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Richard Frotscher^s Almanae and Garden Manual 



ENGLISH BEANS. 



Feve de Marais (Fr.), Puff Bohne (Ger.), Haba Comun (Sp.) 



Broad Windsor. Not so much cultivated here as in some 

 parts of Europe. It is much liked by the people of the Southern 

 part of Europe. Ought to be planted during November ; as if 

 planted in the spring they will not produce much. 



BEETS. 



Betrave (Fr.), Runkelruebe (Ger.), Remola.cha (Sp.) 



Extra Early or Bassano. 

 Simon's Early Ked Turnip. 

 Early Blood Turnip. 

 Long Blood. 

 Half Long Blood. 



Egyptian Red Turnip. 

 Long Red Mangel Wurtzel. 

 White French Sugar. 

 Silver or Swiss Chard. 



Culture, 



The ground for beets should be rich and well spaded or plow- 

 ed. Sow in drills twelve to eighteen inches apart, cover the seed 

 about one inch deep. Thin them out when about a month old to 

 four or six inches apart. In this latitude beets are sown from 

 January till the end of April, and from the middle of July till 

 the middle of November^ in fact, some market-gardeners sow 

 some every month in the year. In the summer and fall it is well 

 to soak the seeds over night, and roll in plaster before sowing. 



Extra Early or Bassano, is the earliest variety, but not 

 popular on account of its color, which is almost white when 

 boiled. Eariiness is not of so much value here, where there are 

 beets sown and brought to the market the whole year round. In 

 the North it is different, where the first crop of beets in the mar- 

 ket in spring will bring a better price than the varieties which 

 mature later. 



Simon's Early Red Turnip Beet. 



Early Blood Tarnip Beet. 



Sliiioii's Early Red Turnip. This is earlier than the 

 Blood Turnip, smooth skin and of light red color, planted a good 

 deal by the market-gardeners about New Orleans. 



