THE BEET. 



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In moist soils, the Yellow Globe succeeds best ; and, as 

 its quality is considered superior, it is now more generally 

 cultivated than the Red. 



An improved variety of the Yellow Globe Button's 



* , , p . Large Yellow 



Mangel-wurzel, recommended tor size, sym- Globe 



metry of form, and solidity. It is also hardy, wurzel. 

 yields abundantly, and appears to be adapted to all descrip- 

 tions of soil. 



A sub-variety of the Yellow and Red Globe, White Globe 

 which in form, and manner of growth, it wurzel. 

 much resembles. Skin, above ground, green ; below, white. 

 Flesh white and sugary ; but, like the foregoing sorts, not 

 fine-grained, or suited for table use. 



Productive, easily harvested, excellent and profitable for 

 farm-purposes, and remarkably well adapted for cultivation 

 in hard, shallow soil. 



Root fusiform, six- White Sugar, 

 teen inches in length, Wl " TE SILESIAN. 

 six or seven inches in its greatest di- 

 ameter, contracted towards the crown, 

 thickest just below the surface of the 

 soil, but nearly retaining its size for 

 half the depth, and thence tapering 

 regularly to a point. Skin white, 

 washed with green, or rose-red at the 

 crown. Flesh white, crisp, and sugary. 

 Leaves green ; the leaf-stems clear 

 green, or green stained with light red, 

 according to the variety. 



The White Sugar Beet is quite ex- 

 tensively grown in this country, and 

 is employed almost exclusively as 

 feed for stock ; although the young 



White Sugar Beet. 



