16 ESCULENT ROOTS. 



yields abundantly, and appears to be adapted to all descrip- 

 tions of soil. 



White Globe A sub-variety of the Yellow and Red Globe. 

 Mangel 

 Wurzel. which, in form and manner of growth, it much 



resembles. Skin, above ground, green ; below, white. 

 Leaves green. Flesh white and sugary ; but, like the fore- 

 going sorts, not fine-grained, or suited for table use. 



Productive, easily harvested, excellent and profitable for 

 farm purposes, and remarkably well adapted for cultivation 

 in hard, shallow soil. 



"White Su- Root fusiform, sixteen inches in length, six or 



gar. 

 WHITE SH.E- seven inches in its greatest diameter, contracted 



SIAN. BET- 



BLJ^CHE. towards the crown, thickest just below the sur- 

 face of the soil, but nearly retaining its size for 

 half the depth, and thence tapering regularly to a point. 

 Skin white, washed with green or 

 rose-red at the crown. Flesh white, 

 crisp, and very sugary. Leaves 

 green ; the leaf-stems clear green, or 

 green stained with light red, accord- 

 ing to the variety. 



The White Sugar Beet is quite 

 extensively grown in this country, 

 and is employed almost exclusively 

 as feed for stock ; although the 

 young roots are sweet, tender, and 

 well flavored, and in all respects 

 superior for the table to many gar- 

 den varieties. In France, it is 

 largely cultivated for the manufac- 



White Sugar Beet. ture Q f gugar ftnd for distillation. 



Of the two" sub-varieties, some cultivators prefer the 



