8 ESCULENT ROOTS. 



German Yel- Root produced half above ground, nearly 



wurzel. cylindrical for two-thirds its length, termi- 



nating rather bluntly, and often branched 



or deformed by small side-roots. Well-grown specimens 



measure sixteen or eighteen inches deep, six or seven 



inches in diameter, and weigh from twelve to fifteen 



pounds. Skin above ground, greenish - brown ; below, 



yellow. Flesh white, occasionally zoned or marked with 



yellow. 



While young and small, the roots are tender and well- 

 flavored ; but this is a field rather than a table beet. In 

 point of productiveness, it differs little from the Common 

 Long Red, and should be cultivated as directed for that 

 variety. 



Half Long Root produced within the earth, usually 



BLOOD. measuring about three inches in thickness near 



DwS E R E D. tne crown, and tapering regularly to a point ; 



the length being ten or twelve inches. Skin 



smooth, deep purplish-red. Flesh deep blood-red, circled 



and rayed with paler red, remarkably fine-grained, and of 



firm texture. 



It is an excellent half-early garden variety, sweet and well- 

 flavored, a good keeper, and by many considered superior 

 to the Common Long Blood. When full grown, it is still 

 tender and fine-grained, and much less stringy and fibrous 

 than the last named at an equally advanced stage of 

 growth. It may be classed as one of the best table-beets, 

 and is well worthy of cultivation. 



Improved This is an improved variety of the Common 

 LON? SMO'O Long Blood, attaining a much larger size, and 

 BLOOD. differing in its form, and manner of growth. 

 When matured in good soil, its length is from eighteen 

 inches to two feet ; and its diameter, which is retained for 

 more than half its length, is from four to five inches. It 



