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Richard Frotscher’s Almanac and Garden Manual 


Egyptian Red Turnip Beet. 
White French Sugar Beet. 
White French Sugar, is used the same as the foregoing; not 
much planted. 
Beets the whole winter from the 
garden ; therefore it has not the 
same value. 
Half Long Blood. A very 

dark red variety of a halflong = {f 
shape; a good variety for family 
use. 
Egyptian Red Turnip. 
This is a new variety sent out by 
Benary some years ago. It is 
very early, tender, deep red and 
of Turnip shape. Leaves of this 
variety are smaller than of 
others. The seeds are also much 
smaller. I recommend it and 
consider it a good acquisition. 
Long Bed Mangel Wur-. 
zei. This is raised for stock; 
it grows to a large size. Here 
in the South where stock is not 
stabled during the winter, the 
raising of root crops is much 
neglected. Being very profitable 
for their food it ought to be 
more cultivated. 


— = 
Silver Beet or Swiss Chard. 

