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ESCULENT ROOTS. 



While young and small, the roots are tender and well- 

 flavored ; but this is a field rather than a table beet. In 

 point of productiveness, it differs little from the Common 

 Lono- Red, and should be cultivated as directed for that 



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variety. 



Half Long Root produced within the earth, of medium 



Blood. 

 DWARF BLOOD, size, or rather small ; usually measuring about 



FINE DWARK 



EAR?Y D HALF three inches in thickness near the crown, and ta- 



J.ONG BLOOD. . . 



ROUGE NA IN. periiig regularly to a point ; the length being ten 

 or twelve inches. Skin smooth, very deep pur- 

 plish-red. Flesh deep blood-red, circled and rayed 

 with paler red, remarkably fine grained, of firm 

 texture, and very sugary. Leaves small, bright 

 red, blistered on the surface, and spreading hori- 

 zontally. Leaf-stems short. 



An excellent, half-early, garden variety, sweet, 

 and well flavored, a good keeper, and by many 

 considered superior to the Common Long Blood. 

 When full grown, it is still tender and fine- 

 grained, and much less stringy and fibrous than 

 the last named, at an equally advanced stage of 

 growth. It may be classed as one of the best 

 Half Long Blood, table-beets, and is well worthy cultivation. 



Improved This is an improved variety of the Common 

 Long Blood. J 



LONG SMOOTH Long Blood, attaining a much larger size, and 



BLOOD. 



differing in its form, and manner of growth. 

 When matured in good soil, its length is from eighteen 

 inches to two feet; and its diameter, which is retained for 

 more than half its length, is from four to five inches. It is 

 seldom symmetrical in its form ; for, though it has but few 

 straggling side-roots, it is almost invariably bent and dis- 

 torted. Skin smooth, very deep or blackish purple. Flesh 



