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the larger specimens; skin very deep red, approaching black; — foliage 
very abundant; leaves very large, somewhat resembling those of the 
ornamental chards, deep glossy purp]e, with more or less metallic luster; 
petioles carmine; — flesh ringed with dark and pale red, with some 
white spots in occasional samples. 
"Less remarkable for its merit as a vegetable than for the peculiar 
metallic appearance of its foliage; it is used as much as an ornamental 
plant as a vegetable." Les pi. pot., p. 41. 
B. Root yellow. 
No. 14 YELLOW CASTLENAIJDABY, Burr; Veg. Gar.; Vil., '84. 
Syn. Small Yellow, Vil. : Fr., Better ave jaune de Castlenaudary, Vil., '84. 
Boot short conical, sloping to the rather small neck, growing below 
ground; well developed samples 6 in. long, 2^ in. in diameter; surface 
slightly striate; skin orange in the lower half, shading to brown above; 
tap-root often branched; — foliage abundant, spreading; leaves large, 
green, somewhat blistered with undulate borders; petioles short, rich 
yellow; — flesh ringed with cream-colored and translucent zones. 
"An excellent table beet, being tender, yet firm, and very sweet 
when boiled." Burr. 
4. Root long conical. 
A. Root red. 
No. 15. CROW PBINCE, Thor., '85. 
Boot rather long regular conical, sloping to the small neck, grow- 
ing 1 or 2 in. above ground; well developed samples 11 in. long, 3 in. 
in diameter; surface somewhat striate; side-roots mostly very small, 
on opposite sides, but not in furrows; skin dull, dark red, inclining to 
gray about the neck; — foliage abundant, rather erect; leaves shading 
from deep glossy purple to clear green, borders slightly undulate; 
petioles and veins reddish purple; — flesh ringed with dull dark, and 
pale pinkish red. 
No. 16. DBACCENA LEAVED, Vil., '87. 
Syn. Fr., Better ave rouge afeuille ornementale, Vil., '87. 
Boot long conical, regular, growing 2 to 3 inches above ground; 
well developed samples 2 J in. in diameter, 10 in. long; deep dull red; 
surface smooth, not furrowed, striate in the lower half; side-roots 
rather numerous; neck small; — foliage very distinct; leaves very 
narrow, on long petioles, curving downward gracefully and becoming 
entirely of a rich, deep purple color late in the season; — flesh very 
deep, blood red, circled with a somewhat paler shade. 
