274 Subtropical Vegetable-Gardening 



If the beets are to be bunched, the tops are left on, the 

 outer leaves only being removed ; or the tops are cut to 

 six inches and the beets tied in bunches of three to six. 



The ordinary vegetable crate or even a barrel will be 

 found desirable for use for marketing, although ventilated 

 barrels and veneer baskets are often used. 



In the vicinity of a pickling establishment small varieties 

 of beets may be raised, or the thinning out may be delayed 

 until the roots can be used for pickling. 



Varieties of beets. 



Extra Early Eclipse, and Extra Early Egyptian are 

 good varieties for shipping. Extra Early Bastian is a 

 good early beet. Electric is also a favorite shipping sort. 

 As a rule, the turnip-shaped varieties are preferred in 

 the northern markets; as to color, the market prefers a 

 deep red. There are other varieties worthy of mention 

 and desirable for home use. 



The varieties used for making sugar and for feeding to 

 stock are large and coarse-grained, and, consequently, 

 not valuable for a garden crop. 



CARROT 



Carrots may be grown as readily as turnips in the cool 

 season of most tropical and subtropical countries. They 

 take three, four, or five months to mature. 



This root crop may be shipped to a distant market 

 without danger of loss. Vegetable-growers should raise 

 and ship a few crates, bunched with leaves, and re- 

 frigerated during April and May. The carrot is also an 



