will's Improved Blood Turnip Beet
This is an exceptionally fine strain of Crosby's Egyptian. The roots are somewhat flattened though globular, and the skin a very dark red in color. The flesh is of a slightly lighter shade and lightly zoned. The best first early Beet and a good keeper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ¼ lb., 30c; ½ lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $3.85.