A coaling 1 of well-rotted f. y. in. is required every year the best lime 

 for its application being January. 



A plantation of Asparagus, well looked after, can keep for long, but 

 10 15 years, is a fair average term. The old stems should not be cut 

 the first year after planting ; during the subsequent years, however, they 

 must be cut down during October and November. 



Shoots must not be left to reach more than about 4 inches, above 

 ground, as they soon loose their tenderness and become bitter. Cut 

 them with a special knife 3 or 4 inches beneath the surface. 



Beta vulgaris ; Bangar ; Beet; Chenopodiaceae. 



I : (a) Bangar-el-Soukkar (Sugar-beet), with more or less conical 

 root. White, (b) Bangar Ahmar or B. Salata. (The common Egy- 

 ptian round red), with a deep red round root. The former is grown for 

 sugar and the latter as a salad plant. 



II : By seed. 



III : (a) Two crops, viz : Sefi or Summer February to May 

 Chitwi or Winter August to beginning of October, (b) At any time ; 

 best 15 th of August to 15th of October also in March. 



TV : (6) when about 40 days old on ridges (>0 cm. between the 

 ridges and -T) 40 between the plants. 



A" : (a) 6 7 months after planting ; (b) ^ months from transplan- 

 ting. 



VII : (a) Grown for sugar manufacture In addition to sugar, al- 

 cohol may also be prepared, (b) Grown for its root and leafstalks 

 used for garnishing dishes as a salad makes an excellent pickle in 

 vinegar It is wholesome cooling relishing nutritive and diges- 

 tible. 



VII : Generally speaking the crop is hardy and easy to raise. There 

 are no special difficulties A loose deep rich soil is necessary, a rich 

 light loam being the best too much manure causes a rank growth 

 and must be avoided. 



(a) Sugar beets are not suitable for garden culture Great care must 

 be paid in selecting a proper var. for your locality Good seed and true 

 to its kind must be carefully looked for. Generally the roots should not 

 be fanged and in good var. the skin is white and the flesh firm and 

 white, with a large number of close concentric rings of vascular 



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