56 FAKM-GARDENING AND SEED-GROWING. 



VARIETIES. 



Early Dark Blood Egyptian, A new variety, of great 

 value for bunching ; extra early, very dark blood, flat 

 at the top and bottom, much resembling in shape the white 

 flat turnip ; small tap-root, and short, very dark leaves. 



BaSSanOt Extra early; outside delicate pink; flesh 

 pale red, sometimes nearly white, and pink mottled and 

 veined; leaves pale red, and red and green mixed, some- 

 times entirely pale green, but this shows white flesh, and 

 should be discarded in making selections for seed. 



Early Turnip-rooted, A cross between the Bassano 

 and the Turnip Blood, favoring the latter, though rather 

 earlier, but not so early as the former, which, however, it 

 entirely supersedes when it comes to market, which is 

 perhaps one week later ; usually rather dark red, some- 

 times with a perceptible paleness, more noticeable inter- 

 nally than externally, rather flattened at the top, and some- 

 what so at the root; prime for early bunching and good 

 for winter use ; leaves dark red, occasionally streaked or 

 mottled with green. 



Turnip-rooted Blood, A little later than the preced- 

 ing, of nearly the same shape, more tapering at the root; 

 very dark blood-red ; leaves very dark red ; the very 

 best round beet for winter use or main crop. 



Long Smooth Blood, Long and smooth, tapering root; 

 leaves, skin, and flesh all very dark red ; grows about one 

 half above ground ; the very best winter beet for market. 



Half Long or Pine- Apple. Evidently a cross between 

 the Long Smooth and Turnip Blood ; rather rounded at 

 the top and tapering to the root ; leaves, skin, and flesh 

 very dark blood-red. 



The foregoing are the leading market varieties, and 

 below are mentioned the best of the large kinds, such as 

 are usually grown for feeding stock. 



