For the Southern States . 
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BEETS. 
Betrave (Fr.), Runkelruebe (Ger.), Remolacha (Sp.). 
Extra Early or Bassano. 
Simon’s Early Red Turnip. 
Early Blood Turnip. 
Long Blood. 
Half Long Blood. 
Egyptian Red Turnip. 
Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 
White French Sugar. 
Silver or Swiss Chard 
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. Thin them out, when about a month old, 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 some every month in the year. In 
the summer and fall it is well to soak the seeds over flight, and roll in 
plaster before sowing. 
Extra Early or Bassano, is the earliest variety, but not pop¬ 
ular on account of its color, which is almost white when boiled. Earli¬ 
ness is not of so much value here, where there are beets sown and 
brought to the market the whole year round. In the North it is differ¬ 
ent, where the first crop of beets in the market ill spring will bring a 
better price than the varieties which mature later. 
Simon’s Early Rod Turnip Beet. 
Early Blood Turnip Beet. 
Simon’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 popular 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. My stock 
is raised for me from dark selected roots. 
ion^ Blood. Is not quite so tender as the foregoing variety ; it 
is not planted at all for the market, and very little for family use. In 
the North it is chiefly planted for winter use; here we have Turnip 
