The Familiar Beet 



These exceptionally fine specimens present an improved 

 variety of a plant that grows in every garden. Nowadays, how- 

 ever, the beet is not merely a garden vegetable, but a field plant of the 

 very highest importance; inasmuch as it is the chief source 

 of the world's sugar supply. Through selective breeding, 

 the sugar content of the beet has been enormously 

 increased within recent years, and this hum- 

 ble vegetable now outrivals the sugar- 

 cane as a producer of sweets. 



