30 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
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 well to soak the seeds over night and roll in plaster 
before sowing. 
Extra Early, or Bassano, is the _ red variety of a half long shape; a good 
earliest variety, but not popular on ac- | kind for family use. 
count of its color, which is almost white Egyptian Red Turnip. This is 
when boiled. lEarliness is not of so | a new variety sent out by ‘ Benary”’ 
much value here, where there are beets | some yearsago. Itis very early, tender, 
sown and brought to the market the | deep red and of Turnip shape. Leaves 
whole year around. Inthe North it is | of this variety are smaller than of 
different, where the first crop of beets | others. Theseedsarealso much smaller. 
in the market in spring will bringa bet- | J recommend it and consider it a good 
ter price than the varieties which ma- |; acquisition. The seed of this variety is 
ture later. obtained by me from the original source 
Simom’s Early Red ‘‘araip. | and is the finest stock offered. 
This is earlier than the Blood Turnip, New Eclipse. <A new Beet from 
smooth skin and of light red color; | Germany, very regular, of globular 
planted a good deal by the market gar- | Shape. It hasasmall top, is of dark red 
deners about New Orleans. blood color, sweet and fine grained flesh. 
Early Blood Turnip. The most ; It comes as early as the Egyptian. 
popular variety for market purposes as Long Red Mangel Wuarzel. This 
well as family use. Itis of a dark red | is raised for stock; it grows toa large 
color and verytender. Thisis the prin- | size. Here in the South where stock is 
cipal variety planted for shipping. My | not stabled during the winter, the rais- 
stock is raised for me from dark selected | ing of root crops is much neglected. 
roots, and can not be excelled. Being very profitable for its food it 
Lomg Biood. Is not quitesotender , ought to be more cultivated. 
as the foregoing variety ; itis not planted White French Sugar, is used the 
at all for the market, and very little | same as the foregoing; not much 
for family use. In the North it is | planted. 
chiefly planted for winter use; here we Silver Beet, or Swiss Chard. 
have Turnip Beets the whole winter | This variety is cultivated for its large 
from the garden; therefore it has not | succulent leaves, which are used forthe 
the same value. same purposes as Spinach. It is very 
Half Lomg Blood. A very dark ! popular in the New Orleans market. 
BORECOLE, OR CURLED KALE. 
Cuov-vert (Fr.), Griiner Kout (Ger.), BRETON (Sp.). 
Dwarf German Greens. 
A vegetable highly esteemed in the Northern part of Europe, but very little 
cultivated in this country. It requires frost to make it good for the table. Treated 
the same as cabbage. 
BROCCOLI. 
CuHov Broco.i (Fr.), SpARGEL-Kouu (Ger.), Brocut (Sp. ). 
Purple Cape. 
Resembles the Cauliflower, but not forming such compact heads, and not quite 
so white, being of a greenish cast. We raise such fine Cauliflower here that very 
little Broccoli is planted. 
