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the efficacy of it by experience in my own family."-^ 

 This plant will throw out a greater profusion of leaves, 

 by breaking off the top when it is about half grown. 



BEET. — Betterave. 



Sow from the middle of May to June in drills a foot 

 apart — thin out the plants to about eight inches. Have 

 your ground rich and dig it deep. The plants will be 

 fit to use during the summer, and must be taken up 

 about the end of October. Trim the tops off, and put 

 them away in the cellar. 



Beets are highly recommended for fattening cattle, 

 and are used by some people like other vegetables to 

 all kinds of meat; but they are most suitable to corned 

 and roast beef. They are also used as a pickle, and 

 form a beautiful garnish. 



The red beet is a native of the Sea Coast of the 

 South of Europe. 



The Sir John Sinclair Beet is a luxuriant growing 

 variety. The IcavcG are from two and a half to three 

 feet in length, and can be frequently cropped; at the 

 same time care must be taken not to injure the centre 

 or crown of the plant; they are as tender as lettuce, and 

 can be boiled and served up like spinage, which they 

 excel. Sow and cultivate like the common Beet. — 

 They come early to maturity, continue thrifty through- 

 out the season, and are remarkable for standing the 

 severest drought. 



The Mangel Wurtzel is the Beta-cicla of the family 

 of the Beet, sometimes called the Root of Scarcity, 

 and likewise called the White Sugar Beet, much cele- 

 brated in England and Prussia. The following are the 

 directions for its field culture: Time of sowing, months 

 of April and May. Prepare a plot or field, as for tur- 

 nips or potatoes; open two drills with the plough, two 

 ie^t apart, and put in a sufficient quantity of dung, ac- 

 cording to the ground; then cover the dung with the 

 plough twice, by ridging them up as high as can be 

 well done, with a man shovelling between the drillf 

 right and left, smoothing the surface of the ridge above 



