12 ESCULENT ROOTS. 



Pine-apple Root of medium size, fusiform. Skill deep 

 Short Top. 



Hov. Mag. purplish-red. Flesh very deep blood-red, fine- 

 grained, as sweet as the Bassano, tender, and of excellent 

 quality for table use. Leaves short, and few in number, red- 

 dish-green ; leaf-stems and nerves blood-red. 



In its foliage, as well as in the color of the root, it strong- 

 ly resembles some of the Long-Blood varieties ; but it is 

 not so large, is much finer in texture, and superior in flavor. 

 It is strictly a garden or table beet, and, whether for fall or 

 winter use, is well deserving of cultivation. 



Ked Castel- This beet derives its name from a town in 

 naudary. 

 Trans. the province of Languedoc in France, where 



the soil is particularly adapted to the growth of these vege- 

 tables, and where this variety, which is so much esteemed 

 in France for its nut-like flavor, was originally produced. 



The root is little more than two inches in diameter at the 

 top, tapering gradually to the length of nine inches. The 

 flesh, which is of a deep-purple, and exhibits dark rings, 

 preserves its fine color when boiled, is very tender and 

 sweet, and presents a delicate appearance when sliced. 



Being small in its whole habit, it occupies but little space 

 in the ground, and may be sown closer than other varieties 

 usually are. 



Not generally known or much cultivated in this country. 



There is a variety with yellow flesh. 



Bed Globe Root nearly spherical, seven or eight inches 

 Mangel- . ,. J 



wurzei. in diameter, and nine or ten inches in depth. 



Skin smooth, and of a rich purplish rose-color 

 below ground, but brown above the surface where exposed 

 to the sun. Flesh white, rarely circled with rose-red. 



This variety is productive, keeps well, and, like the Yel- 

 low Globe, is well adapted to hard and shallow soils. It is 

 usually cultivated for agricultural purposes, although the 

 yield is less than that of the last named. 



