BEETS AT WISLEY, 1908. 



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7. Egyptian Turnip-rooted, Carter's re-selected (Carter). — Boot small, 

 nearly globular, but flattened at the top and bottom, with small abrupt 

 tap-root ; skin smooth, much russeted ; flesh dark, with distinct light 

 zones and very little core ; 33 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant 

 small, with weak spreading growth ; leaves small, short, narrow, smooth, 

 with slightly crumpled surface, light green a little tinged with purple. 



25, 15, 31. Exhibition, Pragnell's (Barr, Sydenham, J. Veitch).— Root 

 large, long conical ; skin smooth, a little russeted at the top ; flesh dark, 

 with distinct light zones and medium-sized core ; 5 per cent, of the root 

 above the soil ; plant many leaved, with vigorous upright growth ; leaves 

 large, long, broad, smooth, plain surfaced, dark green much tinged with 

 purple. 



29. Globe, improved (J. Veitch). — Root small, nearly globular, with 

 small abrupt tap-root ; skin smooth, much russeted at the top ; flesh dark 

 with distinct light zones and very little core ; 33 per cent, of the root 

 above the soil ; plant large, few leaved, with vigorous upright growth ; 

 leaves long, broad, smooth, plain surfaced, dark green lightly tinged with 

 purple. 



35. Globe, Dobbie's selected (Dobbie). — Root small, nearly globular, 

 much flattened at the top ; with small abrupt tap-root ; skin smooth, 

 much russeted at the top ; flesh dark with distinct light zones and large 

 distinct core ; 33 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant large, with 

 vigorous upright growth ; leaves large, long, broad, smooth, plain 

 surfaced, dark green lightly tinged with purple. 



45, 38. Globe, Sutton's (Johnson, Sutton), A.M. July 31, 1908.— Root 

 small, nearly globular, with small abrupt tap root ; skin smooth, much 

 russeted at the top ; flesh dark, with distinct light zones, and medium- 

 sized core ; 33 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant small, few leaved, 

 with rather weak spreading growth ; leaves small, short, broad, smooth, 

 plain surfaced, dark green lightly tinged with purple. 



39. Green-top, Sutton's (Sutton). — Root large, long conical ; skin 

 smooth, a little russeted at the top ; flesh dark with distinct light zones 

 and medium-sized core; 5 per cent, of the root above the soil; plant 

 many leaved, with vigorous spreading growth ; leaves short, broad, rough, 

 crumpled surface, dark green lightly tinged with purple. 



Lockyer's. See Perfection, Lockyer's. 



4. Northumberland, Dewar's (Carter) — Root large, long conical ; skin 

 smooth, slightly russeted at the top ; flesh light coloured, with distinct 

 zones and medium-sized core; 15 per cent, of the root above the soil; 

 plant small, growth weak and spreading ; leaves small, short, smooth, 

 plain surfaced, dark green lightly tinged with purple. 



Perfection Dwarf Red (Hurst), received A.M. September 17, 1896. 



11. Perfection, Carter's (Carter). — Root large, long conical; skin 

 smooth, russeted lightly at the top ; flesh dark, with distinct light zones 

 and very little core ; 20 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant small, 

 many leaved, with weak spreading growth ; leaves short, narrow, smooth, 

 plain surfaced. 



49. Perfection, Lockyer's (Searle). — Root large, long conical ; skin 

 smooth, a little russeted at the top ; flesh dark, with distinct light zones 

 and medium-sized core ; 5 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant 



