48 POPULAR VEGETABLES 



properties, it contains sugar in considerable propor- 

 tions. Although it is seldom used as an ordinary 

 vegetable, it is a salad of remarkable excellence when 

 properly cooked, peeled and sliced. Whether used 

 with mixed salads, or eaten without ingredients it is 

 wholesome and delicious. If the nutritious pro- 

 perties of Beetroot were more fully understood the 

 roots would be regarded as a staple article of food. 

 There are two forms of Beet, the Round or the 

 Globular, which forms on the surface of the ground 

 in the process of growth, and the Long- or Tapering- 

 rooted, which buries itself in the soil. The Round- 

 rooted varieties are known as the Egyptian Turnip- 

 rooted, and the Globe-shaped or Crimson Globe. 

 The roots of the latter have a very dark and refined 

 flesh, and are much better altogether than those of 

 the Egyptian ; indeed, we need only consider the 

 Globular form. The great merit of this variety is 

 that it bulbs early in summer, and if seed be sown in 

 March or early in April in good soil, and the young 

 plants thinned to six inches apart in rows good fleshy 

 roots are available for use by the middle of July. 

 They become full grown a month later. Where 

 there is a large demand for early Beets for saladings, 

 or where good roots are required for exhibition at 

 Summer Shows, Sutton's Globe satisfies all require- 

 ments. 



Tap-rooted Beets are represented by many varie- 

 ties. The best time to make sowings is during 

 April and May, but as a rule May is sufficiently 



