80 BEET-ROOT SUGAR AND 



VARIETIES OF THE BEET. 



There are many different varieties, of which I shall 

 describe a few of those employed for manufacturing 

 and agricultural purposes. 



LONG RED MANGEL-WURZEL. 



Red Mangel-wurzel. Marbled Field Beet. Laicson. 



Burr describes this beet as follows : " Root fusiform, 

 contracted at the crown, which in the genuine variety 

 rises six or eight inches above the surface of the 

 ground. Size large, when grown in good soil ; often 

 measuring eighteen inches in length and six or seven 

 inches in diameter. Skin below ground purplish-rose ; 

 brownish-red where exposed to the air and light. 

 Leaves green ; the stems and nerves washed or stained 

 with rose-red. Flesh white, zoned and clouded with 

 different shades of red. 



" The long red mangel-wurzel is hardy ; keeps well ; 

 grows rapidly ; is very productive, and in this country 

 is more generally cultivated for agricultural purposes 

 than any other variety. According to Lawson, the 

 marbled or mixed color of its flesh seems particularly 

 liable to vary : in some specimens it is almost of a 

 uniform red, while in others the red is scarcely, and 

 often not at all, perceptible. These variations of color 

 are, however, of no importance as respects the quality 

 of the roots. The yield varies with the quality of the 



