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Garden Work 
the heap properly, it is necessary to place the heads of 
the roots on the alternate sides, and also a few in the 
centre, thus keeping the layer level. 
The Parsnip is not, as a rule, liable to be attacked 
by disease or insects, yet it occasionally happens that 
insects do attack them. For remedy, see chapter on 
“ Insects 
Varieties — 
Dobbie’s Selected. 
The Student. 
Hollow Crowned. 
THE BEETROOT 
Beetroot is another of our garden root crops which is 
extensively grown in all parts of the country. It differs 
greatly from other root crops, being more tender, and 
requiring more careful handling. There are two distinct 
kinds of Beetroot, viz. the turnip- rooted, and the long- 
rooted kinds. In some districts the turnip -rooted kind 
is preferred, whilst in others the long kind is better liked 
and more extensively used. 
The soil must be thoroughly cultivated and should 
not be too heavy. A loamy or rather light soil is best 
suited to produce roots of the highest quality; but, how- 
ever suitable the soil may be, the Beetroot must be exposed 
to the sun or the best results will not follow. We can 
realize this more fully when we know that a large pro- 
portion of the food stored in the beet is sugar. We first 
get starch (C (i Hio0 6 ), manufactured in the leaves through 
the action of sunlight, and this is converted into sugar 
(C 12 H 22 O u ) at a later stage. If grown in the shade, the 
