For the Southern States. 



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"Calico Crease Back." The white beeded variety is also known in 

 some sections by the name of " FatiHorse." 



ENGLIShbBEANS. 



Feve de Marais iFr.j, Puff-Bohne, (Ger.), Haba Comun (Sp.j. 



Broad ^''iiid*>or. Not so much cultivated here as in some jiarts 

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

 Europe^ Ought to b'e planted during November; as, if planted in the 

 spring, they will not produce much. 



BEETS. 



Beteave (Fr.j, Runkelruebe (Ger.), Eemolacha (Sp.j. 



Egyptian Red Turnip. 

 Long Red Mangel Wurzel 

 White French Sugar. 

 Silver or Swiss Chard. 



Extra Early^or.Bassano. 

 Simon's Early Red Turnip 

 Early Blood Turnip. 

 Long Blood. 

 Half Long Blood. 



Culture. 



The ground for beets should be rich and well spaded or plowed. 

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

 one inch deep. When about a month old, thin them out 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 them every month in the year. In 

 the summer and fall, it is w-ell to soak the seeds over night and roll 

 in plaster before sowing. 



Extra Early, or Rassaiio, is the earliest variety, but not pop- 

 ular on account of its color, which is almost white when boiled. 

 Earliness 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 cro|) of beets in the market in spring will 

 bring a better price than the varieties which mature later. 



Simon" s Early Red Turnip Beet. 



Early Blood Turnip Beet. 



