BEET 



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early crop, Beets are sometimes started under glass and 

 transplanted, but better results come from starting 

 them in frames, whether 

 hot or cold, and allowing 

 them to mature there. 



Diseases. For leaf dis- 

 eases, spray with Bordeaux; 

 pick and burn diseased 

 leaves. Avoid scab by not 

 planting Beets after pota- 

 toes. Against rot of stored 

 Beets, rotation ; remove all 

 spotted leaves. 



Pests. For flea-beetle, 

 white grubs, and cut- 

 worms, see under cabbage. 

 For most beetles, use arsen- 

 ites, with or without Bor- 

 deaux. For tarnished 

 plant-bug, leaf-hoppers, or 

 plant-lice, use kerosene emulsion diluted five to ten times. 

 For grasshoppers, set out poisoned baits. For web- worm, 

 underspray with Paris green and lime, mixed as for 

 flea-beetle; fall plowing, which is also a remedy, and 

 the only one, for the leaf-miner. For blister-beetles, see 

 under bean. If arsenites are used, do not eat the leaves. 



Fig. 26. An early type of 

 the Turnip Beet. 



BEET ROOT. See Beet. 



