18 ESCULENT ROOTS. 



outside being on stems about four inches in length ; the inner 

 ones are shorter, numerous, of a dark green color, and waved 

 on the edges : the leaf-stems are green, rather than yellow. 

 An excellent table-beet, being tender, yet firm, and very 

 sweet when boiled, although its color is not so agreeable to 

 the eye. 



Yellow This is a globular-formed beet, measuring: 



Globe Man- 

 gel Wurzel. about ten inches in diameter, and weighing; 



Oranee 



Globe Man- ten or twelve pounds ; about one half of the 



BETTERAVE root growing above ground. Skin yellow, where 



it is covered by the soil ; and yellowish-brown 



above the surface, ,where exposed to light and air. Flesh 



white, zoned or marked with yellow, close-grained and sugary. 



Leaves not large or numerous, 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 particu- 

 larly excellent for stock of all descriptions, as the roots are 

 not only remarkably sugary, but contain a considerable por- 

 tion 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 ; al- 

 though crops are recorded of 

 fifty tons and upwards. 



Sow from the last of April to 

 the last of May ; but early sow- 

 ings succeed best. If sown in 

 Yeiiow Globe Mangel Wurzei. drills, they should be made 



