The Egyptian Beet. 



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From its peculiar form, and manner of growth, it is well adapted to 

 thin, gravelly soils, and it is said to reach a fair size and tolerable state 

 of perfection in localities where the soil is too thin for the production 

 of any other variety. 



Egyptian Beet. 



Judging from a single experiment, the seed ripens slowly, and is pro- 

 duced sparingly. The necessarily limited yield, and the small size of 

 the seeds, must ever prevent the article from being nominally low priced. 



