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merous, rather erect, green, the stems and ribs paler, 

 and sometimes yellowish. 



" The yellow globe is one of the most productive of 

 all the varieties, and though not adapted to table use, 

 is particularly excellent for stock of all descriptions, 

 as the roots are not only remarkably sugary, but 

 contain a considerable portion of albumen. It retains 

 its soundness and freshness till the season has far 

 advanced, does not sprout so early in spring as many 

 others, and is especially adapted for cultivation in 

 hard, shallow soil. 



" The yield varies from thirty to forty tons per acre, 

 according to soil, season, and culture ; although crops 

 are recorded of fifty tons and upwards. 



" On account of its globular form the crop can be 

 harvested with great facility by the use of a common 

 plough." (JBurr.) 



MAGDEBURG. 



" The Magdeburg beet unites most of the qualities 

 of the German race ; its root is tapering, of middling 

 size, with few accessory or lateral roots, and grows 

 entirely beneath the surface, is white, and has a green 

 neck. Its average yield is twelve to fourteen tons per 

 acre in land where the white French sugar beet pro- 

 duces sixteen to eighteen tons. 



" Experiments have^shown it to be rich in sugar." 

 ( Vilmorin.) 



IMPROVED VILMORIN. 



" This kind, which is still in its infancy, is the richest 

 of all, experiments having proved that it contains from 

 sixteen to seventeen per cent, of saccharine matter. 



