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are really fruits, containing several true seeds, so that 

 the Beets come up in little clumps. 



Depth. An inch in spring, two inches in summer 

 when the ground is drier. 



Sowing. Time may be gained by soaking the seed 

 over night. Sow turnip Beets as early as the ground 

 can be worked, and for succession every two weeks up 



Fig. 24. Beet seedlings. Natural size. 



to the end of July. North of New York City, later plant- 

 ings will yield greens, but no Beets, unless the fall is late. 

 Further south, planting is possible through August. 



Sow the long Beets early in May. As they require 

 about five months in which to mature, successional 

 sowings are not advantageous. 



Thinning. The best of Beets are to be got from two 

 thinnings, the first (when about five inches high) to 

 three inches, the second to six inches. The thinnings 

 are to be eaten as greens ; with the second thinnings 



