The Use of Beets — Varieties of Broccoli 57 



The tender tops of young beets and the leaves of the 

 chard are used for boiled salad, and the leaf -stems of 

 the chard are cooked and eaten as asparagus. The beet 

 is largely cultivated in Europe for the manufacture of 

 sugar, and within recent years this has become an im- 

 portant industry in the northern and western states 

 and on the Pacific coast. It is the most formidable 

 rival of the sugar-cane as a producer of sugar. Tender 

 beets boiled and served with drawn butter make a very 

 delicious and popular dish. Boil in salted hot water 

 and do not break the skin or they will lose color. 

 Boiled, sliced and dropped into sweet pickle vinegar, 

 they make a delicious pickle at very slight cost of either 

 material or trouble. Any surplus after supplying the 

 family table may be profitably utilized as food for the 

 cow. The garden should feed the cow and the cow the 

 garden . 



BORECOLE. See Kale 



BROCCOLI 



This is a biennial plant which resembles cauliflower, 

 but is more hardy and less tender. It is desirable only 

 under circumstances where it is difficult to grow cauli- 

 flower. It was introduced into England from Italy. 



Early Anglers produces large, solid heads. Purple 

 Cape is the most popular and productive varietj', pro- 

 ducing large solid heads of a purplish brown color. 



Culture and Uses. — Same as cauliflower. If attacked 

 by the same insects and fungous diseases as cabbage 

 and cauliflower, the same remedies are applied. 



