GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



BEETS. 



Betrave (Fr.), SaeaThete (Ger.), Remoucha fSp.) 



Extra Early or Bassano. 

 Dewing's Early Red Turnip. 

 Early Blood Turnip. 

 Edmond's Early Blood Turnip. 

 Long Blood. . 

 Half Long Blood. 

 Egyptian Red Turnip. 



Crosby's Egyptian Red Turnip. 

 Eclipse. 



/Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 

 . \JVhite French Sugar. 

 V 'Silver or Swiss Chard. 



Lentz. 



Chicago Early Blood Turnip. 



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. 

 thm 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 seed over night and roll in plaster before sowing. 



Extra Early or Bassano, is the earli- 

 est variety, but not popular on account of 

 its color, which is almost white when boiled. 

 Earliness is not of such 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 market in spring will bring a better 

 price than th~ varieties which mature later. 



Dewing-'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. 



Early Blood Turnip. The most popu- 

 lar variety for market purposes as well as 

 family use. It is of a dark red color and 

 very tender. This is the principal variety 

 planted for shipping. Our stock is raised 

 for us from dark selected smooth roots, and 

 cannot be excelled. 



Chicago Early Blood Turnip Beet. 

 A splendid beet for market and shipping. 

 Very handsome, perfect in form, and deep 

 bright red color. It is early, crisp, tender 

 and sweet, and has very little foliage. One 

 of the finest beets under cultivation. 



Egyptian Red Turnip Beet. 



Eclipse Beet. 



